Behind the Veil (Aisha)

Weddings

"Well!" say to the witnesses and the invitees who were present simultaneously shortly after the bridegroom said kabul smoothly and calmly.

When Anita immediately shed her tears, she glanced at the mother who was always sitting next to her.

Her mother smiled with haru, with tears she held back, she immediately hugged Anita tightly.

"Good son. You are now a wife."

Anita could not hold back her tears, in her mother's arms, she wanted to pour out her happiness, but hurriedly the mother asked her not to cry.

"Don't cry son. Later make-up wear off, soon you will be reunited with your husband. You have to look beautiful." His mother slowly wiped away a puddle of tears in the corner of his daughter's eyes.

Sure enough, before long, Anita was called to be reunited with her husband for the first time since both of them had legally become a husband and wife, with being joined by her mother and sister-in-law, respectively, he walked slowly out of the room towards where the marriage contract was carried out.

Anita walked past the invited guests present, her steps stopped when she accidentally saw Aisha standing up while looking at her full of joy.

Anita stood glued to see her best friend as well with mixed feelings.

The two walked closer to each other.

"Congratulations. May Allah bestow His mercy on your household" Aisha said before embracing each other.

"Aamiinu. Thank you very much." Anita releases her embrace, then looks at Aisha with haru.

Aisha. Anita still vividly remembered the beginning of their meeting. He can still clearly remember how he used to hate the wife of his lover at that time, so much so that even Anita can still remember how she often treated Aisha unkindly, so much so, insulting and degrading him. All of this he did was to think that Aisha had ruined his life by taking Alvian, the man he had loved for five years.

His unstoppable hatred even almost drove him crazy, all the way he did to make his lover Alvian still his, but apparently the way it made Alvian even more away from him and steady choose Aisha, he said, women chosen by both parents.

Of course his heart was broken to pieces at that time, in the midst of his slow decline Anita then realized all his mistakes, all his shortcomings that made Alvian steady choose Aisha rather than him.

She begins to realize that Aisha is a good woman, she deserves to be chosen because she is clearly a special woman, amid the onslaught of hatred and ill-treatment, Anita remembers that Aisha never once repaid him by hating him back, but even by back advising in a different way. He often felt struck by his sharp yet unbiased words.

Even with the ease of Aisha forgave all her mistakes when she who had realized came to him and apologized, then more than that, Aisha then taught him many things, about religious science as well as other good things.

Anita who had felt quite distant with her God slowly began to return and fix herself. Aisha even led her to emigrate and draw closer to God.

Therefore, Aisha became an important figure in her life, it is undeniable that her blessing is now her life is much better, she said, and thanks to him he also got a man who was also good and far from worthy to be his priest.

Remembering all that, Anita hugged Aisha back tightly.

"Thank you so much for everything."

Aisha just smiled happily while gently stroking her best friend's back.

Anita again walked to the akad table, where the husband had been waiting for her, with a thumping feeling of course considering this was their first meeting after being a legal husband and wife.

Zaidan was stunned to see Anita walking over to him, as if not believe if now the woman standing in front of him is now legal to be his wife to make both eyes can not be separated to continue to look at the woman who has now become lawful for him.

While Anita also with her mixed feelings just continued to lower her head, as if unable to lift her face and see Zaidan who was now standing before her.

The two have now been juxtaposed, with looks still shy and of course awkward they then finish the process of blessing their marriage.

***

Siti lowered her head to wipe away the tears that kept coming out by herself. During watching the process of the wedding kabul ijab in front of him, he could not help but be sad because he remembered the father who had left him.

The thing that makes him sad is none other because next week he will marry the man of his choice, and certainly if for this second marriage there will be no Abah who will be his guardian. Remembering that, her tears came back pretty hard.

"Sister." Siti was startled when suddenly Lela who was sitting next to her held her hand. In a hurry she wiped her tears. I don't want to be seen by my sister.

Siti then looked at Lela who was looking at her wistfully.

Siti then held Lela's hand. Close-fitting.

Without asking each other, the two clasped hands tightly together. As if strengthening each other's hearts are fragile will longing for the beloved father.

***

Anita sat on the edge of the bed, still wearing a veil and wedding dress that was deliberately made simple but still managed to make her look charming today, she continued to fall down and play her fingers.

Before long the door of her room opened, Anita raised her head slowly and saw Zaidan enter her room for the first time.

Anita lowered her head again.

Zaidan smiled as he walked into the room and approached his wife.

Anita doesn't budge, she stays down.

Zaidan then sat down beside his wife, a little far apart until there was a distance between the two.

Both of them were silent for a moment.

"My husband" said Anita slowly.

Zaidan immediately saw Anita beside him.

Anita lifted her face, she then saw the face of the husband beside her.

The two looked at each other.

"Yes." Yeah." Zaidan smiled slightly.

Anita continued to look at her husband's face with a meaningful look.

"It's our wedding night" said Anita slowly still while looking at her husband.

Zaidan nodded.

"When you're going to hug me later, don't expect this body to tremble because it's not really my first hug with a man." Anita looked down sadly.

He then looked at his hands and fingers.

"I won't shake your hand in shame because it's not my first hand either."

"I will not turn my face away from you out of embarrassment because your gaze is not my first."

"I'm sorry I'm not as good as you." Anita looked back at her husband's face guiltily.

Zaidan who was stared at instantly smiled slightly.

"But I'm the first person to love you sincerely. I'm the first person who will make you happy and I'm the first person who will take you to His Heaven."

Zaidan shifted his seat closer to Anita until now the two sat facing each other.

He held his wife's hand and kissed her.

Anita then opened her veil, after marriage this is the first time Zaidan can see the whole face of his wife.

The two stared at each other lovingly, ending with Zaidan kissing his wife's forehead.