Surviving in Marriage

AN ACCUSATION

The hour hand has shown at 23:00 wib. Arsyila who has bathed and changed clothes now sits on the edge of the bed that has been decorated so beautiful and elegant. He is waiting for Raihan to arrive who does not know where he is at the moment.

I want Arsyila out of the room and looking for Raihan. But where are you going to find it? Arsyila who has just set foot in this house certainly does not memorize the ins and outs of the big house.

What's he supposed to do? Contacting her? Even her husband's own phone number she doesn't know.

Arsyila was tired and very sleepy. Wanting it he laid his body into the soft mattress but undo the intention. The anxiety regained control of him. Especially when she remembered her husband's treatment.

Arsyila really never imagined it would be like this. Though in his mind already imagined his beauty he will marry a sholeh man who understands religion. As her father told her at the time.

Married to a sholeh man is the dream of every woman, including Arsyila. He longed for the man who would become his priest to be the man who could guide him to the path of virtue.

Arsyila did not know Raihan. Not knowing his personality and his understanding of how religion. But, it was Arsyila's father who gave confidence to Arsyila that Raihan was a sholeh man who was comparable to him.

Before Ijab kabul, Raihan was very sweet in front of him. Until after the completion of the kabul ijab and they sit on the pelaminan Arsyila always catch the positive things of Raihan. Although they had not spoken much because they had not been given more space and opportunity but Arsyila could feel back then that Raihan was a good man.

However, all hopes and feelings that become lost immediately see the drastic changes that occur in Raihan when they are already in the room. Her sweetness turned into an arrogant attitude. And his face was when he looked at Arsyila like it was enveloped with deep hatred.

Because remembering it all back to make Arsyila's heart become pained.

A few moments later, to get rid of the anxiety in his heart, Arsyila then headed to the bathroom and took ablution water. He wants to perform 3 rakaat prayers before going to bed. Habits that almost every day he did before going to bed.

'Yes.. Allah, the All-Reverseing Heart of Man. Only to you do I surrender. With great hope and humility Your Servant pleads with You, O Lord.. That You may soften the heart of the man who has just become the husband of the Servant. You are happy about this marriage, and make us a couple who can love each other, complement each other and love each other..'

A prayer full of hope that Arsyila said after the completion of the prayer witirnya.

At exactly 00.00 wib, the door to Arsyila's room opened. Arsyila who was still sitting on her face then turned to the entrance door.

How shocked she was when she found her husband in front of the door with his body staggering.

Arsyila immediately stood up and approached Raihan. He intended to reach Raihan's body that was about to fall because it was walking in an uncertain direction.

However, Naas for Arsyila. Good intentions want to help her body was pushed hard by her husband. Arsyila fell, sat on the floor.

"DAMN WOMAN, HOW DARE YOU TOUCH ME..!!" A thunderous voice came out from Raihan's mouth. And from her mouth Arsyila also smelled a very pungent aroma.

Whatisthis? Did she drink alcohol and now get drunk? Arshila asked in her heart.

"Bang Raihan.. drunk..?" Arsyila said in a quiet voice. She looked carefully at her husband who was like a drunk.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?? HUH..!!" Again Raihan snapped at Arsyila and looked at her with a sharp look that seemed - about to pounce on her.

Arsyila who had stood then retreated a few steps back away from Raihan. Fear began to spread itself. How he is not afraid, At this time he is dealing with people who are drunk and automatically must have lost his mind so that it could have done something bad to him.

What's he supposed to do? Should he run out of the room and get help to Raihan's parents?

"DO YOU KNOW WHY I MARRIED YOU ?" Suddenly Raihan asked like that. He spoke while pointing at Arsyila's face.

Raihan walked closer and closer to Arsyila. Arsyila, who was afraid, tried to dodge by walking backwards away from her.

"DO YOU???" The impact again is now while kicking a chair that is beside him.

Arsyila was shocked to death. His entire body was now trembling violently as it held back the fear.

"ANSWER!!!" Impact again.

"No..No. gabe.. I don't Know..." Arsyila replied while holding back her crying that started to break.

Arsyila lowered her head. Not daring to look at her husband's red and sharp eyes. That look was horrible for him.

"YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH??" Say it again in a loud voice.

"LOOK HERE!!' He said angrily because Arshila was not looking at him.

Fearfully Arsyila lifted her head and looked at Raihan who was now only a few inches ahead of her.

"You know what, your father was a murderer...PEM-BU-NOAH..!?!!" He said with a gentle smile.

Arsyila gasped in shock at Raihan's words just now. The words that carry his father's name. What does it mean to say that his father was a murderer?

"So, it's only natural that I treat her son a murderer with ill treatment?"

"TEACH RIGHT???" Ask again. Arsyila did not answer Raihan's unreasonable question. He believes Raihan must have been under the influence of alcohol which makes his talk to digress.

"Haha...Basic Pem-Bu-Nuh..!!" Raihan said while laughing out loud and after that his body came back oyong and finally he fell in front of Arsyila.

***

Adhan dawn reverberated with merdunya from A Mosque located not so far from the residence of the House of Raihan.

