Behind Aisha's Veil

Chokes.

A moment of silence.

Aisha's three elder brothers occasionally glanced at Ammar furiously, full of disappointment and hatred

While Abah who had lowered his head earlier, ventured to see Lela who was sitting next to his wife. Abah looked at her daughter, her eyes glazed over.

"Son. How are you doing?" asked Abah with a trembling voice.

Lela who looked down immediately at her father, looked at Abah's face which emitted an aura of deep guilt.

Lela immediately lowered her face, as if she could no longer see the sadness on her face.

"Lela's fine Abah." Lela tried to hold back her tears.

Ummi immediately hugged his daughter, while Abah lowered her head again, no one knew if a few drops of tears came out of her eyes.

Seeing the incident Aisha's heart was sad, she knew exactly what her father was feeling, as well as her brother.

Brother Ahmad saw Alvian.

"How's the case going?"

"In the process, there is a lawyer who takes care of it" replied Alvian.

Ahmad immediately saw Ammar and his parents.

"You want us to retract this report of persecution?"

They didn't answer immediately. I hesitated to say something.

"The future of our son will be ruined if he goes to prison" Ammar said.

"So we ask forgiveness from all of you, forgive our son, do not throw him in prison." Ammar's mother was crying.

"We'll do whatever you want to do to retract a report from the police." This time Ammar's father spoke.

"So you want him to get no punishment after what he did to our sister?" Ali saw both of them growling.

"sorry. If it's like that, then your son won't be deterred, he'll make the mistake again knowing there's both of you his parents who will defend and protect him like this." Ridwan smiled cynically.

Again Ammar and his parents were made not warty.

Abah then saw the iron.

"We're going to continue with this case." Abah spoke with certainty.

Aisha and all her sisters look happy, they are grateful that Abah made the right decision.

Ammar and his parents.

"Trust. It's also for his good in the future." Abah saw the iron.

Ammar's father was fixated for a moment, he then saw his wife who came back crying to hear the decision of the besan.

Abah then sees Ammar.

"Either what my daughter has done until you beat her like that, but as her father I am definitely angry and disappointed. I really didn't expect you'd do this given the depth of your religious knowledge."

"I'm sorry" said Ammar slowly, looking down, not daring to show his face.

"We may forgive all your mistakes, but the legal process will continue, as well as the divorce process" Ahmad said.

***

Ummi was getting teary-eyed as Lela slowly opened her veil, although it was a bit faded, but bruises were still visible on her face.

"I'm sorry Ummi and Abah nak" said Ummi stroking his daughter's face.

"No Ummi. It's not your fault." Lela hugged her mother.

"It's our fault. We have chosen the wrong man for you," said Ummi again sobbing.

While in the living room.

Alvian hesitantly showed the results of the visa that Abah asked for. Actually, he didn't want his father-in-law to see the results of his sister-in-law's visa, but because father insisted he was forced to show it even though he knew that by looking at it his father-in-law's heart would certainly be very sad and increasingly feel guilty.

Just like her husband, Aisha also did not want her father to see the results of the visa.

"It's okay, son."

Abah's heart ached when she saw one by one the photos of Lela's visum held, her eyes regained a deep ache when she felt the pain her daughter had already experienced.

Until finally Abah can no longer, he keeps the photo back. Now it was Aisha's third sister's turn to take it and look at it, with the same feeling the three of them were feeling pity, imagining the suffering their sister had felt.

Seeing the sadness of the father, Aisha who was sitting next to Abah immediately embraced him.

Abah rubbed his daughter's head gently. Until he could not bear it anymore until finally Abah cried sobbing in the arms of his daughter.

Aisha hugged her father.

"Don't cry Abah. Abah is the source of strength in the midst of this weakness. The source of hope in the midst of our despair, also the source of happiness in the midst of this sorrow."

"How Abah didn't cry, son. Abah has plunged Abah's beloved daughters into suffering." Abah sniffles.

"It's not Abah's fault. This is because God loves us. Is not the word Abah if a person is tested, it is an indication that God is raising his degree higher. God gives tests to strengthen the heart, raise the degree higher, give a sense of patience and sincerity more in the heart" said Aisha while looking at her father's face.

Abah stopped her crying.

"You're right, son. Abah's instincts as a parent make you forget that you are not only Abah's child, but also God's creature who must be tested and tried, there is no human being, anyone in the world who does not experience it."

Aisha nods a smile while then wiping away her father's tears.

***

Lela hugged Abah.

Lovingly Abah gently rubbed his daughter's head.

"Let's go home son" Abah said softly.

Lela nodded her head. He let go of his embrace, looking at his father's face.

Abah tried to smile.

"Like Siti, Allah has returned you to Abah, back in Abah's shade and protection again, apparently Allah still wants to extend Abah's time with the holy angels of Abah."

Lela smiled.

A few moments later.

"Thank you, son. You have taken care of your sister well" Abah said, hugging Aisha and Alvian at the same time as she said goodbye to go home.

"May Allah repay your good deeds, and may Allah grant His Grace and grace to your household."

"May you always live in harmony, loving and loving each other." Abah unites the hands of Aisha and her husband.

Everyone guarantees.

***

Nightfall.

Alvian chokes while drinking to see Aisha out of the room in her skimpy nightgown and sex. The clothes that three days his wife is absent use because of the presence of the brother in their home.

He kept coughing while patting his chest many times.

"Darling why are you?" ask Aisha wonder.

Instead of subsiding, his cough actually increasingly became to hear the word 'honey' coming out of the wife's mouth.

Alvian looks tired to stop her cough, with the help of Aisha who continues to pat her husband's back.

Finally, not how long the cough subsided a little.

"Why?" ask Aisha while giving her a glass of water so she can really relieve her husband's cough.

"Why do you still ask, it must be a shock to see you like this." Alvian glanced at his wife while going to drink the water he gave her.

"Says tonight I have to get ready."

Alvian choked again.