Wrong: The Brief In The Right Heart
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Hearing the dawn prayer from the surrounding mosques, Afriz opened his eyes.

Then the man gathered consciousness, while fumbling the rest of the space he occupied.

Then he turned his head when the bed he touched was cold, to confirm the whereabouts of his wife, who turned out to be absent.

For a while the position was still so. Until finally Afriz pulled and exhaled his heavy breath when he realized that Zaya really had not come home.

What he experienced yesterday afternoon did happen. When he saw Zaya withholding tears, grabbing Faiz into a sling, running from him, and then ending with the woman's ride to the city transport without paying attention to her call, it was all real.

Not wanting to get dissolved in the mind without a definite direction, Afriz jerked his feet up to facilitate the movement of getting up from his bed. The motion of the bed marks the rise from its original position to pull over to one side of the bed.

Then for a few seconds he rubbed both eyelids, making sure that his vision was not blurred. After that he turned to the head of the bed and the pillow.

Then he exhaled a heavy breath again as soon as he realized that Zaya was still not within range of his sight this morning.

In prayer at this silent dawn, Afriz gave up his voice. Ask for safety and health for himself, his wife, his future children, as well as for his family. Then the man rubbed his face using both palms.

After that, he folded the prayer mats carelessly, then removed and stored the skullcap. While the glove he was wearing, he did not want to take off.

Afriz then observed the entire corner of this room. Remembering everything he had done with Zaya in this private room.

Funny, indeed. They lived under the same roof from the beginning of the marriage, but only slept in a room when the age of official bonding both had entered the third month.

Though his relationship with Zaya is fine, and the distance between them is only limited by one deal yet want to give a sister to Faiz who is still too small.

Although in the end Afriz himself broke the agreement because he saw Zaya standing in front of the closet with a body wrapped in a towel only.

Now Afriz shook his head, dismissing the shadow of his wife who had confiscated half of his brain function. Because, well, his mind as an adult man began to fret.

[Sir boss is still looking for a wife? What type of type, boss? I'll find him later, and I hope it fits]

The plain message in the top position was getting a fierce reply from the other crew. Meanwhile, Afriz just smiled.

However, he thinks that there must be something wrong with his relationship with Zaya, to the point that there are some studio crew who do not know let alone recognize his wife.

Indirectly and out of his consciousness, Afriz is indeed very distinguishing treatment for Zaya and Vita when they are still in a relationship. In addition to the Zaya factor that is difficult to blend with new people, this is also influenced by the lack of time that Afriz has.

Starting to feel bored, Afriz then went out of the room and then headed to the yard next to the house. It turned out to be quite fun to be in an area that has been transformed into a mini garden by his wife and late father.

The atmosphere is very soothing and refreshing, although some chili and tomato plants look withered because they have not been watered.

Without lingering, Afriz immediately took a hose and turned on the tap to water the plants.

At least, this activity he can use to entertain himself from loneliness. Presumably, soon he will be exposed to Zaya who really likes gardening activities.

"Hurry home, honey, let's go gardening together. Mas and this house miss you," whispered Afriz, trying to persuade his wife through an inner bond, which of course he did not believe would arrive.

For the umpteenth time Afriz breathed a heavy breath. Recall that his relationship with the women before Zaya was never this emotional, although their love relationship was longer when compared to the age of his marriage with Zaya.

However, this is not all about the little or the amount of time spent together, but rather how many emotions are gushed during the interaction with Zaya.

Every chat they always filled with weighty things, although discussed casually and characteristically with the mindset of Zaya. Not so complicated, but it shows a new point of view. Moreover, his background with Zaya who is much different, certainly has a share.

Then, accompanied by birdsong in the morning, he continued the watering until all the plants in this garden were wet.

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