Woman Behind the Veil

Chapter 38

"Mother is not kidding, right?, when Wulan should marry this man?" wulan

"oalah Nduk Ibu is not kidding, this is an example of his invitation" said He who opened his phone and showed an example of an invitation on the phone

"but Buk, my future TNI" with a gloomy face

"your happiness is what to marry an officer?. Mom and Dad don't want you to be happy in the world, but Mom and Dad want you to be happy in the afterlife"

"okey if indeed his name Abe can make me happy in the afterlife point right now, he has what the hell so that Mom and Dad insist on my marriage with him" said Wulan while staring intently at me

Wulan's statement made me a little surprised and then bowed my head because several pairs of eyes were now on me, I wanted to answer Wulan's question but I was afraid that there was pride in my heart but if I kept silent Wulan would continue to bully me, I finally chose to be silent rather than cause harm to me.

"look only at them Buk?, proof that he does not have what to be happy in the world and the hereafter"

"the silent people are not necessarily stupid, the crowd talking is not necessarily smart" said Wulan's father who came out of the room and approached the wulan while rubbing his shoulders

"Son..Why could you carelessly choose a priest for your own son?, Father?, I know you have always wanted to marry an officer but all you have to know is that rank and position is only worldly and I don't want your child to be happy in the world but miserable in the afterlife, I hope you understand well" he said then kissed the sweet potato Wulan

Wulan then sat listlessly with an empty look ahead, speaking as implied a deep sadness or disappointment felt by her when her will was not approved by her parents, he said, while I can only be silent and fixated, wallahu' in the future whether I will be as happy as first with Almarhumah Aisyah. While the woman who will become my candidate will be forced to marry me and the most important of all is whether she will accept my daughter?, he said?, a question that sometimes makes me want to end a mother's search for my child.

The night after the prayer I sat in the front seat of the Wulan house while video call with my daughter through hp in-laws, at that time my daughter was sitting on the lap of my mother-in-law. Annisa who saw Abinya smiled to herself and made me anxious to kiss her.

"When do you come home?. Annisa kangen" said the mother-in-law representing Annisa

"patience well Nak, soon Abi will come home again, doain Abi yah may Abi's business here smoothly" I said

"Aamiin, don't be long well Bi, Annisa kangen"

"dear Iya, Abie is also kangeeeeen very same abi child"

"have Annisa wanted bobo duyu yah, Assalamu'alaikum Abie" while her hands were moved by my mother-in-law

"oh it turns out you're a widower well?, just know me" suddenly a voice from behind me surprised me

"when were you there?" say

"since then" he answered briefly

"continue if I'm a widower why?" much

"well naturally, maybe your wife asked for a divorce because you did not have something that could make her happy, so she went from you"

Wulan's speech really made my emotions rise, without asking first himself to play a verdict without his knowledge, without his knowledge, but I tried to stand in my heart and try to sit and be quiet without answering the spicy talk that came out of his mouth.

"can't answer my question well?, well pantes anyway and I think it takes time to think thousands of times to want to marry a widower like you"

"the boy you saw lost his mother 4 months ago" I replied without looking at him

Sontak made Wulan go silent for quite a long time for the answer I gave just now.

"but if you think that I'm a man who can't be relied on so you think that I failed in the household its okay, okay, I understand because most people only judge what is visible in their eyes without wanting to get involved first, even if you will later cancel this marriage I also do not force the will because marriage is based on coercion will eventually end in vain" I said

Wulan was still standing glued in place without a word said, I then took the initiative to leave to go back to the hotel.

"oia thank you for inviting me and introducing me to the beauty of Banjarmasin city well, God willing tomorrow I will go home, nitip greetings to your Mother and Father Assalamu'alaikum warrahmatullah" I said as I went away from her to get out of the house.

On the way back to the hotel I walked gontai, I thought looking for a replacement Aisyah was easy but in fact not as easy as I imagined, moreover, the stamp of the 1st child makes the women probably think a thousand times to accept a widower like myself

"Sorry Abi Nak, this time Abi failed to get a true mother to accept you and love you like her own child, if your Ummi still exists maybe you will not suffer and Dad will not be tired of looking for a replacement Ummi"bathin me while laying my body in bed