The In-Law Choices

Chapter 1

As usual activity in the early morning all housewives in the housing complex Melati, always busy with home affairs. There are those who cook for their family members, there are those who dry clothes, there are those who are busy preparing to go to work for career women. They passed through this morning quietly and peacefully like the day before.

Not for Aisyah, after the departure of her husband to the office, she was back in omeli and in disrepute by her cruel in-laws.

"You're not taking care of my son's house! It's the dust in here and there! You lazy wife!". Handik Wahida who was in the living room of Aisyah's house while wiping the dust on all the furniture.

"I'm busy taking care of Albar ma'am! I'll try to clean everything up!". Aisyah replied in a soft voice. Not out of fear of her in-laws, but as a daughter-in-law, she should respect her husband's mother as much as her own.

Albar, who was in Aisyah's eight-month-old arms, was crying because she heard her grandmother's voice.

"Cup, cup baby, ummi is here baby!". Aisyah's murmur calmed her son.

"Your son also why cry from earlier? You and your child are equally useless!". Wahida cursed his son-in-law and his first grandchild.

"Istighfar! This is also the son of bang Rehan, the mother's grandson! Don't you have any pity to see her like this?". Imbuh Aisha was saddened to hear the words of her father-in-law.

Not only was he not accepted by his parents-in-law, even his son was also hated, but the little boy knew nothing. As Albar's mother, Aisyah was so hurt that her son was said to be unkind.

"I don't want to know! you didn't clean all these rooms before Rehan came home! And it still looks messy like it is now, I'm going to have Mulan come over here to clean up my son's house".

"He used to come here to clean this house while bringing delicious food by his own hands, you are also just good at fried eggs, how my son would be healthy if he ate it every day". Wahida compared Aisyah to her future daughter-in-law.

Aisyah was always compared like that by her in-laws, but the woman she meant never really came to her house, all that was just her in-laws.

Aisyah was only able to stroke her chest while shedding tears. She quickly wiped away her tears, afraid that it would become another ingredient for her in-laws to corner her.

Which daughter-in-law's heart doesn't hurt if her in-laws keep comparing her to other women? Not that he is not good at cooking, only his present condition does not allow him to do a lot of movement because his child is still small and needs more supervision and affection during his growth.

Wahida keeps babbling which makes Aisha's ears burn jealous, but she believes her husband will always be loyal to her. He closed his ears only if his in-laws came just to provoke his emotions.

Albar continued to fuss over hearing her grandmother's shrill voice, Aisyah brought Albar into the room to put the child to sleep.

"Where are you going? The old man spoke instead of being bullied nicely, and just left! Basic don't have your manners well!". Wahida did not care about Albar who continued to cry and still nagged indistinctly to Aisyah.

Aisyah turned to her in-laws and apologized. "Sorry mother! I'll put Albar to bed first in the new room I'll go back to accompany mom again yah!". Persuade Aisyah with a soft voice.

Wahida threw away the face of Aisha's words, irritated by her daughter-in-law who was always gentle even though she always showed her dislike for her daughter-in-law.

After putting Albar to sleep, Aisyah accidentally closed her eyes and fell asleep next to her son. She was so tired of taking care of her husband and son alone that no family came to her aid.

Aisyah is an orphan who was raised in an orphanage since she was born. He never knew who his real parents were, and would not find out about it, 'parents who would throw away their children are of no use in finding.

Wahida, who was hungry and Aisyah had not yet emerged from her son's sleep, began to rise again and went to look for Aisyah in her room.

Suddenly a horn appeared on top of Wahida's head when he saw the unwanted daughter-in-law was cool to sleep next to her son and let him wait until gray growth on the head so long waiting.

Wahida went into the room to Aisyah and pulled her daughter-in-law down from her bed.

Aisyah suddenly woke up from her sleep and was shocked to see her in-laws' faces colored red because of anger at her.

"What is this mom?". Aisyah asked as she rubbed her eyes with one hand.

Aisyah held onto her forehead, she was surprised to see that there was blood on her hands. "Sick mom!". Aisha is in pain.

Wahida did not feel concerned about seeing Aisha, but blamed Aisha. "You are too weak to be a woman! Just so sick, you quickly clean your wounds and make me fried chicken".

"But in the fridge there's no mother chicken, I'll cook the others!". Tawar Aisyah then stepped in search of the medicine box in the living room. After treating her wound, Aisyah returned to the kitchen to meet her in-laws who were playing mobile phone with no one.

"Udah?". Wahida asked but kept staring at the phone.

"Uda buk!"

"Now you go buy chicken at the market fast! Don't wear it for long! Hurry along!". Wahida ketus.

Aisyah thought for a moment, wanting to leave but the distance from here to the market took fifteen minutes riding the motorbike, so commuting took half an hour, whichever time she chose meat too, so, aisha was worried that her son was crying while she was outside. But to refuse his father-in-law's wish would be to dig his own grave by hearing his father-in-law's insults if he refused to leave.

Finally Aisyah agreed to go to the chicken market.

"Yes, I've gone to the market to buy a chicken mother, but please take care of Albar for a moment!".

"Emmm".

Finally Aisyah can be relieved to leave Albar with her in-laws, although her heart is not so sure.

After getting ready and ordering ojol at the Gujek App, Aisyah stood in front of the gate waiting to be picked up by bang ojol.

There were some complex mothers walking in front of Aisyah while looking at her with strange gazes. They seemed to sneer at Aisyah's appearance. Aisyah who feels noticed, immediately pay attention to the appearance from the tip of the foot to the tip of the hair.

He only wears a knee-length negligee, one horn-tied hair on the back, wearing flip-flops and not polishing in the slightest, for him such an appearance is nothing strange according to him.

"His husband is handsome and handsome, but how does he look like that anyway? Not worth it, is it?". Said one of the mothers who passed Aisyah earlier.

Aisyah did not enter into the hearts of their speech which sounded disdainful of her like her in-laws.

"She just gave birth! Yes, it is normal if the appearance is like that, over time also back to beautiful again". Bela's her mother again.

"That's even if she's good at taking care of herself, if not? Don't blame your husband for playing with other women". Reply to the mother who was like she did not like Aisyah.

The mother-mother's voice that sneered further and more unclear was heard, the mother's words managed to make Aisyah think. She kept thinking about her future relationship with her husband, is it still as harmonious as it is now, even though the in-laws always denounce their relationship?

Aisyah regained her senses from her daydream after hearing the sound of a motor stopping before her.

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Throughout her departure, Aisyah's feelings continued to be agitated at the thought of her son who was at home.

After reaching home, she was relieved and no longer worried about her child. While outside, she did not hear Albar's crying voice, she thought maybe her in-laws were accompanying her son to play.

When she opened the door of her house, Aisyah was surprised by the presence of someone while holding Baby Albar.