First Love of Ustadz

Chapter 11 The Actor

"Still don't know Umi, I'm confused. I wanted it so much, but I was worried, would I be able to be with him?"

"When will he come back?" ask Umi Sarifah.

"The possibility starts the day after Umi" replied Ustad Fariz weakly.

"Yes you have faced the power, you ask Him for the best for you both" Umi Sarifah gave him advice.

"Enggeh Umi, I want to go home first. Assalamu'alaikum," Ustad Fariz said as he kissed the back of Umi Sarifah's hand.

"Wa'alikumusalam" replied Umi Sarifah.

The hall is arranged in such a way. Today's the second day for book surgery with Rhea. With a very light and cheerful step as usual Rhea entered the Pondok Pesantren Al-Mukmin area.

This time Rhea was not as nervous as the first day, because she was already more familiar with the others.

Umi Sarifah greeted him with joy. He cooks specially for Rhea. Umi and Rhea walked side by side towards the Hall with jokes and stories along the way.

Mirna from yesterday heard the stitches from the santi if they were looking forward to this day because there was an event they were waiting for.

Mirna became curious, therefore she was eager to see the event. He saw Umi Sarifah who was held in her arms when walking by the woman who yesterday ate with him at Umi Sarifah's house. Mirna sees those who are very familiar and close beyond her if together with Umi. Mirna wondered who the woman really was.

"Assalamu'alaikum everyone..introduce me Rheina Az Zahra who this time will peel about my book entitled Waiting for Miracles," Rhea introduced himself.

This time Ustad Fariz did not accompany Rhea on stage because Rhea was not as nervous as the first day. Ustad Fariz sat down with Ustad Jaki and Umi Sarifah in the main row. And Ustad and the other Ustadzah were behind the santri.

While Mirna was with the Ustad and Ustadzah.Mirna was shocked to hear the name of Rheina Az Zahra, because the name was not foreign to his ears, and sure enough when he saw the eyes of Rhea while staring at Ustad Fariz implied a sense of.

Mirna remembered that name was a name mentioned by her husband in his prayer. Mirna's heart rumbled, her eyes looking at Rhea as if looking at the enemy. His hand gripped firmly at the end of his shirt. He listened to Rhea's explanation but with a very hot heart burned in jealousy.

She took her husband away from her, but now they meet again. There was a sense of unreality in him. He was confused as to how they could not meet again like before.

When Rhea asks for time to go to the toilet, she is confronted by Mirna. Rhea greeted him warmly, but Rhea blasphemed him and humbled him. Rhea is called the actor by Mirna.

It was heartache for Rhea to hear the curse of Mirna. Her tears were unstoppable. His heart was very sick because he was not an actor, even those who loved each other could not unite and they still held him because they did not want to damage their respective households. After letting out her anger, Mirna left Rhea who was still sobbing in silence.

There was someone who saw the incident, wanting him to approach them and protect Rhea from Mirna's anger because she knew the true story. But he knew that his appearance would create problems for Rhea and Ustad Fariz. So he kept hiding and watching.

After the question and answer show, they from the extra band asked Rhea to want to sing a song and be accompanied by music played by them.

Rhea couldn't resist it, they were very begging because they were eager to listen to Rhea's voice if she sang.

Finally Rhea sang the song Ayat-ayat Cinta.

Rhea was so fond of the song that her tears fell on the corner of her eyes.

Ustad Fariz felt slashed in his heart. His chest felt tight and painful so he had difficulty breathing. It felt like she wanted to cry out loudly and scream to relieve the tightness inside her chest. But as hard as he could bear so that the feeling did not make him cry in that place.

A boisterous applause resounded within the hall. They really like and admire the figure of Rhea who is smart, cheerful and able to interact with them and of course beautiful.

Rhea asked for permission to go home because Mirna was always on Fariz's Ustad side. It made Rhea feel guilty.

Umi Sarifah understood the deep sadness in Rhea's eyes. But he doesn't know what the cause is.

Umi Sarifah asks Rhea to stay at her house, but Rhea refuses, but she has no good reason. Because it feels bad to also reject Umi, so Rhea will stay for another day.

In the evening, after dinner at Umi Sarifah's house, Mirna went home first, as she prepared something. Umi Sarifah asked Ustad Fariz.

Ustad Fariz cried when Umi Sarifah asked him. He poured out all his restrained heart earlier when he heard Rhea singing. Umi Sarifah could not control her tears to see her son crying. Even Umi Sarifah herself saw a very deep sadness in Rhea's eyes when she came home.

