
"Ashypha! Sorry long"
"Why is your breath so irregular, don't tell me you ran away to come here? Where's your car?"
"My car's a flat tire, I'm living in a workshop not far from here. I'm forced to run because there's no empty cab"
"Okay, I get it. But calm yourself down, it's a drink" Asyifa said, giving William a bottle of mineral water
"Thank you"
"I've told everyone else that you can't take a vacation. But what's the reason you can't come?"
"My mom's sick, Asyifa. I was still angry and disappointed in her, but after all, she was the woman who gave birth to me. Wherever possible, I can close my eyes seeing it like that"
"I agree with you. We can go on vacation together next time, so you just focus on taking care of your mother first. May he heal soon"
"Thank you Asyifa"
"Either. But, did you come here just to explain why you couldn't come along? You can say it over William's phone!"
"Not only that, there's something important I want to ask you" William said, kneeling with one leg in front of Ashifa, leaving the girl shocked.
"Gosh, what are you doing William? Getup! A lot of people are looking at us right now" Asyifa said embarrassed that a lot of people stopped just to see the two of them.
But William doesn't care about any of that. Then calmly took out a ring box from his pants pocket to show Asyifa.
"Ashifa, do you want to marry me? I did have a lot of wrongs on you, but let me make up for all that. I promise to be a better couple than I was before. Please accept my proposal"
"William, you're kidding me, right? Please stop, this is not funny at all! Your family doesn't even like me, how can you want to marry a girl your family doesn't like?" angry Ashifa began to shed tears.
"I'll make them like you Asyifa. Even if it doesn't work out, I'll still marry you. You just have to believe and be by my side"
Asyifa saw pure sincerity from within William's eyes. Although he was still doubtful about his feelings, which seemed to have diminished for the man, Asyifa did not want to regret in the future for rejecting William's proposal.
"I want to marry you, William"
Hearing Asyifa's reply, William immediately put the ring on the girl's ring finger and hugged her tightly.
Some people who gathered and seemed to be recording the moment of the proposal, also cheered and applauded.
"Thank you Asyifa, thank you very much"
Angel, Mira and Zidan, who had been standing not far from there, looked very disappointed with the answer coming out of Asyifa's mouth.
"Can't! I have to stop him, lest Asyifa fall into the seduction of that bastard again!"
"Don't Mira. Let Asyifa choose her own life path, she must know which is best for her"
"But what if William hurts her again, are you happy to see your best friend hurt?"
"I love Asyifa, but I want to always support her for everything she takes, as long as it's positive. And again, everyone deserves a second chance Mira"
"What Angel said. Asyifa's life is hers, we as the closest people can only support and comfort her when she gets hurt"
"What do you say, instead of you liking Asyifa? Are you willing to let Asyifa be taken by another man, and again that is the man who once hurt her?!"
"Then I have to how, do I have to force Asyifa to like me back as well? There's no way Mira, because love can't be forced"
"So you just gave up? It turns out that's just how much you love Asyifa!"
"The color of my love is so great for Asyifa that I am willing to let her be happy with another man instead of with me"
Mira who heard Zidan's answer, immediately fell silent, as if slapped by the man's true feelings.
"I'm sure, you will also soon meet a woman as good as Ashifa"
"Thank you Angel. But apparently, I can't go on vacation with you either. I'm not ready to face Asyifa yet and have to congratulate her"
"We understand. Use all the free time you have, to make yourself feel better"
"Tell Ashifa, if I have any sudden business. Have a nice vacation, and see you later" said Zidan again pushing his suitcase into the apartment building.
"I feel guilty for Zidan. My words just now, have been so outrageous"
"Just calm down, I'm sure he can handle it. We'd better go to those two couples and congratulate them"
"I will only give Asyifa congratulations, I still cannot accept William!"
"As far as you are. Do what you want to do, but don't make Asyifa sad"
"Why should Asyifa choose that damn guy again anyway? Though there was a pure treasure in front of him, that was Zidan!"
"Silence Mira!" reprimand Angel, as her second steps begin to get close to Asyifa.
