Almahyras
Section 31: Behind Abi's Trust

"I don't know anything about that trust. But ... are you really going to marry that woman, Jafar?"

Jafar was speechless - just looking at his wife's net which somehow seemed to imply pain. The beautiful Netra that he had seen for a second suddenly shed tears.

Even Jafar felt the pain implied from Netra Alma more describe the deep wounds, compared to the quarrel this morning.

"I know. The trust of marriage .. is something that is hard for some people to run." That look Alma broke off one-sidedly by looking straight at the door, he again said, "Include, you."

"Even, including me."

Her beautiful eyelashes had been soaked by the tears that were slowly coming down wetting her aunt. "But .. I tried my best to accept this marriage."

"My request that you suddenly want to marry in front of Aunt Maryam's body is not just a decision in time of grief, Jafar. All that, I have decided in advance ... Even you yourself know, I asked for seven months."

Alma's memory goes back to where for the first time, she tells Aunt Maryam of her willingness to accept this marriage. Aunt Maryam was happy, even as if she wanted to hug him if there was no distance at that time.

"Do you know why I'm asking for that long?" Alma touched her chest which felt tight. Indeed, he did not care Jafar saw all the weaknesses of self that he had been trying to hide. "In addition to preparing. I-I also want seven months to be enough to wait for Bibi Maryam's return from Malaysia."

Alma shook her head strongly with a glance at Jafar. "I don't ask you to understand the sadness of my life, Jafar."

"Sa-I know bearing trust is very heavy. I-if at last the trust that your Abimu asked for was to marry that woman ..."

Alma looked down for a moment. "Marry her, Jafar. Sa ... I'll give you permission."

"The woman said ... His father was sick and his own request was to see his son marry .. with your ka, Jafar." Pause of three seconds, Alma's hand raised wiped the tears on her cheek slowly. "I know what it's like to live alone and I know how painful it is .. when getting married without a father present."

"Ja .. in, you--"

Alma's slender body wrapped in sleeping clothes, attracted into Jafar's warm embrace, all her words stopped just sobs heard. What kind of marriage are people out there talking about? Why is this sick? Even the supposedly soothing embrace became more painful for her.

"Be ... tomorrow morning, marry her, Jafar ..."

Jafar shook his head strongly. How to silence this woman in her arms, who constantly speaks incessantly. He could not hear the sobs that the longer, the more hurt his heart.

"I'm really p-p-"

The sudden meeting of lips Jafar did made Alma's speech stop, but his tears never subsided. Jafar's right hand was raised to touch his wife's right cheek, followed by his left hand touching the nape covered by Alma's long mane. Not just another kiss, lum*tan lips he did slowly and quite briefly-ten seconds later he released.

The breath between the two collided. Alma immediately distanced herself from Jafar, and removed the remains of her tears. Jafar also moved away, seeing Alma who was about to take a position to lie down. Even the beautiful netra had been closed, which either really had slept or was trying to avoid the gaze of her husband.

Jafar stood up, passing to Umm Salamah's room.

"Jafar? ... What's up, son?"

Seeing Ummi Salamah sitting on the bed with his left hand touching the picture of his father also made Jafar sit next to him and write something in the notebook.

"What is the marriage of Azizah and Jafar a direct mandate from Abi, Ummi?" write Jafar.

Ummi Salamah sighed and nodded, slowly wiping the photo of her husband. "Yes." Yeah."

"You're disappointed that Ummi married you instead of the woman your Abi chose?"

Jafar nodded and returned to writing. "Why didn't Ummi talk about that trust?"

"But the marriage was Abi's wish before Ummi's death" Jafar wrote.

Ummi Salamah nodded. "Ummi know ... But why are you waiting for a woman who can't accept your current situation?"

"Ummi will never be willing, you will have to suffer a life of marriage with him."

"That moment. She's nineteen, isn't she Ummi? Does Ummi understand? Which woman does not refuse to marry at such a young age?" write Jafar.

"Ummi knows, son. It's not all about her young age. Even if Azizah asks Ummi to wait until he is even twenty years old Ummi wants to, son." The tears that he had sustained earlier finally came down to divide his two cheeks. With a slow sigh Umm Salamah said again, "But in fact what? Two years! You know what, Jafar? Two years?! And three months later Azizah was twenty years old."

"Ja-so you still think that Azizah rejected you because of age? No, Son! Nope! He refused knowing you weren't the old Jafar anymore!"

The sobbing of Ummi Salamah made Jafar flinch.

"Ka .. You think Ummi can give up the child that Ummi has been born with and raised with affection, marry such a woman?"

"Which can't accept Ummi's child at all?"

Umm Salamah shook her head strongly. "E-no, Jafar. Ummi can not ... Nak. Ummi can't. Ummi will never be willing."

Jafar approached-received a warm hug from Umm Salamah as well as a gentle swipe at his head.

"Ummi never once thought that Azizah was a bad woman. She's kind. But she doesn't expect a life partner like you, son ..."

"Se ... now what's wrong? W-what's wrong Ummi is looking for a better companion for you?"

Jafar.

"A-what time did you take Alma walking to the orphanage the two did she feel embarrassed?"

Jafar.

"W-Did she ever complain about your flaws after you got married?

Jafar.

"So son, w-why would your Abi be disappointed in Ummi? W-will your Abi be disappointed that Ummi married you to a woman like Alma?"

Jafar shook his head-releasing slowly the embrace of Umm Salamah. Both of them were crying, the same pain was again felt. Jafar looked down and wrote a note. "I'm sorry Jafar, Ummi."

"Why are you apologizing? You're not wrong."

"Ummi was crying because of Jafar" Jafar wrote.

Ummi Salamah. "Ummi cried because he was happy to see your married life with Alma."

"Thank you, Ummi." wrote Jafar.

"Navad ... Ummi asked, Alma treatment should a husband treat his wife," said Ummi Salamah.