"Ehm," said Emily, making the couple who were watching the fish in the pond turn their heads."Emily! Come sit here," invited Zahra enthusiastically."Sorry to bother you; I brought breakfast and want to have breakfast together here," said Emily with a smile."Sure," replied Zahra.While Axell just stayed silent and still held Zahra's hand tightly,."Let's have breakfast; Aunt Inah has prepared it," invited Emily."Aunt Celline told me to call you both," continued Emily again."What did you bring?" asked Axell."Uduk rice, fried food, plus siomay," answered Emily happily.“There are so many menus; Aunt Rasi and Aunt Inah also cooked?” asked Axell.“No, because last night I called Aunt Inah and said that I wanted to bring breakfast here and eat with you,” laughed Emily while scratching her head that wasn’t itchy.“Okay, honey, let’s have breakfast,” invited Zahra while pulling Axell’s hand.Axell just nodded, walking, holding Zahra’s hand, and following Emily, who walked first.“What d
Rigo drove the car at high speed towards the nearest hospital, where Zahra usually had her check-ups, and also where Doctor Bella practiced.The road conditions on the weekend were more congested than usual, even though Rigo had turned on the hazard lights but still seemed to have difficulty breaking through the traffic jam."Be careful, go," Axell warned Rigo, who honked several times at two-wheeled drivers who seemed to be breaking through the traffic jam."Yes, sir," Rigo replied."Also, look at the pedestrians," said Mrs. Celline."Yes, ma'am," Rigo replied without taking his eyes off the road.Zahra had not felt any severe pain, only occasional pain, and it went away."Honey, forgive Zahra if I did something wrong. Be pleased with Zahra, honey," Zahra said softly."Yes, honey, honey apologizes too. Honey is always pleased with you," said Axell, hugging Zahra tightly while crying."Mom, Zahra apologizes," Zahra said, looking at Mrs. Ania.“Yes, dear, I have forgiven you, and forgi
"Alma Putri Waned" was the name they gave to their beautiful newborn daughter.Everyone rejoiced over the birth of the biological daughter of Axell Waned, who was once an abandoned child and is now a respected young person.Axell was stunned when he looked at his wife, who was being treated by a doctor and several nurses. Doctor Bella's face looked anxious."Zahra," Axell called to the body, which was already pale and limp.Zahra opened her eyes and smiled at her husband. Axell saw Zahra, who was so beautiful when she smiled, even though her face looked pale."Hang on, dear," said Axell, holding Zahra's hand with tears in his eyes."Hang on, dear, for the sake of our child Alma," said Axell hoarsely.Zahra just nodded weakly. Axell held on and continued to kiss his wife's hand. Meanwhile, his father and mother were also at the tip of Zahra's head.Father continued to recite verses from the Qur'an, Mother continued to whisper the name of Allah in Zahra's ear, and the doctor, assisted b
The recitation of the holy verses of the Qur'an echoed throughout the room, sounding so compact. Those who had just arrived took their respective positions and immediately became absorbed in reading the holy verses of the Qur'an."Mom," Tama called softly when Emily and Aunt Sri invited the two children to dinner."Let's eat first, son, or you'll get sick," Emily coaxed Tama and Rikel."Do you want Mama's omelet?" Tama said a moment later.Making Emily and Aunt Sri look at each other."Mama will make it, son?" Emily said and went straight to the kitchen. Aunt Inah, who saw that, approached."What do you want, son?" asked Aunt Inah."Auntie, help Emily, Auntie. The children want Mama's omelet," Emily said hoarsely.Aunt Inah, who had seen Zahra make vegetable omelettes several times, tried to make them."Hopefully the children like them," said Aunt Inah, handing over two of the children's favorite vegetable omelets."Thank you, Auntie," replied Emily, who walked towards the dining tabl
Slowly, the ground began to rise; Zahra was truly gone forever and never returned.From a distance, a man accompanied by two other people seemed to be watching Zahra's funeral procession and saw how fragile Axell was left by his wife. He was Axell's biological father, namely Fredd Waned.Slowly, the mourners left the cemetery area, leaving only Axell, Mrs. Ania, Mrs. Celline, her father and mother, Zahra's older siblings, and Jojo and friends.Axell hugged Zahra's gravestone while kissing it."Come on, son, be sincere, be sincere," said the father, reminding Axell and patting Axell's shoulder.Ari and Frans also waited in the distance.Meanwhile, a man dressed all in black had entered a car and was watching Axell, who was still stunned beside the mound of red earth on Zahra's grave, which was full of flowers from inside his car."Come on, son, let's go home," said Mrs. Ania to Axell.Axell only shook his head slowly and was still stunned by his position."Son, let's go home. It looks
"Marry my daughter and sign this agreement!" said Mr. Mattew to Axell."But sir...""I don't like being argued with; come to my house on the tenth. The money will be transferred to your account. Now please get out of my room!"Axell could only be dumbfounded by thoughts that went nowhere. He didn't know what was wrong with Mr. Mattew's daughtet that Mr. Mattew was forcing him to marry.There was no other choice but to marry Mr. Mattew's daughter; otherwise, bad luck would lurk. Meanwhile, he has to support his mother, who is currently sick.After leaving Mr. Mattew's room, Axell went straight home. He even refused to work overtime today."Mom, Axell is getting married." Axell immediately told Mrs. Ania that afternoon.Axell couldn't keep the problem to himself. For him, marriage was no joke.Although Mrs. Ania was not his biological mother, she was the one who had cared for and raised Axell since childhood."Alhamdulillah. Who's the lucky lady?" asked Mrs. Ania enthusiastically. It d
Emily moved closer to Axell and followed the instructions of her friends, who asked her to kiss Axell's hand."Now take turns; the husband kisses his wife's forehead," said one of the invited guests.Emily's eyes seemed to glaze over; she looked very disgusted when Axell kissed her forehead.Meanwhile, Axell's feelings were mixed together. It turned out that he was just a cover for Emily, who was pregnant."Who actually got her pregnant?" asked Axell in his heart. Axell did not even focus on today's event; his mind was filled with Emily's pregnancy, which was already quite large.With great reluctance, Axell and Emily followed the procession of the very simple event. The two of them did not even greet each other.Axell and Emily were currently hanging out with Emily's friends after the marriage ceremony was over. Several men and women looked very familiar with Emily.However, there was one thing that made Axell shake his head. Emily's female friends wore dresses that were no less luxu
"Whatever! It's none of my business," Emily replied rudely.Emily didn't even look at Axell out of disgust."If it's up to you, then I can sleep here," replied Axell, who wanted to sit on the bed again."STOP! You have ears, right? I'm disgusted to have to sleep with a disgusting person like you. Get out of my way!" Emily shouted angrily.Axell just smiled a simple smile. Although he had only known Emily for a few hours, he found it very amusing to see her angry."I'm tired, Emily. I want to rest for a while," Axell said pleadingly."Sofa! Or downstairs, there's an empty room for you! It's even more suitable for someone like you! This room is too nice for trash like you!" Emily yelled in annoyance.Axell didn't understand how Mattew had forced her, as it seemed Emily had never accepted the marriage."Alright. There is no problem sleeping anywhere. But what do people say when newlyweds sleep separately?" asked Axell, smiling as he walked towards the large sofa that was more than enoug