Behind the Veil (Aisha)

Past Times

The shocked Lidya immediately looked at Siti while frowning.

For a moment she was stunned while watching Siti's appearance from top to bottom, her two eyes going up and down many times. But who would have thought now Lidya even seemed to hold back his laughter.

"Prospective husband?" asked Lidya while continuing to hold back the laughter.

Siti smiled as she nodded small.

Lidya immediately looked at Andre.

"He's your future wife?" tanyanya pointed at Siti half laughing.

"Yes. She's my future wife, we're getting married tomorrow" Andre replied aloud.

"Oh yeah? Congratulations then." Lidya still laughed.

Siti walked closer to Lidya while continuing to smile.

"Thank God if the news of our marriage makes you so happy."

Lidya immediately stopped her laughter.

"It's an honor for us if you can attend our wedding ceremony tomorrow. You will definitely be our special guest."

Lidya. He saw Andre.

"Are you really getting married?" tanyanya could not believe it.

Andre nodded quickly.

Lidya. Bummer. Now he's sure it's not a joke.

"Sorry I have to go, the sisters are waiting." Siti then walked away from the two followed by two santriwati who had been with her.

Lidya looked shocked, she saw Andre still in disbelief.

The one who saw him was busy looking at his watch.

"I have to go." Andre stepped his foot.

"Wait!" Lidya held Andre's hand.

The shocked Andre immediately brushed it off rudely. He immediately looked towards Siti who had already walked a long distance behind him. Afraid that his future wife would see the incident.

Lidya was shocked.

"Andre what's going on? Why are you so rude?"

"And that? Who's the lady? Why are you marrying her?"

Instead of answering the look on his face, he showed his frustration, but he tried hard not to see Lidya. Andre kept turning his face.

"I don't have to explain it to you, do I?" Andre looks like he's going to step back.

"Should! You have to explain it to me" replied Lidya who again stopped Andre's steps.

"Tell me why should I explain it to you?" asked Andre without turning his body.

"Besides our co-workers we have nothing to do," continued Andre while going back to step.

"But we've slept together." Again Lidya's words again stopped Andre's steps.

Andre who was shocked by the words of Lidya pecked.

"So if there's a woman you should marry it's me. Not her or any other woman."

Andre was stunned for a moment, unable to say anything, until then he chose to step back and leave Lidya who looked very sad.

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He did not expect at all, his goal to find Andre and persuade him to return to work actually made him know if Andre would actually get married. But in the midst of his pain Lidya continues to wonder in his heart why suddenly Andre decided to get married, because all this time he knows exactly if marriage is not on his priority list of life, and he is not married, Lidya even often heard Andre who boasted that he would never get married and be tied to a relationship with a woman.

Not wanting to continue to be overwhelmed with curiosity, Lidya immediately wiped her tears, tidied herself up and immediately got out of her car, she wanted to know what was really going on, she said, therefore he will ask him directly to the woman who claimed to be his future wife Andre. City.

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Siti who was teaching was shocked when she saw Lidya who was standing in the doorway of her class.

"Can we talk for a second?"

Siti immediately looked at the santriwati who were of course shocked to see the woman who did not close her aura into their class.

"Of course." Siti nodded.

After saying goodbye to leave for a while and then giving the task to his students, Siti then rushed after Lidya who had walked first.

The presence of Lidya in the Pondok Pesantren environment is certainly a spectacle of the santri-santri there, and it actually makes Siti uncomfortable, therefore when Lidya invites Siti to chat on the park bench, Siti refuses and chooses to chat in Lidya's car instead.

After both are in the car.

Lidya continued to look at Siti who was sitting beside her.

"Sorry to bother you. But I want to ask you a lot of things." Lidya opened the conversation.

"If you want to ask me about my marriage to Brother Andre, why can I marry him and why would he marry a woman like me. I just want to say one thing."

"I didn't find him, nor did he find me, nor did I choose him nor did he choose me. But it was God who brought us together, who chose it for me, and chose me for him."

Lidya. He looked speechless, being quite shocked by all Siti's words.

"If you've had a past story before, whatever it is, it's your business. You guys can finish it and I'm sorry it's none of my business."

Lidya was getting speechless. The veiled woman beside him was not in accordance with his expectations. This woman is very smart and straightforward.

"Enough?" ask Siti with half a smile.

Lidya held her head, looking frustrated because everything she wanted to ask was answered by Siti.

"I slept with your future husband." Lidya tried to bully Siti. Directly tell something crucial according to him, which will definitely immediately make Siti shocked.

Who would have thought Siti was smiling.

"Don't be proud to sin, God only covers your disgrace and why do you indulge in it?"

"And I will not judge or laugh at the sins of others because who knows God forgives them because of ignorance, but God will surely punish me for my pride."

"And if you expect me to back away from him after hearing this. You're wrong because I also have an imperfect past."

Lidya was again made agape about Siti's answers.

"I just ordered. Take a lesson from your past, but forget the pain."

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Assalamualaikum

Warm regards to all readers.

Previously allow me to apologize for the delay in the update on the continuation of the story 'Behind Aisha' because there is something I must prioritize first.

But Thank God that with the permission of Allah from today I can return to writing, can continue to update even if only one episode per day.

Thank you to those who have been patient waiting for the continuation of this story. May Allah smooth over all our affairs and may we all always be in His protection. Aamyn