"Hi Asyifa, O William. Me and Mira have seen it since, congratulations to both of you"
"Thank you Angel. I felt very lucky, because Asyifa wanted to give me another chance and accept my proposal"
"That's because Asyifa is kind-hearted, not like your family!" sindir Mira cynical.
"Mira! We promised to make William's family like me"
"Hopefully it works, and not just their charade like last time"
"You two don't have to worry. As soon as you guys get home from vacation, I'll immediately prepare for my wedding with Asyifa"
"really? I'm not dreaming, is that possible?"
"of course. We will prepare it together, as you wish. So during the holidays, you should also take the time to look for wedding concepts that you like"
"Thank you William, I'm so happy to hear that. I can't wait to prepare for our marriage" said Asyifa again hugging the man who had become her future husband.
"Congratulations Ashifa, Mira and I are very happy to hear that. We will definitely help you prepare everything for your happy day"
"Thank you, you guys are really my best friends. I'm lucky to have you both" Asyifa said as she hugged Angel and Mira.
*****
It had been a week since William proposed to Asyifa, now the girl was busy preparing everything for their wedding.
Starting from choosing a concept, trying on a wedding dress, as well as prewedding photos. And now he is in a cafe to do the last thing, which is compile a list of people who will be invited.
"I think there are very few invited guests on my part. Only now do I realize that I have very few acquaintances"
"Eat him, next time you have to interact often with others as well. You are too quick to spend your youth, even dating only once!"
"I just don't want to regret refusing William's proposal, Mira. I understand you're disappointed with my decision, but I really want to prove that William is the right man for me"
"Well, and in the future you'll regret it"
"It's Mira, we're here to help Asyifa think about who she'll invite, not fight"
"Oh yeah, I forgot to put Mr. Zidan's name on the list too!"
"What does that mean? Mr. Zidan likes me, does he? God, stop talking that doesn't make sense"
"What Mira said was a fact, Ashifa. Mr. Zidan does like you, even very much. Mira and I knew it from the beginning, only you didn't realize how she felt about you"
"You must be pranking me right, how could Mr. Zidan like a woman like me?!"
"Why do you think Mr. Zidan dislikes William so much? That's because William is the guy you like, which means they become rivals to get you!" obviously Mira is anxious.
"But why doesn't Mr Zidan's attitude look like someone who's usually in love? He always gave me a lot of work and tormented me"
"I'm sure Mr. Zidan has his own reasons to do all that" said Angel.
"Then what makes you so sure that Mr. Zidan likes me? If it's just because he doesn't like William, there might be other reasons and not because he likes me"
"We heard it straight from Mr. Zidan's mouth! Do you still not believe it?" mira was upset.
Suddenly William came to the table of the three girls, carrying a tray containing some food and drinks.
But before reaching the table and unbeknownst to the girls, William purposely throws out a straw for their drink.
"Have you finished writing the list of invitation names? I hope you're not too tired, so I bring food and drinks"
"Thank you William"
"Sama-sama Angel. Gosh, why did they forget to give you a straw for the drink? Wait a minute well, I'll get it right away"
"Let me take it. You accompany Mira and Angel only" said Asyifa then walked to the place of booking.
"What have you been talking about with Asyifa? I hope you don't say anything strange to him" William scolded seriously, sitting next to Ashifa's chair.
"Are you showing your true colors right now, in front of the two of us?" mira asked cynically without the slightest fear.
"Listen to Mira, I appreciate you because you are Asyifa's best friend. But I won't hold back, if you influence Ashifa not to marry me!"
"We are not influencing Ashifa not to marry you William. We just want Ashifa to know about Zidan's true feelings, that's all"
"She's married to me Angel, everything's done. Do you want, just because of what you said to Asyifa, this marriage is off?"
"Stop! Why are you angry at both of us? It's good that Ashifa didn't marry you, because I didn't approve of it either!"
"Unfortunately you're just her best friend, and not Ashifa's parents she should listen to. Listen to me carefully Mira, Asyifa herself agreed to marry me, so if you two behave like this to me, it's the same that you don't want Asyifa to be happy!"
