Behind the Veil (Aisha)

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Indira stops her steps seeing the man she remembers as her husband Anita is having a close chat with Alvian.

Both of them seem very familiar like two friends. It is confusing for him to see a husband can be familiar with his wife's ex-boyfriend.

But then he chose not to bother again, somehow and how it actually happened he chose not to think about it anymore. Indira resumed her steps.

"Anything?" His steps came back to a standstill when someone called out to him from behind.

Anita with the face of a sumringah approached her old friend.

"Assynolajet. How are you doing? You're on duty here now?" asked Anita enthusiastically.

Indira was slightly dumbfounded, looking at Anita who greeted him warmly.

"Good-good. Ja. I'm on duty here now." Indira tried to put a smile on her face.

"From when? Long time ago, we did not meet." Anita smiled with pleasure.

They're having a conversation. Anita seemed to forget all the events during college first, where the two were involved in a misunderstanding due to fighting over the figure of Alvian. But another case with Indira who apparently still remember that time very clearly. There was still a remnant of grudge in her heart considering that it was Anita who had humiliated her all-out.

It makes Indira actually lazy to talk to Anita, answering as necessary even sounding ketus, in contrast to Anita who actually seemed happy to talk to her old friend.

"Dear."

Their chatter came to a halt as Zaidan approached the two.

"All the administration of Zayn's return is complete." Zaidan held up a large envelope in his hand.

Indira immediately looked at Zaidan who was now standing in front of her, the closer she saw that Anita's husband looked more enchanting. His face felt very calm. Makes anyone feel at home to linger looking at it.

"Oh yes, dear. Introduce this to my old friend. We used to be a college."

"Dira. This is my husband." Anita pointed at Zaidan.

Indira immediately gave her best smile while thrusting her hand.

But unfortunately Zaidan did not see his face at all, his hand was not welcomed because Zaidan only gave his greetings by closing his hands in front of his chest.

Indira immediately pulled her hand in embarrassment.

Zaidan saw his wife. "Let's go. It'll be noon hunting. I have to go to the office again."

"Dira. I go first yes. It's nice to meet you. I'll see you later." Anita says goodbye to Indira.

Indira just nodded flatly. He then saw the departure of the couple.

His face became wry at once seeing the harmony of the two. Zaidan took his wife with him.

Indira sniffed cynically. She knew that Anita must have pretended to greet him kindly because she actually wanted to show off her husband who was no less handsome than Alvian.

Indira again walked while grumbling in heart. Being called Anita changed her mood to be bad. He regretted having served the greeting Anita earlier, he should have pretended not to know just by not poking at his call.

Indira stomped her feet many times in annoyance. Thinking why Anita is always one step luckier than herself in terms of men.

***

Zaidan and Anita cross paths with Ammar and his parents who come out of Zayn's room.

Seeing Zaidan, Ammar immediately lowered his face in embarrassment.

"We're here to apologize to Lela and her husband." Ammar's father seemed to understand the astonished expression of Zaidan and his wife.

"Yes. Thank God they forgive our son." Ammar's mother chimed in.

"Everyone can apologize, but not everyone is really aware of their mistakes, and not everyone really regrets their actions ." Zaidan looked at Ammar's face.

Ammar didn't answer, he knew it wasn't easy for all of them to believe his regrets. After what he had done, it was impossible for people to simply believe him.

"Hopefully this apology of yours is truly from your guilt. Hopefully if now you have really realized your mistakes and regretted everything," said Zaidan expectantly.

Ammar who kept his head down nodded his head full of regret.

"No more hurting someone until he sits on the prayer mat and cries for the wounds you have inflicted on him. Be careful of the prayers of those whom you wronged because there is no barrier between his prayers and Allah SWT."

 

"What's wrong?" anita asked suddenly while holding Lela's hand.

Lela immediately sat up straight and looked at Anita with a smile on her face.

"Nothing."

Anita smiles.

"Thank God."

Zayn who was sitting in front of him was only stunned to hear the conversation of his wife and sister-in-law.

Soon they finally arrived at the apartment. Zaidan and Anita who had to work again were forced to only take the two to the lobby of the apartment.

Lela picked up a large bag of their needs during her time at the Hospital yesterday, but Zayn suddenly picked up the bag and invited his wife to come inside.

"Let me. You're still sick." Lela tried to take the bag back.

"My head is sick. Not the hands." Zayn held the bag in his hand.

Lela relented. She followed her husband into the elevator.

When they arrived at the apartment, Lela asked her husband to rest, while she immediately busied herself to cook because it was soon lunch time, and her husband had to eat first before taking the medicine.

Late in the afternoon

Quietly Zayn continued to pay attention to his wife who continued to do homework.

He knew that Lela was actually trying to shift her mind by busying herself. Zayn knew his wife was thinking about something. Since their meeting with Ammar and his parents at the hospital, Lela has become more silent.

"I'll change the bandage on your head" Lela's voice broke her husband's daydream.

Zayn immediately saw his wife who was carrying a medicine box.

Zayn who was sitting at his desk immediately turned off the laptop, he stood up and approached Lela who was already sitting on the sofa.

Zayn sat down to his wife.

Without saying much, Lela also slowly opened the bandage on her husband's head, remembering how the nurse taught her yesterday how to replace the old bandage with a new one.

"I'll retract the report" Zayn said suddenly.

Lela immediately stopped her activities.

"I think he has been punished for what he did" Zayn said, turning his back to his wife.

"I'm sure he also regretted his actions" he added.

Lela fell silent.

Zayn who was actually waiting for his wife's reaction was surprised Lela did not even give a response to his decision.

He'll turn his body around to see the wife.

But shocked because suddenly Lela hugged him from behind.

Lela leaned her head against the husband's back, her hands tightly around Zayn's waist.

Zayn was stunned.

"The right decision at the beginning of our real household journey" Lela said with relief, because it was exactly what she wanted, but telling her husband was afraid to make her misunderstand.

"This good start hopefully leads our household on a much better journey."

Zayn smiled, he was glad Lela turned out to support his decision.

Both were silent for a moment.

Lela kept hugging her husband. Zayn would turn his body around but Lela held him back.

"Let it be like this for a second. Just for a second." Lela clasped her arms.

Zayn smiled again. He then held the hand of the wife that was coiled in his stomach.