My Mom Wants to Mate
63. Hearts And Unaligned Thoughts

Watching Daniel sleep like a baby, Karen takes a cell phone and takes a picture of him. For the first time, a picture of her husband goes into Karen's cell phone. Previously, he had never photographed or saved a photo of Daniel.

Anxious to see the cold sleeping doctor's face, Karen rattled Daniel's face. The doctor awoke, while Karen hurriedly closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.

Strange, I think someone held my face earlier. Akh, that dream feels real time huh. (Daniel).

He went back to sleep.

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Sunday morning.

As usual, Daniel and Stella will go to the market.

Not usually Karen follows them behind.

"Why Ren's sister?"

"I-K-U-T, come along." Karen smiled widely without sin.

Tumbens. (Stella).

Tumbens. (Daniel).

"Come on, sister" asked Stella. Despite the strange feeling her sister-in-law was suddenly interested in joining, Stella remained happy that she would finally go to the market with a fellow woman.

The three of them set off on foot to the traditional market. Karen was very curious, what made the brothers a hobby to the market.

Stella and Karen were in the front while Daniel walked behind them.

"Sister Niel, how the hell is he?"

Daniel smiled stiffly. Then Daniel walked faster so he was in front of away, away and more in front leaving Karen and Stella.

"Lhah, your brother is a pendiem. There's gonna be a somersault, too, she's on them." Karen.

"Where it is, it's a bungle for mercy. More parsnip than Mommy. Keep talking."

"Oh yeah? If it's me, he's a day at most out 3 words."

"Maybe it's because I'm her sister the next time she's so badass."

Arriving at the market, Daniel had bought some market snacks from old sellers.

"Sir Stella, same sodas?"

"Yes Ma'am, this is Daniel's wife." Stella introduces to the hawker seller subscriptions.

"Oh, well, Sister Karen yeah."

"Mom know my name?"

"Yes, it was Mas Daniel who told me that his wife's name was Ma'am Karen, a beautiful person. It turns out pretty. Lucky Ihoh has a husband like Mas Daniel. I've always been given more of the same Mas Daniel."

Karen nodded.

"Where's Daniel?" Karen is looking for her husband who disappeared from her sight.

"That's it, brother." Stella pointed to her older brother who was buying a drink some distance away.

"Stell, why don't you buy food at those booths?" Karen asked while pointing to the modern food stand.

"Will not buy? Let's go to me."

"No, want to know, the only purchase is in the buyer who is already elderly gini?"

"Sister Daniel said that these elderly mothers really need a living, they are elderly still making their own living. For example, the mother who sold the klepon," whispered Stella, "she was living alone, her husband had died long ago and had no relatives, very strong."

Waw. (Karen).

In Karen's imagination, a halo ring appears immediately above Daniel's head. Karen rubbed her eyes on herself.

"But the modern booth also needs Stel's living, they're the family's living."

"Yes Brother, Brother Daniel also sent a modern booth. Cuman, even though buying the one in the modern booth, must keep selling the old seller."

After they finished shopping, they walked home.

What in our home deck market, Daniel also buy market snacks from elderly sellers huh? (Karen).

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Arriving home, at the dinner table, Karen looked at her husband with frowning eyes. Daniel who was enjoying the market snack was not consciously noticed by his wife.

There may be good people like you but the feet are like dry canoebos. His feet are the same as mine. Same Stella, Mommy, Papi, Mama, even Kendrik, you are good and take care of. You are also compact the same two according to your doctor's friend. (Karen).

The halo ring on Daniel's head reappears in Karen's shadow. Now, plus the face of Daniel that looks sparkling full of stars.

Karen slapped her own cheek.

Don't fall in love, Ren. (Karen).

"Why Ren, how come you slap your own cheek?" Stella was astonished by her sister-in-law's behavior.

"Oh, um, there was this mosquito," Karen replied.

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Along the way, Karen stared at Daniel many times.

Kudanil, anubis statue, dry canoebo, wall loved life. (Karen).

Although inwardly trying to curse Daniel with all the moves he often used, on the lips of the woman was a small smile. His heart and mind are now very unsynchronized.

His heart sympathized completely with Daniel, his mind was not. His mind consists of a mixture of disbelief must like Daniel, people who have an annoying image for Karen, and a sense of prestige because they have to like first.

Karen, remember, she hates you. Don't fall in love, it'll hurt. Uh, but she's secretly paying attention to me. Hash, it is not a concern, if he is asked for sure the answer is because the obligation of the husband should know his wife blah blah blah blah ... (Karen).

Arriving home, Daniel heads to the comics room and picks up some comic copies to read in the room. He read it on the sofa beside the bed.

Karen also read comics. But he had trouble concentrating. His mind was on Daniel. The dialogue in the comics he read changed to the names Daniel, Daniel and Daniel. His eyes also cannot be compromised because they always glance and see Daniel.

He closed the comic in frustration. Then he scratched his head while clucking in annoyance.

Why her? Usually read the comic solemnly and do not want to be disturbed. Why is it like a person with so many thoughts? (Daniel).

Karen turned on her laptop and opened the music player app. He also connected it to the room speakers.

He immediately pressed the play button without paying attention to the list of songs that exist because there are so many songs that he put in the list.

Play the first song.

🎶You're just too good to be true

🎶Can't take my eyes off you

🎶You'd be like heaven to touch

🎶I wanna hold you so much

(Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Muse Version)

Aaarrrggghhh, why is this song. (Karen).

He felt insinuated by the song because from that moment he had difficulty taking his eyes off Daniel.

He pushed the next button.

🎶Just the way you say hello

🎶With one touch I can't let go

🎶Never thought I'd fall in love with you

(Because Of You - Keith Martin)

God, why does the song fall in love all the way. Local song only. (Karen).

Karen pressed the next button again until she got a song from a local singer.

🎶Seeing your step

🎶Coming your life story

🎶Very clearly that your heart

🎶The most beautiful gift I ever had

(The Most Beautiful Award I Ever Had - Sheila On 7).

"Aarrrggghh." Unaware Karen was screaming. He closed his eyes with his right hand.

He also turned off the music player because all the songs on his list are mostly love songs. Then covered his face with both hands.

Seeing his wife scream small and covering his face, Daniel approached and looked at Karen's face from a close distance.

Karen surprised. "Hoah, Kudanyl!" The close distance between the two makes Karen's heart beat faster.

Daniel checked Karen's temperature by putting the back of his hand on his wife's forehead.

It's not hot. (Daniel).

He came out of the room to the book room to return the comic. Karen's following behind.

Feeling followed, Daniel stops until Karen hits him. He turned around and looked at Karen in astonishment.

Why am I so intilin he gini anyway. (Karen).

"Ehm... I. I'm going to the kitchen, I'm going to have a drink, hehehem. I sign left first yeah, bye." Karen turned to the kitchen to save herself.

In the kitchen, she drank water and calmed herself down.

Damn the statue of anubis! (Karen).

to be continued...

Jogja, June 21st 2021

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