A Thousand Flowers
Chaptre 62. Attention

A five-year-old girl suddenly stopped her doll playing when she heard a scream from the house next to her. Frightened, he walked towards the window and peeked out from behind the wooden trellis.

Just blocked off the path, the little girl clearly saw a man brutally beating a woman inside her room. The crying of the baby did not stop the man's violent actions. In fact, the screams of pain of the woman he had married did not evoke his love in the least. He continued to push and pull his wife's hair firmly. Many times he banged his wife's head against the wall.

The little girl could do nothing. He didn't even have the strength to scream for help. His sweat poured out profusely, witnessing the torture. His left hand gripped the trellis tightly as if asking for strength. His right hand flailed out the window, wanting to grab the sadistic man's back to get away from his wife.

“Antikaaan!”

The little girl screamed loudly. However, only the wind was heard. His voice seemed to be stuck in the esophagus. Her tears are flowing. Lips vibrate. His entire body shivered as he watched the woman fall sagging to the floor without moving. His face was full of bruises. The originally plain white wall had been bound by a red ribbon of blood pouring from the woman's head.

Seeing that the woman he was tormenting was no longer moving, the cruel man hurried to put his clothes into a large black bag, then ran out. Leaving his wife accompanied by the roar of an innocent baby. The little girl could only stare and silence. Empty look.

Shin Seo Hyun's chest came hunting to see Izzah so agitated. He quickly caught the hand of Izzah floating in the air. Suddenly he remembered the whisper of Izzah's brother before parting ways at the airport a few months ago.

“Please keep an eye on my sister while working the night shift, Mr Shin! She often has nightmares,” pinta Fadhil while hugging Shin Seo Hyun.

At that time Shin Seo Hyun could only glance at Izzah questioningly. But now, he was really concerned about the condition of Izzah. He conjectured that Izzah's nightmare was closely related to the girl's negative perception of adam's love.

“Zah ... wake up!” call Shin Seo Hyun while patting Izzah on the cheek slowly. While his hand was not a second away from the fingers of Izzah.

Izzah's hand grip tighter as the flow of sweat is increasingly swift. His closed eyes moved wildly. Izzah's goals started to whimper.

“Zah! The izzah! Wake up!” Shin Seo Hyun violently shook the frightened girl's body.

“Zah!” call Shin Seo Hyun again.

“Aaarkh! Nooo!”

Izzah gasped awake with a hunting breath. He sat dumbly looking at Shin Seo Hyun with a blank look. Fear was still clearly on his face. Suddenly she was crying hysterically.

Spontaneous Shin Seo Hyun hugged Izzah. As Izzah tried to hide his face on Shin Seo Hyun's chest and pulled the man's shirt firmly, Shin Seo Hyun slowly patted the girl's shoulder gently.

“It's okay. It was just a dream. There I am here. Everything will be fine,” whispered Shin Seo Hyun to calm Izzah down.

Gradually Izzah's cries began to subside. His grip on Shin Seo Hyun's shirt loosened as well. Shin Seo Hyun stretched her arms from Izzah as she was sure the girl had calmed down completely and went back to sleep. He slowly lifted Izzah's body and carried her to the room.

Arriving at the room, Shin Seo Hyun very carefully laid Izzah's body next to Ha Na who was fast asleep, then covered. For a moment Shin Seo Hyun was still standing on the edge of the bed, looking at Izzah with concern.

“What kind of bitterness did you bury in your subconscious, Zah?” muttered Shin Seo Hyun while sighing heavily.

She tidied up Izzah and Ha Na's blankets before moving away from the bed and returned with a thin mattress, a pillow and a blanket. A moment later, he broke his body. However, his eyes did not close. The fear is still staring far away, thinking about the inner secret that Izzah harbored.

By morning, Shin Seo Hyun could no longer resist sleepiness. Eventually, he fell asleep after being tired of repeatedly sitting down to sleep checking Izzah's condition. For the rest of the night he stayed up late making sure the girl no longer had nightmares.

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The morning sunburst that fell on his face from the ventilation gap made Izzah wake up from his sleep. Izzah squirming. Her body feels bad. With a bit of laziness he sat down and gasped when he saw Shin Seo Hyun sleeping on the side of the bed with only a thin mattress.

Izzah remembers last night he spent reading a book in the library. Thinking that Shin Seo Hyun had moved her, Izzah's face suddenly met red.

Slowly Izzah got out of bed and walked to the bathroom, washed his face and brushed his teeth. When he came out of the bathroom, he saw that Ha Na was still sleeping soundly. Izzah didn't wake the little girl. He knew Ha Na had to recharge the power that was drained yesterday.

Izzah approached Shin Seo Hyun and woke her up.

“Mas Dirga ..” call Izzah slowly.

“Heemmm ...,” said Shin Seo Hyun in a still sleepy tone.

“Not to office?” ask Izzah to remind.

“Let me sleep for a while longer,” pinta Shin Seo Hyun without opening my eyes.

“Alright,” reply Izzah while picking up the prayer mat still lying on Shin Seo Hyun's side.

“What did it do all night?” Izzah's heart wondered.

“Ah, stop. I better make breakfast,” thought Izzah, then step out letting Shin Seo Hyun and Ha Na continue their dreams.

Upon arrival in the kitchen, Izzah immediately opened the refrigerator, checking the available supplies. She was so grateful that Sandra had gone shopping. Removing the materials it needs.

“Today cook fried rice only. It has long been no Indonesian breakfast,” murmured.

And in a short time, two servings of special fried rice have been served on the table plus a cup of Shin Seo Hyun's favorite mocha coffee. Not to forget Izzah also made a variety of pancakes for Ha Na and a glass of warm milk.

When Izzah was just about to wake Shin Seo Hyun and Ha Na, they knew they were at the end of the stairs.

“Aunty Izzaaah ..” cried Ha Na, running into Izzah's arms.

“Waah .. Ha Na is awake, dear? In fact, Aunty just wanted to pick up Ha Na,” said Izzah, tidying Ha Na's hair.

“The aroma of your cooking forced us to wake up faster,” Shin Seo Hyun chimed in while sitting Ha Na on a chair.

“Ho oh .. haruuum ...,” says Ha Na.

He closed his eyes as if he was sniffing the aroma of cooking from afar. Making Shin Seo Hyun and Izzah laugh. Shin Seo Hyun rubbed Ha Na's head affectionately.

“Congratulations,” cried Ha Na happy as Izzah served pancakes along with his favorite strawberry and chocolate sauce.

“Eiit .. read prayer first!” izzah reminded me.

“Oh, yes,” said Ha Na raised her hand, then read the meal prayer.

Sitting across from Izzah, Shin Seo Hyun enjoyed Izzah's special fried rice with a flowery feeling. For the first time Izzah cooked for her. He was constantly glancing at Izzah. While Izzah remains indifferent and busy serving Ha Na.

That morning, tired Shin Seo Hyun from staying up all night instantly disappeared because of the special breakfast menu made by Izzah.

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