Let Time

Part 17's

Assalamualaik...

Happy Reading's...

Three days already Arkan is at home his body is getting fitter. The plan today is Arkan will restart his activities. Zara is still in her silent mode she doesn't completely silence Arkan. But Zara is still cold with Arkan. Arkan also never got tired of acting which provoked Zara to react.

Like this morning in the room Arkan was preparing to put on his clothes to go to the office.

"Zara, where are my socks?" ask Arkan to Zara.

"In the closet." Zara replied briefly.

"Where?" ask Arkan while rummaging through the closet. Zara, who was making her bed, came to Arkan.

"The bottom."

"Where there isn't."

"Astagfirullah. Why is it so messy the closet?" ask Zara annoyed. Yeah this is how Arkan now often pissed off Zara just to get Zara's attention.

"sorry. I don't know." said Arkan with a sinless face.

"Zara told me in the lower closet why she was loud at the top. His socks." said Zara, handing over the socks to Arkan's hand.

"Yes, don't get angry" Arkan said, pinching Zara's nose.

"Ih diem is really upset. Do not keep on playing" said Zara as she left Arkan.

Hearing Zara's words, Arkan felt unable to accept what she said earlier drama? Arkan felt that Zara misunderstood. Arkan immediately withdrew Zara's hand and forcibly occupied Zara.

"Explain to me, you why Zara? Sata knows since yesterday you're not okay. Let's learn to solve problems in adulthood so as not to provoke misunderstandings in the future" Arkan said.

"So I mean Zara's childish?"

"Erk, it's not like that.."

"Oke Zara tell me now what caused Zara to act childish. Zara just follows the story line that you create." replied Zara.

"I don't understand Zara."

"Well, have you told me before that you should treat Zara as well as a husband should with his wife, right?" said Zara.

"Then the problem?"

"Hhh.. Well, the thing is, because what you're doing is all a lie, you're just..."

"Stop Zara why in your eyes I've always been like that" Arkan told Zara.

"Yes because of the mas itself that makes Zara think that mas is so. Udah mas do not pretend to know Zara know that Zara is only a burden of responsibility for the mas. Until now, we have not been able to accept Zara and everything we do with Zara is only limited to the unpleasant feelings of the same Zara. Aye? Zara knows everything. Zara heard the conversation with my best friend during the hospital. Zara heard also that brother Dirga met Almira right? Well, I can go back to knitting the same story as Madam Almira. Later I will just tell Zara. Let Zara prepare to retreat" Zara said in a vexed tone.

"YOU DIDN'T HEAR EVERYTHING ZARA" said Arkan, who was visibly emotional.

"Oh Zara still doesn't know everything? What does Zara not know? Zara did not know that the previous mas had met with Almira and had knit the story behind Zara yes." shouted Zara. Zara did not cry, she seemed to have prepared her heart and strength to face this.

"Zara, keep talking to you" Arkan said starting to subside a little. Arkan turned his seat closer to Zara and took Zara's hand and held her. At first Zara refused but Arkan's power was greater.

"You just misunderstood Zara. Look at me Zara." Arkan ordered because Zara was reluctant to see him. Because Zara who did not want to see him Arkan cupped Zara's face to face him. Arkan gently kissed his wife's forehead, then turned to her eyes, nose, right and left cheeks then the last ah you know. Because according to some sources cuddling, kissing or kissing can slightly control emotions and evoke endorphins.

"I do not want to make you more soluble in this misunderstanding by not solving this problem right now. But I don't want to solve problems in this emotional state. I don't want you to sin for raising your tone to your own husband. I think we need Dirga here too. Because you wouldn't believe it if the explanation only came from my mouth" Arkan said after removing his lips from Zara. Zara was silent.

"I can't skip the office anymore. Yes, although I am sure no one will look at me even if I do not go to the office anymore. But I still have responsibilities. So I want you ready now. You come with me to the office. We're talking about this all well with the dirga of course" Arkan said and then kissed Zara on the forehead.

"Zara doesn't want to." replied Zara.

"It's okay to go to the office with this situation" said Arkan want to pull Zara who is still wearing a t-shirt and dress.

"Let's go Zara won't!" zara said firmly.

"Do I need to force you or do I need to help you change into Zara's clothes?" arkan said while staring at Zara sharply. Zara was still silent as she looked at Arkan as if she was looking at what lies there? he weighs a little, maybe this is just a misunderstanding? Does Arkan have an explanation? Isn't this a new lie Arkan has invented?  I guess I thought Zara's thoughts.

"I'm not lying, Zara. I just want to correct a misunderstanding. Please be kind to me this time" Arkan said as if he knew the meaning of Zara's gaze and Zara's thoughts.

"Yes is okay. Zara's coming with the mas right now" Zara said as she walked towards the closet to change her clothes. Arkan smiled triumphantly.

Arkan was late to the office because the streets of Bandung city were almost the same as Jakarta and also the debate with Zara this morning. Arkan walked into his office while clasping Zara's hand. Zara had tried to let go but Arkan's power was too strong. All Arkan employees already know if the boss is married although some may have never met Zara because they were not present at their wedding.

"You sit sweet here. I went to Dirga's room first. I have to ask him about my schedule today. Later when the work is done, we will talk" Arkan said. Zara didn't answer what.

An hour, two hours and three hours Arkan had focused on his work while occasionally noticing Zara seemed to have grown tired of waiting. Salah Arkan didn't bring Zara any books.

"Mas.." call Zara. No doubt Zara would have been tired of waiting for him without doing anything.

