Hijrah Love Mafia
Wedding Day
The big day arrived, everyone seemed busy with their respective duties. While I was alone, I was daydreaming in front of the mirror. I looked at my face fixedly, before this face was hit by makeup, I would look at this face attentively. Today will change my day in the future. I will have a different life than before. Being a wife of someone.
Before long, my makeup artist came, I then dressed as pretty as she could. I asked not to overdo it, but just natural makeup. The process of applying was finally completed quickly. Ummi then came to me. He was so impressed when he looked at my face. His eyes looked teary.
“MasyaAllah, how beautiful princess Ummi is today. Manglingi.” Her chirps.
“You're ready, right, son?”
I then danced deeply, and I answered Ummi's statement.
“Bismillah, already Mi.”
“Alhamdulillah, Ummi relieved to hear it.”
“Oh yes, Nak Ummi would like to titp your message. Son, when you were little, you were the son of Ummi and Abi whom we had to educate and nurture well in order for you to grow up to be a godly child who could keep the izzah (glory, glory, self-respect) and iffah (resistance), then you grow into a girl who is obliged to serve, respect and love parents. Until you grow up to be the adult woman you are today, we are encouraged to immediately marry you to a kindly good man who came well to us, conveying his intentions and goals directly to us.”
“Then after marriage, then you will be a perfecter for her husband's half religion. Your responsibilities go from Abi's hands to your husband's. Your paradise is also under your husband's ridho. So, be a wife who is sholehah, a wife who will be a dress for her husband, a wife who will obey her husband and be a conditioning for her husband. Ummi believes you'll be able to run it.”
“Good Ummi.” My answer.
“Yes already, then, let's go out, your husband is already waiting for your presence at pelaminan.”
After hearing the advice from Ummi, it seemed that my doubts began to disappear one by one. My heart is beginning to calm down. What Ummi said was true. Bismillah, O God, I ask You for guidance and mercy so that I may live this great marriage.
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Asiyah was coupled with Ummi and Kak Asya walked towards the pelaminan. Now the status is no longer single women, but the legal wife of a husband named Askara. Asiyah had never known her husband before, met him yet. But he must accept and obey this match.
Askara looks cold and scary. Asiyah looked hesitant to sit next to her. But in the end he sat down too.
The whole series of events is finally over. Asiyah and her husband were taken to Asiyah's residence. The two families of the bride and groom gathered at the residence of Asiyah's parents. They are holding a kind of family gathering before releasing the bride and groom to leave for the honeymoon tonight to Bali.
They then held dinner. It has become a Malay custom if the bride must cook to serve the first dish to be eaten by her husband. Asiyah then served her cooking dinner to her husband. Again Askara was silent.
“Mas, I cooked it myself. Hope you like the food.” Say Asiyah then sat next to her husband.
They then had dinner. But for the bride and groom, they have to do the bribe bribe in the first send. They both look awkward to each other. Finally, a series of marriage process is completely over.
Evening arrived, after the prayers of Isya Asiyah and Askara then prepared to leave for Bali. They then drove them to the airport. Cries broke out, especially from the Asiyah family.
“Kak Asya will miss you, but jagan forgot his gift yes.” Brother Asya hugged Aisyah while crying.
After the moment of release, they both got on a plane. Along the way from Jakarta to Denpasar, they spent each other speechless. There was no light conversation or even mutual reprimand. They turned each other's faces away. Even until arriving in the land of Bali they still jaim each other.
Asiyah could not let this atmosphere continue. Finally, after reaching the hotel, Asiyah tried to talk to her husband. Asiyah felt doubtful and awkward, but she had to keep doing it. She constantly reminded herself of messages from her parents that she should be a good wife to her husband.
“Mas, I have your nightgown ready yes.” Asiyah offered help.
“No need to care.” Askara answered coldly.
“But it is my duty to serve you well.” Answer Asiyah.
“Halah, don't be pretentious to act like a couple. Remember that! We are only married off, not out of love. You're just a surrogate woman from another woman who will be betrothed to me. If only that woman hadn't died, maybe we would never have met.”
“What?” hearing this, Asiyah's heart was broken. He did not think that he would be betrothed just because he was made a substitute couple. Is it true that Abi did this to her? Asiyah still did not believe it.
“You don't know yet? how poor. Looks like you've been lied to. Our marriage was only because our father was good friends, not because we loved each other. Besides, you're not the real woman I'm gonna be betrothed to. Except your youngest aunt. Too bad, you became the victim of this matchmaking.”
Shed all the tears of Asiyah, heartbroken when she knew the truth about her marriage. He's really confused right now. He was away from home with a man who was a stranger to him. Not to mention he had to accept the fact that he was betrothed because in exchange for someone else.
Asiyah then looked for her phone. He called Abinya, shortly after which Abinya picked up the phone from him.
“Assalamualaikum.” Sapa Asiyah while sobbing.
“Wa’alaikumsalam. Son, why call so early?”
“Already, don't talk much Bi. Ica wants to, Abi be honest now! Is it true that Asiyah was betrothed because in exchange for someone else?”
“You heard that from who nak?”
“Abi don't have to ask too many questions, Abi just answer questions from Ica. Is it true Ica was betrothed because to replace Aunt Fatima?”
“Iya nak , but..”.
“Ica disappointed with Abi! Ica didn't think Ica would be lied to by her own parents. Ica really hurt bi.” Ica was crying so much.
“Not so son, listen first to the explanation from Abi.”
“No want, Ica is fed up with all the lies from Abi.”
“Tuuut.” Asiyah then turned off the phone. Then he fell down crying. He was very sick and disappointed in his parents.