Suddenly a Bride

08

"Stop right there!"

Nazri was stunned to hear Mahmed's loud voice which instantly blocked his movement space. Mahmed who was originally about to enter the room suddenly stopped as soon as he remembered he no longer lived alone but there was a figure of a woman who absolutely did not want his presence should stay in his home. Be with him.

"A–ada ap–pa?" It was hard to get those two words out of Nazri's lips. Hearing Mahmed's loud voice that seemed hardikan made Nazri feel difficult to breathe air.

"Never set foot in my room! And especially I don't want to see that hypocritical face of yours."

Nazri blurs his eyes. He desperately held saki in his chest which suddenly felt very tight when he heard Mahmed's insults to him.

"Look! I don't care what you do, but don't ruin my good name. Stop flirting with other men out there! Understood?"

"Ak–ku."

Nazri is confused by the meaning of Mahmed's words. He was about to answer a little explanation for his self-defense, but Mahmed gave no loophole and the man continued to shower him with accusations that hurt his feelings. Very deep.

"Do you have no self-respect? Making out with the other guy in front of my house? What would people say if they knew a lowly woman like you who was my wife in a relationship with another man."

Nazri could only remain silent. With all her might to endure her heartache. It turned out that Mahmed misunderstood and the man with his ego immediately judged him badly. Is it wrong to be brought between by his own sister? Though Mahmed– is the one who should reflect. He had abandoned his bride just like that and now the man was heartlessly insulting her without pity.

"Be a little respectable even if you're actually low."

As much as possible Nazri held tightness in his chest. Both of his hands were squeezing the edge of his clothes. It hurt so much to receive the insults from the mouth of Mahmed who continued to wear them all out without giving Nazri a little room to explain.

"Basic women are immoral! Does your life in the village not know how to maintain self-esteem?"

So outrageous. Mahmed continued to berate, insult and humiliate Nazri with heartless sentences. Nazri's emotions increased, he wanted to interrupt by babysitting Mahmed, slapping the man with the same hurtful words he felt. However, her status as Mahmed's wife can only be silent, accepting with contempt from her husband.

If you don't remember who this insulted figure is, maybe Nazri can't imagine how it ends. So far no one has insulted him and especially no one has dared to insult him either others, or his own family. Nazri was not a weak figure who accepted being bullied, either, but she did not want to be disobedient to her husband because she remembered the advice of her mother and the teachings of school teachers and teachers used to be perfectly sticky in her brain how a wife behaves to her husband in Islamic law. However, is this action of Mahmed can he accept?

'Exposure. This misunderstanding is unacceptable.' Inner Nazri shouted in disbelief. However, back Nazri could only quietly hold back his struggling sentence to be voiced.

Mahmed grunting. A cruel grin imprinted perfectly on his face. Seeing Nazri's lack of defense against him made Mahmed interpret his words the truth that Nazri was a lowly woman.

"disgusting! How could my parents have chosen you as Meira's replacement. Even better a snake than a lowly woman like you!"

Insult after insult Nazri received with pain. Although he called for a defense, Mahmed would definitely not trust his–. Even if the whole world defends that Nazri is a good woman, Mahmed will not believe because from the beginning in the eyes of the man Nazri is still a bad woman. So it's useless for Nazri to try to defend himself, Mahmed will not believe because the man only believes what he thinks is right.

"Basic!"

Bang

Nazri. After being content to curse and even insult Nazri all-out Mahmed entered the room after slamming the door rough, leaving Nazri who was sculpting.

...***...

The sky that was originally dark dense began to provide brightness when the early morning when the moon was about to change position with the sun.

The clock shows at 3 a.m. Ayyut entered the house after putting her motorbike into the trunk. He walked quickly to his room to rest his tired body. But he had not yet climbed the stairs. Ayyut's movements are blocked when her father's cold voice interrupts.

"Stop there Ayyut!"

Ayyut reverses body. He saw his father and mother sitting cross-legged on the sofa with their piercing glances for Ayyut.

"Where have you been? Where's Nazri?"

The voices of the two men were both cold and sharp. Mahmed is a hard man who does not care about his father's sharp gaze as if he wants to eat it.

"You why Ayyut? Nazri is your brother. Why do you dare to bring someone's wife?"

That's Marina's voice. The voice of Ayyut's mother who showered her son with questions that seemed as if Ayyut's actions were a fatal mistake.

"Mom asked me why?" ayyut asked Marina by pointing at her own direction. "Why didn't Mama ask her daughter-in-law? You clearly know what he did to Nazri but you are silent. Does Nazri mean nothing to you?"

"Close your mouth Ayyut!"

The impact was heard along with a loud slap that hit Ayyut's cheek. Ayyut had a moment of silence permeating the pain that was perfectly sticky on her cheeks. Feels numb, sore and hot. However, it was not comparable to the pain in his heart.

"You don't understand the parents' business. In your eyes you just think it's true what you see? So picik–kah for you us? Mama and Dad? Do you think we don't care about Nazri. Huh?"

Marina clasped her husband's arm trying to channel calmness to her husband. Instantly she was immediately frightened to see the anger Andauval fear that her husband was out of control and ended up beating Ayyut.

"From now on stop caring about Nazri. Focus on your college, let her husband take care of her. You have no rights over Nazri."

Ayyut. It was both astonishing and terrifying to hear that sentence coming out of his father's mouth. How could Youuval give a completely impossible order Ayyut followed and especially it concerned the insecure Nazri with the bastard man who had also hurt Meira.

"She's sister! How can you say that?"

"But he's married. She's not your woman and your responsibility and Dad's to look after her has gone because she's married."

"But Mahmed is not the right man for her."

"Still you can't interfere. Remember her brother?"

"Because he's my brother that's why I have to protect–"

"Don't be stubborn Ayyut! Stop testing your patience."

"Mass?" Marina's voice sounded very weak. Seeing the exchange between her husband and her son that was so fiercely impressed it made Marina quiver in fear.

"I didn't expect such a father attitude towards Nazri." Ayyut's voice weakened. There seems to be no end to peace if you keep arguing with your father. It hurts to hear the words of his father that strictly forbid him as if all the mistakes centered on him.

"Sorry Dad. I can't obey Dad's orders. For me first and until whenever Nazri will always be protected as long as he meets the right man for him then I will take him off." Ayyut had a moment of silence paused his speech that without realizing it made Marina and Andauval freeze to hear it. "Dad can't forbid me to pay attention to Nazri because to me Nazri is the woman I have to protect."

After saying that long sentence that he was either conscious or not had pierced the hearts of his parents. Ayyut walked quickly up the stairs with as soon as possible entering her room ignoring her two frozen parents. Even Andauval and Marina couldn't look back at Ayyut's departure.

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