"Wait, I call Dirga first" Arkan said as he placed the phone in his ear. Dirga came to his room shortly.

"Assynoltom... What's up Arkan?" ask Dirga. Although the position of the secretary of Arkan but Arkan ask Dirga only call him with the frills of the father or boss because they have been friends for a very long time. Sometimes he jokingly calls him boss or dad.

"Eh there's Zara too. How's Zara doing?" dirga asked as she extended her hand to Zara.

"You want me to cut off your hand, Dirga Adi Wijaya."

"Haha okay okay boss" said Dirga again pulling his hand. Zara again chose silence he did not want to interfere with the debate between Arkan and Dirga.

"What did you call me? Didn't I give you the job and schedule?" said Dirga.

"I need your help explaining the chat we both had at Dirga Hospital" Arkan said.

"Keep your current stupidity Dirga" Arkan said.

"As you suspected Ga. Zara has heard our chatter and unfortunately she only listened to a word that made her sick" said Arkan, who was sitting next to Zara. Meanwhile, Dirga who was still standing walked towards the sofa and sat in front of Arkan.

"So what do you want to know about Zara?" dirga said to Zara.

"You just explain everything to Dirga" Arkan said.

Flashbak.. 

"Kan, I've met with Almira" said Dirga who is a good friend of Arkan and Arkan's secretary in the office.

"Well where?" ask Arkan in shock. 

"Don't purposely yesterday when your deputy met at the abc Resto" replied Dirga.

"Keep you guys talking?"

"I didn't just meet on purpose." Arkan nodded his head. There was a moment of silence between Arkan and Dirga while Zara was still faithfully standing at the door waiting for how the two friends continued chatting.

"You what about Zara? Have you started loving Zara? " ask Dirga.

"Hm Zara's good, she's so good. Instead I feel bad if I don't really try to accept him." replied Arkan.

"Huh you mean, you're still not sure full of Zara? Keep the attitude that you showed Zara at the end of this is the sign of what? I think you're starting to fall in love with Zara."

"That's all I do because of my responsibilities as a husband. As a husband, I should treat my wife well. That's what I'm applying."

"So it's all because of the burden of responsibility?" dirga looked at Arkan seriously.

"Yes, you might say so. Forgetting is hard. I tried but there's nothing to guarantee my experiment will result."

"That brash you're Arkan. I remind you that you don't love Zara yet. No need to be too sweet. Zara is the woman who plays in her is a feeling. If Zara thinks all our treatment is sincere and Zara is really in love with you. But then he knew that your attitude all along was a lie would he not be ruined? Please Arkan be wise in attitude." said Dirga very seriously.

"Let you remember the words of Ali ibn Abi Talib: If a woman cries because she is hurt by a man, then every step of the man is cursed by angels" Dirga said firmly.

"Yes I know." replied Arkan.

"Then why did you do it?"

"I didn't hurt Zara if Zara didn't find out."

"But over time Zara will know."

"Why do you care so much about Zara?  You liked her? You want it?" ask Arkan.

"That's why you're sick" said Dirga about to leave Arkan. A second later, Arkan laughed.

"You crazy?" ask Dirga.

"That's so funny your face Dirga. Haha I was just joking all my words from the beginning nothing was true. I just wanted to comfort myself by pranking my best friend who said it was just as cold as me haha" Arkan said with a laugh.

"Stupid boy's. Crazy you Arkan is not funny at all." replied Dirga annoyed.

"Haha but the proof is that you ate my words" said Arkan still in the rest of his laughter.

"Laugh as much as brother. But baby you're joking not in the right situation. You know since then your wife was behind the door hearing every word for word you said bro" said Dirga. Really here Dirga only said origin to back rake Arkan. But damn what Dirga said was true.

"You're seriously Dirga. Don't play." replied Arkan.

"You think your wife went where it took so long to get back. He must be gone by now because he heard what you said and it might be hard to believe you again."

"Ah shit." said Arkan about to get out of bed and was about to forcibly release the infusion. But then Dirga immediately restrained Arkan while laughing no less loudly with Arkan's laughter earlier.

"What do you mean laugh so Dirga? You're laughing with satisfaction because I'm going to have a problem with my wife, aren't you?" ask Arkan full of emotions.

"Haha patience bro. I just wanted to comfort myself by looking at your worried and frightened face. Haha I so wish Zara would come here quickly let me tell you how her husband is so scared if Zara leaves her. It's not wrong that you've fallen in love with Zara Arkan." said Dirga satisfied.

"Yes, I am in love with my wife. I'm afraid of losing her even when I die trying to keep her from always doubting me. Are you satisfied with Adi Wijaya's aerospace?" arkan told Dirga.

"Very satisfied. My boss finally wants to fall in love again after being spotted by the woman" said Dirga.

"Ah boss where is your wife I can't wait to tell you that your wife has managed to conquer my boss' cold and authoritarian heart."

Arkan just fell silent while staring at Dirga full of annoyance. But honestly Arkan was a little afraid if Zara did hear. Because Zara was only a permit for a while but until now Zara has not returned.

While Arkan and Dirga were still in the room with their chatter. Zara prefers to be alone in a mosque not far from Arkan's nursery.  Long Zara did not return to Arkan's room to worry for herself.

"Ga, please find Zara. He didn't come back" Arkan said.

"This is true if you've fallen in love overprotivnya" said Dirga.

Flashbak...

"That's exactly what boss mom is" said Dirga casually. Arkan's face was no less relaxed than Dirga. Only Zara felt ashamed of herself and condemned her stupidity.

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To be continued...

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