Two Rings

Second Wife Dion

Rissa sat down lethargic, today, in front of the mirror.

Rissa looked at herself, the day that new life was about to begin.

His tears had dripped a few times, he was completely overwhelmed with fear. Not afraid of Dion, or even Anna's mother.

She was more afraid, if one day Melati, Dion's first wife knew of her husband's second marriage.

"Oh Allah, I do not intend to take the husband of any man. I'm afraid, I'm afraid of being called a woman destroyer of people's households." Rissa clenched her hands tightly.

"Mom, don't cry. The makeup faded." A bride-to-be asked kindly to Rissa.

Rissa immediately complied, especially when she heard Anna's mother's voice calling out to her.

"Sa, are you ready?" Ask Anna's mother.

Rissa smiled faintly, she stood up slowly. White kebaya wrap adds to the aura of Rissa's beauty, the body is as good as showing the curves of a beautiful body like a model.

Her tiny lips were now covered in a pink stain, the decoration on the eyelids making her gaze even sharper.

A clean white face, now more and more shining. Rissa really looked beautiful today.

He walked slowly to the place where the ijab qobul was carried out, trembling his feet, stepping surely towards the chair that had been provided, right beside Dion.

Melati's parents deliberately contacted her son for a visit, and they also asked Melati to stay for a few days. Yes, all that they do is solely to facilitate the continuity of the wedding of their two daughters-in-law.

Dion, who was beset with guilt, had to go through all of this with sincerity.

Seeing the happy look of the Mother, making her unable to do silly things.

***

Elsewhere, Melati was struggling with her mother in the kitchen.

"Mom, I really wanted Melati to stay the night."

Melati's mother had prepared herself for it, so she was now better prepared to answer in case Melati asked many questions.

"Why really? I miss you" replied Ms. Melati.

Melati smiled, she helped her mother cook for dinner.

"Oh yes, ma'am, I'm planning to join the baby tube program. Pray for me, Mom."

Melati's mother fell silent, but she was able to control herself again.

"Yes, I must be praying for you, Mel. Oh yeah, Dion how are you?" Melati's mother pretended not to know what was going on in her iron house.

"Mas Dion is good, but..."

Melati fell silent, recalling the change in attitude from her husband.

"But why?" Ask Mom Melati.

"I feel like she's changed, like something's covered up from me, Mom."

Mother Melati was stunned, she already knew why Dion was like that. But he tried to convince his son to trust Dion more.

"Mel, maybe your husband's busy at the cafe. You have to believe in him, join the baby tube also requires a lot of money. Maybe now Dion is working on that" explained Ms. Melati.

"Tap Mom, I know my husband's finances. If it was just for the cost, I don't think it was much for Mas Dion" Melati replied.

"But maybe Mom was right. Dion must be busy, I'll understand Mas Dion better, Mom." Melati added.

"Well, that's a good wife." Mother Melati cheers.

Melati smiled, and resumed her cooking show.

***

At Anna's Mother's residence, the ijab qobul had just finished being spoken. Rissa and Dion became husband and wife religiously.

There was no happiness between the two brides, only Anna's mother seemed happy that day.

"Alhamdulillah, you are now husband and wife. I'm so happy" said Anna's mother.

Rissa and Dion only smiled faintly, the atmosphere felt awkward between the two.

"Yes, we eat first." Anna's mother suggested.

"Sa, please get the rice and the side dishes for your husband." Anna's mother accidentally asked Rissa for it, she wanted to bring her son and daughter-in-law closer.

According to Rissa, he now took a plate and filled the rice as well as side dishes for Dion.

Dion remained silent, following only his mother's wishes.

After dinner, neither Anna's mother nor Dion and Rissa had gone to their room.

Rissa, who had to go to a room with Dion, felt very awkward, she did not know what to do.

"I have to how?" Rissa asked in her heart.

He was still standing at the door of the room, and tried to dare to enter.

Rissa pressed the doorknob, and stepped slowly inside the room.

"Assalamallaikum" he said.

"Wa'allaikumsalam" replied Dion who had been in the room first.

Rissa walked in, and sat her body on the edge of the bed.

Dion, who was sitting on the sofa, glanced at his second wife.

"If you want to sleep in bed, I'll sleep here." Dion started the conversation.

Rissa looked over, "why is Mas sleeping on the sofa?" Ask.

It felt strange when Rissa called Dion Mas, but it was indeed the reasonableness of a wife to her husband.

"Why ask why? Are you hoping we'll sleep in one bed tonight?" Asked Dion coldly.

Rissa fell down, she chose to be quiet.

Dion laid down his body, and covered it with a blanket.

Rissa was the same, she now climbed into the bed and intended to rest immediately.

It was almost midnight, but Rissa woke up from her sleep. His eyes as if refusing to be closed, he also felt uneasy at this moment.

"I pray at night" he said as he walked to the bathroom.

Finished taking ablution water, Rissa immediately established evening prayers.

Dion who accidentally woke up, glanced at Rissa who was still not finished praying.

A few seconds later, Dion notices Rissa, now his wife.

"You may be a good woman, but I'm sorry I haven't been able to do my duty to you." Dion spoke in his heart.

Dion immediately turned his face away, positioning his body to turn his back on Rissa.

Rissa said her salutation was done.

A soft sigh sounded from his lips, his hands now looked up ready to pour out all his heart.

"O Allah, ease my path. Make my business easy, calm my heart and my mind. Help me to live all this, I know You have prepared the most beautiful thing for my life. Lead me to be a devoted wife to my husband, to be the best woman in his life."

Rissa rubbed her face slowly, sighing heavily.

Only that can be done when he was sad or happy, Rissa felt calm if he had performed prayer as an antidote to his anxiety.

The one thing that is always his encouragement, whisper to the earth, and the heavens will hear. Rissa believes that everything that happens in her life is the will of God who knows everything.