1 METER OF FOOT
EMYR'S WORRIES

Emyr was still busy looking at Shanum's face. His heart ached to see his wife go through a deep sense of trauma. He did not expect, if being a poor man could make the life of the wife experience many things that are less pleasant.

Rich and poor nobody knows which position we will be in. At least, if we are in a position more than others, do not like to demean them. Because without us knowing, the words that we consider fleeting or trivial, will not yearya imprint in their hearts. Maybe that's what Shanum is going through.

"Have you suffered so much, dear?" Emyr spoke to himself as he continued to rub Shanum's cheeks.

Emyr suddenly stood up from the bed, and tried to call Dyah to find out more about Shanum.

"Hello! Assalamu'alaikum Mas Emyr."

Emyr answered him. "Wa'alaikumussalam Dyah."

"I want to ask you something, am I bothering you?" emyr.

"No! It just so happened that Dyah's son had just gone to sleep. What's the matter, Mas?" Dyah explained.

"Can you tell me how Shanum lived when he wasn't married to Imran?"

"If the matter is, Mas better ask the same mbak Laila deh. Because he's been friends with Shanum since childhood. Moreover, Mbak Laila is also a schoolmate mbak Shanum."

"OK! Alright. Thanks infonya. Assalamu'alaikum."

"Wa'alaikumussalam" replied Dyah.

Dyah was actually very curious, whether there was anything that had happened with Shanum. But he asked Emyr. "May Shanum be okay. Aamiin's."

While Emyr finished contacting Dyah, directly contact Laila.

Laila, who was on her lunch break, picked up her phone. "Hello! Assalamu'alaikum Mas Emyr."

"Wa'alaikumussalam's chat. Am I bothering you Laila?"

"No Mas! It just so happened that Laila was on her lunch break. What's up, Mas?"

"Emm! Can you tell me how Shanum's life was from childhood?"

Laila was already feeling bad, when she heard Emyr's question. "What's up with Shanum, Mas?"

"Hm! There's a little problem here. And I am confused what to do? Because Shanum was subjected to psychological trauma."

"Psychological trauma? What exactly happened to Shanum over there?" laila's voice sounded worried.

Emyr finally told Laila about the incident. "Astaghfiullah! When Laila was there, Laila had torn her mouth!"

Emyr was heard laughing softly. Laila who heard it felt ashamed. "Sorry Mas! Laila's release."

"It's okay. Now tell me, how was Shanum's old life."

Laila was like reminiscing about her childhood with Shanum. "Shanum since childhood has been making a living on her own. He's been getting insults, insults from people even from our own peers."

"Shanum must also stand on her own feet. When a child his age is busy spending time with his family or friends, he has to bash for a living to survive."

"Shanum is a good boy. And Shanum always keeps his sad feelings in front of me."

"She doesn't want anyone to know about her sadness."

"Laila never heard of Shanum's prayer." Laila's story again.

"What is Laila?" ask Emyr.

"He prayed, if one day the situation was inversely proportional to his life at that time, he did not want to be a kufr and arrogant person, Mas," explained Laila.

"Heart Shanum easily fragile Mas. When Shanum felt a sense of sadness in his heart, he would prefer to keep quiet and stay away from those he cared about. So that all of them including us don't worry about him."

Emyr's chest felt tight to hear Laila's story. Likewise with Laila who was no longer strong enough to tell the story of Shanum to Emyr.

"Mas! Looks like Laila should continue working again. Greet Shanum ya Mas. Later when there is time, Laila will visit Shanum. Assalamu'alaikum."

"Yes! Wa'alaikumussalam." And in the end, their phone connection was cut off as well.

Emyr took a very long breath. It felt like the oxygen in his chest was thinning when he heard the story about Shanum. "It's appropriate that you experience Shanum's psychological trauma. Besides you get unpleasant treatment from Imran and his mother. Since childhood you have had to suffer."

Emyr then walked closer to Shanum again, he sat on the bed next to him while continuing to wipe his face. "Come conscious, baby. Because you always want to protect me."

Since the incident, the news of Emyr who was married has been increasingly widespread. Even office boy already knows it. The hottest and most popular news today is about Emyr and Shanum.

