The Soul of the Maya World
Chapter 62
While taking a deep breath Laras began to tell Ardi about his past. Actually Laras did not want to bring up or recall the time, because for him it was a bad past that made him full of sin. Slowly Laras started telling stories while shedding his tears.
*Flashback on*
Laras who was then a 16-year-old teenage girl living with all the shortcomings, let alone to enjoy her youth with her peers to eat alone sometimes they must fast. Arman who is currently only an unemployed was once a Police officer who had a fairly high rank. However, because he was caught having two wives, he was eventually fired from his position as a member of the Police. All of that was only known to Laras and Sophia when Arman brought his mistress home to be introduced to Laras and the mother.
“Assalamualaikum," said Arman who had just returned home.
"Waalaikumsalam, who is this woman Pa?" sophia asked when she saw her husband coming home with a foreign woman to her house.
"Include this Pure she is my second wife, and she is currently pregnant with my child" replied Arman who immediately made sophia's body limp as if without a support bone.
"O Allah Pa, what is in your mind why you want to marry again, what is my parent Pa!" sophia cried while crying to make Laras who was busy choosing a high school surprised and rushed out to the mother.
"What's the matter Ma?" asked Laras who immediately hugged the crying Sophia while sitting on the floor.
"Honey, this is my daughter Laras" Arman said, hugging Pure's shoulder before the princess.
"Honey," said Laras while whispering a little.
"Hai Laras, introduce me Murni and now I am your Papa's second wife as well as your new Mama" Murni said as he thrust his hand at Laras.
"No, my mother is Sophia not you! Papa also why must marry this woman, Papa should be grateful to be able to get this good position Papa just wasted just for the sake of this whore," snapped Laras while hitting Pure's hand that had been extended before him.
"Plac! Shut your mouth, you son of a bitch doesn't know yourself, knows what you are about parents. Agree or not Pure has become my second wife, and you Laras Papa has registered you to SMAK tomorrow you can start entering," Arman snapped while slapping Laras.
"Let me take you to Mama's room" Laras said, helping Sophia stand up and enter the room.
* Flashback off *
"So you have two mothers?" ask Fian who had not known if the father-in-law had two wives.
"Yes, I have two mothers. I didn't mean to lie to you just that I was embarrassed if I told a lot of people that I had two mothers" Laras replied with a bow.
"Fian calm down, let Laras continue the story" Ardi said, asking Laras to continue the story.
While wiping his tears Laras began to continue his life story. The story where she did not know the figure of Fian who is currently her husband. Laras hopes Ardi and Fian ask him to stop telling her past. However, what he hopes is only empty hope, Ardi and Fian instead ask him to open the past that has been buried for almost a dozen years.
* Flashback on *
today is the first day of Laras' entry into a Christian high school. Getting into a new environment, with new religious teachings, made Laras feel confused. At that time all that was in Laras's mind was who I really was, and what my religion was.
A little explanation when Laras entered a Christian High School. There are some rules that must be obeyed by all students including Laras who is currently Muslim. Especially in this school there are no Islamic religious lessons.
Each student will be given a new covenant Bible book.
Every student must attend morning worship either in the school hall or church, either every day or every religious worship.
Every student must follow the Christian religion well, including students who are Muslim.
All students must arrive at school at 6 am which is 5 minutes before morning worship begins.
Initially it was hard for Laras to follow all the rules that apply in that school. However, over time Laras began to adapt to the religion being studied today. Eventually, he met a man named Steve.
Steve was a prayer coach at Laras school and a Bible teacher at Sunday school in a church. At first, Steve and Laras relationship is only limited to students and teachers just like most other students. However, because of the frequent meeting and Steve's attention to Laras make them a special relationship.
Almost every day Steve came to the house Laras to deliver and pick up the girl who was then only 17 years old. In fact, not infrequently Steve always sends Bible verses to Laras through a short message. So that it makes Laras increasingly understand and understand about Christianity.
As Laras recounts his past experiences, his tears begin to fall down his cheeks. Fian who had been silent since hearing the story of the wife now began to look at Laras who was beside him.
“So all this time a lot of things that I do not know from you, I only know you have come out of Islam but I never know if your first love,” said Fian while staring at Laras sharply.
“Fian, not all of our partner's past lives should we know as well as Laras's past, Brother asks Laras to explain his past not because he wants to extract information about what he is hiding from you, Brother just wants to know what makes Laras desperate to leave Islam,” replied Ardi to make the sister speechless and down.
“Laras, do you still want to continue the story of your past?” ardi asked Laras who was still crying in front of him and Fian.
“Insya Allah I will open my past plainly without anything I cover up,” Laras replied as she wiped her tears.
“Now please continue what you want to tell us,” Ardi said with a smile to his sister-in-law.
After drinking a glass of water and feel if he has calmed down a little. Baras soon continued his story. However, as Laras was about to continue his story suddenly Fian clasped Laras' hand tightly.
“Wait, there are things I want to ask you,” said Fian while holding the hand Laras to make the wife surprised.
“Iya please, what do you want to ask me Mas,” Laras replied with a curious look.
“Did Steve keep you out of Islam, and what has he done to you during your relationship?” ask Fian to make Laras surprised.
Laras does not believe that the husband can ask the sensitive question, even though he knows that the sanctity that is in Laras is only given when doing the first night in Bali. Laras who was hurt by Fian's question just tried to smile while looking at the husband's calm face.
“Your first question will be answered, but for your own second question you can answer Mas,” Laras replied with a sweet smile in front of the husband.
