Behind the Veil (Aisha)

Traumatizing

As with Andre and Siti, so do the other newlyweds. Zaidan and Anita. The two are also enjoying the beauty of sharing the role of a married couple.

According to the agreement at the time still ta'aruf first, Zaidan allowed Anita to still work at his clinic. Of course, it makes Anita very grateful because the husband never limits his activities, even so Anita of course realizes that now his main obligation is as a wife, as a wife, she still prioritizes the interests of her husband over his work.

Like today, as usual Anita always took the time to make breakfast for her husband, before both of them went to work, they always took the time to eat breakfast together first.

As the two eat, Anita's phone rings.

"Yes. I've rearranged the schedule for you to consult." Anita spoke half a whisper.

"alright. See you tomorrow." Anita hung up after saying her regards.

"Who?" ask Zaidan.

"My friend. Oh yes, tomorrow may I accompany my friend to consult the Hospital. Sorry he's a little cowardly. He wants me to accompany him."

Zaidan smiled.

"Of course, baby."

Anita fell silent.

"Honey. Aren't you going to ask which friend? Wh who? Consult what?"

Zaidan smiled again.

"I'm sure we're in a healthy relationship, trusting each other, not suspecting each other."

Anita smiles.

"Thank you for believing me." 

After breakfast as usual Zaidan then drove Anita to his clinic. This time he was driving a car a little quickly because suddenly his wife was on the phone if there was a patient waiting for her to give birth, and his replacement doctor was also not in place.

Upon arrival at the clinic, Anita got out of the car in a hurry, leaving a map in the back seat of the car, but Zaidan, who did not know about it, resumed his journey to work.

Nightfall.

Anita seemed confused looking for her missing map, she kept remembering where she last kept the map.

"Are you sure the map was left in the car?" ask Zaidan who just got into their apartment after coming from the car park and checking his car.

"The map you're referring to is not in the car. I've been looking for him."

Anita looks confused.

"May I know what map that is? it seems very important" asked Zaidan.

Anita looks surprised at her husband's question. His face looks floppy.

Suddenly their apartment bell rang.

Zaidan immediately opened the door and saw that his younger brother Zayn was coming.

The couple's faces looked relieved when they saw that Zayn was carrying a map in his hand.

Anita immediately approached the sister-in-law to retrieve the map.

"sorry. This morning when I was riding in my brother's car to go to my workplace, this map accidentally got carried away by me."

Zaidan patted his forehead, he then remembered that this morning after dropping off his wife he then picked up Zayn whose car was broken to hitchhike to go to work and deserved the map was carried away by his sister because this morning he saw Zayn also brought a lot of maps.

Anita looks so relieved to get the map back.

"Thank you for delivering it."

Zayn nodded.

"Sit. Brother make you a drink." Anita turned her body.

"Sister."

"Yes." Yeah."

"I'm sorry I accidentally read the contents of that map."

Anita shocked.

A few moments later.

"Lela had a great psychological trauma, and only I knew" Anita said, watching her husband and sister-in-law take turns.

"Nobody knows?" ask Zaidan.

Anita shook her head slowly.

"Lela doesn't want her family to know. All this time he's been trying to hide his illness, trying not to let anyone know."

Zaidan and Zayn fell silent.

"She became very afraid of men, except for her brothers, all men became as in her eyes as her ex-husband, Ammar."

"Lela thought that all men would hurt and torture her."

"But if it's not wrong I hear next week he'll do ta'aruf." Zaidan saw his wife.

Anita took a long breath.

"That's right. Due to her family's ignorance of the trauma that happened to Lela, they want Lela to get married soon."

"I understand the reason why Lela doesn't want her family to know" Zaidan said.

"Lela doesn't want to make her mother sad and worried."

Zayn had just been silent and listened.

"Secretly I've taken him to consult a psychiatrist my acquaintance." Anita looked at the map in her hand.

"the results?"

"The chances of recovery are huge, it just takes time. Although it's a little long."

"And Lela didn't have that time, she had to get married immediately for Ummi." Zaidan.

Anita nodded.

"You don't want him to have to tell Ummi and his family what really happened to him, I'm sure they'll all understand."

"I've been told that, but she still insists that she doesn't want her family to know about the trauma she has, she's afraid that Ummi will feel more guilty."

"It is precisely if she forced herself to marry that her marriage would not be long unless her future husband was informed, knew and understood of the trauma she had."

"Yes. It seems like the only way." Anita agreed with the husband.

***

Today seemed busy preparing food for the upcoming guests, they were the family of the man who was going to do ta'aruf with Lela.

While Lela had been quiet in her room since morning, she cried silently thinking about what would happen if she was forced to get married in the near future.

Ummi who was busy surprised by the arrival of Anita and her husband and sister-in-law, apparently they took the time to stop by after going home to teach the students and Anita who stopped drugs as usual.

Lela then went out of the room to welcome the arrival of her best friend, the two hugged each other tightly.

"I'm sorry, I again didn't come to consult a psychiatrist yesterday." Bisik Lela's.

Anita nodded in understanding.

The two then sat down, they then chatted with Ummi and his sons while waiting for the guests to come.

While the others were chatting, Zayn who was now also one of the female guidance teachers there, saw the aura of sadness emitted by Lela. He saw that Lela looked resigned and sad because she kept her head down from now on.

"Assalamualaik." Zayn suddenly startled everyone there.

Everyone immediately looked at him while answering his greetings.

"I apologize for my stupidity. But I want to say something."

"In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful and the Most Merciful, who created man in pairs. Let me make Lela my partner in my life, my wife to seek the pleasure of God."

Everyone saw him shocked.