When Love Begins to Be Asked

Patience Umi

As soon as the cottage gate was opened Fatimah immediately started her vehicle to enter the cottage and meet with Hilya, her sister and Zaki.

Fatimah got out of the car as soon as she saw her sister walking along with Zaki, the man she loved.

" Askarahmatullahi warahmatullahi wabarakatuh!" Fatimah immediately approached her sister who looked surprised at the sudden arrival of her brother.

" Waalaikumsalam warahmatulli wabarakatuh. Geez, Brother Fatimah, why did you come here without any news?" hilya said while welcoming the arrival of her brother who was suddenly in front of her.

Zaki seemed to frown displeased with the presence of Fatimah in the Pesantren cottage owned by his parents.

" Why are you here? Don't tell me you want to make a mess again!" said Zaki with a cynical tone.

" I want to talk to my sister isn't it allowed?" fatimah said while looking intently at Zaki who was still pouting at him.

" I as her husband forbid my wife to meet you!" zaki said as he pulled his wife's hand away from the Fatimah he hated so much.

" Is it wrong that I fight for my love for you?" fatimah asked with teary eyes.

" It's wrong of course because I already have a wife and I'm not interested in adding another wife, because I love my wife so much right now!" said Zaki while looking intently at Fatimah who kept trying to get close to him.

" Yes! Let me talk to Fatimah for a moment. Maybe he has something to talk to me about!" hilya asked her husband for permission to speak to Fatimah.

" Mas already know what he's going to talk about and there's no benefit at all to talk to him should have him meet Abi let Abi who faces his immunity!" zaki said as he pulled his wife's hand away from Fatimah.

Zaki called one of the santri in his father's cottage.

" What's up Gus? Is there anything I can help you with?" said casually with a word before Zaki and Hilya.

Fatimah looked envious to see the santri kiss his sister's hand with so reverence and respect.

' I should be the one in that position to have all those honors as Zaki's wife!' inner Fatimah with a very high envy in her heart.

" Please take our guests to see Abah Kyai!" zaki said as he pulled his wife's hand to go to their private residence which had been provided by both parents during their stay in Indramayu.

" Let's take me to Abah Kyai's residence!" said the santri while staring at Fatimah who is currently pouting and not happy with Zaki's treatment to him.

" I'm sorry Hilya Kak but her husband doesn't allow us to talk!" hilya said as she left Fatimah who was currently looking at her with great envy.

'How insolent of him! Zaki loves her. She so behaved like that really disrespecting me at all as her brother!' batin Fatimah was full of frustration towards her sister who just left without another word and left her with Zaki.

" Do you look around the street and don't look at me!" said Fatimah snapped at the santri who had since kept glancing at him.

" I'm sorry I didn't mean to be impudent to you but are you the older sister of Gus Zaki's wife?" ask the santri politely.

" Yes! Why is there a problem?" asked Fatimah while looking intently at the santri.

" No, no problem let me show you Abah Kyai's place. So you can talk to him!" said the santri while walking faster to get to the residence of Zaki's parents.

' Geez, this woman is so amazing that Gus Zaki doesn't like her!' the beautiful inner being glanced at Fatimah who was still staring at her unhappily.

" Why do you look at me. Just walk. Don't you understand?" fatimah said again rebuking the santri not to look at him again.

Santri was finally only able to shake his head and stroke his chest to see the rudeness of Fatimah against him who was only assigned to deliver him to meet with the leader of the boarding school where he demanded religious knowledge.

" Mom I'll report in!" said the santri while leaving Fatimah on the terrace of the private residence of Kyai Rashid.

Kyai Rashid who was currently chatting with Qonita looked surprised to see his santri come in a hurry.

" What's the matter why is there such a rush?" kyai Rashid asked after the santri kissed his palm with great reverence and respect.

" I'm sorry Abah Kyai, in front of his older wife Gus Zaki asks to meet with Mr Abah Kyai!" said the santri while bowing his head in front of Kyai Rashid and Qonita.

" Why did that woman come here Abi? He really did find something!" qonita said with anger in her chest.

Kyai Rashid according to the santri to get out of his residence and asked Him to convey that Fatimah was waiting for him in the hall of the hut.

" Begging guests to wait for me in the Lodge hall soon I'll be there!" kyai Rashid said then he invited Qonita to meet Fatimah.

" Persatur Umi do not let the anger of Umi will damage our relationship with the Hilya family. After all Hilya is our daughter-in-law!" kyai Rashid said to encourage his wife not to get carried away with emotions following Fatimah who always looks for problems with her son.

" That woman is really shameless. He used to look at our son without thinking. Now he came here without even thinking about it, really upsetting!" qonita said as she looked at her husband who was still calm and almost without anger on his face.

" Abi Kok can be calm like that even though our son's domestic life is in danger!" qonita said in protest to her husband.

" Do we have to deal with people who are not thinking clearly with such heightened emotions? We should be patient and talk about this matter with a cool head!" kyai Rashid said as he looked at his wife.

" Umi better not talk. Let Abi talk to Fatimah huh?Do not let the words of Umi will finally incur a wound in the heart of Fatimah!" kyai Rashid told his wife.