Akad Shackle

Starting from Sister-in-law

Rahma did not expect to go through this day with a person who had never expected to come back in her life. During their time off in Kerkof which continued by exploring the square and ended in Sukaregang shopping area in the afternoon before Athaya never far from Tama.

His meeting with Shanum who also turned out to bring all his family members to vacation in Garut made Tama more freely show his intimacy with Athaya because Tama also knew Shanum and his entire family. Everyone even knows about Tama who has not been able to move on from a woman who finally allegedly Shanum and her husband that the woman is Rahma.

Not to forget there also joined Ghifar, Akhtar's best friend and personal assistant husband from Shanum and Hasna, Shanum's sister-in-law from her previous husband before marrying Akhtar.

(About Shanum and Akhtar is in the novel "Senja at the End of Hope)

Muara sunda restaurant becomes the end of their adventure. After Maghrib all agreed to eat dinner first before returning to their respective places. Three cars were parked in the parking lot of the restaurant.

"It looks like an invitation will soon spread..." Shanum started the conversation by teasing Rahma after a while they sat in the lesehan paddy field with a view of the rice fields at night.

The atmosphere of the countryside is very thick felt in the restaurant. Rahma, who was sitting next to Shanum and Hasna, was watching Athaya play in the children's playground, one of the facilities in the restaurant.

Athaya played very vigorously, though, it seems that the child does not feel tired at all when all day they adventure in Garut but Athaya is still very active trying various games with the twins son and daughter of Shanum and Akhtar accompanied Tama certainly. While Yusuf who is usually the nanny of Athaya is now busy chatting with Fauzan, his friend who is the younger brother of Shanum. Akhtar Shanum's husband and Ghifar's assistant are having a chat about work.

"What is Tea? from whom?" rahma's question did not understand Shanum's words.

"Heummm..suka pretend ah.." Shanum replied still with a teasing smile.

"Teh Rahma is getting married? by when? don't forget to invite me yes" Hasna who understood the exact words of her sister-in-law about Rahma began to join in their chat. The workaholic girl was finally willing to be invited on vacation by Shanum's sister-in-law.

"Ish...who would marry, noah" Rahma began to understand the direction of their conversation, immediately her face flushed red because it turned out she was the object of conversation.

"Look, they're a great fit. The minister was very satisfied" pointed Shanum with his chin towards Athaya and Tama who were in the arena playing not far from where they were sitting.

"I think Mbak Hasna who wants to marry" Rahma shifted the subject after looking at Athaya and Tama in the arena of play.

"Please pray too, may Allah make it easy" Shanum replied, while Hasna simply smiled knots.

"Still have to find the right tea, I mah should be more extra careful not to zonk anymore." said Hasna with a bitter smile.

Rahma frowned, not understanding what Hasna had said. The beautiful girl he had only known a few hours ago was very easy to get along with. Rahma finds out that Hasna is Shanum's sister-in-law from her first husband. She was even surprised that Shanum's marriage to Akhtar was her second.

"I once failed a tea marriage, but still living akad" Hasna began to open up, she told me about her failing marriage because the prospective groom was suddenly arrested by the police when the contract was about to take place.

Rahma listened carefully to Hasna's story that Shanum occasionally told. A feeling of empathy also appeared in Rahma's heart, it turns out that everyone does have their own way of life regarding marriage and marriage. Shanum's story with Akhtar full of thistles and challenges enough to give Rahma a lesson if the soul mate will not go where, and the, and now hearing Hasna's story about her failure to marry gives Rahma a lesson too if God will present the right people and keep the unworthy ones out of our lives.

"Hopefully Mbak Hasna will soon be reunited with the right person yes" said Rahma sincerely,

"Teh, it seems that I am younger than you, do not call me mbak call me Hasna" pinta Hasna after confirming the do'a Rahma.

Their food orders came, the waiters swiftly served a variety of dishes typical Sundanese food that upload tastes.

