1 METER OF FOOT
FOOLISH ACT

Feet glued, eyes sparkling with mouths wide open, were clearly visible at this moment on the faces of the three people who were standing in front of the entrance of the ballroom. Who else if not Imran, Linda and also the mother of Mu'idah.

"Mas! Did we get the reception wrong?"

"Cubit Linda, Mas!"

With his leisure, Imran pinched Linda's hand, making Linda scream quietly. "Aw! It hurts!"

"That means you're not dreaming and nowhere is wrong!" imran.

"Now we are here. What do you want? You're the same mother has seen for herself, right, how is the wedding reception Shanum and her husband?"

"But Linda has not been satisfied if she has not seen Shanum directly Mas!" said Linda.

"Look at it yourself. Wait here!"

Linda did not want to hear the rejection, she immediately dragged Imran's hand to join the invited guests. Mu'idah's mother who was left behind immediately caught up with the two of them.

"Eh! Wait Mama!"

The eyes of Mu'idah's mother besides being fascinated with Shanum's wedding decorations were truly grand and luxurious. He has also drooled to smell the aroma of cooking and food served to the invited guests.

"My stomach is hungry! The food is all delicious!" mu'idah's mother said in her heart as she rubbed her stomach and swallowed her saliva.

Finally, the footsteps of the three of them almost arrived in front of the stage.

"That's Shanum, Mas! Why wear the niqab now?" Linda pointed at Shanum who was on top of the guarantee.

Imran was just silent, his eyes looked fascinated with a heart that was beating so fast, because seeing Shanum's beauty that was completely emanated perfectly today.

Imran looked at Shanum without blinking at all. A feeling of regret grew bigger in his chest. Especially when he saw clearly, how happy Shanum with Emyr was above the guarantee.

While coolly greeting the invited guests, Shanum and Emyr's eyes accidentally saw Imran, Linda and also Mu'idah's mother who was staring at him.

Suddenly Shanum's feet seemed stiff to move. His smile that daritadi always looks bright, immediately disappeared instantly because he looked at the three people he did not want to see.

Dyah and Malik who saw their presence also chose to be silent and pay attention to what the mother wants, the brother did at this time.

Emyr clasped Shanum's hand tightly. "Calm down! There's a big brother here. Brother won't let them humiliate you anymore." Whisper Emyr with affection. But Shanum was silent.

"Shanum is so good that he has become a rich man. Huh! I'm not sure if he's really Shanum. Now she wears the niqab. It could be, the man also had not seen Shanum's face," Mu'idah's mother grumbled.

"Mother! Stopit! Don't embarrass yourself!" imran Tegur.

"Mom doesn't want to embarrass yourself, Imran. Mom speaks as is. Do all the invited guests here already know that Shanum is a widow? If Mother leaks this disgrace, their family will be ashamed. Didn't you say that men are influential people in the business world?" mu'idah's mother smiled obliquely.

Imran stared fixedly at the mother. "Mother, don't be weird! Don't do anything that'll make you regret it later."

While Emyr and Shanum still continue to look towards them while continuing to greet the invited guests. All guests can speak Indonesian. Except for Turks and some guests from abroad who can not understand Indonesian.

"Look at Shanum! What can you do to me! I can't accept you being rich right now!" said Mu'idah's mother again.

Linda was confused as to what to do at this time. On the one hand, he also hates Shanum, because he has become a rich man more than himself. But, on the other hand, he did not want to tarnish his good name in public places so.

"Mother! Mama! Stop Ma!" mu'idah's mother did not listen to Imran's words. While Linda can only be quiet when Mu'idah's mother walks closer to the live music stage.

Papa Hisham who saw someone walking up to the stage, immediately asked Emyr. "Who is he?"

Emyr immediately explained who Mu'idah's mother was to the father. And hisham's father also explained directly to Mulan's mother. "Oh! So that's Shanum's former father-in-law! Hm!" mama Mulan doesn't seem to like Mu'idah's mother.

"Good day everyone!" all the invited guests' eyes were immediately fixed on Mu'idah's mother.

"Do you want to go on stage!" mama Mulan grumbled, but still heard clearly by the papa Hisham, Emyr and Shanum.

"What would mom do! Stupid mom!" grute Dyah.

"Remove down Ma! I'm afraid, later Mr. Hisham and mas Emyr rampage to mother!" malik.

"Jiang!" answer in unison from all invited guests who understand Indonesian.

While Shanum just keep quiet while arranging his feelings that are not because of his taste.

"I'm here to say a word or two to all of you. Do you guys have a minute?"

"Please!" say some people.

"Good! Thank you" said Mu'idah's mother with a smile.

"Mother! What are you going to do!" gerutu Imran while massaging his forehead.

"Previously, my name is Mu'idah, her former father-in-law Shanum. The bride who was standing there," Mu'idah's mother deliberately spoke like that while pointing at Shanum.

Everyone who did not know that Shanum was a widow immediately felt shocked. Because the reason, handsome men from established and respected families, want to marry a widow. There are still many people waiting to be his wife. That is what some guests think.

