Dusk At the End Please

Suspicious

His smile disappeared instantly, his gaze was pushy, his body was transfixed. Seeing the scene in front of him made his chest feel tight. There was a sudden pain attacking his heart.

Akhtar clearly saw Ahsan welcoming Shanum's arrival he even brought her a carry-on bag, so sweet.

Akhtar turned his body, unable to see the scene in front of him any longer. He walked up the stairs, back to his room.

Arriving there, Akhtar dropped his butt on his seat of greatness. His eyes closed, his hands tightly holding the handle of the chair holding a tightness in his chest, the aura of anger, disappointment and regret mixed into one.

Slowly his hand grip loosened, massaging the temple quietly suddenly felt an overwhelming dizziness. Akhtar rubbed his chest, the pain was still there even stronger as his mind those scenes he had just seen.

"Shanum, can I be more selfish this time? For now I just want to keep what makes me happy, the rest I don't care" he mumbled.

***

While at the gate, Shanum was amazed to find Ahsan waiting for him with a happy smile. Ahsan even brought her a carry-on bag. Shanum repeatedly refused, feeling bad to see Ahsan carrying his bag.

"I don't accept rejection!" exclaim Ahsan firmly.

Shanum could only give up, he walked after Ahsan who started to move away from him.

"Thank you brother, next time don't do it again". Shanum said as he arrived at his official house.

"I'm happy to do it, and I want to keep doing it." Ahsan replied with ease.

Shanum and Ahsan were still standing on the terrace, for a moment they fell silent to each other.

"You didn't ask me to come in, Num?" tanya Ahsan broke the silence.

"Eh...what?", Shanum was amazed by Ahsan's question.

"Sister, sorry there's nobody inside" Shanum said.

"hihihihi".", Ahsan chuckles at Shanum's expression. He knew Shanum couldn't possibly bring him in, even though there were no special rules for that at the foundation. But Ahsan knew that Shanum was very strict with the restrictions.

"So, don't go home, thank you for helping me" Shanum said.

"You're upset with me, Num?" Ahsan was disappointed.

"Yes" Shanum replied firmly.

"You have the heart, Num" whined Ahsan

"Should, rather than be slander" Shanum said.

"I'm here living alone Brother, Brother too. We're both educators here, so it's not appropriate that we look like this together. Especially now that it's a holiday, Brother and I are also not Sevel Sebel Sister and I'm a High School Teacher, so there is no reason about workers for us to connect with each other. Even if there is about work or activities we can discuss elsewhere. Not in my house. Later it is suspected that Brother again said again, hhe.", Shanum explained at length with an end to the rarity.

Ahsan did not care what Shanum said, instead he focused on looking at Shanum's face. Pay close attention to every movement of the lips that are talking. Ahsan was more and more fascinated when he saw Shanum talking at length like this.

"Sister.....Brother!" Shanum shook his hand in front of Ahsan's face.

"Eh..iya, what?" asked Ahsan with her innocent face.

"I've been talking since, Brother heard me?", Shanum became annoyed to see Ahsan's behavior that ignored him.

"Yes I'm horrified, Num. Do not sulk dong prospective Makmum", replied Ahsan again teasing Shanum. While Shanum was just smashing his lips, he was already not strange anymore with Ahsan's chattering that he had heard so much.

"It is precisely because we are still both alone gapapa dong that we are often seen together, if I play to the house of Ms Rahma who lives far from her new husband is dangerous. Could be raided by Mr. Satpam thought I pebinor Hahaha...." Ahsan. Shanum looked hard at Ahsan, he grew furious with Ahsan's alibi.

"Hhee..pisss Num" Ahsan chuckled as he brandished his two fingers,

index finger and middle finger towards Shanum.

"Not just want to make sure you're okay and ready to go to Pangandaran later tonight",

"All the preparations are okay, stay there event which is your responsibility. Now rest first ba'da Dzuhur Brother wait for you in the secretariat committee room."

"Sir saying yes", Ahsan concluded ending his explanation to Shanum.

Shanum nodded his head, and walked Ahsan to the front of the gate of his official house.

"Thank you, brother" Shanum said, ending their meeting this afternoon.

