When Love Is Afflicting
Disillusioned

"Annisa, where are you going?" hasna saw Annisa carrying a suitcase.

Shaka, Salwa and their friend's gaze immediately led to Annisa who was walking pulling a suitcase towards the exit of the house.

"How dare you get out that door, you're not my wife anymore, Annisa!."

Duars!

Annisa's steps immediately stopped right on the doorstep of the house, her heart seemed to be pierced by an arrow hearing Shaka's words just now. One more step, Annisa is out of the house, which means Shaka's talaq falls on her.

"Back in the room, I won't let you go anywhere. Whether it's going to school or your family home."

"Geek!" salwa put his feet toward his brother.

Annisa closed her eyes and her tears were rushing down, hearing that Shaka was going to lock her up. He will be a prisoner in that house.

"What the hell are you Shaka?." Salwa yells at Shaka not accepting Shaka treating Annisa like that.

"I just want to protect her from slander" Shaka replied directly stepping his feet towards the stairs of the house.

"But that's not Shaka's way" Salwa protested.

Annisa grew sobbing and dropped her body on the floor. His chest felt very tight inside. Shaka punished her cruelly, not allowing her to leave the house at all, even to visit her family once. Annisa felt that she had chosen the wrong husband at this time. Is this the risk of choosing a husband without thinking long?.

"Shaka, I'm disappointed in you!" ferel exclaimed, not accepting Annisa made into a prisoner of her own husband. But Ferel had no right to interfere in the household affairs of his best friend.

Shaka stopped his footsteps midway up the stairs hearing Ferel talking to him.

"So you think I'm not disappointed, I saw my wife with another guy in the same bathroom?. My wife still loves other men?. What should I do, friend?. If I keep letting him out of the house, I'm afraid he'll create a new slander. Where is my pride as her husband?."

Ferel could only be silent and could not answer the slur of his best friend's question. Ferel also understood Shaka's feelings. But it would be nice for Shaka to give Annisa to explain the truth. Ferel believes there has been a misunderstanding, Annisa and Furqon could not have done such a cruel thing to betray their own family. Annisa loves her sister, Yasmin.

"Ferel, Shaka is emotional. Free to talk. Let him calm down first, give him time to reflect. Once his heart is calm, maybe we can get him to talk" whispered Dzaki to Ferel's ear.

Ferel took in a deep breath and took it out slowly. True what Dzaki said, Shaka was emotional. He will stick with his thoughts, and will not be able to accept the opinions of others.

"Let's go home, let them think the same. We'll be here again. Maybe tonight their hearts will be just as calm" Dafi asked.

Better they go first, give time for the husband and wife to calm each other. Because it is not good also if they enter further into the realm of their best friend's household.

Ferel nodded, and he set his foot toward the door, where Annisa was sitting there crying sobbing. Ferel lowered his body, helping Annisa to stand up.

"Shhh! Shaka was just angry and jealous. Don't put it too hard on the heart." Ferel framed Annisa's face, then both of his thumbs removed the clear melt on her cousin's face, then kissed the tip of his head fondly." We go first, we'll be here again."

Annisa nodded her head while wiping away her reluctant tears stopping flowing.

After taking Annisa to the sofa and sitting her there, Ferel left the house with his friends, except for Salwa.

"I didn't do anything wrong Salwa."

"Shhh! I believe you're Annisa" Salwa retorted, pulling Annisa into her arms and rubbing her best friend's soft back.

While crying, Annisa also told Salwa why she had arrived in the same bathroom as Furqon.

"Then this?." Salwa took Furqon's letter paper which Shaka had thrown to the floor and gave it to Annisa.

"I don't know the issue of the letter" Annisa replied honestly.

"But Shaka found it in your room" demanded Salwa for more explanation.

Annisa took the letter from Salwa's hand, and tore it off without any intention of reading it at all, despite actually being curious about the contents of the letter.

"Then I'll be Shaka's wife. I've thrown away Ustadz Furqon from my heart and mind. It never happened again to have it. Because what is Salwa?." Annisa threw away the piece of paper in her hand, leaving it scattered on the floor." At that moment I realized that I had made a mistake to love someone who was not mine. Shaka is my soul mate. The man God created to be my priest. Owner of my life, after the Creator and my Father."

"The matter of the letter, I swear by Allah. I don't know anything about the letter. And I don't even know when the letter got into my room. Where Shaka found her. I don't know Salwa at all."

Annisa's tears flowed back, remembering Shaka doubted her feelings.'Maybe this is the pain that Dad feels. When Mama doubted her love. Until they used to fight and fuss, and finally divorced' Inner Annisa.

Annisa's lips shook, as fierce as considering that her parents used to fight and fuss in the room. After a fight, both of Annisa's parents were always the same crying. Now that Annisa is so scared, will she experience the same thing with her parents?, getting divorced after getting tired of fighting.

'Oh my God, I am so afraid.'

"Annisa" call Salwa to see Annisa pensive with eyes not blinking at all.

Annisa immediately regained her senses and turned towards Salwa who was still sitting beside her.

"Let me alone" Annisa said.

Salwa fell silent and noticed the intense face of Annisa.

"Don't tell Mama and Papa" Annisa said. He did not want his parents to know what had happened. Can later their problems get bigger if the parents have entered the territory of his marriage and Shaka.

"But Shaka has been caught...."

"I'll be fine" Annisa cut quickly, though unsure of what she said.

"Alright, then I'll go home first." Finally Salwa said goodbye.

Yes, maybe Annisa and Shaka need time alone to reflect, think about their relationship after what happened to Annisa.

After Salwa's death, Annisa raised both her legs to the sofa. Hugging both of his legs, dropping his head on his knees and weeping bitterly lamented his sorrow. Annisa feels alone at this time, her family and husband don't trust her anymore.

**

At Ustadz Bilal's house, Annisa's uncles seem busy investigating what really happened. They do not believe that Annisa will betray Yasmin, Annisa's sister. Something must be wrong.

And they actually didn't mean to accuse. They wanted to ask for an explanation from Annisa and Furqon who were indeed caught coming out of the same bathroom. It's just that Shaka is immediately carried away by emotion and pulls Annisa away, making the matter unable to be properly talked about either.

"Obviously, this is a trap" Hasan said. He is Annisa's cousin, son of her Uncle Reyhan." Cctv in the dining room, kitchen and side area of the house is turned off." explained Hasan again.

"Who did it?."

*Connected.