"You!"
"Calm Mira. What William said is true, we should not have told Ashifa. But I want you to know William, that Asyifa considers us both as important as her parents!" clearly Angel was firm, while rising from her seat.
The newly arrived Asyifa felt that there was something strange about the atmosphere between the three people in front of her. Moreover, when he saw the position of Angel who was standing, as if he wanted to get out of there immediately, and Mira who seemed to hold back was angry.
"Angel, why are you suddenly standing? Is there something that's been going on between you guys, as long as I'm gone?"
"Nothing happened, Ashifa. Me and Mira just remembered, there's an office job we have to do together"
"What job, why don't I know that you guys are working on something together?"
"To be precise it was my job, and Angel was only helping because I asked" continued Mira, along with standing and tidying up her luggage.
"I'm sorry I couldn't spend more time with you, Ashifa. See you at the apartment later"
"It doesn't matter Angel, you guys have to do something and it's not intentional, so I can understand. I also want to thank you for your help"
"Together Asyifa, we go first"
Angel and Mira then took turns hugging the girl before finally walking out of there.
"You didn't fight with Mira and Angel, as long as I was gone?"
"Where is possible, dear. I'm not a guy who likes to fight with women"
"Good then. I really want the three of you to have a good relationship, because to me Angel and Mira are precious, as valuable as my parents"
"I promise I will do my best so that our relationship can be re-established as it used to be"
"Thank you, baby"
*****
The wedding day that William was looking forward to finally arrived. He stood impatiently, waiting for the bride to come.
Asyifa who was already wearing a wedding dress looked beautiful than usual, she walked slowly with her father.
After passing several series of events, the two officially became a couple. The happy Asyifa, unceasingly reverberated, making the father shed tears.
"Congratulations, son, you are now officially the wife of the man you love. Open a new page in your life with her, and be happy always"
"Thank you dad. Thank you for coming and accompanying Asyifa to walk towards the pelaminan. But the truth is, Asyifa really hopes that mother can also be present with us here"
"Dad understands your desire. But considering what your mother's nature is like, I'm afraid she'll make this marriage difficult. I just want everything to go well, hopefully you can understand"
"I understand dad. But we can't possibly hide all this forever from mom, someday she'll know it too"
"If that time comes, I'll explain everything myself, so you don't have to worry. Just enjoy your new life now happily, and soon give your father some cute grandkids"
"Dad, Ashifa will be embarrassed" said Asyifa with a face that immediately met red.
"Sorry to interrupt my father and Asyifa's time, but we have to do a photo together now. I really want to have this photo, for a long time in our house later, father" interrupted William who came to Asyifa and also his father.
"of course. Let's go take as many pictures as possible on this happy day"
They also did a photo together which was followed by William's family, the two friends of Asyifa, and also some guests who attended. Although William's family had not received Asyifa completely, but for William's sake, they were forced to keep up with all the series of events that existed.
Only Zidan remained hidden in the corner of the event, looking at the face of the woman he loved so much with a sad look.
"May you be happy always, Ashifa. I will say this one last time, I love you" whispered Zidan as she wiped away the tears that could not be prevented from falling down her cheeks.
"It turns out you came to Ashifa's wedding. Why are you forcing yourself like that?" ask Raka who just arrived with Adam.
"Raka? Adam's? How do you know I'm here?"
"From the invitation that you just left in your apartment" Raka replied while showing the air that Ashifa herself gave to Zidan.
"Me and Raka intend to come to take you out, because some days you look not excited. But when we saw you were not there, we decided to come to this place, after seeing a wedding invitation that read the name of Asyifa on the table"
"Sorry, it's not a story. I just don't want to bother you two, who have to take care of that poor guy who always fails in love"
"That's it. Don't think about it, I'm sure one day you will meet your soul mate too. Come home, me and adam will accompany you" Raka asked while patting Zidan's back to give him some encouragement.
"Thank you guys" Zidan said sincerely. They also left the place.
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