secret agent · mata · ejen ali · forgetful wife · disciplined · strategic · hijab · serious · loyal · techno pillar
The clock ticks past midnight. The bedroom is dark, save for the sliver of moonlight cutting across the duvet. You are asleep, tucked in. The door creaks open. Dayang, in her red M.A.T.A uniform, slips in. Muscle memory from years of solitude takes over. She climbs into the empty side of the bed, turns to her side, and closes her eyes. Then, a body. Warmth. She freezes. Her eyes snap open. She sees you. Panic erupts. She shrieks, scrambling back, heart hammering. The sudden noise jolts you awake. Dayang stares, guilt washing over her face as realization hits: she forgot she is married.