The Widow's Choice

The Past part 2

The Flashback

"Married to Bayu nduk!" pinta Bu Lastri's.

"Mas Bayu Bu'?" nurul was surprised.

"Yes. Don't you love each other?"

"Nurul loved Mas Bayu like a sister to Nurul Bu',"

"Slowly your affection will turn into love for your husband later,"

"But Ma'am',,"

"He's a good man."

Nurul did not answer Miss Lastri's words. He knows Bayu is a good man. During this time, Nurul and Bayu were indeed close. For Nurul, Bayu is like a sister to him. He always shared his story with her.

But it turns out, their closeness is different meaning for Bayu. Bayu put his feelings on Nurul. Feelings of affection for a woman completely. Until finally, Bayu asked her directly to Bu Lastri. And Miss Lastri accepted it immediately.

Nurul finally accepted Bu Lastri's decision. He married Bayu at Bu Lastri's request. Slowly he tried to grow his affection for Bayu. Not just as a sister, but as a man who has become her husband.

Nurul accepts all Bayu's circumstances. With the economic situation that can be said mediocre, Nurul tried to manage his money as best as possible. All because, Bayu has just started his small business. Nurul is not allowed to work by Bayu after marriage. She only obeyed him, as a form of obedience to her husband.

Four months after the marriage, they had been trusted by God to have offspring. Nurul was four weeks pregnant. Nurul accepts her pregnancy happily. Although his life was quite heavy, but he accepted it.

The efforts initiated by Bayu began to show progress. The family finances are starting to improve. That's where the test begins. Bayu showed suspicious behavior. Nurul, who is pregnant, tries to think positively so as not to affect her fetus.

Until Nurul's gestational age entered the fifth month, she found something surprising. At that time a call came into Bayu's phone, while Bayu was in the bathroom. Nurul tries to find the phone, and intends to answer the phone. Nurul's name will not forget is clearly displayed on the screen of Bayu's phone. Adekku Darling.

Nurul undoes his intention to answer the phone. His body went limp for a moment. "What is a fool cheating on you? What's wrong?" murmured Nurul in the roar of tears that had soaked her cheeks.

After the ringing of the phone stopped, he ventured to find out who the caller was. It opens up some message history and calls. So much of their calling history. And some friendly messages are still neatly stored in his phone. He saw a photo in his contact information. A photo that was familiar to him.

"Is this a picture of Ika? Is Mas Bayu dating Ika again?" her lips trembled with the sobs.

"Why the?" the sound of Bayu breaks the reverie of Nurul.

"So someone called Mas, but I couldn't answer," Nurul handed Bayu's phone.

Nurul is still a bit. He hoped Bayu would ask him why he was crying. But it didn't. Bayu prefers to call the caller earlier. Nurul finally went to her room. She shed her tears there. By ourselves.

"O Allah, forgive the one who has been wronged. I hope what I think is not true. If that is true, rebuke Mas Bayu, but if it is wrong, give abundance in our family. Aamiin's." Do'a Nurul in the heart.

God showed his power. Whether it's a test or an answer to Nurul's do'a. Three months after the incident, Bayu's efforts began to fall apart. He began to have difficulty in making a living. His income was drastically reduced.

"Mas, pray first! Don't forget to be thankful!" nurul said when Adzan had reverberated.

"What is Yang grateful for? Order is so quiet!" replied Bayu while playing his phone.

"Whatever it's got to be thankful for! So that Allah will increase his provision" Nurul continued.

"You pray first there!"

Nurul immediately left Bayu to pray. Prayer has always been a means for him to complain. Only He can complain.

Nurul always remembered the advice of his mother and brother. "If you get married, whatever your problem, don't let anyone know. Keep it to yourself!". And that's what Nurul does now.

Two months later, Bayu's efforts increasingly failed. He even ran out of business capital. And it coincided with Nurul giving birth. After giving birth, Nurul temporarily stayed at Bu Lastri's house. While learning to take care of Al who is still a baby.

There are many things that Bayu did in his own house during Nurul's stay at Bu Lastri's house. He no longer continues his business even now in debt. It doesn't even work. There were several job offers for him, but due to his choosy nature, none of them were accepted. In order to make enough of his small family life, he secretly sells all of Nurul's jewelry, even their dowry and wedding rings.

Al is two months old. Nurul returned to her husband's house. He was looking for all his jewelry. Moreover, her wedding ring. He wants to wear it back. Because it could not fit on his finger because his body was fat while pregnant.

"Mas, where's my jewelry? Why is there none?"

"I'm selling."

"What's? Why didn't I tell Nurul when I was going to sell? Even the dowry that Mas gave also sold?"

"Yes. Next time I'll buy it for you!"

"I need,"

"Make what? Make a snack with Ika?" soon Bayu stood up and left Nurul.

