Istikharah Unites Us
Slander Mama

A month has passed, the house we built to live in is finally almost finished.

It has been 4 days Bang Rafli is sick, has been treated to the hospital but still has not healed as well. Until finally Bang Rafli's illness infects my son Farhan.

From the beginning Bang Rafli was sick actually I wanted to ban him close to Farhan, but it did not feel like keeping the child away from his father.

While I was holding Farhan in the living room, Bang Rafli was watching TV while lying on the sofa, then Mom's voice shocked us.

"Mama just got home from a smart guy, Li" he told Bang Rafli.

"Why find smart people, Ma?" ask Bang Rafli.

"Absolutely about your illness, do you know what the outcome is?"

"What, Ma?" bang Rafli asked with a curious face.

"Your mother-in-law did it, she sent the illness to you and Farhan" Mama replied.

"Astaghfirullah, don't believe it, Ma. There's no way Mom would do something like that." I argue.

"You know what? Smart people are already famous for their greatness." said Mama.

"But as soon as Mea, what Mama did was a shirk, Ma. A great sin." I said.

"Heh, you're rude. Dare to lecture Mama. Mama is a mother, Mama knows what's best for your child" said Mama in an angry tone. His face had already started to blush, the emotion of hearing my words.

"Take care of your mouth Mea, you must not be so brash as Mama." snapped Bang Rafli.

Farhan who had been sleeping in my arms finally woke up and cried to hear our quarrel.

"Mama why do you always corner Mom? Mom is a good man. Religious, it is impossible to go to the shaman." I said hearing tears flowing, then left them and went into the room to calm Farhan.

***

"You see it's your wife, the wrong mother is still in defense" Mama told me.

"But Ma, do you really believe that Rafli's illness is a pain sent by Mother Mea?" I still can't believe it.

"Yes, why do you pay the smart guy so much for just recriminating."

"But Rafli doesn't believe in the same things as that, Ma."

"As far as you. The proof until now you are still not cured when you have been to the hospital and take medicine."

"Rafli's just an ordinary pain, Ma." I said trying to calm Mama down.

"What "usual pain? If you don't believe in Mama, you ask Mea's mother directly."

"It's not polite to you, Ma."

"Mama wants you to divorce Mea, for what you are good with her but her mother even wants to harm you and Farhan Mama's grandson."

"What's it like with a divorce Rafli can heal, Ma?"

"Have it, you don't ask much, do you need to call her smart man here? So that you can prove Mama's speech is true, isn't it?"

"That look, Mama can ask your Om to deliver you."

***

In the room, I cried so much that I heard Mama and Bang Rafli say. "Why would Bang Rafli want to divorce me?" Once Mama ruined her son's household.

"Mea, come with Brother" said Bang Rafli as he entered the room, he immediately pulled my hand, not even caring about my cries. But I pulled my hand from Bang Rafli's grasp to grab Farhan.

"No need. Farhan's not coming." he continued.

He pulled my hand up to the front room, where there was Mama and a man. My sister who lives not far from our house.

"Come, Om." said Bang Rafli.

Bang Rafli was still holding my hand, he pulled me back out of the house, "Don't really want to go to Mom's house." I thought.

Then we got in the car, I sat alone in the back while Bang Rafli sat next to Om who was our driver.

"Where are we going, Bang? Why can't Mea bring Farhan? What if Farhan's thirsty?" I said with tears still flowing.

"We're going to your mother's house. Farhan's business you don't have to worry, at home there's Mama. Farhan can drink formula milk." he replied ketus.

I was silent and did not dare to dispute my husband's words. Right now I'm going to be escorted back to my mother's house, how will you feel about knowing this? What if Mom finds out that the iron is vilely defaming her? O God, help your weak and helpless servant.

***

At my mom's house, Papa came home.

"Assalamu'alaikum, Ma." said Papa.

"Wa'alaikumussalam, Papa has come home." said Mama while holding Farhan.

"Yes, the tumben of the deserted house? Where's Rafli Mea?" ask Papa.

"Rafli went with Pandu (Mama's sister) to deliver Mea to her mother's house." explained Mama.

"Take Mea to her mother's house? Why?" asked Papa in wonder and scrunched his forehead.

"So Mama ran out to Burhan's smart guy, Pa. Said he was sick Rafli same Farhan's delivery from Mea's mother. Mama told Rafli to return Mea to her mother's house and divorce Mea."

"Astaghfirullah, Mama!" snapped papa. "Since when did you start believing in smart people? That's shirk, Ma. Shirk!" continued.

"Mama was being advised by our neighbor Ani, Pa. There's no harm in trying."

"Why wonder Mama, why can now turn into this? Papa does not end his mind, Mama could ruin the household of his own Son. Try to imagine, Mama who is in the position of Mea. How's Mama feeling?"

"Ah Papa, always defend Mea." said Mama while turning her face away from Papa.

"How could Papa not defend Mea, Mama is outrageous." Papa said. "Papa does not want to know, now we follow them to the village of Mother Mea." he continued.

"Lazy ah, Pa. No pity what brought Farhan, Farhan is still sick." denied Mama, giving an excuse not to go to the village.

"Don't have many reasons, follow Papa." Papa said and pulled Mama's hand to get in the car and could soon catch Rafli and Mea.