Happiness Does Not Have to be Rich
Homesick

Arriving at the hotel room, Zahra went straight into the bathroom. He wanted to calm down for a moment while unwinding.

" Don't soak it for long, baby. Maghrib time is not long." said Azzam.

Azzam took a quick shower, while Zahra took a short bath.

" Shall you first or wait for Adek?"

" The Jama'ah will continue to eat malzm downstairs."

" Eat here, Mas. Adek males is out again."

" Yaudah, take a shower."

Azzam is ready to hold two prayer mats and also the prayer equipment of the wife. While waiting for Zahra to finish bathing, Azzam played his phone.

" Have you waited a long time, huh?" zahra.

" It's okay, Mas also ordered food for dinner."

Zahra immediately rushed to pick up a change of clothes and put them on without shame in front of her husband. Azzam could only take his eyes off because he did not want to mess with his mind.

After praying, Zahra sat on the edge of the bed watching her husband focus on his laptop. Although on vacation, Azzam did take the time to keep working.

" Busy, Mom?" Zahra grabbed the husband's shoulder from behind.

" Just check the email, baby. Was it the laper?" sahut Azzam's.

" Yes, but nanggung also want Isya'."

" Salat then just ate. Put on the hood first, the service room will soon come bring food."

" Oh yeah, Zahra forgot."

Not long after, the food came and was neatly arranged on the table. Zahra already felt that she could not bear to immediately taste all the delicious food, but the husband's ignorant gaze undoed her intentions.

" Mad, Adek had asked Bima for help to investigate the background of the Merry family in Singapore" said Zahra.

" I'm sorry, honey. I don't know if all this is going to get messed up." said Azzam.

" No, Mas. Zahra understood the current situation. This job should be handled by Kaivan, but Mas has to intervene."

" What do you do, Dek?"

" Run as I have been doing all this time. Zahra will always be next to Mas Azzam."

" Mom know, Deck. Thank you for always being there for me."

" No, I mean Zahra... As long as Mas handles the project, Zahra will be Mas's personal assistant who will always follow wherever Mas goes."

" Really, Deck? But we have to go back and forth Jogja, Jakarta, Bandung."

" No problem, for a while Rama let stay at Papa's house."

" She's not jealous, is she?"

Azzam looked at his wife alertly. He hoped that Zahra would not be jealous and let out her dark side that had been hidden.

" Why do you ask that?"

" I don't want Adek to go head to head with Merry. Let Bima take care of him, Mas believes the attack was Merry's doing."

" Why are you so sure?"

" Because they didn't hurt Mas in the slightest, even though there were many opportunities for them to do so. Instead they're trying to attack you if Mas doesn't get in the way."

" What's wrong with Merry? Neither do you."

" It's not Adek who's wrong, he's obsessed with being determined to get rid of anyone close to Mas."

Zahra began to feed the food that had been delayed. His desire for a vacation was instantly dissipated due to the woman's annoyance. Until the food ran out, no one spoke.

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In the morning, Zahra woke up first. Her innocent body covered in blankets was still painful due to her husband's attack last night.

" How could he have done it so many times, my body seemed to crumble." Zahra grumbled.

" Want again?" sahut Azzam who has not been awake since when.

" Bath there! Don't be weirdo."

" There's still one more round, baby."

" Well...! Take a shower there."

" Grandpa hasn't had a shower, has he? Shower together, huh?"

" No!"

Azzam had stolen a kiss when he got out of bed with his innocent body that made Zahra even more upset.

After showering and praying, Zahra returned to bed for the fall. It feels so bad to get out of the room.

" Where are you going today?"

" No idea, Mom. Zahra misses home, misses our son."

" Zahra is rarely separated from Rama, Mas."

" You know, honey. We miss our kids too."

" When do you come home?"

" Later if his brother Rama has become."

" Your...!"

Azzam hugged his wife. If only there were no street events to the city next door, he had locked his wife in the room all day.

" Prepare there, soon we will visit the next town." said Azzam.

" Will stay there or come back?"

" Later in the afternoon we'll be back, taking the train just half an hour from here."

" Riding the train? Whoa... Zahra has never been on a train, usually by bus or car."

" Have you never been on a train?"

" No, why take the train? Zahra just went to college. If there's a job, it's gonna be a car or a plane."

" Yaudah, we'll get back to Jogja by train."

" Really, Mas?"

" Yes, my beautiful wife."

After getting ready, Azzam took Zahra to the nearest station of the hotel. Since Zahra had never been on a train before, Azzam would take her to Japan by train today.

" Try Rama, come along. He must have been very happy to be invited to take the train." Zahra said.

" Mother is also happy to ride the train?"

" Such a smile, Mas. It is more comfortable to ride a train than a bus. It seems like it's faster than a car or a bus."

" Want to go somewhere? Maybe there's a place I want to go to in this town."

" Later stop by to eat, Adek laper."

Along the way in the car, Zahra never let go of her husband's hand grip while smiling broadly behind the mask she always wears.

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Just five days exploring beautiful cities in Japan, Zahra whined to return to Indonesia with the reason of homesickness and Rama. Azzam who did not want to see his wife was sad immediately accepted the request of the wife.

Arriving at Soetta Airport, Kaivan and Rama are waiting for them in the waiting room. Luckily today was weekend, so Kaivan was at home playing with his bangs.

" dad... Vyetaka...!" rama shouted with excitement.

" Assalamu'alaikum, baby." said Zahra no less cheerful.

" Wa'alaikumsalam." Kaivan replied.

" Kai, please bring one of his suitcases." Pinta Azzam.

" Yes, Mas. Kai thinks Mas Azzam came home the day after tomorrow?"

" Zahra who is not at home there thinks Rama continues and also misses home he said."

" The bond between mother and child is indeed very strong, Mas. Rama also always asked his mother every time he wanted to sleep. It's only natural that they're like that, maybe because they're also rarely separated."

Arriving at the car, Zahra and Rama sit in the back. Not long after they slept very comfortably.

" Well work, Kai?"

" Thank God, Mas. He said a representative from Singapore would come tomorrow."

" Who?"

" As you've guessed."

" Hhh... Yesterday he was in Japan too, Kai. Is he spying on my eyes? Even he told people to kill Zahra."

" What?! Until that close? Hhh... We shouldn't be working with him, ma'am."

" Once, if you can handle the project with that woman. I want to focus on Jogja first, pity Rayyan there."

" Yes, Mas. It's easy - I hope he doesn't do anything."

" Zahra already knows everything and we'll deal with it together."

Not long after, they arrived at the residence of Al Farizy. As Rama and Zahra were still sleeping, Azzam and Kaivan finally carried them into the house.

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