LOOK AT ME, GUS!
Chapter Twenty

Hana sits back down after being coerced by Ghibran. His brother seemed to be trying to hold back emotions. Gus Shabir just looked at the two without wanting to interfere.

"I asked Shabir's feelings just to make sure that my son Anin wasn't lying. Even though she's my daughter, I don't have to swallow all her words and sayings, and I immediately assume they're all true" Ghibran said.

Hana just looked down. Dare not look at his brother's face anymore. She was also ashamed of her husband.

"Shabir is true of everything Anin said, if you ever met him and expressed your love when you and Hana were married?" ask Ghibran again.

Gus Shabir glanced at his wife. He looked at Hana who kept looking down. Tears began to fall down her cheeks. That made the man a little bit tired.

"Right, Bang," replied Gus Shabir at last.

"You realize it's all wrong?" ask Ghibran again. Gus Shabir just nodded his head in response.

"You shouldn't have done that. You're already married. Maintaining the view according to M. Qurasih Sihihab, Ahmad Mushfa Al-Maraghi and Buya Hamka in Surah An-Nur verse 30, are generally equally referred to, all Muslims are obliged to keep their views so as not to look at what is forbidden by religion. Right now all you can see is your wife Hana" Ghibran said softly.

"Sorry, Bang. I confess wrong" replied Gus Shabir.

"Anin admits that she likes you, but after seeing you say your marriage contract, she tries to forget you. He knows you don't deserve to be loved anymore. You belong to the tant. You should have done the same, tried to accept Hana, even though this marriage was originally due to a misunderstanding" Ghibran said with great emphasis.

Gus Shabir could only be silent at the words of Ghibran. He must have realized if all this was the fault of him who was too rash to make a decision. He was supposed to come with Abi and Uminya when he went to Ghibran's house to accept the proposal.

"I understand, Bang."

The ghibran took a deep breath. Looked at Hana, who kept her head down. Ghibran knows the woman's feelings. It must hurt to know our husband loves another woman. What else does that woman have a blood bond with us.

"Shabir, as Hana's brother and his guardian, I beg you, treat my sister as a wife. Try changing positions at this time, Hana who turns out to have another man, how do you feel?"

Not a word came out of the lips of the two. Both Hana and Gus Shabir were silent. To understand what Ghibran said.

"Forget your love for Anin. I thought, it's not that hard. Because between you and Anin, you haven't been tied to anything. And you two never got close either. You can't be together. Open your heart to your wife before it is too late. Patience as a human being must have its limits."

After saying that, Ghibran kept silent. He paused the speech so that Gus Shabir could understand and receive input from him. He realized as an brother he could only advise but the decision came back to the person himself.Some time later back Ghibran spoke.

"Shabir, Anin has also chided you and forgotten you. Even if in the end you choose to separate, not necessarily also be able to unite with him. So I'm asking you to keep what's yours. I'm sure Hana can be a good wife to you. If both of your parents knew, he would also be disappointed with your attitude. I'm not judging you, but it all started with your own mistakes. So try to take responsibility for the decisions you have made" Ghibran said.

"Good, Bang. During our three months of marriage, I have also tried to accept Hana. But it's not easy to fall in love with her. Love comes from the heart, it cannot be forced. But I promise I will keep trying and if it doesn't exist until one year of marriage, I'm sorry if I had to let it all go. This is also so as not to hurt each other" said Gus Shabir.

"Listen to that Hana. Rather than you constantly thinking about Shabir loving another woman, you better think about how to make her fall in love. Love can come because it is often together. I hope your marriage will remain. You are so young that you are still unstable. Don't be selfish, just think about yourself" Ghibran said.

Gus Shabir and Hana could only nod their heads in agreement with Ghibran.

"Sorry, Shabir. I want to talk to Hana. May I borrow it for a moment" said Ghibran with a smile.

"Please, Bang. I'm just waiting outside this restaurant" replied Gus Shabir.

"Thank you, Shabir" Ghibran said.

After the departure of Gus Shabir, Ghibran asked Hana to come closer. There was something he wanted to say to his sister.

"What would you like to say?" ask Hana. He finally made a sound after all this time just silence.

"I hope what I'm going to tell you, doesn't make you misunderstand me and think I'm favoritism" Ghibran said.

The man from earlier had changed his initial call to brother so I was disappointed by Hana's attitude.

"Why did you ask Anin to go far away? If you're afraid Gus Shabir still loves himself, that's not the way. There are many other ways."

"What's the way, Bang? Every time there is Anin, his eyes never escape from your son. The only way I could think of was to ask Anin to stay away. If I had asked Gus Shabir to stay away, he would not have wanted to and would have stayed away from me. I have no one but my husband, so I want to keep him."

The ghibran took a deep breath in hearing the words of his sister. How can he say he has no one but Gus Shabir. So it is considered what all this time they are always close to him.

"Are we you never considered? Always been by your side?" ghibran asked with great emphasis.

"I'm sober, Bang. You're all good, but it must be just out of pity. The proof is that when I have a problem right now, everyone is defending Anin. All you know is Anin's wounds lost to her loved ones, no one wants to know my wounds. Here I suffer more. Having a husband but loving another woman. I'm just trying to keep what's mine. Is that wrong?" ask Hana.

"If I and Aisha especially Anin were not thinking about you, surely at this time we would have both of Shabir's parents annul your marriage. And here you are also just thinking about your wounds without thinking about Anin's feelings. You two are victims, not supposed to hurt each other, but strengthen each other. It turns out that 18 years of living with Anin, you can't understand her heart either. He loves you very much, there is no way he can take you away from Gus Shabir. Without you asking her to stay away, she would have stayed away and avoided your husband. Brother is disappointed with your attitude this time," said Ghibran.

"Anin might be able to forget Gus Shabir even though he was in front of her at the moment. What about my husband, would he be able to forget Anin and her love if he still kept close to her?"

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