Behind Aisha's Veil

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Aisha walked in lethargy, as well as her three sisters, they still looked shocked, confused and definitely sad.

Aisha felt limp and could no longer walk, she sat on the bench left by her three older sisters who had walked first.

He thought that let his brothers tell Ummi about his father's illness, he felt unable to see how the mother's reaction.

Aisha who was sitting contemplating was shocked to realize that her husband had been sitting next to her.

Both silent. Alvian chose to be silent because he knew his wife was very sad.

Aisha lowered her face. Tears fall down.

"Will Abah be healed?" tanyanya slow.

"I'll do my best."

Aisha sobbed even more, making Alvian heart wistful to see the wife crying sadly in front of her.

He hugged Aisha to calm her down, hugged her and told her everything would be fine.

"Cancer Abah is still in the early stages, the possibility of recovery is very large, we should not be discouraged."

Aisha stopped her crying. She glanced at the husband beside her.

"Please promise me." Aisha looked at her husband's face.

"Please promise to heal Abah."

Avian fell silent.

"I beg you." Aisha returned to shed her tears.

Alvian nodded slowly.

"I promise."

Aisha was still looking at her husband's face.

"Thank you."

The two looked at each other. Alvian stared more closely at the wife's wet eyes, tears seemed to have not stopped coming out of there.

"Stop crying. Please." Alvian turned his face away, as if he could no longer see those tear-filled eyes.

Aisha wiped her tears.

Both of them were then surprised by the arrival of Alvian's parents, Aisha immediately welcomed her mother-in-law by hugging her tightly.

Aisha hugged her mother tightly while crying. It made her mother-in-law shocked and amazed.

Alvian told his parents about Abah's illness. It sure makes both of them shocked and sad.

"It's okay, son. We leave everything to Allah SWT." Mother stroked her daughter-in-law's head gently.

***

Aisha hugged Ummi, leaning her head on her shoulder which in fact looked more rigid and accepted everything steadfastly.

"You go home first, son. Go home and rest at home." Ummi stroked his daughter's head.

"Son Alvian. Please bring your wife home." Ummi looked at Alvian who was sitting in front of him.

"Aisha doesn't want to go home to Ummi." Aisha hugged her mother tighter.

"Go home for a while, at least you should change your clothes and eat."

"Yes Nak. Let's go home, to mom's house, closer than here. After that we'll come back here again." Mom holds Aisha's hand.

Aisha finally obeyed Ummi's will, she finally went home with her husband and in-laws.

***

Aisha came out of the bathroom but did not find her husband in the room, suddenly the sound of the door being knocked and her mother-in-law entering with food.

Aisha nodded in understanding.

Aisha was forced to eat because her mother-in-law forced her to eat even though she was actually very tasteless at the thought of her father's illness.

"Rest, son, don't mind much. You better not wait for your father tonight, there's a lot of people there waiting for him" she said before leaving.

After Isya's prayer, Aisha laid her body on the bed, until she unwittingly fell asleep.

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Alvian went into the room, saw his wife lying on the bed. She will go deeper but is restrained when she finds out that Aisha is not wearing her veil.

Alvian looked at the back of the wife who was behind him, knowing that if she fell asleep so fast that if she approached and saw Aisha's face, she would not know, maybe this is also a chance for him to see how the wife actually faces.

But all that he did. I don't know why if it feels like he's been stealing. Alvian also felt that now he still did not deserve to see the face of the wife considering what he had done.

Alvian knew that if Aisha had forgiven him wholeheartedly and accepted him as a husband, then she herself would have come to him with all her rights. He knew that Aisha could not deny her duties as a wife if she had also carried out her own duties as a good husband.

Alvian went back out of the room.

***

Next day.

The sadness was clearly visible on the faces of all Abah's children and son-in-law, seeing their loved ones being taken by ambulance to the big hospital in the city to be able to undergo surgery.

Alvian has taken care of and prepared everything, now they are all ready to go.

Almost all of Abah's children came along, except Siti and Maryam who were waiting at home.

Aisha gets in her husband's car along with Ummi and Zainab's sister.

Arriving at the Hospital directly observed Abah, further examination was carried out to see whether Abah was ready to perform surgery or not.

Finally, the operating schedule has been set. Tomorrow Abah will perform surgery to remove the cancerous tissue from his stomach.

Aisha held Abah's hand, while continuing to teach beside her, occasionally Aisha wiped away the tears that continued to flow by itself.

She smiled at seeing her daughter.

"We won't know the beauty of healing until we feel pain" Abah said, wiping Aisha's tears.

Aisha looked at her father's face.

"You are the shield of our family. You're Abah's most courageous and tough kid. I'm proud of you." Abah held Aisha's hand tightly.

"If Abah does not exist. Abah is not worried because there are you who will take care of them especially your sisters."

Aisha crying.

"No Abah. We're not ready if Abah leaves now." Aisha was crying in her father's arms.

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Abah had been taken to the operating room, everyone was waiting in front of the operating room while continuing to pray.

Alvian looks about to enter the operating room, everyone sees him, looking at him with great hope.

Aisha looked at her husband. A meaningful look in the eyes that seemed to beg and say 'please do my best for my father'

Alvian went into the operating room.

Seconds after seconds felt very, very long, until time passed, they all continued to wait with great sadness. Especially with Aisha continuing to pray with tears.

Finally the operation door opened, Alvian figure slowly appeared to meet all of them.

"Alhamdulillah. The operation was successful."

Spontaneous Aisha immediately walked over and hugged her, her hands perfectly coiled around her husband's waist. Aisha drowned her face in Alvian's chest while crying out in tears.

"Thank you."