My Fans A Ustadz

52. Akhats

Nirmala and Adnan sat down on the floor mat because the sofa in their house could not cover everyone. In front of them has been served warm tea and two servings of sweet martabak purchased earlier. The difference, in front of Nirmala is not warm tea but chocolate-flavored pregnant milk.

Adi clasped Farah's hand as he stole a glance to see Adnan so attentive to Nirmala.

"Look, Adnan. Our arrival, especially me as Farah's parents would like to apologize for all the trouble." Kyai Hasan looked at the faces of his wife, son, and son-in-law and Adnan's parents. Everyone looks down.

"Sorry, kyai. You have no obligation to apologize to me" Adnan stopped his remarks. Grasped Nirmala's hand then looked at everyone in turn. "I'm sure God forgave Kyai and the others. But, my wife is an ordinary human like us. Please, apologize to my wife." There was a sense of relief in Adnan's heart after expressing his wish.

While Nirmala looked at Adnan from the side earlier. His smile expands when he realizes that Adnan is really protecting him. 

"Sir Kyai doesn't have to apologize. Simply my husband staying by my side is more than enough. By Allah, I have forgiven you. I just said, do not justify all means to achieve ambition. Although it is allowed, but must be thought again because it could make the owner angry."

Nirmala looked at Farah. "Mbak Farah's. Thank you if all this time mbak has admired and made my husband as a criteria mbak dream husband. But Adnan is my husband. If it is for me to be able to polygamy, but I do not mbak. Polygamy is the Sunnah and the Apostle does it. But I would rather be like Siti Khadijah. I am the only woman my husband loves. I also do not forbid if one day my husband is polygamous, but that time comes when I am gone." 

At a glance Nirmala glanced at Umm Salma who was still silent. Perhaps, her mother-in-law had not been able to accept Nirmala as a daughter-in-law. But, starting from the incident Nirmala was reluctant to think about the mother of her husband. There were still turbulent emotions when looking at Ummi Salma.

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Adi and Farah were friends when they were in Elementary School. Split up when SMP. Farah entered the pesantren while Adi only entered MTS because he was unable to study in pesantren. At that time Adi's brother was still in college. When entering Aliyah/SMA, Adi still wants to enter the pesantren so that his parents follow him let alone his brother has graduated and worked so that the finances of Adi's parents are more tenuous.

"Ustadz," call Farah down after being in Adi's rented house room not far from the boarding house.

"Don't do anything that drops your self-esteem, Farah."

"Sorry."

"How now?" tanya Adi held back from being nervous if she was in front of Farah. After the end of the contract, Adi and Farah had no contact except when Farah kissed the back of his hand and he touched Farah's head.

Farah raised her face to look at Adi then looked down again. He himself was confused what to do. But, the guilt towards Nirmala continued to envelop his heart.

"Bandy."