The Billionaire's Past

CHAPTER 17

It's already 5:00 PM. End of the office hours at H & A Summit Holdings, Inc., but Aliyah still didn't reply to Atif message.

Atif is wondering what Aliyah's thinking about his message and why she didn't reply.

Aliyah fall asleep when she go back to her bed from the bathroom.

Before she fall asleep she wasn't able to reply to Atif message because her psychological disorder is manifesting.

Her emotions and decisions was splitting.

The two sides of her personality collided.

It seems like the other side of her personality takes the behavior of Atif as negative and it gives Aliyah a negative thoughts about Atif leads her to make decision to end up their communication.

While the other side of her personality see Atif as good person and believe his reasons why he cannot communicate to Aliyah as often as she wants and that made Aliyah hesitant to say goodbye to Atif. Well that two side of her personality made her confused.

As a result, her emotion is splitting.

She can't make up her mind.

In this situation reality is the middle ground.

And she can only make a good decision if she manage to get back to reality.

If she can ignore the two opposing side of her personality and made a decision based on reality.

But in Aliyah's case, the negative side of her personality always win that leads her to behave badly.

The negative side of her personality made her act annoyingly.

Annoyingly in a way that she causes irritation or annoyance to someone.

She acts in a way that makes someone feel slightly angry.

What will happen if this side of personality of Aliyah seen by Atif?

Will that side of Aliyah make Atif back away being a friend to her when she display the negative side of her personality?

Or will he remain as a friend to Aliyah even though he seen the dark side of her personality.

Will the answers to that questions depend on how deep is his feeling of attachment for Aliyah?

Or will it depend on the swing of his mood cause by being busy most of the time?

12:30 am Friday, in Asia

It's 12 midnight.

Aliyah wake up from her sleep because some mosquitos bite her on the face.

When she wakes up, she cannot go back to sleep.

She is too annoy because the mosquitos keep on biting her.

She decided to watch movies on her phone instead of going back to sleep.

For tomorrow is Saturday and she have no working schedule she can stay awake all night.

Aliyah get up.

Get her phone on the top of the table beside her bed where she left it before she go to bed. She open her phone.

Search some movies to watch.

In the drop down menu she read the following titles of movies:

Ninja: Shadow of a Tear

Fabricated City

47 Ronin

Monster Hunt

Johnny English

From the options, Aliyah choose "Johnny English" starring Mr. Bean.

But before she can open the movie of "Mr. Bean" a chat head from her phone messenger pop up.

She got a message from Atif.

Aliyah got irritated for she was disturbed from what is she doing.

Aliyah immediately touch the chat head to drag it and hide it.

But instead of hiding the chat head open by mistake.

And nothing she can do but to read Atif message.

The message of Atif made Aliyah get more irritated.

The message of Atif goes like this:

"Don't make a drama if I cannot reply to your message. I told you I'm a very busy person. I know it's kind of rude to tell you these but as friend it's my duty to tell of what I think is not right about you." That message made Aliyah talk to herself.

"WHAT? Little while ago he thought that I am a psychiatric patient and now he is thinking that I'm making a drama because he cannot reply to my message as quick as possible. As if I'm oblige him to reply to my messages?"

Aliyah feel so annoyed.

She decided to type a reply to the message of Atif.

While typing a message she feel so annoy and can't help talking to herself.

"You're so annoying" Aliyah said while staring at Atif's photo on chat head.

A little while, before she go to sleep she is feeling sorry.

Trying to wipe her tears with running water.

Thinking that Atif is now making excuses just to avoid her.

And feels that she don't want Atif to go.

She finds it hard to let Atif go as if his reply is too important to her.

BUT now when she wakes up the change of feeling happen.

She feel irritated to Atif as if she don't like to read his message.

Why?

The answer is, the other side of her personality which is strong is manifesting.

It made her feel she don't need anyone.

She don't need someone to comfort her if she had a problem or feeling lonely.

The side that thinks negative thoughts about Atif.

The side that wants to say goodbye to Atif.

The side of Aliyah that serves as a defense mechanism to guard her feeling to avoid being hurt if somebody want to leave her.

As a result her reply to the message of Atif goes like this:

"I just want to make it clear Sir, I'm not making a drama. What made you think that I oblige you to reply to my messages as quick as possible? I never said that you have to reply to my messages as often. Yes I'm sending message to you but you can answer it if you have time. Or you can simply ignore it if you want."

5:30 pm Thursday, in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Atif now is sitting inside his car.

It's new Ferrari 488 GTB.

He will go home now.

It's already end of the office hours in H & A Summit Holdings, Inc.,

Engine started. Brakes checked. Mirrors adjusted. Music playing. Go!

For its late afternoon,

It's already sunset,

The sky was starting to turn a nice shade of pink as Atif turned to the highway. A lovely mix of colors.

His GPS gave him directions.

On his way home he passed a small wedding chapel.

He stopped for a while to watch the couple walk out the chapel.

He see the couple walk out of the chapel smiling happily at the crowd with hands entwined together. Happiness. Love. Trust. Everything wonderful.

He stared at the couple and imagined himself walking down the aisle with Haya. Tears started to flood his eyes.

"Happiness. What is happiness for me? Where can I find it?" Atif ask himself.

He let himself think for a while longer but realized that this wasn't the only way to get happiness. "Marriage isn't the only thing."

"And I'm still young for that matter."

"Time to get back in the car and drive, continue on the journey of life."

When he get back inside his car his phone chirp and vibrate.

His face lit up when he see that the message is came from Aliyah.

He decided to read the message first before he get back in driving his car.

Aliyah's message said:

"I just want to make it clear Sir, I'm not making a drama. What made you think that I oblige you to reply to my messages as quick as possible? I never said that you have to reply to my messages as often. Yes I'm sending message to you but you can answer it if you have time. Or you can simply ignore it if you want."

Atif notice that it feels like a different person send the message for Aliyah never talk in this way to him.

She is so sure of what she wants in the way she talk right now.

What Atif think of Aliyah before is a woman whose don't know which way to go.

But now she talk in different manner.

And Atif remember someone who talk to him in the same way Aliyah did right now.

That girl correct him in that tone like Aliyah have on her message.

If that girl think that what he is saying or thinking is wrong.

That girl correct him in that manner.

And that girl is "HAYA".

Atif ignore the thought about Haya.

Take a deep breath,

Then type his reply to Aliyah.

"Okay. Alright." Atif replied.

That's all he can say right now.

But he feel glad now even though Aliyah show different attitude.

"At least she understand me now." Atif concluded.

Then Atif get back driving his car.

Going home with a smile on his face.

Not knowing that on the next days he will feel annoy to Aliyah again.

Aliyah is starting to show the other side of her personality to Atif.

And Atif notice it this time.

What will happen next if Atif totally sees the different side of Aliyah?

For Aliyah is unwell this time,

What will she do next will make Atif for sure annoy.

Will that situation made their communication ends in the next few days?☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