
tock...tok ..
There was a knock on the door from outside.
"Son.. Zahra, are you asleep?" it was Umi who knocked on my room door.
"Umi Not yet... Zahra has not slept.
"What's up... Is there anything Zahra can help you with?" my many.
Umi moved her head, her eyes turned into my room, looking at Aisyah who was sleeping on the bed.
"Is Aisha asleep?" ask Umi.
"Yes Umi.. Aisha just fell asleep."
"Thank God, then, I'm sorry to see Ayesha crying like that."
Adam and my father-in-law had just returned home after much was discussed, I insisted on not wanting to be combined and told Adam to choose between me and Aisyah or the woman.
Thank God my husband was still sane, he chose me and his son, and it caused anger from my mother, because he thought I was not a wife who obeyed the husband's orders.
my whole family of course forbade the polygamy that Adam wanted to do, not to hate the Islamic Sharia law, but they did not want my mind to be tormented with various husbands.
"Aisha is very close to Adam's mother."
Aisyah did not know that Adam had returned home Tampa say goodbye to him, because before Adam came home Aisyah had fallen asleep in Salwa's bedroom with Nurul.
When I moved Aisyah into my room, Aisyah woke up and asked her whereabouts of her father who was no longer in Abah and Umi's house.
"Zahra Umi wants to talk to you, are you sleepy son?"
"Not yet mi, umi really want to talk what."
"Not here son.we talk in the mosque only, because it's night afraid to disturb others" said Umi softly.
Umi and I set foot into the mushola, I guess Umi wants to make sure how I am now.
I sat in front of Umi facing her, looking at her old face with a smile, umi returned my smile with a sweet smile, a sincere smile of a mother.
"Are you okay, son?" ask Umi.
"Alhamdulillah Zahra is fine umi."
"Cry son, don't hide your tears in front of Umi." I smiled at Umi's response.
"No Umi... Zahra did not want to cry umi, Zahra is a reflection of Abah, God willing Zahra is strong to face this problem, all problems have been resolved well, but Adam has chosen Zahra and Aisha, and Adam has chosen Zahra and Aisha, zahrah should have smiled happily instead of crying umi."
"You are strong, son, you are a great woman. Umi is very proud of you, you are a sholihah umi gem, continue to be a strong woman son, Umi can only pray for you" said Umi
"The prayers of Umi and Abah are the most precious things for Zahra, that's more than enough."
"Yes Umi God willing, Zahra will remember Umi's advice" I said
I hugged the body of Umi, I hope my household with Adam mas will not be affected after this incident remains harmonious as before.
"I'm not strong not to cry son, cry when you need it. Use your intelligence in dealing with problems, do not let your emotions defeat your common sense" said Umi who still hugs me.
umi's words are like supplemental nutrition to me, my passion for opening up a new page.forgetting what happened recently and continuing my story with Adam's mas.
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"Mama did not think it turned out Zahra was such a wife, a wife who was defiant and did not comply with the wishes of the husband" said Ms Ratna's mother-in-law Zahra.
After Abah and Uminya Zahra's house, Adam's parents did not go home immediately because it was late at night they decided to stay at Adam and Zahra's house.
Now they are in the living room.release tired because of a fairly long trip.
"Papa did not think with your way of thinking mah, could-can you support Adam married again with the woman, naturally Zahra did not allow Adam to marry again, which wife would be in polygamy." yusuf looks disappointed with his wife.
" In religion having more wives than one is the law of the law, not those families who in their religion, their families are just families, but they are against the teachings of Islamic sharia" said Ms. Ratna did not want to give up.
"Don't be proud of that many wives isn't an achievement. Mama allows Papa if papa remarries, is mama sincere.. is mama willing?" ask Mr. Yusuf.
"That's a different matter of merit, this is the problem Adam has received the mandate from his father Jihan, if papa can not marry again, while the age of papa alone is old like this." mama said exasperated to hear her husband defend his daughter-in-law and besan.
"We don't know how the future will be mah, maybe papa married again."
"So papa there is a desire to get married again" asked Ms. Ratna in a firm voice because it heated up to hear her husband's words.
"Had it been mah. pah, don't argue anymore.you better rest, now it's late at night, Adam tired of going to sleep" said Adam stepped foot leaving his parents who were still arguing.
After clearing the growth, Adam laid his body on the mattress, but uncomfortable feelings approached him, his body and face were completely sick from the blow from Faisal earlier.
Adam opens his phone, there are several messages on his WhatsApp, which are sent on behalf of Jihan.
"[assalamualaikum mas.how, did Zahra and her family give permission to marry Jihan?]" ask her in the message that has been sent 30 minutes ago.
"[Waalaikumsalam deck. mas apologise, Zahra and his family did not give mas permission to marry you,]" no need to wait a long time the message has been read.
"[It's okay ma... I understand, it's not easy for a wife to give permission to her husband to marry again. mas forget the trust that papa conveyed to mas]" Jihan replied.
"[Can't be like that deck, a man who is kept is his promise, mas will be very ashamed of you and your late father, if mas break the promise mas, mas, your name is in my heart anyway.]"
reply to Adam again.
"[Sorry mas. If your wife does not allow us to marry, Jihan will not marry mas, Jihan does not want to ruin the peace of the household mas.]"
Adam breathed a deep breath at the whatsapp Jihan who was no longer active. Adam turned to the side where his wife used to sleep, stuck out his hand and stroked her gently.
"Honey forgive me, I really do not want to be in this position, I love you very much, I can not live without you, but in my heart there is also the name of Jihan, and there is also the name of Jihan, forgive this selfish mas." said adam lirih