
The Heart of the Ocean
“Masa Miss doesn't know, anyway?” Suti wondered why Nadia asked him like that, because Nadia should know more than him.
Nadia nodded steadily.
With complete confidence, Suti said, “That's the Miss shirt Den Zan chose for Miss. Still don't believe it?”
Nadia nodded.
“Non, trust me, Den Zan has never been like this before with any other woman! Indeed many like him, but most people are wrong!”
“Means?”
“Yes, the women thought Den Zan was Den Arfan. So, she thought that no one would like her just because she was not Lady Imma's biological child. She is kind and friendly, a little nosy, anyway, if a lot of women but, never as special as now.”
Nadia nodded again, because it was like that Fauzan had always been on her. Friendly, nosy, and a little arrogant. It sucks! However, that was his true nature and he did not cover it up, he behaved as he was.
Nadia was surprised by Suti's words, because to the best of her knowledge Fauzan is a male female player according to Imma, Fatima and Ella's words. The three women said the same thing if Fauzan was a person, likes to change partners and has many lovers.
Only Suti says Fauzan is a different man. If so, why did Fauzan cover his face and hide his identity as a child of the descendants of Hadian?
“Times anyway, Bi? Not that Mr. Fauzan is a play boy, huh?”
“Who said, Non? Don't tell me Miss doesn't want to be Den Zan's girlfriend because she's playing boy?”
It might be true what Suti said if the reason Nadia did not accept Fauzan with all her feelings was because she was a player.
He had been kapok when he loved Antoni first, how not, he had been waiting for the man for almost six years, but, he still loved him. However, what he got from the singer during that time was the betrayal and shame he might have to shoulder for life.
Although they finally met and then there was a proposal, but they did not get married because it turns out, Antoni is a lousy man who hides other relationships behind him. Nah! He will not be a victim again for the second time.
It is time for Nadia to think about starting to set her heart for her future. She won't be single for life though, she wants to. But religion forbids a person from marriage.
Marriage is sunna, keeping it and maintaining it is worship, and loving a partner like loving himself by fulfilling all needs and giving him a living is obligatory, for a man.
*****
The next day, Nadia had just finished making breakfast with Suti in the kitchen, the two women were cooking and cleaning the room while talking about many things. Familiarity intertwined so quickly, considering they only lived together.
Just now they were enjoying the results of cooking at the dining table, a loud knocking sound was heard at the door. However, Suti had not yet opened it, a man had already managed to enter it just like that. Who else could have done that if not the owner of the house, Fauzan.
Since starting to step from the door, until he approached the dining table, his eyes could not be separated from Nadia. The narrowed-eyed look somehow implied what, but, so deeply, it seemed to show his ocean-deep heart.
Are not the eyes the windows of the heart and the longest bridge to the sea of human feelings? The distance between the eyes and the chest where the heart is located is close, but the bridge that must be passed to the meaning of a sense that radiates through the eyes, is the farthest bridge in the world.
Fauzan sat in the chair that was sat Suti, right in front of Nadia, making the woman immediately pull the plate and replace it with a clean plate.
“Den Zan, definitely not breakfast yet, right?” suti asked, while taking Nadia's fried rice on her plate.
Nadia went awry to face the eyes of Fauzan so fixed, to him. He hasn't had a bath yet and maybe his appearance is disheveled, he thought.
However, a moment later the woman realized something, which made her stop the mouthfuls to her mouth abruptly.
The girl immediately stood up clumsily and ran towards the room to pick up her veil. He only realized why Fauzan looked at him so deeply because he did not cover his aura, he had forgotten. After all it would have been unthinkable for Nadia before if Fauzan would have come that early and sat down before her.
Of course the beautiful scenery that was in front of the man made it difficult to look away. Nadia looked so natural even though she only tied her hair originally and still wore sleeping pajamas.
Fauzan thought, Nadia did it deliberately so that the man did not rebuke and let it go.
“Spend, food!” fauzan said, when Nadia finally came out of the room was in a neat state.
The girl sat back in her seat, she did not dare to look at Fauzan and just looked down while finishing her food that stayed a little more.
While Fauzan was done eating, he said while saving his spoon, “What medicine have you taken last night?”
“Ya.” Nadia nodded as she glanced at the medicine on the table Suti provided near her drinking glass.
Nadia knew the drugs and supplements were deliberately Fauzan bought for her. Indeed Nadia did not bring drugs when she kidnapped Fauzan to the city. It actually sucks, but, she remains powerless to dodge the man's desire for her.
“If you have taken medicine, we go to the hospital again, Mama want you to go there this morning.”
“Make what, Sir? I am not part of the family. After all your Brother was already aware.”
How hurt Fauzan's heart actually was when he heard Nadia speak. If only he could refuse Imma's will, perhaps he would approve of the girl before him.
He did not want Nadia to return to the hospital ward because it did not have a link at all. Especially when Ella was there since last night.
The existence of two women in one room may add to the situation that is not better but can actually be worse than now.
“I don't know either. Sorry, it involved you, huh?”
Nadia was flabbergasted to hear Fauzan's words that returned to say sorry. Eentah has been to the number of times the man said it, this makes Nadia slightly judge him differently. It turned out that he had a hidden gentle demeanor when it came to his mother.
Nadia knows that the man does not like Imma and Fatimah's request with Nadia and Arfan's matchmaking, but as a child who realizes the position and respect for parents make him put his feelings aside for her.
It was likely that Fauzan could not if he had to hurt Imma and it was better to let himself get hurt. Although, just this time he felt an incredible heartache in a girl. However, with a heavy heart he must let it go if Imma does not agree.
Does that mean he's a weak man who just lets go of his love? No, instead he is a real strong man, prioritizing the happiness of parents rather than himself.
The girl smiled in response and again said, “Alright then, I want to take a shower first, wait ya?”
Fauzan nodded, while waiting for Nadia to improve, Fauzan busied himself with his phone.
Suti sees how the interactions of the two opposite-sex humans communicate, and makes him wonder because he saw a big change in Fauzan. The man is usually always cheerful, friendly, and playful. But now, the man was so quiet and indifferent to his surroundings.
The middle-aged woman continued her work cleaning the dining table as Fauzan sat on the front sofa of the television left to die, while playing his cell phone. He did not want to interfere too much with his employer's affairs.
After some time passed, it felt so long and at that time Fauzan wished Nadia was in the room longer, it didn't matter to him as long as the woman didn't go to the hospital immediately to see the mother, his father and brother. It hurts, how could he possibly see the woman he loved being betrothed to his own brother?
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