BETWEEN THE DESERT AND THE OCEAN

8. Oxygenated

Deuz took his little girl to the dinner table and fed her painstakingly, while his second sister was in the reading room with red eyes.

"sit there, ponder my question, then answer it clearly....." Zeus pointed at Zeyna's study table, and Lily fearfully stepped there with an ungodly mind, while Zeus pulled his tie rough and sat on the sofa not far from there.

"your attitude makes me really short of breath and my brain is hot Andrea....., what's the matter with you?" Lily aka Andrea looked down for a moment and then raised her face to look around and started talking.

"i'm just trying to do my part until Zeyna's healed..,., uh......,,"

Zeus frowned and looked into the eyes of Andrea who intended to look down but at once the man approached and raised his cousin's chin to look into the sharp eyes of the inheritance from the father.

"i'd lose my temper if you'd been twirling around.....!" Andrea hooked her fingers on the table and looked at the cornea of the sea-scented man's eyes.

"i haven't forgotten my mistake 5 years ago, and I'm here to make up for it.., the oxygen supply in Zeyna's brain is almost gone until the moment her memory is partially lost....,,I'm not here right now as his older cousin who used to harm him....," The eyes of both of them were pushy and Zeus still vividly remembered the accident on the boat 5 years ago, both were sailing with the whole family on the ship, and in the afternoon Zeyna, was on the boat,the children followed Andrea and Anabella on the boat ride on Zeus.Inadvertently Zeus kissed the cheeks of Andrea who was surprised to turn intending to run to the side of the boat,.even accidentally nudged Zeyna who fell into the sea.tragedy it made Leon's family shocked when doctors diagnosed Zeyna mentally weak and some of his memory lost to date.Zeyna in the care of several years in the Italy, but it did not have a good impact because the child was confined and indulged in excessive to very recalcitrant.

" it's my fault Andrea...."

"stop Zeus...I've told you why, and I'm not really ready if Zeyna finds out I'm the one who made her life this dark..." Andrea has been a bit of a loner since the accident.

"go to the dinner table.., perhaps Zeyna will look for you if you linger here..., when we were so close a long time ago, now you are so mature and beautiful" Zeus rubbed the top of the beautiful-eyed girl's head, andrea immediately lowered her head hiding her cheeks blushing and hurried away.Zeus stood there staring at her hand that had wiped the top of Andrea's head, then whispered softly to himself.

"you loved asking for my arms.., I miss you...." Zeus whispered while inhaling the scent of sandlewood shampoo from Andrea's hair earlier, and the man stared at the girl's bag and checked something there.Pictures of them since childhood are still stored neatly in the wallet apparently.

After tucking the child's fine hair behind Zeyna's ears,Deuz kissed the girl on the cheek and sat on the edge of the bed looking at the room atmosphere of his sister who had fallen asleep after lunch and was injected with vitamins by Dion who arrived a few minutes ago,but going again with his little aunt Lea.Andrea was also ready to go home, with a red face, whatever happened to the doctor-to-be girl.

"can I come in?" It was the voice of his sister who had finished lunch and was fresh after bathing, Deuz only nodded until his sister was sitting on the side of their sister's bed who was seen sleeping so soundly while hugging his elder brother's arm.

" i'll take care of Zeyna, go to the office...So HRD needs your signature.I also don't want to go anywhere today" Zeus offered to remember his brother had to go to the office,as the man was about to move up and pull his arm, Zeyna woke up and groaned while looking for Deuz's arm which glanced at her second sister then pointed her arm in a tight hug.

" look...., he stays like this when it's been a nightmare...."

" i envy you, brother....." Zeus spoke softly while playing with Zeyna's hair.

"i'm oxygen.and you're living water to me he he"in this case Zeus always wanted to be a hard leader for the Company and can be relied on if Deuz is so lazy to the office.

"Zeyna is still weak, please help me. If only she could recover quickly, I would sit all day in the office without burdening you...."

Deuz explained with a bitter face, Zeus grabbed hp and called his manager to bring the files at home that day while Andrea was busy with her lecture, but not focused, as she was,zeus' gaze was still intimidating and frightening to him.

When the sun will soon set, Deuz just finished his work and closed the laptop.when he turned to the mattress, Zeyna was sitting staring at him with a plain face makes an anxious.

"awake?"the girl just nodded and then returned leaning back on the shoulders of her second brother who was still snoring.finished checking the file earlier, the snorer man looked tired and climbed on the side of the big size bed, which was still there,no matter Deuz glared beckoned not to disturb their sister's sleep but the golden hazel-eyed man glared at his older brother who had sharper eyes bluish instantly dimmed understanding that his sister just wanted to calm down to rest momentary.

"why do I have such an embarrassing little brother, snoring anyway.aiisshh...." Deuz hurried to grab Zeyna's hand to wake up while Zeus was awake and holding his sister's left arm.

"i still want to sleep....." Pakkk!!, the sound of the book being hit right on Zeus' back made the handsome man and pretended to grimace.

"i'm gonna throw it at mommy,.....Zey....please I take a nap, you don't want Starla here?" Zeyna disliked Starla, and the woman had been on the first floor since noon, along with Damar and Sera, both of whom were discussing Leon's work online.

"it's already 3 o'clock, isn't it... today we're going to take Zey for a walk.....?" Deuz wanted to occasionally camp with his two younger siblings, but now Zeyna was even a droup and could only take him around in a car, but Zeus did not want to go anywhere.

"when will you keep me asleep?, later when I get married...and..... arranged by my wife......, maybe I will no longer be able to hold you this sweet....." Zeus pretended to hug his elder sister who felt uneasy and tried to escape, at that time Zeyna also hugged him and sulked.

"uuummnn I'm hungry ..mau in bribe...." Deuz felt his body like it was in a wasp as his two younger siblings struggled for attention.

"Zeyna don't be naughty...., I'll go downstairs to grab dinner and say hello to Uncle and auntie,okey..."

"hee heee heee..kakku is the best..." Zeus chuckled as he pushed the elder downstairs and told Starla that Deuz was still sleeping.

"Good Afternoon Deuz." Deuz just nodded at Starla's greeting, his gaze more focused on Damar's uncle and Sera's aunt who were greeted with their family code.

"halloo oxygen family...." Damar greeted Deuz who was laughing towards the kitchen.