The Appearing Woman

Chapter 26

After returning home from the funeral, Haikal asked Bu Sari for help from his mother Haikal's sister.

"Bi, can auntie help Haikal, for Dinda and Lina to stay for a while at the aunt's house?" haikal asked his aunt.

"By dong!" reply Bi Sari.

That's when Haikal will marry Dinda after, finished the seventh day of the mother.

After the seventh day Haikal will marry Dinda. With a simple event, that's why Dinda's request.

However, inexplicably the Bu Sari approached Haikal, giving him a brown envelope regardless of what it contained.

"Take this Haikal from your late mother" Bu Sari told his nephew.

Haikal tried to grab the envelope given by Bu Sari.

"What is this bi?" ask Haikal.

"Try opening!" replied the aunt.

Haikal tried to open the brown envelope. Opening slowly, it turned out inside the envelope that was given by Ms. Sari. It is the red sheet money that Haikal's mother collected while she was alive.

"It's real. Bi?" ask Haikal. I can't believe what he saw.

"Your mother told me to give you this money, when you already have a wife!" reply Bi Sari.

Haikal's eyes let out tears, his chest tightened. Remembering the departure of my mother.

"Bi, even though Haikal has not given what you want," Haikal told Bu Sari.

The old woman who became Haikal's aunt, rubbed his nephew's shoulders while saying, “it's because you want the best for you Haikal, so he tried to work hard to make you happy. So every time you send money to your mother, your mother does not dare to use the money she instead collects for you later can make a house with your future wife."

Haikal's heart was so fragile that he did not expect that a mother cared for her child.

" If you knew Haikal. Your mother is often sickly she often lies to you that she is healthy, even though she is struggling with her own illness, your mother does not want you to know the disease suffered by her mother when you migrated to Jakarta."

The words of Bu Sari made Haikal feel guilty. Why Mum can hide her illness when Haikal there so Want to see Mom healthy.

Haikal's tears were not held back, it just kept flowing on the cheeks, tightness in the chest making his mind not careless. His heart was really fragile when he heard Bu Sari who told him about his struggle against his own illness without Haikal accompanying him.

It is fitting that I often hear Ma coughing Every time I ask Mas always said this is just an ordinary cough, Haikal murmured.

Grasping the brown envelope tightly. Haikal promised to donate the money that Mother collected to orphans and people who could not afford it on behalf of Bu Suri.

Let this money be a field of reward for the mother in the Hereafter.

"Impressively mother, always happy Haikal and try not to make Haikal sad and worried."

One week passed the wedding of Haikal and Dinda held how the wedding was. A simple wedding without makeup and decor.

" Are you sure Dinda, our marriage is too simple. Don't you want to be like people and sit at the table with a fancy decor" Haikal offered his future wife.

Dinda shook her head as she replied, "what a luxurious decor make up if only to be seen by people to look good. Dinda wants a simple Haikal, Dinda prefers something like this if we have good money we just save for needs, Dinda, in the future or even if we have money it is better to help people who are difficult and in need. There are still many people whose lives are less fortunate than ours."

" Thank God then Dinda thank you!"

The qobul prayer began, inside the mosque.The tension began to penetrate the heart of Haikal's mind he prayed that everything would be made easier.

And thank God the event went well Haikal and Dinda legitimately became husband and wife.

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Lina who had not met Haikal for two weeks, Iya planned to meet Haikal at that time in Bu Nunik's contract.

After arriving at the rented Bu Nunik occupied by Haikal Nina directly knocked on Haikal's rented door when the door opened instead of Haikal who came out was a middle-aged woman

"I'm sorry is Haikal here?"

" Haikal Sorry Ma'am. There is no such thing as Haikal here, only me who contracted in this contract, try asking Bu Nunik the owner of this contract who knows he knows a person named Haikal."

It was then that Nina tried to meet Bu Nunik, asking where Haikal was. Nina asked in a friendly manner trying to knock on the door of the landlord.

"Assalamualaik."

That was when Ms. Nunik opened the door and replied. “Waalaikumsalam, uh it turns out Bu Nina. What's up, huh?"

"It just so happens that Mom I came here to meet Haikal. Do you know where Haikal is? I was in a contract but how different people are! Has Haikal moved the contract, what about Mom?"

That's when Ms. Nunik told me everything made the long-haired woman a little surprised she did not expect Haikal to come home with Dinda the widow.

"Working home for what. How can I be with Dinda?" Ask Dinda to Miss Nunik.

"Loh Bu Nina doesn't know yet!" replied Ms. Nunik.

"Not sure what, Miss Nunik. I don't understand?" ask Nina.

"Haikal and Dina return home to hold a wedding! I think Miss Nina already knows. Not that Miss Nina was close, with Haikal. Did Haikal forget to tell Ms. Nina," said Ms. Nunik.

" yes thanks to Bu Nunik for the information, I think Haikal is busy so forget to tell me. Excuse me, ma'am."

"Oh yeah, it's the same."

"Assalamualaik."

"Getishalight."

Nina had no idea that Haikal would marry Dinda.

"why could it be like that, why did Haikal love the widow when I was a rich beautiful girl. Why isn't Haikal interested in me, Haikal is attracted to poor burik widows like Dinda's" Nina grumbled up the car. Sighs restless annoyed with the reality that exists today. Nina drives a car at high speed she still does not expect if Haikal's heart is married to Dinda

"What does Dinda actually have? Why would Haikal be interested in a woman like Dinda."

"It's not something I should let go of. Haikal should be mine Haikal should I be able to get it, anyway all because of the widow woman. Try if he doesn't exist maybe I'm happy with Haikal now."

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"Now we are legitimate, husband and wife" Haikal told Dinda.

Dinda was still silent on the bed, she seemed embarrassed if touched by her husband.

"Are you ready, Dinda?" ask Haikal.

Dinda was silent she was still hesitant, trying to ventured to say," What, Mas, will be disappointed?"

Haikal smiled as he asked?" Disappointed why?"

Dinda was silent she was still hesitant, trying to ventured to say," What, Mas, will be disappointed?"

Haikal smiled as he asked?" Disappointed why?"

Dinda was really embarrassed at that time, because of the scars on her body that were so many. Makes him seem reluctant to show his body shape.

"If you're not ready, is it okay?"

Dinda fell silent, as Haikal pulled his wife's arm to sleep on her field chest.

Dinda's tears flowed, it felt like a dream.

Dinda wished Haikal her last husband to death to separate and in heaven later.