Sharing Love: My Husband Married Without My Permission

102. Birthday Party Invitation

Me and the Mother who claimed to be Aunt of Ustadz Zain stared next door. A middle-aged woman approached us. I know this woman is my mother-in-law's neighbor. Em .. my ex-in-law.

"Yes, this is indeed his future wife Zain. Yesterday Kyai Amrul also said that Ayu has been paired with Kyai for Zain," said the woman with this big hijab.

"Isn't Ayu not finished yet huh same time Hilman? I heard that divorce was only a few weeks ago?" ask the woman. The whispers of some people sounded bad in the ears about me and there was also the name Kyai Amrul they called.

The aunt of Ustadz Zain looked confusedly at me.

"Women who have not finished their iddah kok already diinang? How like a divorce for getting married again!" he said with a ketus. Some people near us whispered to each other.

"Mom, Ayu not so, yeah. There is no intention of Ayu separating from Mas Hilman because Ayu wants to marry someone else. You know that Mas Hilman remarried another woman. We divorced because of that. Not because of the third oang caused by me!" I said with annoyance. Murtiah's mother, the name of my neighbor, is now silent.

"Yes, I just talk, I have not finished the iddah period yet. It sounds like you're divorced because you want to get married again!" said again.

"Yes, please if you have a replacement for Hilman. Hope your husband accepts you for who you are. Hopefully quickly followed have a baby like your honey," he said ketus, then went from before us. I was just silent to see his passing away, approaching us just to talk like that? What's the problem with him?

The old wound that I had covered with difficulty, was now slightly open and painful. Again, someone mentioned something about children. The most important thing in a marriage.

The aunt of Ustadz Zain looked at me and stroked my arm gently.

"Patient, yes. Do not put it in the heart. It's not your fault either. This is indeed one of Kyai who is noisy and does not want to wait until you are completely free" said the woman. I just smiled thinly.

"Maybe because Zain never glanced at another woman, and only this time he asked Kyai to come to someone" he said again.

The meeting with relatives of Ustadz Zain was only brief. He invited me to stop by the diner first because it was lunchtime, but I refused subtly and said that I should go home because I was worried about Mom.

We split up after I got the meat.

Miss Murtiah's words were not wrong, I was not completely free. However, Kyai was also in a hurry to come. There were good words from the neighbors who knew the news about Kyai's arrival home, but not a few who scoffed at me. They thought I was divorced from Mas Hilman because I wanted to marry an ustadz, even though I didn't know him before. Just found out the name was yesterday at the school.

The stall was open, I was late because Mom was waiting for the stall and was serving the little boy who was buying snacks.

“It's opened, Mom? Kan Ayu has told Mother that Mother does not have to open all stalls,”, I said while keeping groceries on the floor.

“Mother sprained from earlier, no work. It's just opening a shop. The door is also just sliding, kok.” I don't want to lose. His thin hands took out the groceries and sorted them out, put the drugs into the display case, put the drinks in the refrigerator, and arranged the snack boxes on the shelves.

I went inside the house, headed towards the kitchen to bring the bowl and drinking water. Two packs of meatballs I bought in front of the market are now in session and I take them to the stall.

Mom seemed happy to see the round object inside the bowl, happy that I bought it. Indeed, I quite restrict the food you eat, because the doctor's advice not to eat too often fatty.

“So Doctor Wira here, Yu.” Mom talks between her mouthfuls.

“That's an invitation from Mbak Wanda. Her son's birthday is Sunday.”

“Oh. Mbak Wanda can chat Ayu why should Doctor Wira who is here?” ask me Mom. Either you know the reason or you don't.

“Say Mbak Wanda is busy. All the Wira Doctors also check the condition of Mother. It's been a long time since I went to the hospital,” said Mother again.

I was silent to Mother's words just now. Sunday is four days away. If you are busy, it can be at night or in the morning send a message. Typing a message won't take an hour.

“You want to come?” ask Mother. I have not finished my thinking about the message and also why must the Hero Doctor who came.

“Come, Mom. Ma'am Wanda has helped Ayu when her son's birthday does not come. Mommy want to come?” ask me Mom. Mom shook her head. We went back to eating our own food.

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I'm getting ready to go to his son's birthday party Wanda said. I have prepared the gift. I was confused about what to give a gift to his son, I had asked a shopkeeper, what toys the four-year-old boy liked. Ask for it in the store.

A knocking sound rang out the door of the room, a second later the door opened and I saw from the mirror image Mother stepping in.

“Yu, it's Doctor Wira outside,” Mom said after being behind me.

I looked towards Mom. “You what?” my many. Quite surprised by what Mom said just now.

“Fetch you,” replied Mother.

“Check didn't ask to be picked up with him, Mom,” I said to Mom. I just shook my head.

“Mom think you guys made a deal,” says Mother confused. I just kept quiet. Confused as well, why did he come here when I did not ask him to pick up or there was no previous message if he would come here.

“He's been here how? I thought you guys were making a deal, so Mom said you were getting ready,” Mom said.

“Ya already, lah. Soon Ayu is also out kok.”

Mom went back outside, while I tidied up my rudimentary hood.

The doctor and mother were talking in the living room. As usual, I always have a topic to talk about. Doctor Wira answered every question Mother, and Mother always smiled when talking to him. Almost the same as before when I talked to Mas Hilman, of course before knowing about our problems.

“Doctors have been waiting for a long time?” my many. Doctor Wira stopped talking to Mom and looked at me.