When Hamzah Met Alifa
Jealous

Alifa could not sleep in peace at night. Like the previous nights, Alifa always had insomnia.

However, this time the cause of Alifa is difficult to sleep because his mind continues to think of a woman named Nindi who was meant by Joseph.

Then Alifa turned to the side where Hamzah had slept well and also heard a soft snoring sound.

Alifa made sure Hamzah was already asleep or not by shaking hands in front of the husband's face.

After being sure, Alifa also grabbed Hamzah's cellphone lying on the table. Alifa opened an inbound chat on Hamzah's phone.

Alifa's lips curled a little smile when she did not find a mobile phone number named Nindi or another woman's name. Even all the messages inside Hamzah's phone contained messages with male friends.

But Alifa's heart was again overwhelmed with anxiety.

"Don't Nindi's message be deleted?" Alifa muttered while frowning looking thinking hard.

Just then also Alifa snorted loudly. He spoke to himself, "Why do I care about Hamzah? Want her to be close to any woman, what does that have to do with me?"

Then, Alifa returned Hamzah's phone to the nightstand. He grumbles at himself who is somehow very clumsy with Hamzah's personal affairs.

The time had been eleven o'clock at night when Alifa was trying to close her eyes and finally fell asleep as well.

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The morning prayer calls for prayer for the humans who are still asleep. However, the sound of the dawn adhan did not necessarily make Alifa wake up.

The cold made Alifa close her blanket. Shortly afterwards, Alifa's sleep was interrupted again due to the sound of an alarm from Hamzah's phone.

Alifa clenched her ears with a pillow. Then one hand of Alifa stretched out to turn off the alarm.

At that time, Alifa's eyes half opened and found Hamzah was no longer beside her. Alifa looked around to find Hamzah.

"The alarm pantes are not killed, the person just does not know where," muttered Alifa who again dropped his head on the pillow.

Alifa rolled under the blanket, looking for a comfortable position to sleep in again. Then Alifa heard the door open and she turned to the door.

Alifa found Hamzah who had just entered the room with a prayer mat, making Alifa's forehead shrivel in wonder.

He asked, "Where are you from? Alarm hp you noisily know, don't you? Just disturb people to sleep."

Hamzah was silent. Even he did not seem to be poking at the words of Alifa.

It was as if Alifa was not talking to him. Then Hamzah asked, "Have you prayed?"

"Not yet" replied Alifa casually and with a jutek tone.

"Sholat first gih. It will be noon."

Alifa clucked in annoyance. "You haven't answered my question. Where did you end up?"

"I finished praying together in the mosque" Hamzah said briefly, densely and expressionlessly. Then Hamzah went on to ask, "You sure you want to stay in bed?"

"Ck, that's it. Not much talk. I'm still sleepy. I don't want to move out of bed."

Hamzah nodded slowly. Unexpectedly by Alifa, it turns out that Hamzah took off the cocoa clothes he was wearing.

Of course, it makes the eyes of both Alifa perfectly rounded. He was very surprised that Hamzah would open the shirt in front of him.

"What do you want?" Alifa asked frantically, by reflex she instantly crossed her hands in front of her chest. "You should know, huh? Even though we're husband and wife, but you can't just do it."

"I just want to change clothes. Indeed wrong? It's your own fault why don't you move out of bed."

Alifa snorted loudly as she flashed a sharp look at Hamzah. Immediately Alifa got out of bed and went into the bathroom to wash her face, rather than her having to see Hamzah change clothes.

After bathing and performing dawn prayers, Alifa found Hamzah had changed into a black shirt and trousers.

Hamzah also seemed busy tidying up some files that he then put in a brown envelope.

"Where are you going?" Alifa asked still wearing her face.

"Today I would like to apply for a job at my company" Hamzah replied without looking at Alifa. Hamzah's eyeballs were still busy staring at his reflection in the mirror.

Alifa's lips frowned, looking at Hamzah who looked so neat. There is a sense of displeasure inside Alifa but Alifa himself does not know what the cause is.

"Who's victory?" Alifa asked again.

"Nindi's name."

"The woman that Joseph told you yesterday?"

Hamzah turned his gaze from the mirror towards Alifa. One eye Hamzah looked narrowed to examine the face of Alifa who looks pout.

"Indeed why? You jealous?" Hamza asked back.

"What's? I'm jealous?" Alifa laughed crisply. "I'm probably jealous of you."

Then Alifa also threw a glance so that Hamzah did not see the expression of his face that was filled with annoyance. Alifa took off her face while occasionally glancing at Hamzah.

Then it occurred to Alifa that Hamzha was delayed to come to the job interview session and in the end Hamzah was not accepted for work.

So Alifa said, "Later I go to college."

Sontak Hamzah turned to look at Alifa with a sharp eyebrow. Of course Hamzah was astonished, by the attitude that Alifa showed today.

"Kok tumben you ask us to deliver? You usually don't like it when I'm nagging you."

Alifa let out a breath. He rolled a lazy eyeball. Then he lied and said, "I'm so lazy to take a cab."

Hamzah pulled one corner of his lips to form a grin. Actually he also knew if Alifa was lying but because he did not want to ask more, Hamzah also preferred to be quiet.

That morning, not only Hamzah was astonished at Alifa's change in attitude, but Haida and Joseph felt the same way.

Even Joseph to gawk in disbelief saw Alifa happily hugged by Hamzah using his motorcycle.

On the way, when Hamzah was on his bike, suddenly Alifa said, "Hamzah, we stopped by the minimarket first huh? I'm gonna buy something."

Hamzah. Then he glanced at the circular watch on his left wrist.

"But isn't it late for college, Fa?"

"No. I'm in college for the afternoon."

"What?" Hamzah was surprised but kept looking ahead. He only glanced at the glance of Alifa's face from the shadow of the rearview mirror. "Why do you ask to be delivered early in the morning?"