Aisyah Is Not a Mandul Wife

CHAPTER 22

The day just passed. Almost every day Ais and Azam meet at the campus, but both behave normally, as if they do not know each other. If he could ask, Ais wanted to stay away from Azam. But not allowed by Adam. If Ais moves to another University, then Adam cannot monitor Ais in a new place.

"You just ignore him. I'm sure he'll be tired by himself because you didn't respond to him" Adam suggested as Ais complained to him.

"Yes, I know that. But how could I ignore him while he was one of the lecturers who taught in my major? I have to meet him almost every week. Did I move to college?"

"If you move, I can't monitor you. Then how did the rice eel turn out to move to the university where you too? Mas tuh ngerasa if the eel moved here because of one purpose, which is to ngajak you better. If it's good, long time ago the eel of the rice field ngajak you return. Would you like to return the eel of the rice field? Don't you think about how your mom and dad feel at home? Ice, please, I know this is heavy, but you have to be firm. Find a partner who can keep you."

Ais nodded slowly. She was so grateful to have a sister who had always been her protector. The one person who became the vanguard for him, even he remained by his side in joy and sorrow.

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Being in one environment makes Iza and Ais often meet. Especially when the two prayers in the mosque. Ais is already accustomed to praying in the mosque because it always follows Hanafi teaching najai children in the mosque. So for now for the Maghrib and Isya prayer activities are in the mosque.

However, for lately Ais did not come to accompany Hanafi, because in the mosque he would always meet with Iza. And it made his heart throb even more.

"Mas note that these days you are not going to Hanafi to the mosque. What was? Are you fighting with him?" adam asked when he saw Ais choosing to relax in front of the television.

"It's all over again, Mas. I want to teach you njai." Ice tried to lie.

"Dapette? Didn't you just finish it one week ago?"

"You have a problem? Is all this because of the new wife of the rice eel?" guess Adam.

"No, Mom! It has nothing to do with Iza. The ice is just tired. Lots of work from campus. Ice at home also prays."

"Isn't it a matter of praying, ice? But if you have a problem by the way, let Mas know and can find a way out. If you hold on like this, you will only torture yourself. Let's tell you what's going on?" press Adam.

The ice immediately lowered. What her brother said has a point. Ais, deliberately did not follow Hanafi to the mosque because it was Iza and Azam. His second rental house which is closer to the mosque makes both pray in the mosque.

"Mas Adam will never be able to fathom how it feels to meet his ex and ex-wife every day. This heart hurts, Mom. Then why do they pray in the mosque? In the past mas Azam tuh never prayed in the mosque in addition to dawn prayers. We pray more often at home."

"Yes it's their business Ais, want to pray where ever. Prayer in the mosque is also better because the mosque is not empty. You know for yourself that our complex is a place where rare regions will fill the rows of shaf in the mosque" explained Adam.

"But seeing their faces makes my eyes hot. Oh, I want to sleep!" I don't know why Ais suddenly felt upset when discussing her ex-husband with his new wife.

"Ais, you should be able to move on, Ais! If you still can't move on from the eel of the rice field, mending us go home!" exclaim Adam.

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