The Step Sister of Tiri

323. S2 - Looking for a job

Ali came home in a sluggish state. He had hoped to bring his wife home, but because of the anger of the in-laws, he finally came home empty-handed. Ali was very understanding of what her in-laws were doing. If it happened to her sister, she would definitely do the same.

"Assalamualaikum" Ali said as he entered the house and sat in the living room.

"Waalaikumsalam" said Bu Nur who then sat next to the son. "Why do you look so sad, son?"

"It's okay, Mom. I want to ask you once again Mother, what did you actually do to Aina, until my wife went to the hospital like that?" Ali looked at her mother's face, hoping she would get an answer to the question in her head.

Bu Nur who heard the question from his son became upset because again the same question. "Mom told you that I didn't do anything. Why don't you trust Mom?"

"I don't believe it, Mom, but I see for myself she says something else. Aina went to the hospital and I as a husband felt very ill looking after my wife. Though all this time he has done his duty well, but I do not know myself and not responsible. I fear the wrath of God will come to me. If only I could pay more attention to him, if only I had heard every complaint, surely none of this would have happened. Heaven will really get further away from me."

Ali lowered his head, contemplating what had happened to his household. Bu Nur who saw that also felt sad, his eyes glazed over, not expecting his son to be that sad. What he did was only for Ali's happiness, but it turned out that his mind was wrong.

"Why did you say that? All this time you have been a obedient child to Mother, surely you will go to heaven. Isn't a heavenly boy the same as a mother?"

"That's true, but what you forget is that a wife is entirely the responsibility of a husband. How could I possibly get to heaven when I could not look after and guide my wife well. Even I abandoned him until he went to the hospital like this. Somehow my responsibility later. Even to smell heaven is impossible."

Bu Nur fell silent, there was a sudden sense of guilt present in his heart. She did not expect that what was done made her son like this. All this time the woman thought that if the child did not love his wife, that's why Bu Nur was selfish.

"So Aina was allowed to go home, but Papa Ayman brought Aina home. It made me feel bad, even my in-laws didn't believe it because I didn't deserve to be trusted and trusted."

"I'm sorry, Mom" said Bu Nur in a soft voice, she lowered her head deeply. Her guilt towards her son and daughter-in-law was so great. "It wasn't my intention to make your household like this." Bu Nur shed tears, making Ali who had been down even immediately look at his mother's face.

The man frowned and asked, "What does Mom mean?"

Bu Nur finally told Aina everything she had done. Until Ali made tears. The man did not expect that his mother whom he had respected so much would hurt his wife. Aina was very kind and never refused.

Fiani who heard the talk of her mother and sister also felt guilty. The girl had also behaved arbitrarily towards her sister-in-law. Just like her mother, Fiani also disliked Aina's presence which was not what she wanted.

"Why did Mom do all this to Aina? Tell me, what was his fault for doing so? Has Aina been disrespectful to you or maybe even rude?" ali asked, looking at his mother's face.

All this time Aina who the man knew had never been against anything he said, but why his mother disliked his wife so much. There must be something that made that woman hate Aina, but what? Doesn't the wife never do evil to her mother.

"You're right, Aina was never guilty of motherhood. It was my mother who was very cruel to him. Just because she doesn't wear the hijab and isn't a graduate of the pesantren, mom treats her at will. I'm so guilty, I'm so sorry!"

"Mother is not guilty of me, why apologize to me? My mother is Aina, not me" Ali said without looking at her mother.

Fiani who was hiding was approaching soon. He also apologized for his mistake. The girl did not want what she did to add to the estrangement in their family.

"Sister, I'm sorry too. I've been rude to Brother Aina." Fiani knelt before her brother's feet with tears in her eyes. He did not want his family to be divided.

"Here you go, you better wake up. It's all gone, but it can't be played anymore."

Two days had passed, since that day Ali did not talk much with his family. Just as necessary, today the man looks very neat with a white shirt and black pants and wears shoes. Bu Nur who saw also became curious, where his son would go.

"Where are you going, son?" asked Bu Nur while looking at Ali's appearance.

"You're looking for work, ma'am. Doain I can get a job."

"Want work? Why look for a job? Didn't you teach at the cottage anymore?"

"No, Ma. I have resigned. I'm ashamed of Kyai Hasan for what happened yesterday so I decided to resign. I don't want the cottage's good name to be polluted because of my presence there."

Bu Nur's heart melos, so much the influence of his treatment yesterday, to make his son have to lose his job. He never really meant it that way.

"But it's not your fault, you shouldn't resign, let me apologize to Kyai Hasan. You don't stop."

"No, Ma. Maybe it's time I found another job. In the cottage there are also many better teachers than me."

Ali said goodbye to his mother, hoping to get a job that suits him. Bu Nur looked at his son's departure with a sad look. Beside him was Fiani who also felt what her mother felt.

"Fiani, do you know where your mother's house is?" asked Bu Nur by looking at his daughter.

"Who's your mother, ma'am? Aina's sister?"

"Yes, do you know?"

"Mother's never been there!"

"Mom forgot, do you remember?"

"No, Mom, but if you want, we can find her. Aina's parents are businessmen, it's not hard to find her."

"Yes, can you find him?"

"What do you want?."

"Mom's gonna apologize."