WRONG MARRIAGE

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Zalfa's tears are still dripping. “Honestly, I don't want to be away from you, baby.”

Arkhan just this time heard Zalfa call him ‘sayang’. She was so happy to hear it, her lips smiled faintly afterwards.

“But in fact, we should be far apart,” Arkhan replied with a gaze that was unsheathed to Zalfa's eye bead.

The sentence again made Zalfa's heart melt. He couldn't hear it.

“Don't say that, Arkhan mas! I don't want to hear it.”

“You can't deny reality.” The man looked very calm as he said that. It was as if Arkhan was not hit by the incident that happened to him. It was precisely Zalfalah who now felt devastated.

Ah, Arkhan really made Zalfa feel even sadder.

“I really have to go through this. Must. Because this is a test for me, also for you,” said Zalfa lirih. “I'm just not strong if I have to part from you. Even so, there will be wisdom behind all this. I'm sure God planned this perfectly.” Zalfa tried to strengthen himself and comfort himself.

“I only ask one thing from you, stop your crying! Never feel sad about this goodbye. Even if you want to leave me, and maybe go back to your old lover, I won't ban you, Zalfa.”

“Mas Arkhan, why did you say that? Did you destroy me with your words? don't you know how sick I was when I heard you tell me to live with other men? I feel like you're not expecting me.” Zalfa took a step back.

“That's not what I mean, Zalfa. Because you deserve better than me.”

“And you think Faisal is better than you?” The eye of Zalfa nar.

“Currently no one is better than the man who was arrested for his crime.”

“But I don't think so. Every human being has good and bad from their own side of life. You still have time to improve. Keep your heart close to God. Mas Arkhan, I love you, sincere.”

“Iya. Sure do. I will wait for you, until whenever I will wait for you. I love you, Mas Arkhan. I love you so much. I'll be loyal to you. Believe!” Zalfa does not get tired of revealing the same sentence. I don't know how many times he's said love to Arkhan.

“At the time of my condition is like this?”

“I don't care. You're the only man I love.”

Arkhan finally nodded. “We are only separated by distance and place, one day I will come back to you. If you say you're willing to wait for me, it means you're strong at this. So, don't cry anymore.” Arkhan reviewed the thin smile making Zalfa reply with a bitter smile.

Zalfa did not expect if finally the words of love and romance of his attitude actually appeared at this time. All this time he had never been able to be this romantic and warm towards Arkhan, but the situation like now forced him to show the attitude that he had been quieting.

The conversation between Zalfa and Arkhan comes to a halt when a uniformed man appears and tells him that the clock is up.

Zalfa nodded politely at the man in uniform. His eyes returned to Arkhan. He grabbed Arkhan's two hands, then lifted him up and brought him closer to his mouth. Her lips then landed on the back of her husband's hand for a very long time. Drops by drops of tears soaked the back of Arkhan's hand.

“Laaillaha ilallah.. I love you, Mas Arkhan,” says Zalfa.

Arkhan grabbed Zalfa's head and landed a kiss on his wife's forehead.

Seriate....

Love, though,

Emma Shu

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