Behind the Veil (Aisha)

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Three days later.

"How's your wife doing?" ask Diah when she invites Zayn to meet at lunchtime.

"Alhamdulillah. He's fine."

"Thank God. I'm so glad to hear that. Who would have thought that your wife would recover so quickly, whereas according to our medical reasoning, after the incident the other day, your wife would at least take a long time to recover."

"Everything because of the Power of Allah SWT. My wife asked for healing directly to him."

"Yes. I think so too. Your wife is a devout woman, I myself deeply salute her pious personality."

Zayn smiled.

"Oh yes. I invited you to meet because I wanted to deliver a message from Meisya."

Zayn. His face changed instantly.

"He has realized his mistake. He wants me to apologize to you and your wife."

Diah then told what happened to his nephew, in addition to suffering severe physical injuries, Zayn was shocked to learn that Meisya also experienced trauma due to the braking.

"It's exactly like your wife. The violence left a wound on his soul."

Zayn.

"Oh yes. He also wants me to pass this message to you."

Zayn listen.

"Meisya wants you to be careful. Ammar won't stop bothering Lela."

"Yes. I already know." Zayn then recounted the events at the Hospital the other day.

Of course Diah was shocked.

"I think the man is obsessed with continuing to hurt and annoy your wife. I'm sure if he's having some kind of mental breakdown. I didn't call him crazy but his mind was already distracted."

"I think so too."

"Then you have to be more careful. In her mental state like that, she could do anything."

Zayn nodded.

Diah then said goodbye to leave because he had conveyed Meisya's message to Zayn.

"Send my regards to your wife."

"Goddessa. Maybe we'll start therapy again on Monday."

"alright. I'm waiting for."

***

On the weekend Siti and Andre come to visit Aisha and Lela. In addition to seeing the situation of her two sisters, Siti also accompanied her husband who would meet with his work partner first.

Apparently her husband's former co-workers were interested in investing in the business that Andre developed at Pesantren. Of course it was welcomed warmly by Andre who did need investors to develop his business more broadly.

"Besides investing. He also wants to be a permanent donor of Pondok Pesantren." Andre saw everyone.

"Every month he will donate some of his company's profits to the progress of the Ponpes."

"Alhamdulillah." Of course everyone feels grateful.

"We can use the funds to improve the ponpes facilities because lately the public interest has become higher to include their children in our pesantren, now even we are no longer accepting new students because of the limited residences for the students ." Siti saw her two sisters.

"Alhamdulillah. If the late Abah still exists, he will surely be very happy to see the Pondok Pesantren which he established growing rapidly." Aisha looks happy.

"Yes. This is all thanks to Brother Andre, through his hands God paved the way for the ponpes to become more advanced and famous," added Lela.

Everyone is assuring.

Alvian saw his brother.

"When are you going to meet that potential investor?"

"If not a hindrance. Monday he's taking me to meet."

"Hopefully everything is smooth. May God make things easier." Zayn saw his sister-in-law.

"Aamiin's." Everyone guarantees.

The three couples agreed to spend their Sunday nights out for a walk. Actually they just obey the will of pregnant women who somehow suddenly want to walk with his two sisters to the Mall while shopping for the rest of the baby equipment.

In addition, all day she saw her sister Lela a little moody because her husband still had to work on Saturdays, so she wanted to entertain her brother, she said, take her for a walk so that her brother is happy and entertained and the most important thing is that hopefully it can glue the relationship of her brother and husband.

On travel.

Lela looked bright, she kept spreading her smile. Although blocked by a veil, Zayn can still see the happiness of his wife.

Zayn smiled. He did not know if just taking his wife for a walk had made him so happy. He then promised himself after this he would more often take his wife out. He also believes that going together often will have a good impact on their relationship.

Finally they reached the mall, after parking their vehicle in the basement mall, they then headed upstairs to accompany Aisha shopping for baby needs.

The women seemed eager to sort out the items that if needed for the baby Aisha. All three did not even look tired to keep moving from one store to another. The men simply followed them with resignation, occasionally answering when asked what they thought of the item they were going to buy.

Others are busy choosing. Lela was apparently attracted to a cute pair of baby shoes, she kept looking at those cute little shoes while smiling to herself because she thought they were adorable.

"Don't see this is funny, right?" lela asked as she turned her body and lifted the shoe.

She was shocked because in front of her now not Siti but Zayn her husband.

