The Struggle of a Husband

Change clothes

Selyn blinked her eyes slowly. It was like a dream to hear the chanting of a holy verse read by a man. His eyes adjusted to the surroundings. Repeatedly shaking his head trying to find awareness. He sat back. Still half conscious.

"Son." A voice repeatedly called out to him and followed by a man who was sitting cross-legged holding the Qur'an who was standing.

What exactly is this. What time is it now? Sellyn said in her heart.

"Son, are you conscious?" there was the voice of the middle-aged woman Sellyn was familiar with.

"What's wrong mom?" selyn asked Ririn, still half conscious.

My head still feels dizzy. Selyn muttered with the hand that held her head.

"Selyn you're sober, son." Ririn said and called Amri who was still standing holding the scriptures.

"Your wife is conscious, come closer here." Ririn called Amri to come closer. Amri walked closer to his wife. But he just stood up doing nothing.

"Greet your wife, son." Ririn's hand grabbed Amri's wrist, making him misbehave. But he immediately released his mother's hand slowly so as not to cause laughter.

"Yes, mom." Amri answered. He sat down on the bench next to his mother and looked at the face of Selyn who was lying weakly with a shy look.

"Son, now mommy's home first. Tomorrow I'll come see you." Ririn held Slyn's hand gently. Slyn just smiled weakly.

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There was a knock on the door from outside the nursery that Selyn was in. Amri, who was still sitting next to the bed, stood up and stepped towards the door and opened it.

"Sorry, Sir. Can you replace Miss Young's clothes?" Amri who was holding the door handle jolted. He looked at the nurse in disbelief. How could he have told her to replace the clothes for Selyn that she had never touched. Although now legally his wife. While Selyn who was still lying on the bed the patient just kept silent without comment.

"Ah, I'll get you the shirt for a second. But please one of them will do it." Amri said to the two female nurses who were still standing in front of the door.

"But, Mister. Ririn's mother told me to deliver this message. If I break and replace young Miss's clothes, it could be punishable." Two nurses answered with bodies trembling with fear.

Amri handed the nurse's sleep wear, and she was finally the one who helped Selyn. Amri trembled to see his father's face as he took off the hijab and gulped violently when he received his wife's wedding dress, then turned his back to his wife and bowed his head. He was very tense, this was the first time he had seen a woman's body. Moreover, his wife made his male soul rise. Yet he tried to catch his breath and calm the one down there, who was standing tense. After changing clothes, Slyn again laid her body on the bed of the patient.

"Good night, sir. Please get back to rest, I'm sorry." The female nurse smiled and stepped towards the door. Amri followed the nurse to the front door. The nurse bowed her body before disappearing behind the closed door. Realizing he was still holding his wife's clothes, Amri went into the bathroom. Then put the clothes into the basket that is available in the room. For a moment he got the ceiling on the bathroom wall to clear his mind. Out of the bathroom, he passed his wife who had tilted her body. He stood for a long time in the bed of the patient who was occupied by Selyn and stared fixedly at the woman who was now his wife.

He smiled as he looked at the woman lying in the patient's bed. The woman he fought for all this time. It is now his and will guard him until death do. The girl is his. He really hopes this newly built household will last a lifetime. He prayed to be a good priest for his wife and children.

"Please, turn off the lights." Selyn's voice was weak.

"Eh, he. Good night." Amri was startled from the full staring gaze towards Slyn and rushed over, he turned off all the lights. Then walk to the sofa on the right side of Slyn's bed. He covered his body. And just fall asleep without changing the suit suit clothes that he wears when carrying out kabul ijab until now. Amri prayed in his dream wishing for a beautiful dream with Slyn.

Morning after the wedding. Amri was in a white room where he was no longer a hospital. In the room Amri sat on the sofa and looked at Slyn who was still sleeping with her sleep. He saw Selyn's face without wearing a hijab and smiled. He was shocked by the greeting of a woman beside him.

"Good morning sir, I'm the chief nurse at this hospital." She smiled with a smile standing beside Amri's seat. Then he told the other two nurses to check on Slyn's condition and set up breakfast for her at the table.

"Morning." Briefly Amri answered and stood up. The head nurse smiled as she looked at Amri's cold attitude. How a young master was coldly impressed when he first encountered it. Amri bowed his head and stepped out of the patient's bed and into the bathroom to do his bathing activities in the morning. Amri moved his head to the right and to the left to stretch his muscles.

After doing her routine, Amri came out and walked to the sofa. He found Sellyn who had woken up against the wall of the patient's bed with a pillow piled up behind his head. Selyn smiled looking at Amri and greeted him.

"Morning, mas?" Sapa Sellyn smiled sweetly.

"Bag, Sellyn. Have you eaten?" Ask Amri clumsily. Though it was clear that the food next to the bed Slyn on the table was still intact.

"Not yet, mas." Selyn glanced her eyes at the bedside. Amri is getting misguided over his own questions.

"Eh, he. Breakfast first Lyn, later take medicine to recover quickly." Replied Amri who was wet clutter looks wrong behavior.

"Yes, mas. Slyn ate." Selyn flicked the blanket down and took breakfast at the table. Amri immediately stood up and restrained Slyn from getting off the bed. Amri's hand shook violently. It was the first time he held a woman.

"Don't come down, I'll get it." Prevent Amri from putting the blanket back up and grabbing breakfast for Selyn. Selyn only smiled as she received a bowl of porridge given by Amri.

"Thank you, ma'am." Sellyn smiled shyly. In fact, in the heart of Selyn was the same. He was very tense when touched by Amri for the first time. Slyn ate with a bow.