Rahma calls Athaya, and Shanum calls the twins. Everyone is ready to sit in a circle at the table above which is full of various food and drinks ordered by each. Again the sitting position as if deliberately arranged makes it easier for Tama to get closer to Rahma and Athaya.

"What?" Shanum glanced at the younger brother, he did not understand the intention of the younger brother.

"Tuh.." pointed Joseph towards Athaya who was being fed by Tama,

"Eh...Sir, let me feed Athaya. Sorry to bother" Shanum panicked himself, he immediately pulled the Athaya plate closer to Tama, which he was on,

"It's okay, I'm happy to do it" Tama replied casually making everyone who heard her smile, in contrast to the panicked Rahma.

Exactly at nine pm three cars with different brands are ready to slide away from the parking lot of the restaurant. Rahma and Joseph who were carrying Athaya entered Tama's car this time taken by Joseph . Shanum, with his twins, entered Fauzan's Akhtar and another Ghifar he had brought with him.

After saying goodbye and agreeing with the agenda for tomorrow, they left the restaurant. Rahma had already made an agreement with Shanum if they would be in Garut for one week. Rahma had already handed over the store to her trusted employees, while for her teaching assignments permission from face-to-face teaching assignments and only provided online learning that could be done remotely.

"You cheats, why not say something about going on a long vacation here?" Tama said in a sulking tone, after hearing Rahma's conversation with Shanum she looked more silent. Apparently Tama is racking her brain how to get herself to participate while tomorrow she has a client appointment in Bandung.

"I don't know either, Sister, this is Rahma's tea plan. I also can not long leave, tomorrow afternoon must have returned to Jakarta because Tuesday morning there is a meeting with the leadership" yusuf said that the application for a one-week leave was not in acc because there was an urgent matter in the company where he worked and was only given one day, namely Monday he had a holiday.

"Teh, are you sure you're still here this week?" Yusuf glanced at the brother from the rearview mirror hanging over his head, seen Rahma leaning her body with her eyes closed with Athaya sleeping soundly in her lap.

"Tea, tidu teteh?...." Tama turned her head back, because there was no answer from Rahma. Sure enough he saw the two people who had filled his heart were sleeping soundly after a few minutes the car drove.

"Suf, big sister wants to propose to your neighbor" saw Rahma who was asleep Tama felt had a chance to talk more intimately with the young man. To the point, Tama was straight to the point. Making Joseph immediately jerked and brake the car suddenly. His first act to get support from those closest to Rahma he started from his sister-in-law.

"Huh.sorry brother, I'm just shocked. I don't think it's this fast that Brother Tama will reveal what you mean. I've been thinking all day that Brother Tama has been doing there seems to be a point in that direction but I didn't expect it to be this fast" Yusuf explained his astonishment,

"We're not teenagers anymore. It is no longer time to get to know each other by dating. Faster halal is better" said Tama steadily.

"You're supporting your sister proposing to your sister?" tanya Tama got back to the point, though,

Joseph took a deep breath before answering Tama's question.

"Make me the ultimate happiness. With anyone I'll be together as long as I'm happy I'll support it. It's been enough all this time to suffer, I don't want what I've experienced during his marriage with Kak Angga to be repeated" said Yusuf in a sad tone, he seemed to be carried away to several years ago how Rahma lived her household with Anggara. Joseph was a living witness to how his brother's household left only deep wounds.

"You know the state of the household first?" tanya Tama is full of investigation, even though she has heard it from Lisna but Tama wants to know also the version of Joseph.

"I who brought forcibly teteh from his father-in-law's house when Angga brother thanks his second wife for four months" replied Joseph ketus, recalling the event his face immediately looks upset.

"What?" a new fact that Tama knew, Lisna never told him that. He was curious and asked Joseph more.

Joseph tells more details of what Rahma was like while living his household life. He was the first to know about what happened to his brother. Joseph even became the ever-present front man for Rahma.

Tama rubbed her chest slowly, irritated with anger and feeling helpless again mixed into one. It could be that a woman as good as Rahma gets such treatment from her husband.

"Suf, now allow brother to treat all his wounds" said Tama sure.