Memorization of the Qur'An for Afra
CHAPTER 36: HONEST

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"Huh! Is it time for me to tell you?"

Ziran walked back and forth at the kitchen door behind the house towards the back garden. Like other nervous people, Ziran twitched a small finger of his thumb. Occasionally his eyes glanced at the figure of the woman sitting on the garden chair from the glass window.

"Think Ziran, Think!" Now she's pulling her hair in frustration. A few moments later, he finally decided.

"Okay, maybe it's time!"

With a steady step Ziran strengthens his determination to resolve all the anger he has been saving himself. He will be honest today as well. Ziran walked up to his wife who was sitting behind him.

"Darling," Ziran curled his wife from behind, leaning his chin on Afra's head, "Why daydream?"

Afra slightly gasped as a pair of hands coiled around her stomach. She looked back and when she found out that she was her husband, Afra smiled.

"No, I was just thinking a little." Afra hugged Ziran's hand.

"Don't think too much, your head will hurt." Ziran's sweat in reply to a small snort from Afra. It also made Ziran think that when he came out with Afra, his wife would be okay? Because it could have added to the burden of his mind. Afra worried.

"There's something I want to say," said Afra staring at Ziran on top of him.

"Is that important?" Now Ziran walks around the long chair of the park and sits next to Afra. "Well I'll listen, because then I'll tell you a little bit too." Imbuh Ziran grabbed Afra's hand.

"Hum, tell me about what?" Afra asked with a curious face.

"You were, and I was." Ziran said with a smile showing teeth.

"Hm, good thing I started ya." Afra slowly started taking deep breaths before starting. "I remember everything."

The words made Ziran no longer astonished. Alki must have told me everything.

"What do you know?" ziran asked, smiling again. Even though his heart was still not calm.

"I've known you were my masked hero all along. You were the one who put on the wolf mask and saved me back then, right?"

Ziran was stunned for a moment, before replying, "Yes right, it's me."

"So right? My guess all along was true if you were a part of my past? Not just you, but Alki is the man in the antelope mask. You're best friends." Afra said with a dead red face.

"Yes right, honey. That's us." Answer Ziran again. This time he held Afra in his arms. "I'm sorry."

"Evil! why don't you be honest with me earlier, why are you so cruel Ziran!" Afra's screams wriggled in her Husband's arms. His sobs now sounded sad. "Hiks .. diahtt!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Afra." And Ziran could only beg for forgiveness for hiding her fact for so long.

"Really, I mean nothing else. I did it to make our relationship okay. But after Alki came, that was the height of my concern and now it is evident when all the truth is revealed by him. I want our marriage to go well and there's no more story of the past." Ziran Imbuh.

"But at least tell me. You know, I've liked you for a long time.If you know like that, how happy it is to know if God gave me a companion to life a figure I've admired since childhood." Babe Afra in Ziran's arms.

"Sorry ...."

"Sucks, you know? I used to desperately reject your proposal, if only Umi hadn't persuaded me maybe I wouldn't be your wife now! You are that, yeah ..." Upset Afra invaded Ziran with a pinch in the stomach so that their embrace was released.

"Still remember about the covenant of that time? When you promised to wait for the wolf mask to come back and make you his own after, remember?" Ziran's hands rested on Afra's two shoulders.

The feeling is a momentary, a moment,

"Remember. Now that promise has paid off, right? At first I also thought about that when I wanted to reject the proposal because I had an appointment. But, I don't know what caused it until I finally accepted your proposal first and broke the promise to my hero." Afra's Raut calmed down, but was immediately cheerful.

Ziran just silently listened.

"But what now? God's plan is completely unexpected. I still can't believe my soul mate was my childhood love. Then I didn't break that promise, because it turns out it's you Ziran!" There was the sound of Afra's pleasure. He smiled very wide.

"But unfortunately it's not me, my wife. It wasn't me who told you to promise." Ziran's words were like stopping Afra from breathing.

"You mean?"

"He is Alki. The one who met you on that last day was him." Ziran said he got the eye of Afra.

"I-I still don't understand!" Afra's head felt heavy hearing that reality. "Aren't you the owner of that wolf mask, are you? Why can you say it's Alki!"

Ziran's eyelashes up and down blinked a few times,

"The day before he went to see you, I invited Alki to come home right at my birthday. However, when everyone was busy congratulating me, I did not see my best friend anywhere. I haven't got his congratulations either and as a friend I'm definitely waiting for that simple word 'Happy Birthday Ziran' Just like that but nothing."

Ziran looked down avoiding his wife's intense gaze. Afra raised Ziran's chin to meet him.

"You're like a boy again when you're sad." A small smile at Ziran made the man flinch.

"Please don't look at me like that. Haha ... I'm actually a loyal friend and I really love my little friend. But now it feels no longer. Our goal is the same and it's fighting over you." Ziran's words suddenly replaced the look on his face became furious.

"Alright, Husband. The story's not finished, is it? After that what?" Afra's question made Ziran refocus.

"It turns out Alki has a plan. He came to my house just to pick up my Serigala mask and then left my birthday party. Tomorrow, Alki goes to see you wearing my mask. How cunning is he! Traitor!" Ziran hit the back of the park bench overtook the incoming emotions.

"And what I hate the most, he pretends to be me in front of you. Asking you to promise to wait for him, he really is a traitor!"

Afra did not remain silent. Immediately grab Ziran's body into a hug to lift it. Ziran's anger is always uncontrollable.

"Relax my husband, don't get emotional. All has passed, the power of God more powerfully unites his servant who is supposed to be a match. As much as someone against destiny, he will still lose if the opposite is the decree of Allah Aza Wajallah." Afra continued to rub the hair of Ziran's head until the man's breathing was as regular as before.

A few minutes, though,

"Is it better?" Afra asked slowly. And a light nod from Ziran was the answer.

"Please don't leave me, Afra. Never ever!" Ziran immediately hugged Afra tightly like a child who was afraid of living by her mother. "promise!"

Pejaman Afra's eyes open, his face also slowly revealed a line of knotty smiles.

"I promise. As long as it is not a farewell by death, I will remain by your side. I love you for God's sake, Hubby." The word Afra brought peace of heart to Ziran.

"I love you more, Zawjati."

- To Be Continue