Umi Sarifah wants to be selfish for once. He wanted to unite Ustad Fariz and Rhea in a marriage union. But he cannot be selfish, here he has to exemplify to everyone, he has to be fair. He could only pray that God would let the two of them unite without hurting anyone.

Unexpectedly, Mirna listened to the conversation of Umi Sarifah and her husband. Mirna had come home quickly because she wanted to prepare a surprise for her husband. Because she doesn't want her husband to leave her for Rhea, so Mirna is getting ready to give a wonderful night to their relationship.

Mirna accidentally followed her husband to Umi Sarifah's house so that her husband quickly returned home. Mirna was fixated because she could not accept what she had just heard. Her husband still loved Rhea very much, and she cried bitterly just from feeling the pain in her chest listening to the woman's singing. Rhea Az Zahra, a painful name for Mirna. He did not think that God would bring them back.

Though all this time she always watched her husband from the beginning they moved to this village, but nothing suspicious. Her husband really wanted to forget that woman. And now Mirna felt a sense of relief because she did not know about their meeting.

"What's Mirna doing here?" ask someone who is suddenly behind Mirna.

"From my husband Ustad," answered Mirna.

"Had been satisfied earlier to berate Rhea? You don't think that what you said could not be true? Ma'am here is the wife of Ustad Fariz. Mother's husband is responsible for the entire Al-Mukmin Pesantren Cottage. Mbak not ashamed of the attitude of Mbak that was like that if there are santri who saw? Ma'am should have asked the same husband Mbak the real story how. I don't think Ma'am, Ustad Fariz can marry a woman like Mbak" Ustad Jaki said what he wanted to say.

"What's this?" the voice of Umi Sarifah stopped the debate between Ustad Jaki and Mirna.

"There is no Umi. Ustad Jaki just misunderstood," said Mirna.

"Misunderstand? I saw with my own eyes Mama Mirna chided Rhea and said to her as an actor. Without listening to Rhea's explanation, Mbak continued to corner him to demean him. Do you know how she feels? Did you know he was so beaten and crying? I just saw it not. Why would a mother who is a fellow woman even hurt her neighbor?" Ustad Jaki is angry that Mirna is not being forthright.

"Myrna!!" Ustad Fariz snapped at Mirna in front of Ustad Jaki and Umi Sarifah.

"What Mas? Did you defend that woman too? Would a married woman love another woman?" Mirna did not accept being yelled at by Ustad Fariz.

"Mirna, take care of your attitude!" Umi Sarifah was inflamed to see Mirna who raised her voice in front of Ustad Jaki and Umi Sarifah.

"Umi doesn't know what happened. I asked my Uncle to find a job in this cottage for my husband, because I knew if my husband loved other women there. I purposely kept them apart, but what? They even met here, the woman followed my husband all the way here. Isn't that actor his name?" Mirna fiery explained it to Umi Sarifah.

"I know that's not what really happened. You calm down first let your husband explain it," Umi Sarifah tried to calm Mirna down even though she had been rude to him.

"Umi already knows? Did Umi be told Umi's favorite child?" Mirna pointed at the face of Ustad Fariz.

"So your attitude Ma'am, he's your husband!" Ustad Jaki exclaimed at Mirna.

"You all conspired to get rid of me, didn't you? What wrong? What's the woman's advantage?" mirna's voice was slightly weakened.

"No son, we didn't do anything. Even Ustad Fariz and Rhea met him accidentally in this village. Rhea occupied her grandmother's house in this village. And from the first they never cheated," Umi Sarifah explained.

"Lied, why did Umi defend him? Does Umi believe all that?" ask Mirna with emotion.

"Umi believes in the destiny of God. And you yourself have been Ustad Fariz's wife for years, don't you trust her?" tanya Umi intends to resuscitate Mirna.

"Nothing can change God's destiny. God may have made them both partners, we don't know?" sahut Ustad Jaki's.

"Why are you all defending him? Is it because I don't have children yet?" ask Mirna in a sad tone.

"If you realize you should let them unite, who knows they are directly given offspring, you can also take care of them together" said Ustad Jaki.

"Ustad!" exclaim Ustad Fariz could not bear to see Mirna sad because of the problem of deafness.

"Why Ustad? It's true, isn't it? If Ustad doesn't want to marry Rhea, let me marry her" exclaimed Ustad Jaki, after which she left without hearing anything from the people there.