SECOND BRIDE

Episode 2: Second Marriage

Bad news, Shinta has just been informed about her father's condition which is currently being critical due to a heart attack from a domestic assistant who lives with her father. Shinta immediately collapsed as she was walking towards the classroom, her legs very limp. He's not ready to be left by his father right now. Andre who saw Shinta collapse immediately ran towards him and asked what happened to him. Knowing Mr. Kusuma was critical, Andre immediately went with Shinta to gas his car to immediately see the situation of Mr. Kusuma.

Seeing Mr. Kusuma lying down with medical aids attached to his body made Shinta hysterical, he could not bear to see his father lying like that. Andre who was beside Shinta tried to strengthen her, and remained faithful to accompany her.

“Shin, there's something I have to tell you.” Andre looked at Shinta, looking confused there. As for Shinta, she still lowered her head in tears and tried to strengthen herself.

“You want to marry me ?” asked Andre a little hesitating, Shinta seemed to not believe a question that Andre had asked her.

“Married ? What father mean ? don't you have a wife ?” Shinta raised her voice because in this kind of situation how could Andre ask such a thing.

“Listen to my explanation first, this is Mr. Kusuma's request, My wife is my business. Answer, and consider because this could be a request of Mr. Kusuma.”

“No, Sir. This is not a request to be followed. Maybe yesterday I forgot that you already have a wife, and I don't want to be the third person in the household

“That's not what matters, Shinta. This is a will, and Mr. Kusuma's request is an order for me. I will be your guardian, only until you are established and can be independent and after that I will release you”

Shinta simply fell silent, bowed contemplating this absurd will. Suddenly the nurse came in a hurry to tell Mr. Kusuma's condition was getting worse.

“There is no time to think !” Andre grabbed Shinta's hand and ran towards Pak Kusuma's room.

Andre had asked the sisters on duty to call a ruler to marry them off, as well as the Doctor who was willing to be their witness. Shinta, still does not believe her marriage will be carried out in a hospital, with her father lying with medical aids adorning his body. With a makeshift makeup from a nurse, and the same clothes she was wearing when she first arrived at this hospital, Shinta must be ready to be married by his own lecturer and even more crazy he will be made a second wife.

“I received the marriage and marriage of Shinta Widjaja bint Kusuma Widjaja with the dowry, Tunai” with a sash Andre reciting ijab, and authorized by witnesses and rulers. Thus Andre and Shinta have legitimately become husband and wife, marked with Shinta kissing Andre's hand, and Andre kissing Shinta's forehead.

At that time, Mr. Kusuma's heart began to stop beating marked by the appearance of a flat line on an ECG device connected to the body of Mr. Kusuma. Shinta is hysterical, seeing her father leave shortly after he has been married by his father's chosen man, Andre tries to calm Shinta down and tells her to recant the departure of her teacher and father-in-law.

For seven days, Andre faithfully accompanied Shinta in grief. So many guests who came, Andre always received the guests like a child, while Shinta still often daydreams of feeling empty without a father at his side. Often the invited guests wonder why it was Andre who received the guests, and always there in the funeral home but for a moment they realized and knew the closeness of Andre and Kusuma was like a child and father and justified the situation.

The night after tahlilan, Shinta saw Andre a little pale and looked very tired. He realized, not only himself who felt lost and guilty because all this time always silenced him even more so his new status as his wife, should not he pay more attention to him. Whatever the status, Shinta will only get water for her it's nothing more she thought.

“Sorry for making you tired alone.” Shinta offers a warm cup of coffee for you, and of course received very warmly by andre.

“No, this is also my duty. Because Mr. Kusuma already I consider as my father. He is very meritorious, and you could say he was my only family at a time when my parents were no longer there.” Andre sipped Shinta's coffee.

“Thank you, If there is no father I do not know how I take care of it in the middle I grieve.” Shinta again shed tears, when she remembered she had to live alone without her father.

Without saying a word Andre immediately held Shinta in his embrace, wiping away her tears.

“You yourself know, how Father (Kusuma) hates tears. There I am, as your family, your wali, your husband, I will not let these tears fall again,” he said as he stared at Shinta to continue strengthening her.

“It's late, you'd better take a break.” Andre sends Shinta to sleep, and accompanies her by holding her hand until she falls asleep.

After Shinta closed her eyes, Andre received a conscious call. It comes from Hani, Andre's wife.

“Mas is still busy here, Han. Sorry, I have to take care of the funeral and the tahlilannya Pak Kusuma. Mas, can not go home until tomorrow” explained Andre in the air talking his phone.

“Why Saka ?” asked Andre who was very panicked, hearing the state of his son who was believed to be not okay.

“Saka is in the hospital, Mas. She. jatoh from the stairs fitting want to take a toy on top of your work closet, Mas”

“Astagfirullah, Mas departs tomorrow morning from here”

“Iya mas, Be careful. Saka constantly calls mas from kemaren”

“Yes, yes han. Forgive Mas who was negligent in keeping family”

“....”

“Assalamualaikum”

“Walaikumsalam”

Shinta overhears all the conversations because she woke up when she heard a phone call. He approached Andre, to calm him down because he knew now his heart would be very chaotic and he felt very guilty for making Andre feel like he was far from his family.

“Pak, sorry Shinta for making you so do not care about your family. If you want to go now, it's okay. Surely the father speeding his father” Shinta sat side by side, staring at Andre who was very upset. Although he did not shed tears, it was seen from the look of Andre's chaotic face.

“Thank you Shin. Can you be left alone ? are you sure ? Looks like I'll be a little longer in Bandung.” Andre faced Shinta, looking at her deeply. His mind was now split in two, he could not believe that he would have such a dilemma.

Shinta nodded her head and smiled, to calm Andre down and said “Shinta is fine. I can be alone, the family of the father now who is more in need, Father. Shinta feels guilty for having to be present in your midst. Shinta is worried that his wife can not accept Shinta, and more make the father's household chaotic, forgive Shinta”

“No, I told you my family is my business. You are now my responsibility, if later my household should be destroyed it is not your fault, I will still insist on maintaining this household. Trust me”

Shinta nodded her head.

“I'm sorry for not being able to accompany you for the next few days. If anything happens, you can call me.” Shinta continued to nod her head in understanding.

Andre immediately moved and took his car keys on the table, when going out of the door, Shinta flicked it by grabbing Andre's hand.

“Be careful,” she said as she kissed Andre's hand, as if a wife had let her husband go. Andre replies by directly holding Shinta and kissing Shinta's forehead.

“Get yourself well” the message and leave in a hurry.

Shinta waved her hand with a smile to take off Andre who had actually left her alone. He knew Andre was not really his, he could not force Andre to return home again because he was confused if Andre came to his house if it could be called home, if it could be called home, or a visit.