"Yes. It's funny" Zayn replied, looking at the shoes in his wife's hands.

"sorry. I thought my brother." Lela smiled shyly.

But Zayn suddenly took the shoe.

"But if it's not wrong, Aisha's baby candidate is a girl, right?" he asked while looking at the little blue shoes.

"Oh yes," replied Lela who had just remembered. He would take the shoes back for her to keep.

But Zayn didn't give it.

"If you like to buy."

"For our son later," Zayn replied quickly with a smile.

Lela was embarrassed.

A few moments later

"I have to go home first to the apartment, there's a file I have to study tomorrow for an important meeting on Monday." Zayn saw his wife as they walked towards the car park.

"You can come home with your brother or sister" Zayn said as they pulled up in front of the car.

"No. I'm going to the apartment. It just so happens that there's something I want to take away too."

"All right then."

Lela then approaches Aisha and Siti says that she will go home first to her apartment to pick up something.

"Yes. Be careful, brother. Don't stay long, come home soon."

Arriving at the apartment, Zayn immediately took the files he needed, as well as Lela who immediately took the items he also needed.

Suddenly Zayn approached his wife with a serious face after reading a message. Zayn said he would go down first because there was something.

"What's wrong?" ask Lela wonder.

"Just listen to me, don't open the door if anyone knocks."

"Non't go anywhere. Wait for me here, if I haven't come, don't leave this apartment."

Lela nodded in surprise as she watched her husband leave in a hurry.

Arriving at the basement, Zayn smiled at Ammar who was standing waiting for him.

"What's wrong?" tanyanya saw Ammar sharp.

Ammar laughs.

"Where are you hiding your wife? I've been looking for him for a few days. Fortunately, someone told me that your wife was there and I rushed here."

Zayn immediately smiled cynically.

"Did your spies also tell you that I was there too?"

Ammar laughed out loud.

"of course. Because I actually need you to lure your wife out, too."

"Oh yeah? What are you gonna do?"

Ammar smiles.

Zayn then saw several people coming out of a black car. Six big men dressed as thugs walked up to Zayn with their sharp eyes.

Zayn smiled casually, he remained calm despite knowing that the people in front of him must be Ammar's thugs who were ordered to gang up on him.

Zayn held back his laughter when he saw a thug even carrying a long block of wood.

"Are you afraid to face me alone to hire thugs like them?" zayn asked as he rolled up his sleeves, preparing for a fight.

Ammar did not answer he just directly gave orders to the thugs to attack Zayn

Unbalanced fights ensued, Zayn alone had to face six thugs. But he looks no difficulty, Zayn seems to easily face them with his martial arts.

Ammar who saw began to be upset, but then he smiled cunningly when he saw Zayn's phone fell out of his pocket. As expected, he will now continue his plan.

Ammar immediately took it, again he felt lucky because the phone was not locked, he then looked for Lela's number and immediately contacted her.

Panicked Lela was waiting for her husband's arrival at the door, suddenly her phone rang there was a video call from her husband.

He immediately picked it up. Unsurprised to see Zayn fighting in the basement.

Zayn was a little fooled when he saw Ammar holding his cell phone, now he understood with the intention of Ammar who used it to lure his wife.

Before long, Zayn was shocked to hear the sound of an elevator opening, he was sure it was his wife, in the middle of his fight he quickly ran straight to the elevator door when he saw that Lela was the one who came out.

Zayn pulled his wife against the wall, protecting her by stretching both his hands against the wall. While the thugs who had started to get overwhelmed behind him were walking closer to him.

"Why down?" zayn asked with an anxious face.

Not answering. Lela only looked at her husband with worry.

"Who are they?" ask her while holding back tears.

Zayn looked confused to answer.

"It's me." Ammar's voice sounded thunderous to Lela.

Bukk.

Lela was shocked her husband was hit by one of the thugs.

Zayn's not budging. He stood up to protect Lela from Ammar standing behind her. He'll keep trying to protect his wife from seeing Ammar.

Bukk.

Zayn was hit again from behind. But he still did not move from his place.

Lela who was now crying looked at the face of her husband who was enduring the pain.

"So move. I'm fine."

Zayn shook his head.

"Stop around." Lela pleads.

Zayn shook his head again.

Bukk.

In the third blow, Lela immediately hugged her husband. She hugged Zayn tightly while crying.

"So move. I'm not afraid to see it. I'm even more afraid if you get hurt."