Behind Aisha's Veil

Unjust

"But then you deny your own rights and obligations. Promise not to touch your own wife to another woman."

Alvian. Soon she remembered her wedding night.

"Did you hear everything that day?"

Aisha did not answer, she again stepped into her room.

Alvian slammed into the couch, now he understands everything that's going on.

***

Next day.

"Wait a minute" said Alvian, holding Aisha who will get out of the car when they arrive at the hospital.

Aisha saw her husband.

Alvian gave something in his hand.

"As I said last night, from now on I will carry out my duties as a husband."

Aisha saw an ATM card in her husband's hand.

"It's a living I have to give you, I beg you to take it."

Aisha speechless.

"I know it's too late. But I hope it's never too late to be a responsible husband and I'll start from this" Alvian thrusts the card closer to his wife.

Aisha was silent for a moment looking thoughtful. Suddenly he took the card. Makes Alvian smile.

"thank you. Actually I'm afraid you'll turn it down" Alvian said happily.

"If I refuse doesn't that also mean I'm denying my rights as a wife?"

"If that's what's the difference between me and you?" continue Aisha again

"Regarding that..."Alvian seemed to doubt.

"I'm sorry. I'm really sorry for all my mistakes with you. I want to fix everything, I want us to start all over again."

"Aisha. Let's run our household that we're supposed to." Alvian looked at his wife expectantly.

Aisha seems to be saying something, but Alvian precedes her.

"I beg you, this time just say 'yes' only," he said to make Aisha back silenced.

"I know you will forgive all my iniquities, as Allah SWT has accepted the repentance of all his servants."

"Yes." Yeah." Aisha saw her husband.

"A husband is the captain of the ship, where and how the ark of this household will be run, the husband who determines. Where may I turn away from my duties as a wife if you have done all your duties."

***

"Alhamdulillah," said Siti and Zainab simultaneously full of happiness.

They hugged Aisha tightly.

"At last Allah gave His guidance to your husband" said Zainab gladly.

Aisha smiled as she watched her two sisters happily join her as she recounted all her conversations with Alvian earlier.

"Sister, there is no need to teach you how to be a godly wife, for you know." Zainab looked at her sister.

"Run all your obligations as a wife well, make your husband not regret for leaving the woman" he said again.

Aisha nodded.

"Hopefully my husband meant everything."

Both her brothers secured.

***

Alvian looks happy, his face cheerful with a smile that always on his lips.

Many times he looked at his phone, saw one name in his line of contacts. 'My wife'.

Alvian recalled that this morning Aisha volunteered to give her number when she asked for it.

He seems to want to send his first message but he is confused what to say, finally he only saw the number many times.

Without realizing it, there were a pair of eyes that continued to see his gurgle, the person seemed astonished to see Alvian looked so happy.

Anita finally approached Alvian who was sitting at the cafeteria table alone.

"l. We need to talk." Anita sat on the bench in front of Alvian.

Alvian was startled, he immediately showed a blurry face seeing Anita sitting in front of him.

"What exactly do you want to talk about?" alvian said quietly, because he knew that some people there were secretly watching them.

"About our relationship."

"Our relationship is over Nit" Alvian said.

"I told you that it wouldn't be that easy to dump me" Anita replied angrily.

"I don't care" Anita replied standing up.

Alvian walked away from Anita.

"I'm going to see Aisha." Anita spoke a little loudly, making Alvian stop her steps and immediately turn her body to see Anita.

"Please. You'll only be made more embarrassed by her." Alvian continued his steps.

Anita looked increasingly furious.

***

Aisha and her sisters were ready to leave the hospital, finished packing and left the room for the lobby and waited for a taxi.

"You guys ready?" ask Alvian who seems to have been waiting there.

Aisha and her two sisters looked shocked.

"We just took a taxi" Aisha said, watching Alvian take the three into a parked car right in front of the hospital lobby.

"I'll drive you" replied Alvian, opening the front and back doors of his car.

"Are you not busy?" asked Zainab while asking Siti to enter the car.

"No. I have no surgery today. Just checking out a few patients."

Alvian took his vehicle away from the Hospital.

Anita who saw it from a distance seemed increasingly furious and angry, especially seeing Alvian who was so happy serving his wife's family.

***

"I'm going back to the hospital" Alvian said, seeing Aisha.

Aisha just nodded small.

Suddenly the sound of a bell rang, Alvian immediately approached the door and opened it.

Alvian was shocked to see Joseph and a woman standing at the door.

Alvian invites the two to enter, making Aisha also shocked to see her sister-in-law and a woman go inside.

"Assynolajet. We were at the Hospital. But he said that you had just come home, so we came here after being told Ummi your home address" Yusuf said, sitting down after being invited to sit by Alvian.

"Would you guys come here?" tanya Aisha sounded a little irritated after believing that the woman was the second wife of her sister-in-law.

"We want to pick Siti up" replied Yusuf.

"My brother's still sick, he can't go home now."

Joseph and his wife were silent for a moment.

"Can we see how he is?" joseph asked to see Aisha.

"He's on a break. Can't be bothered." Aisha answered with a sniffle. He was upset that his brother's husband could come with his young wife, didn't they think about his brother's feelings.

Certainly not see the look on the face of the two who seemed to have no sin. Aisha is upset at least they are a little empathetic because now her sister is sick.

Suddenly Brother Zainab who heard the sound of people coming, out of the room, shocked to see Siti's husband there, he then approached the two, greeting and chatting.

Another case with Zainab who tried to be friendly, Aisha could not cover up her irritation to the couple, this was known by Alvian who seemed to know the anger of his wife.

"Where were you when my sister was sick and needed her husband?" aisha asked suddenly made everyone shocked.

Joseph looked confused to answer.

"My husband had to take care of me too yesterday. I am also sick" answered Joseph's second wife.

"Oh yeah? What pain? The severe? Do I need to be treated at the hospital?"

Both did not answer.

"I told Siti that, she said it's okay I'm not with her because you guys are taking care of her." Joseph saw Aisha.

"So there's us you're giving up your responsibilities as a husband?"

Zainab immediately stood up to Aisha to ask her to stop.

"If you guys mind taking care of Siti, why not say it. I will definitely come and take care of him myself." Joseph was a little emotional.

"Why should we mind taking care of our own brother? But there should be or should not be us, you should still be with him right?"

"What do you think. You've been fair to your two wives?" ask Aisha annoyed.

"Don't be unfair and lean towards one of the wives, because on the day of the apocalypse he will come in a state of his shoulders tilted sideways."

"Everything if it cannot be fair, the Qur'an tells us to have only one wife."

Yusuf looked very angry, he walked over to Aisha.

Alvian swiftly confronted Joseph, standing before his wife.

"Don't teach me how I should treat my two wives." Joseph looked at everyone with annoyance.

"I'm sorry, but it seems you need to be taught" replied Alvian.