Ahsan just smiled kindly and gave her thumbs up.

"Shanuuuu",

After Ahsan died suddenly someone shouted to his name. Shanum, who was about to close the gate, turned towards the familiar voice. He spread his arms welcoming the arrival of the half-running Liani.

"You have the heart Num, making me a target of Mr. Ahsan's terror" Liani said beginning their meeting with a sullen face.

"Assalamu'alaikum, Li. How are you?", Shanum replied with a half-mocking face Liani who always could not control herself when they were both.

"You know, Num.......?"

"No, hahaha...." Shanum suddenly cut Liani's words while laughing.

"Isshhhhh, you know, I'm not done talking" he said",

"Since you left for Bogor, Mr. Ahsan kept sending messages to me. I get dizzy every day sent messages on the same topic. Bu Liani, have you heard from Shanum? Long time can heng my HP, I have to ask for a change to Mr. Ahsan if that happens", explained Liani with a better expression.

"But not being heng, right?" ask Shanum.

"Yes you don't think Hp I Hp whatan, it's aja ngeheng, but if Mr. Ahsan wants to replace the new and more sophisticated HP It's Okay I mah." liani replied with her innocent face.

"Hahahaa.

Without them noticing a pair of eyes paying attention to their interaction from a distance not too far away.

Akhtar breathed a sigh of relief, finally Ahsan left also from Shanum official house. After a long pondering in his room Akhtar immediately went back down following Ahsan and Shanum all the way to his official house.

He was getting more and more unwilling to see Ahsan and Shanum look so familiar. Moreover, when he heard Ahsan calling Shanum with the future teacher, his heart rumbled, his hands clenched, his gaze getting sharper towards Ahsan and Shanum who were standing on the terrace of Shanum's official house.

***

Shanum took a gift from his mother for Liani, a year together serving in the foundation, Shanum and Liani increasingly familiar. They often visit each other's parents' homes.

Even Liani had stayed in Bogor several times. That was why, the Shanum family was already quite close to Liani. Shanum's mother already considered Liani like her own son.

"It's the seat of Mother" Shanum reached out his hand holding the large parcel.

Liani took it with sparkling eyes.

"Asiiikkkkk." Said Liani while tightly hugging the packet of chips.

"Mother knows my favorite"... Liani kept tightly hugging the packet of chips.

"Alhamdulillah, if you are happy" said Shanum who captured the moment Liani hugged tightly the package of chips and ....

Ting...

Reply to a message from Mom after Shanum sent Liani a photo.

*Thankful Tea that Neng Liani Rekeseun (likes)" Mother's reply.

"Alhamdulillah, ma'am thank you he said" Shanum replied.

"Eta dikeukeupean kitu kiripikna bisi powder (it should not be hugged the chip later ancur)", Mother again sent a message.

Shanum just laughed a little reading his mother's message.

Liani who was watching Shanum smiled to herself so kepo. For a moment he stopped chewing his chips and turned to Shanum's side.

"Who the hell?" kepo tanyanya

"Winding I see you laughing yourself, shifting my focus to enjoying Mom's slack chips" continued Liani. Shanum showed me his screen.

"Mother?" liani jolted, Shanum nodded with a smile.

"You well, if you want to send photos say-numbers dong, my style is very no beauty, where to rem again." liani protested when she saw the results of Shanum's shots and immediately took over the device.

"Haha...." Shanum laughed at Liani's expression. He chose to go to his room to clean himself and prepare for the prayer dzuhur. Let the cool Liani take a picture on her dress and send it to Mom.

Liani was busy texting Mom using Shanum's device.

Suddenly .....

Ting....

There was an incoming message from a number that was not registered as Shanum's contact. Liani accidentally opened the message.

"Num...this is a message coming in from a new number, sorry I accidentally opened but I have not had time to read ko.", cried Liani.

Shanum who had just come out of the toilet immediately ran into the living room he suspected it was from someone.

Shanum hastily snatched his gawai from Liani's hands, Liani was shocked.

"Sorry-sorry..shocked huh?!.hhe" Shanum just grinned to see Liani widening her eyes in shock.

He immediately moved away from Liani accompanied by a suspicious look from his best friend.