Married Because of Ijbar

Chapter 56

The Maghrib came together when Maula and Katia arrived home after studying at the pesantren. After sitting for a while, hurried to pick up the wudu and bring the prayer equipment from inside his closet. Prepare to perform Maghrib prayer, without the priest again who is always in front of him.

Please don't baper, Maula. From yesterday, you prayed to yourself, her inner self when she saw the place in front that her husband used to pray if he happened to be unable to go to the mosque. He brushed aside the memories that it was natural that this moment always appeared.

Forgetting it takes time and process. So be patient, heart. While holding the alphabet facing the qibla.

“Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.” He looked to the left and right and then rubbed his face. The end of the newly completed magrib prayer network he tuned. Still trembling in a bargaining sitting position, he raised both his palms to pray.

Two girls were already standing at the door of the room because when they came, Bik Sulis asked him to go straight up to meet Maula in his room.

Maula rubbed her face with two palms after finishing her prayer, and hurried to open the door of the room because someone had knocked on her from the outside.

“Tumben y'all dateng malem-malem.” Maula opened the door wide. “Come in,” he said asking Nikita and Rere to follow in his footsteps. He opened the cloth and put it on the prayer mat for him to use during prayers later.

After closing the room door, Rere and Nikita sat to the left and right of Maula, on her bedroom sofa. Rere raises one leg and folds it so that it can face toward Maula who looks calm innate.

“Why is it like this?” The question Rere wanted to ask since he found out about it. “If there is a problem why not tell me and Nikita. I'm shocked, tau, dreadnya.”

“Gue too. Ampir me angry tuh ex-husband, Lo, earlier. Don't accept me because he's been sneering at Lo. There is no other way what?”

“Gue, who asked for divorce. Why are you getting so angry at him?” Maula frowned while reviewing the smile to show that she was fine.

“Lo ask for divorce? Is she wrong, Lo? Until you can't forgive him, hhh?”

“He's not wrong with me. Just, I'm afraid if he will make mistakes in the future because of fighting his feelings in the present.”

“Where, how? I don't understand yet, I swear.” Nikita wanted Maula to speak a more understandable language.

“Hhh ..” Maula breathed her. Feeling confused as to how he said what he felt when making the divorce decision. Just like Papa Rere who looks perfect in the eyes of Rere and Mama, Maula also sees the perfect figure in her husband. Her story would probably not have been the same had there never been Risa in her husband's life. Maula learns from the events that befell the Rere family. It turns out that the household would not be fine if a third person had appeared among them. Especially if the third person is a woman who has a history in her husband's heart.

Her mother Rere wouldn't be that heavy taking off her husband if he wasn't the perfect man of her life. So will Maula, she won't be able to take Khayru off for the sake of another woman because she's a perfect husband, too. While among them there was Risa who blatantly disturbed her life.

Maula could have fought back in order to defend what was hers, but she was worried about the rebellious spirit within her. He can dirty his own hands by harming others as happened to Risa. Although the incident was unintentional, but he once had worse intentions than that. He could do it at any time if a time bomb had exploded in his head.

If only he had chosen to be calm. Closing her eyes and ears and becoming a submissive wife to her husband. While she had no idea what her husband was doing with another woman or perhaps .. after she tried to forgive anything, but she ended up remaining a dumped woman. He thought his life would be no different. It'll end up exactly like Mama Rere.

So according to him, the absolute separation at this time is much better than having to waste time being jealous. It is better than having to dirty his mind and hands to avenge the evil deeds of the third person. It's even better than ending your life because of being dumped. What could happen in the future is that her husband changed. There was no guarantee that he would always be loyal to her until the end. And one more thing that is most important, that he will greatly disappoint his late parents when it happens, because automatically his future and education also just crumbled.

“Can you understand me now? There is no better decision than this for me.”

Rere and Nikita were silenced by the words of Maula who is currently experiencing inner conflict. Conflict does not always come from the outside, but it can come from within yourself. It's harder to fight it because it comes from a belief of the heart.

“If you think everyone will be hit by the exact same problem, maybe there will be no one happy with his marriage. Try to remember, did the marriage of Lo's parents used to be unhappy too?” Rere tried to change Maula's belief that what her parents experienced did not necessarily happen to others. “Gue is aja directly involved and really become a victim, always trying to rise from the trauma.”

“So how? You want to live alone forever for fear of being haunted by a third person, so?” hatch Nikita.

“Ya, don't.” Maula chuckles. “I want to find a husband who is far from perfect so that no woman is interested in becoming a third person,” her determination is very sure.

“Re ... let's see. Is it true Maula can turn away from her ex-husband?” nikita exclaimed as she leaned her face towards Rere who was sitting on the right side of Maula.

“Ya. Depending on how big the effort is,” Rere responds to Nikita's jokes.

“But .. I don't think I'll be able to. I am 100% sure that his love is only for the ex.” They seemed to be unconcerned about the existence of the nearby Maula.

“We bet, how? Who won a holiday ticket abroad where to go, so?”

“The question ... who wants to give us a gift of holiday tickets, Dodol?”

“If I'm the Winner, I ask his ex Maula because I jagoin him.”

“If I win? Ask ame ready?” sahut Rere's.

“Ya Lo ask ame prospective husband Maula who said far from perfect that word. Which has made her turn away from her ex-husband, ye don't?”

“Hahaha .. can aje Lo.”

Maula frowned and stood up. “Dah malem, you guys just go home, there,” Maula is annoyed with the behavior of her friends who make her a joke.

“Can you guys make me betting material. Let's just say, there's someone who always said that I'm the most valuable girl in her life. He'll be mad if you treat me like this.”

“Who ... who said that?” Rere showed his curious face and Nikita stood up while hugging Maula. “Gue knows, she must be Lo's ex-husband. He's the only one who always says that.”

Maula could not speak anymore. Nikita's words made her eyes slightly wet. He's back getting a hug from Rere. The two of them hugged Maula while rubbing her back slowly.

To Be Continued ....

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Gaiss, in this part there are no more onion slices, right? Keep tisue and kanebo for tomorrow-tomorrow.

That yesterday can not see the visual Khayru and Maula, try to look again to chapter 55. I've been slipping for all of you.

See you, gaiss 😍😘