Happiness Does Not Have to be Rich
I chose you

After eating, Zahra went straight into the room to rest after telling her husband to get a blanket for Kaivan.

" Deck, don't be cold like that. What do you have to do to get back to how you were?" azzam menhiba.

" Go to sleep, Mas. Zahra is tired, wants to rest." said Zahra flat.

Azzam could only resign with his wife's cold attitude. Maybe he made a big mistake so it's hard to get sorry.

Seeing his wife who had fallen asleep, Azzam immediately got out of bed and went out of the house with a pack of cigarettes he carried. Although he rarely consumed it, but Azzam often took it anywhere. Zahra would have nagged all day if she was caught smoking.

" Zam, what's outside at this hour? Is today a patrol assignment?" ask RT sir who happened to pass by.

" No, Sir. I just want to walk for a while." replied Azzam kindly.

" Eh yes, Zam... said your sister stayed over? Don't be left behind, afraid to be slandered later if you're alone with your wife."

" Athaghfirullah, sir...! Why can I forget that my sister came here. Then I say goodbye first, assalamu'alaikum."

" Na'alaikumsalam."

Azzam rushed home. He forgot there was a Kaivan in his house. Living in the village is more of a rule than in the city.

Arriving at home, Azzam went straight into the room following the wife who slept soundly. He kissed the forehead of the woman he missed so much for quite a long time and then hugged her tightly.

" Mm... Where's she from?" mummified Zahra.

" Working outside for a minute, how do you wake up?"

Zahra stared at Azzam at a glance and then forcibly removed the husband's embrace. He refused to be touched by Azzam.

" How many times have I told you not to smoke,"

" I'm sorry, just happened to smoke the same Mr. RT in front."

" When did my husband learn to lie? Or maybe I'm too stupid because I was lied to in the first place."

" Deck, I'm sorry about my family. If indeed you do not want Mas to return to them, Mas will stay here forever with you. I chose you to be with me, baby. You are the only person who is always there when I am down. You and our son are my future."

" They are your parents, Mom. I'm not asking you to leave them. It's your duty to be filial let alone Mas is the only child. I'm just asking Mas not to forget me and Rama."

Azzam clutched his wife's body tightly. His tears just flowed without him noticing. It was hard to see the sadness on the faces of his wife and children.

" I chose you, baby. I love you more than anyone. Please don't ever leave me again." - Azzam.

" I'm not leaving, Mom. We'll stay together forever. Go to sleep, you must be tired of the events that we have experienced this end."

Zahra rubbed her husband's head slowly, still crying silently. Zahra felt guilty for leaving her husband yesterday.

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The morning after the morning prayer, Azzam helped Zahra make breakfast. Kaivan sleeps again after prayers with Rama.

" What do you want to cook, baby?" ask Azzam.

" What breakfast do you want...?" sahut Zahra's.

" Fried rice only, later let Rama have breakfast porridge. Cook the porridge, you cook the fried rice."

" Yes, it's up to you."

" A lot of cooking, Dek. Bima seems to be staying at Rayyan's house too."

" Yes, Mas."

Azzam hugged his wife from behind as usual while they were cooking together. Not to forget, he also put his head into his wife's veil so he could kiss her neck freely.

" Well, what if your sister wakes up?" lirih Zahra's.

" Yes you're responsible, baby." whispered Azzam.

" Responsibility? What are you!"

Azzam squeezed Zahra's hand with a slow laugh. His wife will be scolding him soon.

" Behold, my sister below is awake." whispered Azzam.

" Your...!" pekik Zahra was upset.

" Hahahaa, didn't Adek say that."

" I mean it, Kaivan! Ish... you pervert!"

Azzam laughed softly and kissed his wife's lips at a glance because her sweet lips felt so adorable to him.

" Sister-in-law, when to Jakarta again?" ask Kaivan.

" I have a job that can't be left alone, Kai. Why the hell?" sahut Zahra's.

" Kai kangen ate sister's cooking. No waiter can cook as good as Zahra's sister."

" How about it, Kai. I don't want to leave this house, the house where I was born until now that has never changed. It's hard to leave this house."

" Sister, no one asked my sister to leave this house. The Mas Azzam family just wants us all to get together occasionally. Mama and Papa have been separated from Mas Azzam for three years. They just want to be with their son for a while, not separate you."

" Sister knows, Kai. For that reason I also left Mama Rahma's house. I want Mas Azzam to be more focused with his parents. If I go well, Mas Azzam will come back here."

Kaivan let out a long breath while looking at his nephew who was playing on the floor alone. Kaivan could not blame Azzam or Zahra on this matter. They just need time to talk from heart to heart.

Before long Azzam came with Rayyan and Bima. They immediately sat in a row around the dining table. Zahra feeds Rama who is in the lap of Azzam.

" Bima, we're on holiday? Stay again in Jogja, Bang Ray came too, huh?" kaivan.

" It's just the three of us...?" ask Bima.

" Next Ramah too."

" Azzam with Zahra...?"

Azzam glanced at his wife who was still focused on feeding her son so it must be reprimanded because it looks like Zahra is not focused, but looks dreamy.

" Dear...?" call Azzam.

" Eh, yes... Mas... uh, what's up?" sahut Zahra was shocked.

" That, Kaivan taught me a vacation."

" I'm sorry, Kai. I wasn't focused anymore."

" Sister is sick...?" ask Kaivan.

" No, Kai. I'm going to Cahyo's hospital. You guys just go, later I also want to persuade Agus to want to be checked into the hospital. He was afraid to go to the hospital" replied Zahra.

" Yes, brother Zahra just go with Mas Azzam. We'll take Rama for a walk" Kaivan said.

After breakfast, Zahra went straight to Agus' house to check on the young man. Azzam also accompanied the wife because this was also his fault for too long to leave the rice field.

" Assalamu'alaikum" said Zahra and Azzam simultaneously.

" Columbia, Zahra, Azzam. Come inside!" sahut ma'am Marni.

" Zahra bring porridge for mother with Agus. How's it going now, ma'am?"

" The body's an angel, Za. Check it out, I'm afraid the pain is getting worse."

" Let Azzam check, ma'am. If the pain gets worse, it will be taken to the hospital" said Azzam.

Ms. Marni sighed softly, already from last night she persuaded him to go to the hospital but Agus refused. Azzam went into Agus' room and checked his temperature.

" Dek, you call Kaivan to bring the car here. Agus must be taken to the hospital immediately." said Azzam.

" Yes, Mas."

" Mrs Marni, you're ready, okay? We're going to the same hospital where Cahyo is being treated" Azzam said.

" But, Zam... Mother_..."

" Don't worry about the cost, ma'am. Azzam is responsible for this."

" Thank you, son."

After Kaivan's car arrived in front of Agus' house, they immediately swept Agus' body which was already weak and also almost unconscious.

" Kai, you guys just use Bima's car. Let Agus take care of Zahra." said Azzam.

" Yes, Mas. Call me if you need help." said Kaivan.

Azzam immediately drove his car at a slightly high speed for fear that Agus was too late to get medical treatment.

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