Behind Aisha's Veil

Siti

Alvian looks wrong. He looked at Aisha with a guilty feeling.

But another case with Aisha who actually looks ordinary, walking away from her husband to the kitchen. Continuing his activities there who apparently was cooking food.

Aisha saw that her husband was walking into her room.

'Honey'

Aisha smiled bitterly. Apparently her conjecture was correct if Doctor Anita was the woman her husband loved.

The woman who made her husband promise not to touch her.

Be ill. The wound in Aisha's soul felt increasingly gaping wide, until her physical wound was no longer felt, not comparable to the wound of her soul that was increasingly reddening.

***

Anita who had just performed Caesarean section passed by Alvian who also just finished surgery.

"How's Aisha doing?" anita asked as the two sat on the bench to rest.

"It seems like it's better."

"I'll be back at work again to see his wounds."

Alvian just nodded. Soon she remembers Aisha's words, knowing that Anita was her boyfriend.

All because of his carelessness, saying indirectly if Anita is his girlfriend.

Alvian is silent, she seems confused should let Anita meet with Aisha again after her wife finds out if Anita is the woman she loves.

"He already knows if we have a relationship" said Alvian suddenly made Anita shocked.

"You told him?"

"Yes. Indirectly."

"Then how does it react."

"It's normal."

Anita frowned.

"Absolutely not angry?"

Alvian.

Anita fell silent. Both pensive.

"Aisha. She's Al's special lady" said Anita glancing at her lover.

Alvian lowered his head. In her heart she confirmed Anita's words. Aisha is indeed a special, opinionated and intelligent woman.

He remembered that every time they spoke, he was always finished by himself who was stunned by all the answers of his wife, who sometimes fell into his heart.

"I'll see him later" Anita said, surprising Alvian.

"Would you not see each other again?"

Anita shook her head.

"No Al. I wonder how she behaved to me after she found out that I'm the woman you love."

"alright. It's up to you." Alvian moved from his seat.

"I have to go first."

Anita nodded.

He watched Alvian who walked away from him.

Alvians. That man is his love. The two already have each other. But the situation now changes it, the lover is in fact no longer his own. There is another woman who is more entitled to her and that is Aisha.

'Love people's husbands'

That's the reality now, and Anita knows whatever the reason is that everything she's doing is wrong.

He wants to go to Aisha and tell her something.

***

"What's Ummi?" tanya Aisha felt if the mother was feeling sad, heard from her voice that was not as usual.

"No son" replied the mother on the other end of the phone.

"Ummi, Aisha please don't lie. Tell me what's up?"

Silent moment.

"Son. Sister Siti."

"Yes Ummi. Why Siti?"

"Kak Siti is in polygamy" said Ummi hesitantly.

Now she heard her mother's voice crying on the other end of the phone.

"Ummy. Don't cry," Aisha's pinta also while holding back her crying. She knows that the mother is experiencing deep sadness, although she has never experienced it, but almost all women know how painful it is in polygamy, especially if her own biological daughter is experiencing it.

The mother's voice tried to stop her crying.

"Ummy. Siti used to call me but why she never told me."

"He doesn't want to make us sad."

"Where did Ummi know?"

"Yesterday her husband came and asked Abah for permission to remarry."

"And Abah would have allowed it" said Aisha confidently.

No answer from the mother.

"That polygamy is not forbidden in our religious teachings" Ummi replied.

Aisha fell silent, which her mother said was true. He knew that if the teachings of Islam allow polygamy under certain conditions, one of them would be able to do justice to all his wives.

"Sati could have rejected it, right Ummi? And Abah, how can you allow it? Didn't Abah think about how Siti felt?"

Ummi was silent, just a breath was heard.

"Ummy. I'll call Siti first. I want to ask you how she is."

"Yes, son."

"Ummi, don't mind much and don't be sad. Leave everything to God. Aisha is sure that Siti's sister will be fine."

"Yes Nak. Call your brother and talk to him, ask him how he is, to you your brother will be honest."

"Yes Ummi." After greeting Aisha, he hung up his phone.

Aisha looks like she will call her sister directly but unfortunately repeatedly she tries her phone is not also picked up by the sister.

Aisha was still pensive, as if she felt the pain that her sister might be experiencing now.

Although the fate is not much different from the brother, their husbands share love with other women, but at least Siti is more fortunate, her husband accepted their arranged marriage, accepted and loved her as a wife, and at least Siti was more fortunate, another case with her who was rejected and ignored by her husband. And it's possible that Aisha's fate will be even worse, Alvian will marry her lover.

She could be polygamous, Aisha thought.

Suddenly she was startled by the sound of her bedroom door being knocked on.

"Aisha it's me" said Doctor Anita behind the door.

Doctor Anita. Apparently he came again to check on Aisha's wounds.

Aisha immediately opened the door, kindly inviting him to enter.

"How are you doing? Does the wound still hurt?" anita asked in a friendly manner as well.

Aisha shook her head. "It's better."

Anita asks Aisha to undress, then she checks the wound on her back.

"I'll smear it with ointment again."

Anita looked carefully smearing Aisha's back.

When she was done, Aisha immediately put on her clothes, and, not to forget she also thanked Anita for taking her busy time to treat her injuries and Aisha invited Anita to leave the room because she would serve tea for her.

"No need to bother. I'll be home soon too." Anita looked at Aisha.

"But there was something I wanted to ask first" Anita continued.

Aisha saw Anita. Their eyes meet each other.

"Aisha. Are you happy with your marriage?"

Aisha flinched but then she smiled.

"sorry. I don't tell a stranger about a personal problem I just met."

"Aisha. I'm not a stranger to Alvian. We've been dating long enough."

Aisha smiled again.

"I know," he said casually.

"What's your reaction then?" anita asked astonished to see Aisha who was acting ordinary.

"What do you want me to do? Scolding you? Slap and grab your hair?"

Anita.

"I wouldn't be like that. Even if you really deserve it."