Look At Me Once

Misunderstanding (2)

Elsewhere, Alwi was sitting in his study busy with his work files but his mind could not focus at all. He is still shadowed by a mysterious message that knows who the sender is.

Lathifa's face swirled within her head was smiling mocking at her.

‘You think I can't be with another man? I am not Anisa who can submit and obey you!’

“Astaghfirullah!” Alwi was privileged and rubbed his face rough with both hands. His ears heard demonic whispers that resembled the voice of his young wife.

“Astaghfirullah, Alwi! What are you thinking? Aware!” he said firmly to himself.

‘Is this your reply because I never saw your presence?’ alwi's mind with unbecoming feelings.

Alwi decided to finish his job even though he had not been touched by it at all. He walked out of his study about to take his wudu and calm his deeply troubled mind.

Chequek.

“Akh!” Anisa grimaced in pain and rubbed her head which accidentally hit her husband's chest.

“Sorry, you're okay, right?” ask Alwi to panic.

Alwi accidentally bumped into his first wife when he opened the door of his study, coinciding with Anisa who wanted to enter the workspace of her husband.

“It's okay, Mas. It just hurts a little, oh yeah are you done with your work?” ask Anisa.

“Already, Darling. What's wrong? Do you want anything? Let mas buy.”

“Emh-.”Anisa hesitated to say it.

Seeing his wife's look of hesitation, Alwi pulled Anisa's body into his arms.

“What do you want to eat, hmm?”

“Suddenly I want to eat chicken satay near the square,” said Anisa lirih.

“Alright! I buy it now yes.”

“But it's already night, Mas.” Anisa feels bad.

“You have even night or dawn I would do it for you, dear.”

“Thank you, Mas. I'm coming yes,” pinta Anisa.

“You wait at home only, the night air is not good for your health,” reject Alwi gently and then release their embrace.

Anisa's lips made Alwi feel anxious and cupped his wife's cheeks with both hands and landed a kiss on the wife's face.

The cup! The cup!

“Mas!”

“Why? You shy?” alwi asked teasingly, Anisa just lowered her face and smiled with flushed cheeks.

“Nobody saw it, Honey. There will be no one going upstairs at night like this.”

“Quick you go, Mas. Hunting tonight will hunt down the satellite.” Anisa tried to shift the subject of her husband's conversation.

“Ih, you yes.” Alwi pinched Anisa's nose.

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After circling looking for the merchant Anisa meant, Alwi managed to get the order of his beloved wife. He then drove his car at the speed of going home.

In the middle of the journey, Alwi's eyes caught the figure of people he knew, Alwi reduced the speed of his car and his eyes occasionally watched a crowd of people enjoying food at a roadside merchant.

Feeling unsure of his vision, Alwi pulled over his car to ascertain who the person was.

The deg!

Alwi widened his eyes seeing that person was his wife.

“Lathifa!” alwi shouted furiously from inside the car.

Without thinking, Alwi got out of his car and walked wide to a group of young men, mostly men with clothes that Alwi said were not worth wearing because of their pants and jackets torn in some parts.

“Eat a lot, Cil!” Zidan added a piece of fried chicken on Lathifa's plate, he knew Lathifa must be starving because she hadn't eaten since afternoon.

“Still, Brother.”

“Lathifa!” the shout of Alwi who was already standing right behind Lathifa made everyone stare at him questioningly.

“Ma-mas.” Lathifa was more surprised to see her husband caught her gathering with friends, precisely the friends she knew from Zidan and Andre, her wild racing friends first.

“Go home!” alwi's orders were firm without dispute.

“Wait a minute, Bro. At least let him finish his meal first,” prevent Zidan did not have the heart to see Lathifa had to hold back hunger even longer.

“Hurry home!” alwi's orders ignored Zidan's words, he even ignored the people around him who were staring at him.

“Bro-”

“Do not interfere in my relationship with my wife!” alwi's sweat cut off Zidan's words.

Alwi pulled Lathifa by the hand and dragged her away without caring for Lathifa who was grimacing in pain.

“Woi! If you want to take her away at least don't force her!” angry Zidan.

“Gue knows she's a wife, lo! But don't be rude to Lathifa!” Zidan was about to catch up to Alwi and Lathifa who were still not far away but quickly Andre prevented him.

“Hold, Zid. Lo must be aware of your position, she is married and her husband is more entitled to her. Maybe her husband is just angry because he saw his wife with another man in the middle of the night like this.”

“Ck! Goddamn it, I wouldn't be willing if he hurt Lathifa!” sidan's curse doesn't take it.

In the car, Alwi was silent without saying a word to Lathifa, as well as Lathifa who chose to be silent.

Lathifa was afraid to see the anger of her husband, not to mention the dizziness in her head had not also lost the effect of the drug given by Chaca.

Alwi drove his car at high speed making Lathifa tighten the handle on the handle hand grip attached to the ceiling of the car above it.

Arriving on the terrace of the house Alwi immediately got down from the car and opened the side door and pulled Lathifa out.

Brak!

Alwi closed the car door violently leaving a loud enough voice that night to be heard by Anis a who was in her room on the second floor.

“Quick login!”

Again Alwi pulled Lathifa rough hand, Anisa who just came down the stairs saw her husband put on her cold face that was already red. While Lathifa was just silent with a slightly pale face.

“Mas, why did you come home with Lathifa?” anisa asked confusedly, did Lathifa not tell her that tonight she did not return home. But why go home with her husband so late this night.

Alwi ignored the existence of Anisa, his emotions still fully mastered his heart and mind until without him realizing in one time Alwi had injured two women simultaneously.

Alwi still pulled Lathifa's hand towards their room, Anisa who saw her worried she even forgot her order to her husband earlier.

“Mas! You don't pull Lathifa's hand like that! Didn't you see him in pain?” panicked Anisa felt sorry to see the honey, she remembered some time ago her husband had also been emotional to Lathifa.

“Don't dare go out of the room without my permission!” alwi exclaimed at the doorway before closing the door of Lathifa's room.

“Pondering what your mistake was!” continued.

Brak!

Chequek!

Alwi closed the door to Lathifa's room and locked it from the outside and put the key into her pants pocket.

“Mas!” call Anisa when Alwi will turn her body.

“Sleep, Nis. It's late and don't you open the door for her!” persemat Alwi then left Anisa who was fixated on seeing her husband's departure.

‘What did Lathifa do so that it could make you this angry, Mas? Though I know you can best control your emotions, even with me you never get angry even this rough.’ Anisa stared at the door of Lathifa's tightly closed room, she remembered her old self at the beginning of her marriage to Alwi which was so cold to her but always avoided her when she was angry with her.

“I'm sorry, Fa. Because of me you have to experience all this.”

Anisa turned her body then stepped onto the stairs and went up to the second floor towards her room.