The Light in My Darkness
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Brian walked up to his wife and sat down next to Fatma. Both hearts beat back.

" I'll make you some coffee!" suddenly Fatma stood up and walked towards the kitchen she had seen earlier.

Brian rubbed his nape, he was a little surprised and nervous with Fatma's attitude just now. Fatma walked back and forth in the kitchen.

" Search what?" ask Brian who's been standing by the fridge.

Fatma was still looking here and there, but she didn't find it.

" Zair! What are you looking for?" ask Brian.

" Techo! Don't you have any?" fatma asked without looking at Brian, just once was enough for her to look at her husband earlier, she no longer wanted to look embarrassed in front of Brian.

" For what?" asked Brian to grit his forehead.

" For cooking water!" answer Fatma.

" I don't know where they're keeping it, but if you need hot water, it's over there on the electric flask, you just press the red button!" answer Brian take a point towards the object called.

Fatma followed Brian by a modern electric flask on a counter top near the fridge. Fatma felt like an old man, the cooking utensils here were very much different from Fatma's in an all ordinary house.

Say she's an educated woman but she lives in a simple and mundane way, never hanging out with rich people or fancy equipment. It seems she was wrong to offer her husband coffee. Brian knew that his wife must be embarrassed because she was not used to the state of the kitchen.

" Tomorrow a maid will come, she will teach you about the equipment here, but I don't want you to be in the kitchen while staying with me here, because there is a maid who takes care of everything!" said Brian.

" I am your wife! Because cooking and serving you is the duty of a wife!" fatma's reply reminded her husband.

" Well, if you insist. You can do whatever you like, but don't be too tired!" brian said giving up.

" If only you made a drink, because I don't really know the contents of this kitchen!" fatma gave up.

" I don't know either! I'll call my maid!" said Brian.

" What? In this rain? No need!" fatma was shocked.

" They live downstairs, Zair! I'm giving them a place to call at any time if I need to!" said Brian.

" Oooo! Up you!" fatma is ashamed.

Is that how he cares for his employees, to give them a place here? batin Fatma amazed. Brian sat on the kitchen table and Fatma stood leaning in front of the lower cabinet. Brian grabbed the phone in his pants pocket and called someone. Moments later someone rang the bell of the apartment, Brian opened the door by pressing something on his phone, it seemed like the door was connected to him.

Come 2 women who one is about a little older than Brian and the other is young and beautiful.

" Sir!" greet them both in unison.

Fatma observed young PRT Brian, her eyes never blinked looking at her husband and it made Fatma feel uneasy.

" Why did you call Miss Isma too? I usually have enough guests!" said the young lady without looking at Fatma who was standing there with an annoyed heart.

" Zair! This is Miss Isma and this is Susi! Miss Isma, Susi, this is my wife Zahirah!" said Brian who stood up and walked closer to Fatma.

" Is...tri?" susi said.

His heart was disappointed to find out if Brian was married, but he did not care, as long as Brian still needed it, he was willing to be anything for him.

" Seriously married to him?" ask Susi who doesn't believe.

" Keep your attitude, Susi!" brian said coldly.

" I'm sorry, Master!" susi is afraid.

" Tell him and teach him everything about what's in the kitchen! Now make him..."

" Just tea!" sahut Fatma saw Brian staring at her.

" Tea for my wife and coffee for me!" said Brian.

" Okay, Master!" answer Isma.

" Let my mistress tell you, let Susi make the drink!" said Isma.

Susi's face was bent, a sign of annoyance and jealousy towards Fatma. Fatma only endured the pain in her chest because from their interaction earlier, she could see that there was something unnatural between her husband and Susi. But Fatma did not want to know, as long as it did not happen at this time.

Fatma observed all that Isma described without being missed. Several times he asked as well and Isma answered patiently. Not long after that became what Brian had ordered earlier and Susi took him to the living room where Brian was.

" Please, Master!" susi.

" Thank you, Susi!" said Fatma who walked into the middle room.

Susi pouting and upset called mbak.

" Call Susi, Zair! She's the same age as you!" brian and Fatma said they could see Susi's cheerful face when they heard her husband talk.

" good!" reply Fatma who sat on the sofa.

Isma was a little surprised to hear Fatma calling Mbak to Susi, she must be a nice and polite woman! inner Isma.

" Cook up, Miss Isma! We'll have lunch here!" said Brian.

Fatma and Brian enjoyed their drinks.

" Yes, Sir! What's today's menu, sir?" ask Isma.

" I want to eat what I ate the first time I had lunch at your house, Zair!" brian said he saw his wife.

Fatma stopped her drinking like she thought, she remembered the food she had eaten that afternoon.

" Do you like it?" fatma was surprised.

" Hummer!" reply Brian smiled.

" We cook tilapia, tofu and fried tempeh with jackfruit vegetables use sambal plow!" fatma.

" Not wrong, sir?" ask Susi in shock.

" Yes, Sir! Then I order the ingredients first, Madam!" said Isma.

" Hmmm!" answer Brian.

" Come, Sus!" take Isma with you while pulling Susi's hand.

Susi who is upset can only obey, for fear of being scolded by Brian. Isma contacted someone to order the ingredients. By Allah! The groceries are just a message, don't go to the market! You rich man! inner Fatma. Holy hooch! Rural cuisine? Seriously, Mr Brian ate that food? susi did not believe. As far as he was concerned, his boss always ate meat, he said the fish smelled rancid, so he never ate fish. Meanwhile Fatma grabbed her phone and turned it on, Astaghfirullah! I forgot my permission to Ust. Chus! inner Fatma worried. Brian watched his wife's face turn anxious.

" What's up, Zair?" ask Brian.

" I forgot my permission! They call and send messages!" answer Fatma.

" Call now, tell me you're authorized today!" said Brian.

Fatma nodded her head and contacted her school. Moments later Fatma stood up and walked towards the glass wall of Brian's apartment. He stared at the rain water stuck to the glass.

" Assalamu'alaikum Ustadzah!"

" Wa'alaikumsalam, Ust. Chus!" reply Fatma.

" I apologize for being late to tell, I cannot teach today because there is a sudden need!"

" Yes, us! Thats okay! I'm just worried something happened to ustadzah!" chusnul Reply.

" Thank God, I'm fine, us! Thanks for your attention!" fatma.

" All together! Good luck with your business!" Chusnul.

" Aamiin! Assalamu'alaikum!" fatma.

" Da'alaikumsalam!" chusnul Reply.

Fatma turned off her phone and stared at the water soaking into the glass wall, Brian stared at Fatma's back while enjoying his coffee.