Arsyila awoke from her sleep and opened her eyes slowly - the land and at once she looked around her and tried to recover her unstable memory.

Then he remembered what happened last night. Where Raihan, her husband came home drunk and had said something unreasonable before he finally fell unconscious before Arsyila.

Seeing Raihan falling unconscious at that time, Arsyila then grabbed Raihan's body and with full strength he pulled Raihan's body and placed it on the bed.

Then Arshila got up and sat on her bed. He looked to his left and found Raihan sleeping.

For a long time she looked at the handsome face of her husband. Even though Raihan had been rude towards her last night, somehow seeing herself sleeping like that made Arsyila feel somewhat different. Which makes her want to always keep the disgrace of her husband.

Arsyila intends to wake Raihan for dawn prayers together. Then in a slow voice he tried to wake Raihan up.

"Bang, Bang.. Raihan.. Wake up.. We pray dawn first yuk.." Arsyila said, holding Raihan's shoulder. But, Raihan did not respond to Arsyila's invitation. He still sleeps soundly.

Several times Arsyila tried to wake Raihan up again. But still her husband did not pay any heed to Arsyila. Arsyila finally gave up and went to pray alone.

After finishing the prayer, Arsyila saw Raihan who was still sleeping.

'Maybe he's exhausted, yes, let him sleep first..' Arsyila said to herself.

After bathing and changing clothes with her shari'a then Arsyila down. He intended to go into the kitchen, to just help his in-laws who might already be in the kitchen.

It turned out to be true, A black-thursday woman was seen washing dishes in the kitchen. The middle-aged woman was brave Zalika. She is Raihan's stepmother.

Arsyila learned from hearing her father's story that her real mother Raihan died since Raihan was still Junior High. And a year later, Raihan's father married again with Zalika who was still a girl and very young.

There have been several times Arsyila met her stepmother Raihan before they married. The first meeting when there was a lecture event that happened to Arsyila followed him and sat next to Zalika. And the second time Zalika and her husband came to Arsyila's house to propose to her.

According to Arsyila, Zalika is a Muslim woman who has a motherly nature, gentle and earthy. Her soft language made Arsyila feel comfortable when talking to her.

Arsyila walked over to Zalika who was washing dishes. Zalika who realized the coming of Arshila turned and gave a warm smile to Arshila.

"Assalamualaikum, aunty.." Sail Arsyila in a friendly manner.

"Valaynah.. Arsyila darling.." Answer Alika.

"Don't call aunty again donk dear.. He is now your father-in-law.." He said again with a smile.

"Oh yes.. Forgot.." Arsyila said with a deep smile.

"So, what good Arsyila called ya..hehehe..." Ask Arsyila who was confused.

"Call Umi Lika aja.." Answer Zalika directly.

"All right, Umi Lika.." Said Arsyila who then directly helped Zalika wash piriing.

After finishing washing the dishes, Zalika and Asyila sat in the dining room.

"Arsyila, How's Raihan?" Zalika asked suddenly with a serious face.

Arsyila gasped when Zalika asked about Raihan. Plus, Zalika's face turned very serious and her round eyes were looking at her with a hard-to-understand look.

"What do you mean, Umi?" Ask Arsyila who does not understand the meaning of the question Umi Zalika.

"Hmmmm.. No, it's. Umi Mean.. Raihan where are you ? is it still sleeping?" He said Zalika who seemed to be hiding something.Seeing from his face that suddenly changed earlier. But, Arsyila pretended to ignore him.

"Not yet to wake up.." Answer Arsyila as it were.

"Oos.. Yes already.. Umi continued to make breakfast first yes.."

"Arsyila help us.." Arsyila offered to stand up and follow Zalika from behind.

"Alright Arsyila, let's cook together.."

A while later, from the top of the stairs came the sound of footsteps that were like stepping hurriedly down. Out of curiosity, Arsyila immediately turned to the origin of the voice.

"Why Look-look??" A loud voice asked him in a displeased tone. The voice belonged to a young woman whom Arsyila recognized as her sister Raihan.

Arsyila just smiled in response to Raihan's sister's words.

"Raina.. How come that kind of talk like your sister-in-law..?" Tegur Zalika was unhappy with Raina's disrespectful attitude.

However, Raina did not heed the rebuke of Zalika. He was busy with his phone. At that time he was sitting in the dining chair while picking bread on the table.

"Raina's... What breakfast do you want?" Arsyila asked kindly to Raina.

"Not bother and pretentious. I only have breakfast at the school!" Said Raina with a tone of voice that began to rise.

"Raina. you are..." Zalika seemed to want to get angry at Raina who again spoke disrespectfully towards Arsyila.

"Why is Umi? Is there something wrong with my words?"

"Your words are not wrong just your tone is wrong.." Answer Zalika.

Raina did not respond to Zalika's words, she just laughed a little while looking at Arsyila with her sharp and cynical eyes.

In her heart Arsyila can only express herself that now not only her husband is being bad to her. Even her sister-in-law did not like her, without Arsyila knowing what her reasons and fault were..

Seriate...