Behind the Veil (Aisha)

Lapel

Ridwan takes Lela out of the room. Everyone immediately noticed how Lela who was now calm continued to hug her elder brother tightly. As if he kept asking for protection from his brother from someone who wanted to hurt him.

Zayn watched the wife with grief, his heart was sad to know if it turned out to be the embrace of the brother who could make his wife comfortable and safe, not in his embrace.

Ahmad, who now understood what had happened after Aisha had explained in the room, walked over to Zayn.

Ahmad hugged his brother-in-law. With mixed feelings, he tried to express his gratitude for what Zayn had done to Lela.

"thank you. To everything. The patience, sincerity, support and love you have given our sister."

Zayn smiled as he nodded.

"We'd like to ask your permission, waiting for Lela's condition to stabilise, can we temporarily bring her home?"

"Hopefully after meeting with Ummi, things are getting better."

Zayn nodded. "of course. I know if all Lela needs right now is love and affection from you family, especially Ummi."

"sorry. I can't take the ride" Zayn said sadly.

"It's okay. Hopefully it won't be long, after Lela recovers we hope you come to pick her back up."

"Of course," Zayn replied quickly.

Ahmad hugged Zayn. After that he also approached Zaidan and then regretted it.

"We go first" said Ahmad then saw everything.

***

In the car park.

Aisha hugs Lela who is about to get into the car.

"I'm sorry I can't accompany my sister home" Aisha said as she tried to hold back her tears.

Lela looked like a confused person, she did not answer just directly into the car with Siti who was already inside.

The Ridwan who was about to enter hugged Aisha for a moment.

"Don't worry too much. Pray to Allah SWT that our sister's class be healed."

Aisha nodded. He then saw Ahmad who was also going to get into the car.

"Sister. I hope our decision is right. I hope Ummi is strong to see Lela's condition like this." Aisha looked at her oldest sister's face.

"We know there is no other way but to meet Lela with Ummi, God willing with God's permission, the meeting of the two will actually be a medicine so that they can strengthen and heal each other."

"Aamiin's."

***

Zayn was jolted when the bailiff told them Ammar had been released.

"But the sentence is less than a year, right?" ask Alvian who is no less surprised to know Ammar's freedom.

"Yes. But he was released quickly because he had been behaving well, had even become a teacher for other inmates, besides that he was also released for getting remission," explained the prison officer.

Alvian, Zayn and Zaidan looked at each other with their faces annoyed.

Zaidan took his brother and Alvian away.

Inside the car, he was silent for a moment. They now believe that Ammar called Lela last night.

"I know his house. We can go there now." Alvian saw Zaidan and Zayn.

"No. We can't just go there and accuse him of it." Zaidan replied.

"We must have strong evidence that Ammar intends to disturb Lela again" Zaidan continued.

"But where does he know Lela's number, when it's a new number because I bought it." Zayn looked at Zaidan and Alvian in surprise.

"That means that Ammar did find out about Lela, he must have done everything he could to disturb Lela again including finding out her phone number" Alvian replied.

"If that means he also knows Lela's condition is traumatized by it." Zayn went back to see Alvian and his brother."

Alvian and Zaidan were stunned.

"Surely he wants revenge. Feeling that his future is ruined because of Lela who threw him into prison."Alvian squeezed his hand in annoyance.

***

By being swept by Siti and followed by her two brothers from behind Lela entered the house.

Ummi who was in his room was shocked when he was told by one of his grandchildren if Lela came.

Her bright face instantly changed as Lela rushed over to hug her while crying.

Ummi fell silent and did not understand while continuing to hug his daughter, he saw Siti who also cried with sadness.

Ahmad walked over to both of them.

"Ummy. Where's Abah. I want to see Abah." Lela cried sadly as she continued to hug him tightly

Ummi immediately looked at his son in shock.

Ahmad hugged his mother and sister at the same time.

A few moments later.

In Lela's room.

All the children of Ummi's son-in-law gathered with faces full of sadness and tears.

They see Ummi lovingly stroking the back of Lela who is now soundly asleep on her lap.

Ummi continued to stare at Lela's face with tears occasionally dripping down her daughter's veil.

There were no words spoken, everyone was silent in grief lamenting what was happening to Lela, they had not expected behind her laughter and cherries all this time, there was a big wound he was hiding.

A few moments later.

Some people have left, now only Ummi and his two daughters Siti and Zainab accompany Lela who is still sleeping soundly.

Suddenly Lela who fell asleep deliriously called Abah's name many times with fear to make her body sweat cold.

Ummi who was shocked tried to wake her up. Zainab and Siti as well.

Lela finally woke up. He immediately hugged Ummi tightly with his irregular breath.

"Ummi." Lela crying.

"It's Ummi son." Ummi tried to calm his daughter.

"What happened to you, son?" Ummi cried to see his daughter who was very scared.

Lela continued to cry in fear, the voice of Ammar her ex-husband who called last night back ringing in her ears. Makes her stick her embrace to her mother.

Zainab rubbed her sister's back slowly.

"Silver. Calm yourself. Relax, you're safe here, nobody's gonna hurt you."

Lela was still crying in fear.

"Son." Ummi stroked her daughter's back slowly, trying to calm her down.

Slowly Lela tried to stop her crying, trying to dispel her fear, calming herself down.

After a bit of calm he then let go of his embrace to Ummi.

He looked at the face of his mother who was crying.

"Ummi" said Lela, wiping away her tears.

"I'm sorry, I'm fine now." Lela wiped her own tears, while trying to smile.

"Thank God, son. That's what Ummi expected. You're fine." Ummi held her daughter's hand.

Lela looked at her mother who looked very sad.

"I'm sorry Ummi."

"Ummi should be apologizing to you, son." Ummi crying.

Lela shook her head many times. He hugged his mother tightly.

"I'm fine Ummi. I'm fine now. Ummm don't be sad anymore."

Ummi nodded while trying to smile.

"What really happened to you, son?" Ummi saw his daughter.

"Yes Dik. Tell us what the hell is going on?" ask Siti.

Lela looked sad. The voice of her ex-husband's Ammar was ringing in her ear. A flash of shadow when he was scared to make people worry about him flashed in his memory.

She then raised her head while looking at Ummi and her brother alternately.

"Ummy. Older brother. I need to get back to town and see my husband. She must be very worried about me right now."