Sense of Sense

Finally

Ashqar smiled faintly, almost imperceptibly, as a mischievous idea flashed past him. “But papah bolo same Zain,” he said, back drove once the traffic light turned green.

“Ngak!”

“Iya.”

“Ngak!”

“If not bolo means can not sleep with Mom later.”

The frown on Zain's forehead deepened, his lips advancing a few centimeters and his hands clenched ready to float and land on Ashqar's shoulders.

“No!” his screams, hitting Ashqar's shoulder with all his might. “Zain sleeps with Mamah, Papah sleeps outside aja.”

“But! No want, Mamah it should sleep the same papah.”

“Ngak. Same Zain.”

“Sama papah.”

The debate between father and son continued and the more unclear it became, there was no sign that it would be finished. The little ones do not want to budge, while the much older ones are not self-conscious.

The commotion Ashqar and Zain made could almost rival the sound of another car horn. Clearly, it made the other two people who had been silent became annoyed. So as Ashqar and Zain's voices grew, Safira and Alvin reacted.

“Zain noisy!”

“Papah please shut up!” safira said, and Alvin almost simultaneously.

While Alvin is still in his previous position, another case with Safira who stared at Ashqar sharply. Then soon after, after the two stopped arguing, Sapphira turned her eyes to Zain and called out his name.

As soon as Zain looked into his eyes, Safira spoke, “Mamah knew that Mas Zain was still angry with Papah. Mas Zain must have asked Papah Mas Zain to go home with Mas Alvin first with Uti Sari, yes?”

Zain nodded. “Zain wants to be with Mamah, but Papah instead sent home first.”

“Papah is cheating,” Alvin responds.

Safira shook her head when she heard Alvin also protest. It seemed like he knew why his eldest son had looked upset since. “Zain can coke, angry. It can be sprains too, but not for long. You are angry for a long time it is not good.”

“Iya, Mah. Zain was angry not long, deh,” he said. “But now Zain is still angry with Papah.”

“Ya already, if so—”

“Mas,” call Safira, full warning. “Do not be ignorant.”

She could not figure out how her husband could be so childish, arguing with Zain to the point of not wanting to budge. However, if he could be honest actually Sapphira quite comforted by the behavior of her husband and child.

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Ashqar walked along the corridor of Edi's mansion. Since his wife's family relationship improved, Edi and Sari decided to move from the house they had been living in.

Ashqar's big steps came to a halt as the tip of his eye accidentally captured visuals of a family photo attached to a wall. The photo was taken when Safira became pregnant as a form of one of his wife's nyidam.

“This time he will do nyidam kayak gini again, yes?” the Ashqar monologue, then continued the steps.

Ashqar walks towards Edi's study, making sure Safira and her children are under safe supervision, under the supervision of Sari and Ranee. Then as soon as Edi's office door was caught sight of him, Ashqar sped up the pace.

“You brought the recording?” todong Rafa, as soon as the door opens.

Ashqar flinched a little. Rafa sat on a single sofa, crossed his legs, his face not even lifted from the document he was reading. Ashqar felt as if Rafa had indeed been waiting for his arrival.

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