Sharing Love: The Suffering of the Second Wife

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When you decide to be willing to be married to love, then you have prepared your heart to face all. The possibilities that arise are unexpected like wounds sown with salt. Irregularities. Sharing love is not easy. It takes determination to be able to live with courage.

That night, two of the Ikram women were both struggling. Nadia is struggling between life and death against her illness. While Ain was struggling to keep looking perfect in the eyes of her husband. Both require great strength to get through.

Ikram and Ain looked at each other with their fingers tied together, the two human hearts no one knew. Wander somewhere, and where the destination is.

"What if Abi does justice?" ask Ikram while deepening the gaze on the brown bead belonging to the woman before him.

Ain rippled, a slight frown appeared on the forehead. A moment of confusion came over after hearing the ambiguous sentence uttered by Ikram just now.

"What does Abi mean by fair? What kind of fair?" search Ain while continuing to let Ikram grip his fingers.

Ikram reviewed the smile, the shape was suspicious in Ain's eyes. This time what else did Ikram ask to make him feel excluded. Ain waited with all the plans he had in mind if something unexpected came back.

"Abi means, we've enjoyed our three days here without interruption. Together to teach like the first time we follow the time of the newlyweds first. What if Abi did the same to Nadia? Giving her the same rights as Umi? Didn't Abi have to do justice for our mutual benefit" said Ikram still with a smile like that.

Ain was dumbstruck, one side of his heart did not want Ikram to give the same rights as it seemed to Nadia. However, another side of his heart justifies what Ikram said. The husband should be fair to both wives.

Ain fell silent, weighing the sudden nagging taste in his chest. He pulled his hand and clenched it behind the hijab he was wearing.

Gathering the resentment into a fist and opening it to unravel all.

"Abi is right, Nadia deserves the same as Abi did to Umi. If you see Nadia seems okay, is it possible because she is the second wife and never know how sick it is to be the first? Umi realized, no matter how strong Umi's desire to reject it all, still Umi can not prohibit Abi to fulfill Abi's obligation as a husband with two wives."

Ain again stopped the view on the Ikram bead. The man was a little surprised to hear of Ain's decline, but he tried to respond wisely.

"Umi will give Abi time with Nadia for three days without interruption. Abi's origin can qualify others from Umi," Ain stressed nailing a look at the rippling face of Ikram hearing it.

"Why does it always have to be like this, Mi? Can't everything be done unconditionally? Didn't Abi just fulfill the obligation not outside the obligation of Abi as husband," Ikram gently sergah.

The head of Ain immediately cast a glance from him. He pinched it with a squeeze of the woman's cheek to tease her.

"Let's take each other, Mi. Abi was not happy to see Umi who always felt hurt, Nadia also did not want to take Abi from Umi. And Abi married her not because he was forced, but purely because of Abi's own desire," said Ikram again grabbed Ain's hand and kissed his back many times.

Ain's breathing felt so heavy, he still refused to look at the Scream.

"Umi will stick to the establishment of Umi. Of these, the most hurt is Umi. Maybe it will not hurt this much if only Umi has a physical disability. Whether it can not have offspring or not able to meet the biological needs of Abi, but the case of other Umi. Umi does not have any defects as the reason Abi married another woman" Ain said, turning to look at Ikram.

Hearing that, Ikram's heart grimaced. His heart was like being gripped and squeezed. It hurts to hear it, also to see those teary eyes.

He smiled again, rubbing Ain's hand gently channeling his great affection towards the woman.

"Just tell Abi what Abi must do to make Umi's heartache a little treated" said Ikram who slowly calmed Ain's heart and gave a sense of peace to him. Ain smiled hearing that, he also agreed Ikram spent time with Nadia without interruption on the terms he proposed.

Morning again greets the world, giving warmth to all mankind. Inside the room that smells typical of drugs, Nadia was lying after almost a night she was treated by doctors because of her suddenly weakened condition.

Nadia squirmed, moaning shortly before opening her eyelids. A white light immediately greeted his cornea as soon as he opened the frame.

"Mah!" called weak. Her voice chafed in her throat, "Well, Nadia's thirsty!" he said again without knowing if there was someone in the room looking for him.

"Darling?" Sarah who had just opened the door immediately rushed over as soon as she saw Nadia who was trying to get up. He helps Nadia to sit down and get her some water.

"Nadia has to go home, Mah. Ikram today back and Nadia can not be here, Nadia wants to welcome her home, Mah," said Nadia still with a weak tone heartbreaking.

Sarah doesn't believe it.

"But, baby your condition is still weak like this. The doctor will not allow you to go home. Look, your face is still pale like this" Sarah said as she touched her daughter's cheek and looked intently at her pale lips as well as the corpse.

"Well, please talk to the doctor, Nadia has to go home no matter what her condition. Nadia promised while at home will rest well to restore the condition of Nadia's body. Please, Mah! Nadia will not be able to avoid if until Mas Ikram comes home there is no Nadia there," please the woman very much.

Sarah's heart was saddened to hear her daughter's wishes. Even in this condition, he still thinks about Ikram. His love for that man was great and sincere.

"Nadia was afraid that Mas Ikram would misunderstand because of Nadia's absence at home. Please, Mah, talk to the doctor Nadia should go home," she asked once again.

Sarah patted the warm hand of her son who was holding her hand. Gently stroked her while forcing her lips to smile.

"Hah~" He sighed heavily, "alright, Mamah will talk to the doctor. Hopefully the doctor will allow you to go home" he continued.

In the end, after a little forcing the doctor who handled Nadia, the woman was allowed to go home with a myriad of terms and conditions that she had to obey while at home later.

Sarah takes him home to the foundation, helping him rest in bed before welcoming the arrival of Ikram later in the afternoon. One by one the children of the foundation came to visit including Ruby and Bilal who since dawn had been looking for his whereabouts.

"Kids! Remember, yes, do not do things that can interfere with your Mother's rest time. Play well here and accompany your Mother because Grandma has to go" Sarah recalled to the children who had Nadia in her room.

"Yes, Grandma!" sahut them.

By Nadia's coercion, Sarah returns home despite her heart's concern for her daughter.