My Choice of Woman

Episode 23

Arriving at the night club. Rahma follows Susi to a long chair in the corner of the club. There Susi talked with middle-aged mothers who were a little fat, wearing thick makeup and dress sexy.

“Madam, my friend and I need money. We work part time can we Madam?” ask Susi.

Rahma was silent. He felt a little uncomfortable with the clothes of Susi who was very lacking in materials and displayed a perfect body shape plus a little makeup polish, like a teenager who was ripe. So sweet.

The middle-aged mother, called Madam, agreed to Susi's request. Madam looked at Rahma.

“New boy huh?” ask Madam.

Rahma just nodded.

“Iya Madam, new and still seal,” Suhut Susi.

Rahma did not understand what Susi was saying. Madam only gave work to accompany her guests to drink. Of course Rahma who innocently agreed to do a job that he thought was easy.

Rahma accompanied one of Madam's guests. This man is about 30 years old. Rahma only accompanied the man to drink. Many times the man offered Rahma a drink, but Rahma refused. The man did not lose his mind.

“I will pay one million rupiah to drink this one glass,” said the man.

Rahma who is dark in eyes and needs money, just want to drink the water that is in the glass. But unfortunately Rahma did not know that the water in the glass was mixed with sleeping pills. Where the drinker will feel dizzy and feel drowsy once so not strong to walk.

Rahma felt the side effects after drinking the water that was in the glass that was sodorized by the man. Rahma's asleep. He doesn't remember anything. And that catastrophe happened.

Rahma found herself alone in the room. He was like a plain baby. Rahma realized something.

“No! This is definitely impossible!”said firmly.

Rahma found two envelopes, one containing hundreds of thousands of dollars. The other envelope contains a letter. Rahma read the letter.

Thanks for last night. You are very satisfying.

Rahma could not believe it. He has done this senista. He cried regretting his actions. Rahma now knows what Susi said yesterday, Earning money in a fun way.

Rahma immediately put on her busanan. He wants to go home soon. When Rahma opened the room door, she saw Susi had changed with another man. When Rahma left the club, she met Madam.

“Really Miss service is very satisfying for my guests. If you want, I can make you a prima donna at the club tonight,” Madam said.

Rahma was at the end of her anger. “I don't need that and I won't go back to this dirty place!” reply Rahma. Then he left Madam who was still standing in the doorway of his nightclub.

Rahma was crying, she no longer cared what her appearance had become. He just wants to go home to his hostel.

Rahma regretted her actions. She cried. She had soaked her body with water coming out of the shower. He sits under the shower. From this day on Rahma hates Susi, hates Madam and moreover, she hates herself.

Since then, Rahma returned to work as a minimarket cashier. He tried to forget the disaster.

A month after the incident, Rahma felt something strange inside her body. He often vomits in the morning. Often feel dizzy or even tired. His body felt hungry faster and Rahma felt that she had not menstruated for one month.

Then Rahma bought a pregnancy test kit to check if she was pregnant. Of course Rahma saw two red lines appearing on the device.

Happy four months Rahma hid this pregnancy, but still the enlarged stomach he could not cover. Finally Rahma was dismissed from where she worked.

***

“Since then, I have been trying to hold this weight strong Farah said. I want to raise this baby, even though I used to be interested in aborting this womb,” explained Rahma.

“Then how did Mbak Rahma get to work in that store?” ask Farah.

“When I was fired from my job, 3 months ago, I decided to move to this city. Looking for a cheap contract and when I was looking for a job, accidentally met with Akmal,” replied Rahma, “And I begged him to give me any job,” continued Rahma.

“Then the man who did that, knew about Mbak Rahma who was pregnant?” ask Farah who is still curious.

“No, I don't even know him,” Rahma replied.

“Does Brother Akmal know about this Mbak?” ask Farah again.

Rahma nodded.

“Mbak Rahma still likes her sister Akmal?”

Rahma shakes. “Tak what Mbak Farah. Akmal deserves a much more respectable woman than me,” Rahma said.

“Mbak Rahma, I never heard that a soul mate must be rich with rich or poor with poor. But all I know is that a good woman will mate with a good man. And the problem of soul mate, we can not choose what kind of soul mate, which obviously we have to improve ourselves to be better,” reply Farah.

“I don't want to wish Mbak Farah. I just want to focus on raising my baby,” said Rahma.

The day is getting noon. Farah invites Rahma to go home.

Today Rahma was relieved. He can throw everything. And can accept with a big heart.

***

Arriving at Rahma's contract, Farah immediately agreed to go home. He could not linger because there was work to be done.

Rahma got into her small contract. He entered his room to hang the bag he was wearing.

Rahma looked at her reflection in the mirror of her closet. He looked at himself, his stomach growing bigger. Rahma was still ringing about Farah's words while in the park near the pharmacy.

Sister Rahma, I have never heard that the soul mate must be rich with rich or poor with poor. But all I know is that a good woman will mate with a good man. And the problem of soul mate, we can not choose what kind of soul mate, which obviously we have to improve ourselves for the better.

Rahma opened her closet, she was looking for something. It has been a long time since he used it. Suddenly he found what he was looking for. Her veil.

Rahma wears that veil. He had not used the hijab for a long time. Rahma felt herself in a home. Rahma was moved to the point of not realizing that her tears were dripping.

Rahma stroked her distended stomach. “Honey, from today mom will wear a veil like aunt Farah. Mom wears a veil so you are also protected dear.” Rahma talks to the baby who is still in her body.

Rahma. “Yes Allah, my life has been ruined for so long, I forgot to involve – Mu in all my life affairs.”