Nurul was crying harder. He can't hold it anymore. Nurul has been trying to be quiet. She did not want her pregnancy to be disrupted. She actually knew that her husband was back in a relationship with Ika, his former lover.

"May Mas Bayu soon wake up, Aamiin."

A piece of do'a that is not tired Nurul panjatkan. He did not want his home destroyed. He survived as hard as he could to keep his household intact. Even with a heart full of wounds.

We can ask the Power for anything, but we never know when the Do'a will come true. Just like Nurul, he always prayed for Bayu to be aware. But God has not granted it.

Nurul who has just given birth, must work to meet the needs of his family. Because Bayu still hasn't got a job. Nurul works at home. He works while taking care of the baby Al.

"Mas, please buy eucalyptus oil for Al, here's the money!" Nurul gave one sheet of twenty thousand money to Bayu.

"Buy yourself!" ketus Bayu's.

"Mas, Nurul only asked for simple things, why did Mas refuse? Is your phone more valuable than your son?"

"Shut up!"

"I've been quiet all along with all your behavior. I accept your mediocre condition. But what, you even cheated on me when I was pregnant? And now what? Even you never gave me a living, even though you were able to make a living. I'm Mas, I'm! I make a living for the family. I also take care of the household! As for you, what are you doing? Many job offers Mas, what's wrong with working odd jobs, the important thing is that you can support your family. But you rejected all that. Until I have to do everything myself. Is that less for you? I'm just asking you for a little help, but you're even ignoring me and putting your phone more on your side."

Bayu did not answer Nurul's anger. He chose to leave the house leaving Nurul who had wept wailing his fate. Al, who was two years old, saw his mother crying, he also cried. Nurul immediately tried to stop crying because of Al. He hugged the crying little Al.

"Well, if this is what you want. Enough to get here I became a good wife to you. I'm sorry ma'am, I can't hold on. Forgive Mother yes Al, Mother will be a bad person from now on. Hopefully with my change of attitude, you will be aware and change for the good again." Nurul murmured inwardly.

And right, from that moment it disappeared already Nurul who obeyed her husband. She became a wife who never cared about her husband. Even he rejected Bayu, when Bayu asked for an inner living on him. Nurul repeatedly asked Bayu for divorce.

And that's where the Bayu started to change. His attitude began to soften again. He is also no longer in a relationship with his ex-girlfriend. He began to work again, whatever, the important thing is to be able to support his family. He also began to return to the way of God, began to worship diligently.

But it was too late. Nurul has closed her heart to Bayu. Even though he knew, Bayu had changed. Until the age of Al stepped on three years, he ventured to tell his parents and in-laws that he wanted a divorce with Bayu.

They had refused and tried to persuade Nurul to abandon his intention, but was rejected by Nurul. She wants to divorce Bayu. His heart wound is too deep. It is so impossible to treat.

"I forgive you Mas, but to re-establish the household, I can't!" nurul said firmly and even without tears. His tears seemed to dry because they had been spilled all this time because of Bayu's attitude. All of Nurul's wounds were kept to himself until he was very depressed.

Eventually, Bayu accepts Nurul's request for divorce. He dropped the talaq on Nurul and filed for divorce with a religious court.

The news reached his father's ears. The father suddenly had a heart attack and breathed his last. Nurul was devastated. He blames himself for being the cause of his father's death.

That was the worst time of Nurul's life. He is like a madman who has no faith and no spirit of life. Bu Lastri and Nita accompany and calm Nurul. Slowly Nurul's condition improved. And after the divorce hearing was over, Nurul chose to wander off in search of a new life.

Flasback Off

Nurul's body shook violently. He could not hold back his tears. He remembered how sick he felt at the time. Rahman hugged Nurul's body tightly.

"Sorry Dek, I don't know how heavy your life is" Rahman said, rubbing Nurul's back slowly. He let Nurul shed her tears.

Slowly the stuffing began to subside. Rahman let go of his embrace. He wiped the remaining tears on Nurul's face. A very puffy face.

"Sorry Mas, Mas Rahman's clothes get wet" said Nurul who was still as unwilling.

"Yes, because of you. Let's take responsibility! Change the clothes!" Rahman started unbuttoning the shirt he was wearing.

"Mas in public!" prevent Nurul's.

"Hhihi, why? You don't want my body to be seen by so many people?" goda Rahman's. Nurul frowned.

"What the hell is Mas?" Nurul hits Rahman's arm. "Emang Mas is not ashamed of undressing in public places?"

"Shy anyway! Hhih,"

"Hhuuuwww," Nurul smiled faintly.

"Smile! Don't cry anymore, okay?" Rahman rubbed Nurul's cheek.

Without them noticing, there were many pairs of eyes looking at the scene. And there were a pair of eyes that were staring full of anger. He clenched his hands tightly. Resisting the jealous flames that had infiltrated his body. "I should be there!" muttered that man.