CARDIGAN

09 Jealousy

The talk ended when Elyna approached them, serving the dishes on the dining table. Elyna glanced at Rykarl, she displayed a huge smile on her face.

Elyna: Eh abang Rykarl ada kat sini?
Sorang je?

Rykarl: Haah sorang je.. Elyna sihat?

Elyna: Sihat jer..

Rykarl: Marwan pun makin sihat, makin berisi kau.

Marwan crossed his arms and snickered.

Marwan: Aku dah jarang pergi gym. Ada orang kat rumah kan?

Elyna: Abang Ry maintain je badan, diet eh?

Rykarl chuckled.

Rykarl: Diet apanya? Ni tak nampak datang sini semata nak daging masak merah Yasmin. Kalau onz je girlfriend yang ni makin gemuk ada la kot. Dia chef.

Elyna: Aww untungnya la orang tu dapat Abang Ry..

Marwan coughed, he rolled his eyes.

Haziq chuckled as he observed Marwan's reaction.

Haziq: Dah jom makan.. sayang takpe abang cedokkan nasi.

Haziq took the spatula from Yasmin, he held her shoulder and guide her to the seat. He scooped the rice into the plates and handed it to everyone. Elyna served the orange juice to Haziq and Yasmin first, to the children, Rykarl and finally to her husband, Marwan. She took a seat next to him.

She reached for the daging masak merah after everyone had took theirs. Her sleeve nearly dipped the sauce. Marwan grabbed her hand gently.

Marwan: You nak bagi lengan baju ni makan sekali ke apa?

He folded her sleeves higher. Elyna observed his eyes and actions. She smiled hesistantly, feeling awkward as Yasmin was amused watching how loving Marwan treated her. Yasmin continued scooping the meat into her plates and started helping herself.

As her throat needs liquids to wash the food down, she reached for her cup and drank from it. Marwan then took the cup from her.

Marwan: Nak sikit..

He drank from her cup although his cup is still full on his side. Elyna fluttered, it was confusing as his touch didn't make her heart race like this. But his small actions does.

Elyna's pov: Dia minum bekas aku?

Elyna: Your cup is right there, pakcik!

Marwan: Tak perasan..

What a cliche way to cover up his actions.

Rykarl: Elyna still panggil kau Pakcik, Wan? Kesian..

Rykarl giggled making fun of Marwan.

Elyna: Eh tak la bang.. dah biasa kan so terpanggil pakcik. Sekarang dah tukar panggil sayang. Kan sayang?

Marwan nod while trying to hide his smile. He never expected that Elyna would answer that volunteerily.

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Elyna who was lying down after putting Marisha and Mateen to sleep, letting Yasmin to rest. She looked at the clock, it was asr time.

Elyna: Allah dah masuk asar..

Marwan who was also lying down with them heard her mumbling.

Marwan: Baby.. you nak solat ke? I ambil kan telekung dalam kereta.

Elyna: Thank you..

Marwan and Elyna took turns praying  as they could not leave the twins sleeping on their own as they were sleeping on the sofa, afraid that they would fell down. After praying, Elyna took Marisha onto her lap and fed her milk that was prepared by Yasmin earlier. She put Marisha on her chest and patted her back, putting her back to sleep. Marwan took a seat next to her, kissing Marisha's cheeks.

Marwan: You will be a good mother baby..

Elyna: Ye ke?

Marwan: Yela.. pandai you jaga dieorang. Dulu pun jenuh I nak biasakan diri jaga Mia and Mika. Confusing juga, mujur masa tu Mia pandai. Dia yang ajar I jaga Mika. You takde siapa ajar pun pandai.

Elyna chuckled.

Elyna: I suka budak, rasa macam hilang masalah tengok muka-muka suci takde dosa ni. Comel..

Marwan: Comel macam I? You cakap I comel haritu.

Elyna laughed silently, not to awaken the twins.

Elyna: Haritu bukan harini..

Marwan sighed.

Elyna: Haritu comel, harini handsome..

Elyna slicked his hair to tidy it up with her unoccupied left hand as her right hand was holding Marisha.
Marwan watched her actions attentively.

Elyna: Kalau macam ni lagi handsome. I betulkan rambut you. Dah panjang ni, nanti potong sikit bagi kemas.

He took her hand, kissed it and locked her hand with his.

Marwan: Nanti kita ada anak macam ni kot..

Elyna looked at him frowning.

Marwan: I mean later bila you ready, not now.

Elyna nod and unlocked her hand with Marwan. She pulled Marisha away from her chest, putting her on her lap. She kissed her forehead and cheeks.

Elyna: Ala shayang dia.. nyomelnya Isha ni. Geram aunty! Rasa nak gigit pipi ni.

She kissed her again a few times but making sure she didn't wake up. Elyna then put her next to Mateen. She also kissed him like Marisha.

Elyna: Handsomenya Mateen ni.. kecil2 pun handsome nanti besar mesti handsome macam uncle Ry ni..

Marwan: Aik apa kena mengena dengan Ry?

Elyna: Biarla I nak sebut nama siapa pun.

Marwan: Handsome sangat ke Ry tu? More than I?

Elyna: Obviously yes.. dengan suara dia yang lunak tu. Siapa je tak cair?

Marwan sighed.

Marwan: I takkan pernah menang kan kalau compare dengan Ry?

Elyna: Tak you yang compare yourself dengan Abang Ry. I tak cakap pape pun. I won't compare you with anyone else. Sebab tu la I layan Korea, suka cuci mata macam window shopping. Macam tu juga cara I pandang Abang Ry. I just puji kalau orang tu handsome, dia hansome. Kalau cantik macam Kak Yasmin tu memang I puji dia cantik. No wonder dulu you suka akak. And anak-anak comel, I puji comel. Tak salahkan?

Marwan smiled again. How could he deny those facts.

Marwan: I ni you nak puji apa?

Elyna sighed.

Elyna: La nak juga.. yela. You are perfect in everyway but just need a little touch up on..

Elyna placed her palm on his heart.

Elyna: Ni ha.. asyik jealous je. I main-main je..

Marwan pinched her cheeks.

Marwan: Jealous la, you are mine baby..