All the women were very jealous of Shanum who could destroy the man of a million people.

"It turns out that the female type of Mr. Emyr is like madam Shanum. It's appropriate that all this time he never glanced at us," said one of the female employees who was gossiping.

"Yes! I have also been fighting for treatment every month, so that it always looks beautiful in the office" said another.

"Although not fashionable, surely the clothes he wore were all branded. There is no way Mr. Emyr gives cheap clothes to his wife, the money will not run out of seven derivatives" said the other employee.

"You're right too. The huft! Our hope to hook Mr. Emyr's heart is gone."

"If I don't give up. Can't be number one, at least be number two or three."

The friend immediately hit his friend's hand. "So what you say! If you hear Mr. Emyr and his confidants, your tongue may be cut off with them."

The employee covered his mouth with his palm.

"But you're free to want to hook Mr. Emyr's heart. He's a loyal man. Just look at all this time he's been faithful in singles rather than dating. And there were many women far more beautiful than us who approached her" the advice of the other friend.

"Easy! Let's get back to work. So that Mr. Emyr will not be angry like that. It's scary to know, it's the first time you've seen Mr. Emyr go on a rampage."

"But I was satisfied to see Siska being scolded by Mr. Emyr. Because he has always been a little and nervous, because it can always be close to Mr. Emyr."

Aye! If that were so much gossip and heated discussion within Emyr's company.

Emyr himself unknowingly also overslept beside Shanum. When the time has shown at half-time two in the afternoon, then he woke up from his sleep, because he had not yet performed the dhuhur prayer service.

"Astaghfirullah I fell asleep!"

Emyr then looked at Shanum who was still asleep. "He's still sleeping."

"I better pray dhuhur first," said Emyr again.

Emyr went down from the bed to the bathroom. After that, he immediately performed dhuhur prayer. Just as he said a word of greeting, he heard Shanum as if woken up from his rest period.

"My head is dizzy!"

Emyr rushed over to Shanum. "Darling! Are you conscious? Thank goodness." Emyr's face was so relieved.

Shanum's eyes unintentionally looked at the clock stuck to the wall of the room, "Astaghfirullah! It's two o'clock!"

Shanum then got off the bed to go into the bathroom, but he felt a little confused in the room. "Where am I now?"

Emyr who was daritadi noticed Shanum immediately replied. "We're in his private room, brother, baby."

"Where's the bathroom, brother?"

Emyr pointed to the bathroom. Shanum immediately ran into the bathroom to clean and ablution first before performing the dhuhur prayer. Just coming out of the bathroom, she remembered that her face was missing in the car.

"Astaghfiullah!"

Emyr was very worried about Shanum. "What's the matter, baby?"

"Mukena Shanum missed in my car!"

"You want to get it first?" emyr.

Shanum shook his head. "No need Brother. Shanum pray wear this only. Shanum also wears socks and handsock, so can still pray clean origin. And Shanum believes all this is still clean, because Shanum just used it from the closet."

"Shanum pray first Brother." Emyr just nodded. He chose to wait for Shanum who was currently praying solemnly.

After the prayer, Shanum calmed down and prostrated while crying as he pleased. Emyr who could not stand the sound of his wife's cry immediately approached him.

"Darling! Are you all right?"

Shanum lifted his head from his bow. Emyr saw Shanum's face full of tears. "What's the matter, baby?" Emyr looks worried.

"Shanum just wants to pour out the pain Shanum is experiencing on him Brother."

"Shanum felt bad because many people were humiliating Shanum," Shanum was getting sobbing in tears.

Emyr took Shanum into his arms. "Calm down! I promise I won't let anyone insult you again."

"Sister promise will always be with you dear," Emyr rubbed Shanum's tears gently.

"But the woman said if Brother Emyr ... "

"Sust! Don't listen to him. Brother's heart is for you alone, no other woman has it but you."

"Trust! You're the only one Shanum loves." Emyr hugged Shanum again.

Shanum was still as unwilling as the feeling rose within the chest. His heart still felt tight over the incident that had happened. And in the end, he fainted in Emyr's arms.

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...~TBC~...