Bond of Love
Shock

"Sorry, Mikayla's daddy?" Shanum said a little doubtfully.

No answer from Ben, he was still lulled in the euphoria of his wife's increasingly beautiful face.

The woman frowned with a somewhat fretful feeling. Not without reason, Shanum felt irate with the gaze of the man he thought was a stranger.

"Ehem"

Ben gasped to hear the woman in front of him.

"Are you Mr Ben Dixon Harefa, Mikayla's daddy?" Shanum asked coldly.

"I'm sorry, I'm Ben" the man cupped his hands to his chest. He knew that a woman like Ralline Shanum would never shake hands.

Even during the time of making friends, Shanum never saw his face for more than a minute when chatting. Until he became his wife, then he knew a beautiful face with no hijab.

"I'm Shanum" he replied, cupping his hands.

"Where's Mikayla?"

"He was just a few minutes ago asleep after playing, I woke up for a while"

Ben is not so focused on Shanum's words because suddenly, as big as the shadow of the wedding, their first night, and the sweet memories they have been through continue to spin with slow movements in his brain.

The long hair shadow that sometimes makes Ben feel disturbed if he was making love also crossed freely fill his head.

"Wait!" Prevent Ben when Shanum turns around and has already stepped about three steps away from him.

"Yes?" The woman turned around with a focused gaze staring at the stern man who was still in the doorway.

"Please don't wake up!" he said in doubt. "May I come in and carry him?"

Shanum's forehead shriveled in astonishment.

"I'm sorry, but it's not good for a man to break into a woman's house"

"Don't worry, I won't mess around"

Shanum seemed silent, and automatically made Ben sound again.

"I don't know if she wakes up, she won't come home and may force you to come with us because she really thinks you're her mommy"

Shanum was a little worried, part of his mind justifies Ben's words considering that from now on, Mikayla continued to say that she had to come home to her daddy's house.

"I'm going to hold him and not wake him up"

"It's very difficult Miss Shanum, Mikayla is not that easy to control"

Then silent, Shanum was silent as he thought.

If Nonik hadn't come out to buy medicine at the pharmacy because of the sudden abdominal pain effects coming months, he would have allowed Ben to enter his room.

But there was no one in the house, other than that it felt strange to put a foreign man in the room.

Especially since Shanum suspected Ben's gaze was panning meaningfully. It made his heart flutter, and of course there was a bit of worry that suddenly stopped by.

"I'm not a criminal, miss. I know the limits of a man and woman who are not husband and wife"

"I'm sorry, I don't mean to be prejudiced against you"

"I understand, but believe me, I have no intention whatsoever but to bring my daughter home"

Feeling unwell, Shanum finally nodded then said. "Please enter, my room is over there" He pointed towards the room with his hands.

"Assalamu'alaikum"

Shanum was stunned by Ben's greeting before stepping through the apartment door. He looked at Ben who was also a Muslim.

"Wa'alaikumsalam"

Honestly, Ben's heart and mind were filled with many questions.

What's wrong with his wife? Why forget about himself? How could he forget his daughter? What has happened to him over the past five years that he does not recognize himself at all?

What, why and how, as if the word was scrambling in filled his head.

Is he amnesiac?

"Please come in, Mr. Ben!" The sentence was uttered twice from Shanum's mouth.

Swallowing spit, Ben's daydreams scum.

He then nodded.

Slowly he followed Shanum's footsteps who walked about two steps in front of him towards the room.

What's wrong with you, Sha?

We once had a very beautiful relationship, our love bond was pure and holy without coercion, our household was even very harmonious and happy?

Why not remember it.

I have to investigate everything.

"Thank you"

The woman opened the door wide, giving a gap for foreign men to enter her room.

While Ben, a pair of neutrals made stunned by the picture frame on the nightstand. This photo was also seen by her daughter.

Daddy, mommy? The man looked back, looking at Shanum's face with a look of disbelief.

Just a glance, he then re-directed his attention to the picture frame that showed three people in it.

What's wrong with my wife, dad, mom?

Why did she forget her husband and children?

I don't know how many times he asked that question in his heart.

"It could be a little quick, sir" Shanum said trying to launch an objection.

"Oh, yes sorry"

Bending down, Ben cautiously grabs the tiny body of his daughter.

After the beautiful girl was already in her carriage, she turned around after previously gathering the strength that had been eroded because it turned out, Mikayla had never made up anything about her meeting with Shanum.

Sighing a deep breath, Ben turned his back after slowly exhaling.

"Thank you for looking after him" he paused for a moment.

"Together, Mr. Ben"

Ben stepped out of Shanum's room.

While stepping, he went back to fighting against his own thoughts.

You guys have to explain it to me? The words he spoke in his heart were addressed to his father and mother-in-law.

If Shanum really loses his memory, I'll make him remember me and his daughter, and you have no right to ban me.

I need your explanation! daddy Emir, and mommy Anita.

Waitaminute! Because I won't be silent after five years of silence. I'll come demanding an explanation.

Drifting in his thoughts, knowing Ben's steps are almost outside the door. He braced himself to turn around.

"One more time thank you, miss, and sorry for the trouble" he said expressionlessly.

Shanum smiled, then said. "I'm happy to be playing with Kay, she's a nice kid, funny and smart"

She's your daughter, Sha...

"If Kay wants to meet me, you can drive her here on Saturday or Sunday. I happened to be not working that day"

"Okay, thanks"

"Sama-sama" Shanum replied very politely. He felt guilty for judging the man who was almost 190cm tall.

"I'm sorry, Assalamu'alaikum"

"Wa'alaikumsalam"

Ben continued his steps. When he got out of the apartment completely, and when his ears heard the sound of the door closing, he stopped his steps.

I won't take away your right to meet, I will definitely leave Kay to you, Miss Shanum. And one day, you'll realize that she's your daughter.

The daughter you love so much, whom you love so much.

In fact, you forbid me to scold him.

Memories of childbirth were suddenly present.

Ben who was tormented when accompanying Shanum gave birth because in addition to the hairline, his arms were bound to get a strong grip even pinch.

"Remember, don't you ever get angry with my daughter, only I have the right to scold her because I feel this pain"

"If I see you scolding her let alone hitting her, watch out for you baby"

"Remember, it's just me and only I who have the right to be mad at him"

Those were Shanum's grunts as she gave birth to Mikayla into the world.

"You'll definitely come back to us, Sha. And I'm sorry why it's been quiet for almost five years.

He looked back before he finally stepped back into the elevator.

From the inside, Shanum finds out that Ben stopped in front of his apartment long enough. He peeked through the door viewer because he felt as if he was not willing if the two people left his house.

Weirdo?

Of course she felt strange, because suddenly the woman seemed to have known them before, even her instincts seemed to have a strong bond. The bond of affection and love towards the handsome man and his little girl.

Seriate.