Sharing Love: The Suffering of the Second Wife

Ain Request

The day Ain was waiting for arrived. Early in the morning he had awakened to prepare all the necessities for his departure with Ikram to the city of Tasikmalaya. Only Nafisah will be brought, the youngest child who has just entered two years of age.

He even prepared food for everyone before the dawn prayer. Everything was ready, Bilal he woke up and bathed before going to the mosque with Ikram.

"Umi, tumben early in the morning everything is ready? Umi so go with Abi?" ruby asked after getting ready and met Ain at the dinner table. The woman was feeding the youngest on her carriage.

"Yes, honey. Take care of my sister at home, yes. Later just Mother first, right, again school," pinta Ain who had become the duty of Ruby as the eldest child to take care of his sister when both their parents went to carry out the call of duty.

"Ready, Umi! Brother must take care of Sister," said Ruby while placing her right hand on the forehead a sign of respect.

Ain chuckled at the sight of his eldest daughter. It is always reliable.

"You are indeed a great Umi child, always reliable," praised Ain earnestly.

"G ... Umi, it could be." The little girl's face met, between joy and shame praised.

"Assalamu'alaikum!" Ikram's voice with Bilal's greetings. Wearing sarongs and koko also peci after returning from the mosque.

"Wa'alaikumussalaam!" greet Ain and Ruby together as well as the youngest who has just begun to learn to speak.

The three greeted the two of them while sitting at the dinner table preparing with the meal Ain was serving this morning.

"Hmm .. delicious, breakfast," said Ikram when he saw the food on the table that was appetizing.

"Our journey is far away, Bi, so we have to eat a little to be strong" said Ain who was taken by the head of Ikram. A cup of black coffee stamp butterflies typical of the city of Rangkasbitung has been filled with smoke that reflects the distinctive aroma of the coffee.

"Mmm .. which favor of your Lord do you deny, Ikram!" chirp the cream while sipping the hot coffee and enjoy the aroma.

Ain smiled, the warmth of the morning that he missed. No Nadia who always comes to visit even though her presence does help her busyness a little in the morning.

"Assalamu'alaikum!" Just as Ain's little heart muttered, the girl has already appeared. One of them asked Nadia to come to help prepare the needs of her children.

"Wa'alaikumussalaam!" greet everyone at the dinner table.

"Wah ... This tumben is already on tidy? Where are you going?" ask Nadia. Confused ripples were clearly visible on his face. So even with Ain, what honey it did not know that today they were going to leave.

"You didn't know today we were leaving? Ah ... no! Our brother and husband are with the youngest, " asked Ain. Ikram fell a little guilty to Nadia because he had not had time to talk about his routine departure to his young wife.

"Go? I didn't know that Big Brother and Mas Ikram were leaving today? What's the show?" nadia asked, the woman's forehead crept deep. He glanced at the still-silent Ikram with both hands clinging to each other on the table.

"Abi, did Abi not tell Nadia?" search Ain equally confused. However, a little feel winning when disappointed little look on the pretty face.

"G ... Yes, Abi forgot." Ikram looked at Ain shyly and then glanced at Nadia regretfully, "Mas forgot to say it to you that today there is a routine study outside the city. Mas used to go with Umi the children as well as the youngest, while Ruby and Bilal will remain here" Ikram explained to Nadia.

The blood swish didn't put on Nadia's brain. Makes it a little throbbing when hearing the word of the Ikram. Is he forgotten?

Nadia carved a forced smile, maybe Ikram really forgot because of her busyness that lately often get invitation lectures from local people even from outside the region.

"It's okay, how many days did it go? I saw one big suitcase ahead" asked Nadia as she recalled one large suitcase sitting in the middle of the house with one small suitcase.

"Come, have breakfast!" bring Nadia friendly.

"No, Brother. I've had breakfast, you guys. I'll wait in the front room" he said as he turned to leave the dining room.

Forgot it? Why did Ikram forget? Weren't he staying at home for three nights, but there's no talk of his departure. Hah~

A long breath he did while landing his body on the sofa. It felt like something was pinching his heart, pain and pain felt. Don't be invited to leave, just told not to.

The warmth of laughter that he heard from the direction of the dining room led him to the guilt of having dared to enter it as well as envy in the heart. He also wanted to have a warm family like that.

Nadia moved along when she saw Ikram and the others coming. He's driving forward. Apparently not only Ikram and Ain will go, but there are some santri who also go with them.

"Umi's the same Abi pamit, yes. The good at home, do not trouble anyone," Ain said as his two children greeted him in turn.

"Yes, Mi. Umi just calm down, we will be kind as long as there are no you here," said Ruby with certainty. Ain smiled hearing that. He raised his gaze to look at Nadia who was standing behind Ruby.

"Small boys, yeah. Sorry if they will be troublesome," Ain said unkindly to Nadia.

Nadia smiled stoically, her little heart desperately wanted to go with Ikram. At least, he was invited to go together not to be left at home like this.

"Yes, Brother. Brother take it easy, I must be looking after them," said Nadia again suppressing jealousy that suddenly erupted when imagining the two of them were on a bus on the way while enjoying the natural scenery. He jealous.

"Yes, we're saying goodbye. Assalamu'alaikum!"

"Wa'alaikumussalaam!"

Ikram did not say anything to Nadia even when the woman kissed the back of her hand, Ikram just stroked her back gently. He waved his hand even though his heart was letting go of the two of them. It's okay, maybe not for now. Hopefully next time he leaves. Hope in the heart.

"Abi ... Abi remember when we had no children and the lectures were held in Padang?" ain asked as the car left the boarding school and began to enter the city.

"Mmm .. remember. Wh why? Umi's going to Padang again?" sahut Ikram after mengawang far remember the thing said by Ain earlier.

"Umi misses the time alone with Abi, the time of waiting for the baby with all hope we hang on to the sky. Abi's as kangennya as Umi?" said Ain while leaning his head on Ikram's shoulder. His fingers he was afraid of the fingers Ikram, warm still the same as before.

"Umi's right, it feels like lately we are too busy to have time for both," said Ikram tightened his finger grip.

"It's not us, but Abi, who has been so busy with Abi's young wife that she almost forgot about Umi."

The deg!

Ikram's heart suddenly spurred, he remembered that three days had always stayed at Nadia's house. Is he not doing justice anymore?

"I'm sorry Abi, Mi." Ikram raised their hands and kissed the back of Ain's hand.

"Umi has a request for Abi" Ain said as he glanced at Ikram.

"Well, whatever it is to make amends for Abi."