I Was the Second
Eighteen

Rayhan returns to Zia's house at nine p.m. He parked his car next to Zia's in the garage, then closed the gate and made sure it was locked.

Then Rayhan entered through the door in the garage which immediately took him to the kitchen and dining room.

"Assalamualaikum," said Rayhan, but no answer was heard. Rayhan looked into the living room and saw Zia asleep on the sofa in front of the tv that was still on, apparently Zia tuned the ustadz study channel.

Rayhan grabbed the tv remote and turned it off. Then carry Zia like bridal style.

"Mas Ray," said Zia who began to wake up.

"Be quiet Zi" said Rayhan.

"Down me Mas, I walk alone," Zia was embarrassed to be carried by Rayhan, because she was wearing a very short nightgown.

"Shhh... We are newlyweds, may there be something romantic gini," said Rayhan with a warm smile that made Zia melt. Though every time they were together, Rayhan was always romantic according to Zia.

"You wait here, yes, I want to take a shower first" Rayhan said after sitting Zia on their bed.

At this moment Zia still did not believe what was happening in her life. Re-experiencing feelings of happiness, gratitude, and a heart that is back pounding for a man. Still unable to believe, the man who was with her in the house had married her, giving her a lot of treasure and happiness. Still can't believe that he's not alone anymore. But she woke up, and her heart ached considering she was only the second, there was another woman waiting for her, there was another heart that her husband loved.

For a moment she imagined what if she was the only one for the man, if only she was Rayhan's legal wife.

"Astaghfirullah.." he muttered as he regained consciousness.

'Don't be greedy Zia, Alfina has been kind enough to share a husband with you, so that you can be happy like now, this is a risk to your life choice, after accepting Rayhan to be your husband,' zia's inner self-reinforcing.

"Zi.." call Rayhan after the shower.

"What are you doing?" rayhan asked who had only covered the lower half of his body with a towel, and sat down beside Zia disperse her daydream.

"Ah... Mas Ray has finished bathing, a.. I have not prepared clothes, sorry, I first get Mas," Zia immediately stood up, but Zia's hand was pulled by Rayhan so she fell on Rayhan's lap.

"Mas" said Zia.

"You're here, I don't need any clothes tonight" Rayhan said, putting out the lights.

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At four o'clock in the morning Zia woke up, but her body could not move because Rayhan hugged her like a bolster inside the blanket that covered their bodies. Zia looked at the handsome face of her husband who was sleeping, maybe achievement, somehow Rayhan had come to Zia. Zia smiled in light of their pleasure last night, but Zia turned her face away and started sobbing holding back tears.

It turned out that Rayhan heard the sobs of Zia and Zia's body trembling. Then he woke up.

"Zi, what's wrong with you? Did I make you sick?" Rayhan asked who slightly raised his head in order to see Zia's face.

Zia immediately wiped her tears hearing Rayhan ask her.

"Zi, I'm sorry if it hurts, last night I..."

"It wasn't Ray, '" Zia turned her body to Rayhan and drowned her head in Rayhan's arms.

"Why cry? Is it less? Hmm" said Rayhan, stroking Zia's long hair.

Zia smiled, "It's not Mas, it's fitting, I like it,"

"Why cry?" ask Rayhan.

Zia raised her head until she could look Rayhan in the eye.

"Because I've fallen in love with Mas Rayhan" Zia said.

"Fell in love, that's a good thing Zi, why are you crying?" rayhan asked frowning.

"I'm so unwilling if I have to share with Mba Al," said Zia then hugged Rayhan tighter.

"I think you're ready for the consequences of marrying a married man" Rayhan said.

"Yes, I know, I have to be ready to feel this pain, but I don't know if it's as painful as this Mas, what I have to do when Mas's there, how do I fill my day that is getting used to Mas Ray." said Zia.

"Hmm. We'll talk later, we'll take a shower first, yuk," asked Rayhan.

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In the morning, as usual Zia waited for Rayhan who was going to the mosque. This morning Zia did not cook because Rayhan was going to take her somewhere.

"Assalamualaikum" said Rayhan when entering Zia's house.

"Waalaikumussalam Mas" said Zia who was sitting on the sofa in the middle room.

"Are you ready?" rayhan asked to see that Zia had changed clothes with emerald green and khimar.

"Hmm.." said Zia just smiling.

"I took the phone first," said Rayhan immediately moved, but was prevented by Zia.

"Udah I brought Mas," Zia gave the rectangular flat object to Rayhan.

"Yes, thank you" said Rayhan.

"Well, get in your car, yes, that ride is also just the two of us," said Rayhan who snatched the key to Zia's car on the console table near the door.

"Where are we going, Mas?" zia asked after sitting in the car next to Rayhan.

"Break breakfast" said Rayhan.

"You why? Still thinking about this this morning?" rayhan asked who saw Zia still not as bright as the day before.

"No, later slowly can also hold Mas, actually I called Mba Al," said Zia.

"Well?" asked Rayhan who was driving. He wondered what Zia said, lest his new wife act, because they did not know each other, it was natural that Rayhan was worried.

"It's okay, I just miss Maryam, I also talk to Maryam, I ask how if I pick her up, uh she says happy there, lots of friends," Zia replied.

Rayhan breathed a sigh of relief hearing that, his worry gone.

"Oh, that, in a moment, yes, I still want to be alone with you" said Rayhan.

"Hmm, yes, Mas" said Zia.

"Where is this Mas? How do you get out of town?" zia asked after crossing the border of her city with the next town.

"Yes, I want to have breakfast at my mom's house" Rayhan said.

"What's? Why didn't I tell you from earlier?"

"Why indeed?"

"Yes, I.I get ready for anything Mas, the time to meet in-laws gain anything," said Zia.

"Zee... I bought dates and honey last night, it's in the back,"

"Oh... But Mas, I'm scared," Zia's great-grandson.

"Why? My mom is nice, dad is, I want you to meet, on the marriage contract yesterday you guys haven't gotten acquainted properly, you're my wife too, I want you to be close to my family too,"