"Are you all surprised that Shanum is a widow?" it's very clever to speak of this mother of Mu'idah.

Shanum involuntarily reemaas Emyr's hand holding it. Emyr looked at Shanum with a hard to interpret gaze. Emyr and Hisham's father are still waiting for what else Mu'idah's mother will do on stage.

Imran clenched into his two hands, unable to bear to see the mother's self-disgraced attitude. Imran then goes on stage with Linda following him from behind.

"Mother! Let's get down! Shame on Ma'am to see everyone!"

Mu'idah's mother still did not want to come down from the stage, even though Imran had reminded her and wanted to drag her down.

The eyes of everyone including Emyr were taken aback, as Shanum suddenly descended from the top of the band to head to the live music stage.

Seeing the attitude of Mu'idah's mother who was not deterred insulting him, he was reminded by the advice of Mulan's mother yesterday while chatting together. "Son! If anyone insulted you. You don't just shut up. You have pride even if you're poor."

"Moreover now you are Emyr's wife. You must be able to maintain your pride and prove it to everyone, if you are worthy to accompany Emyr even if you are a widow."

Imran, Mu'idah's mother and Linda were very surprised to see Shanum suddenly already standing in front of them.

Without much to say, Shanum immediately picked up the microphone that was being held by Mu'idah's mother.

"Assalamu'alaikum everything!" All those who are Muslim immediately answer the greetings from Shanum.

"Before Shanum wanted to thank Shanum's ex-mother-in-law who was very kind, because it reminded him who Shanum really was," Shanum spoke in a very soft voice.

All the eyes inside the ballroom were fixed on Shanum. "Being a widow is not an option. If I could choose, I would also like to get married once in a lifetime. But whatever the power, my husband prefers other women over me his own wife and does not want to keep our household." Calm, relaxed and dalem once in talking.

Imran immediately glared very wide hearing Shanum instead indulging their disgrace in public.

Oi! Don't blame Shanum if he acts like that. It was all because of Mu'idah's mother who started it.

Shanum then walked towards Imran and Linda. "This man, he's my first husband. Her name is Imran, and the woman next to her, her name is Linda, the woman who has taken the Imran mas from me."

"And him!" Shanum pointed at Mu'idah's mother. "It was my ex-in-law, who deliberately told my husband to divorce me to marry this woman."

Shanum clapped for a moment. "Are you guys, do I have to hang with people like that, who oppress and demean me every day?"

"Wouldn't that be the case, I'd rather be widowed, than live with a man of no standing and a mother-in-law whose mouth has never been subjected to a stab?"

Mu'idah's mother's eyes seemed to want to escape from where she heard Shanum's words.

"It's true that the path you chose Mrs Emyr!" a quote from one of Emyr's colleagues.

Emyr, papa Hisham, mama Mulan, Dyah, Malik and everyone who knows the story of Shanum immediately smiled happily. Because Shanum can already fight the attitude of Mu'idah's mother.

"Thank you Mister!" Shanum is thin behind his niqab.

Mu'idah's mother, Imran, and Linda, could only remain glued to a very embarrassed face. Intentions wanted to humiliate Shanum, even those who felt ashamed.

Suddenly someone spoke to Shanum. "All of you know! I am far more fortunate to be able to love and marry Shanum."

"Many women are prettier than Shanum. Many women are richer than Shanum. But ... "

"No woman is better than her!" Emyr glanced cynically at Imran.

Emyr then invited Shanum to come down from the live music stage. Just as Emyr and Shanum got off the stage, went up to Mulan's mama who wanted to reveal her uneg-union.

"Here I want to say a word or two." Everyone's eyes were on Mama Mulan.

"Thank you Madam! Because of your stupid attitude towards Shanum, so I can have a chance to be his in-law." Mama Mulan smiled mockingly.

"And as for the reporters who are here, please write good news. If you don't want your company I'm falling flat like the ground!" mama Mulan pointed to the reporters who were covering.

Of course many journalists were present to the wedding reception party Shanum and Emyr.

"Awhile! The reporters look and listen carefully!" mama Mulan said.

Suddenly ... Plaque! the sound of a slap echoed there. Everyone was shocked by what Mulan's mother did to Mu'idah's mother.

"Thank you! Because I could have a chance to slap this old woman's mouth."

"I'm sure, if you were me, you wouldn't just slap him. It could be that you will punch his mouth until his teeth fall out," mama Mulan laughed mockingly.

"Remember the reporters! Write good news!" the reporters immediately nodded their heads stiffly.

After saying it all and threatening some reporters, Mulan's mama immediately came down from the live music stage to return to the stage.

Imran immediately pulled the mother from the stage and Linda of course immediately followed him from behind. The three of them instantly received ridiculing and insulting cheers from the invited guests present.

Dyah, who saw his mother's behavior, was ashamed of his entire family. And very angry with her mother.

After the three of them left from the hotel ballroom, Shanum immediately sat limp on the lembangan chair. His breath was wheezing, because his chest felt tight. Of course everyone who saw Shanum immediately felt worried.

Like guys! Don't forget!

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