The Second Angel of My Husband
Chapter 4

It had been a week since Akhsan's departure, for some reason, this time around seemed to create an endless deep hole in Zella's heart. Zella also felt himself continuing to plunge freely into the hole, but only continuously fell but did not meet the base. Zella dissolved into her thinking, what were the meanings of all the feelings she did not understand at this moment?

Even while attending a routine study, Zella is still like a lost person. It was captured by his best friend.

"Zell, you're all right?" whispered.

"Thank God I'm good, Leah." Zella tried to convince her best friend by carving a sweet smile on her face.

"But the look on your face implies that you're not okay."

"Bring your heart to every assembly of science, when ustadz give a lecture, pilgrims do not join the lecture!" sindir ustadz who filled the study.

The rebuke from ustadz who filled the study made Zella and Alea immediately ended their conversation. The two refocused their attention on the religious knowledge they studied.

"Adab is higher than Science! When studying Science does not use Adab, how can the knowledge you are using be useful for you?! Speaking as the teacher passed on the knowledge, it was uncivilized!"

After finishing the study, Alea pulled Zella to the corner of the parking lot, she was still not satisfied with Zella's answer.

"Zell, I'm still your friend, right? Honestly, you got a problem?"

"Surely Lea, I'm fine. But I'm not feeling well either, but I don't know why I'm feeling bad."

"Akhsan? Latifa? Your mum? Your in-laws? Your husband's sister?"

"They're all fine. Moreover, Brother Akhsan, I always call him asking about his situation."

"Many dhikr and read the Qur'an. May your heart be given God peace" Alea said.

"Yes Al, oh yes I want to pick Latifa up first."

Zella tries to live her day that feels bad. He always remembers that happiness and sadness is always there in life. It cannot be forever happy, there is always sadness that compensates for it.

On the other side ....

Akhsan was pensive to imagine her chat with Zella over the phone.

Sis, I don't know why I've been feeling sad lately. Being left behind by my brother is nothing new. But this time I was very sad, very empty, even I felt something was missing, but I did not know what I was missing.

The breath that Akhsan drew felt heavy. He himself knew the cause of Zella's anxiety. Zella did not know, but God had a way to sign her servant.

A pair of smooth hands coiled around Akhsan's chest, making Akhsan's daydream of Zella scatter.

"Think what?" Shamil kissed Akhsan's earlobe.

"Would we open our marriage to Zella?"

Shamil immediately released his embrace. "I believe that if you were asked to choose between me and Zella, you would choose me. But I'm not sure Big Brother will still choose me if Big Brother's mama doesn't accept me."

Akhsan immediately restrained his will. If opening this marriage, it must have caused an unexpected conflict. Most likely, a divorce request from Zella. Women who have been mixed, of course, there is a desire to be the only one in their palace. Especially Zella, of course she will not accept.

"Aren't you ready to let me go if your sister asks for that?"

Akhsan shook her head, she was tormented for so long for harboring her love for Shamil. For 11 years, he tried to throw that love away, but still couldn't.

"If Zella asks for a divorce?" shamil said again.

"I haven't thought that way. I'm so happy with you, but to divorce Zella, there's no such desire. He has done a lot in my life, one of which makes me excited about the day I was hurt and weak because I couldn't have you."

"I know that, 11-year-old brother lives with Zella, of course the next big brother is comfortable with him. But my brother loves me too. I understand very well the dilemma of Brother, it is not easy to choose between comfort and love if the 2 things are divided into 2 choices." Shamil hugged Akhsan tightly.

"I hope that you will be strong in the future to live out the days ahead as my secret wife."

"Obviously of the year I've been able to live my life by keeping the love in my heart that only made a brother that I couldn't possibly have. Just cover our bond, it's easier, because brother's love and body I already have."

Patience Shamil, at this time you are still too weak, make Akhsan comfortable with you, after making sure she is comfortable, a fool with Zella.

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15 Days passed by, for Shamil and Akhsan this was too short, but for Zella the departure of Akhsan this time felt so long. Akhsan returned to the small palace of him and Zella.

"Abah finally came home, miss Abah ..." welcome Latifa.

Zella was confused by herself, not knowing why there was such a strange feeling when she saw Akhsan.

Zella, motherfucker! Don't be drowned out by Satan's enticements that try to weaken your love for your husband. Who tried to make you tired and bored in living life as a wife. Zella tried to advise herself.

"How was the pilgrimage?" Zella salim and kissed her husband's hand.

"Thank God, all Abah's plans are going well."

"Rest first sump."

"I still miss Tifa, want to play with her first." Akhsan gave a warm kiss between Zella's eyebrows.

Zella found it strange that if Akhsan had just come home from a long trip, the first thing she wanted to be served in bed. But this time Akhsan looks like she doesn't want it.

Isn't this good? You don't have to shampoo anymore? Zella tried to comfort herself.

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After Akhsan's return, life as usual continued. There is no strangeness in living his days. But Akhsan's study schedule increased, because there was a new study that he attended after work. Zella did not dispute that, because the study of religion is a prolonged obligation. 'Take Science, from cradle to burrow'.

Zella goes through her daily routine to take Latifa to school, in the school area she meets a familiar figure.

"Assalamu'alaikum Nadi" said Zella.

"Wa'alaikum salutations." Nadi smiled looking at the figure of Zella.

"How rarely do I see you with a child?" ask Zella.

"Ojek sometimes, depending on the busyness. When Shamil took off, he promised to take Iqbal to my house and take him to school, when he and I were both busy, yes Iqbal delivery service."

"Shamil also lives in this town?" Zella looks enthusiastic.

"At the moment he only works here, maybe next month he will move here, he said to be near the workplace as well."

"I'm happy to hear that Shamil will also be here, honestly kangen also the same childhood friend," said Zella.

"Let me tell you that you want to meet him. I'm saying yes Zell, I want to take care of the garden here."

"How are your gardens there?"

"A few years ago, our plantation was hit by a coal mine area, in fact I'm the same manager Taufik did not want to let go, but most of the landowners have already given up their land, if we insist on not taking off, then the land also cannot be used, because the surrounding access has been excavated, so we are very forced to remove it as well and buy new land for plantations."

"God willing, I met this Millionaire" said Zella.

"Ah you I am not a Millionaire."

"And you're sure to get billions from land acquisition."

"I say yes, Assalamu'alaikum."

"Wa'alaikum greetings, do not forget the zakat Nad ..." joked Zella.

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As I told you at the beginning, this novel can't be up to routine, because there's my busyness. Thanks support.