Mimpi.lagi :(

Happy Wedding Anniversary, my dear abang ❤️

May Allah bless our marriage with endless barakah, and may our children grow up knowing true love because they have seen it in you. And should I be given the choice again, I believe I should choose you still, quite gladly. ❤️

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It’s been a few weeks since Ara wrote this for me. Yet every time I read it, my heart wells up.

Why were you born so late, Ara? I wish I had found you sooner. I feel like I waited an eternity to meet you.

It’s 12:30 a.m. Time to sleep.

Goodnight, Ara.

"Cakap dekat dia jangan jadi emotional labour. Laki kalau beria, dia tak relaks. Kejab tanya itu tanya ini, order makanan, hantar itu hantar ini, siapkan itu siapkan ini. Suruh dia hantar spaghetti

bolognese dengan matcha sudah. Limit bagi emotional support. Bagi jangan berlebihan"

"Memang tak relaks. Kita yang rimas"

"Lepas tu ajar dia, kalau hak orang jangan ambil. Kalau kena reject, suruh dia move on. Cukup sekali. Jangan approach banyak kali. Perempuan tak hormat laki approach banyak kali. Nampak terdesak, nampak lembik, nampak tak laku. Nanti dia tak respect, dia boleh buat apa dia nak buat sebab dia tahu laki tu nak sangat dekat dia, sayang sangat. Jadi macam anjing kurap nanti. Masa nak sayang, masa tak nak kena tendang. Suruh dia jadi laki yang tahu nilai diri. Cinta bukan segala-galanya. Cinta tak letakkan kita di kedudukan paling rendah macam tak ada maruah"

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Surat — 13 September, Sunday

It's a heavy rain in Gujarat. They say rainy days make people miss the ones they love the most. I sit in a café, eat fafda with masala milky tea — earphones plugged in, listening to a poem — repeatedly. I wrote down each word, for you.

"I love everything about you. I have searched for beautiful places in mountains, oceans, and cities that never sleep. I have stood beneath skies painted with colours that had no names, but no place has ever felt more like home than the moment you looked at me as if my existence was something worth keeping. And perhaps that is the most beautiful thing about you. You make ordinary souls feel extraordinary."

Have a wonderful Sunday, darling.

Till we meet again,

Abang