Marrying a Muslim Woman
Chapters 12. Loud slap
"I do not expect love and pity from you, nor do I have the right to force my will for you to love me. However, I am entitled to you because Mas is my husband" explained Almaira who immediately made Alvian flabbergasted, shocked.
"Mas can talk like that to Almaira, but Mas will never be able to change the fact that I am a wife, Mas Alvian!" almaira is back.
It was like being struck by lightning in broad daylight with all the words of Almaira. Alvian thought that Almaira was a quiet and weak woman, but her guess was wrong. Almaira is a very strong and tough woman.
"I just wanted you to not expect more from this marriage" said Alvian, who felt a little guilty.
"Why would Almaira expect more from this marriage?"
"I can't give you false hope. I can't love you, Almaira. You are not my type of woman" Alvian said without the slightest embarrassment.
"Mas can see Almaira from any side just one thing I need to remember! A good woman is one who always covers her aura and only her husband can see it."
All of Almaira's words were like a loud slap to Alvian. It's easy to hurt her heart, but it's hard to beat what Almaira said.
"Almaira sleeps first Mas."
Alvian took a walk to the maja on which was milk and biscuits brought by Almaira. Heard all his wife's words. Alvian felt guilty and immediately drank the milk that Almaira gave as a tranquilizer of his mind.
Almaira smiled under the blanket she was wearing, when she saw Alvian began to melt with all her words earlier. At least Alvian could pay attention to his health, and not continue to be aloof from all his sufferings.
But that smile faded with a flash, as soon as Alvian walked over to the sofa and laid his body there.
Alvian looked at Almaira's trembling back as if Alvian was feeling what his wife was feeling.
"I'm sorry Almaira, I haven't been able to sleep one place with you. I don't want to make your heart hurt any more with the love I can't give you. As if, I don't feel worthy to be your husband yet" Alvian said slowly.
With Alvian's more advanced life he made himself feel perfect. Especially in today's times, the women are classy and elegant with the involvement, Alvian thinks will feel more respected if you have a woman who is very smart and attractive. When viewed from that side, Almaira did not include Alvian's choice. Almaira is very simple and closed so it makes Alvian want to glance at it. And that also made Alvian feel unworthy to be the husband of Almaira.
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Almaira woke up after hearing the sound of the morning prayer, immediately Almaira approached Alvian to wake her husband who was still seen sleeping on the sofa with an uncomfortable body position.
"The wake has entered the dawn prayer time. We pray first yuk," asked Almaira while shaking Alvian's body.
"What the hell is Almaira, you're disturbing Mas's sleep." Alvian seems angry because Almaira interfered with his deep sleep.
"It's time for dawn prayers, Mommy."
"If you want to pray? Just pray there, do not bother to wake up Mas," said Alvian who returned curled up on the sofa.
"Astaghfirullah's. Mas What you say is wrong, we as Muslims must remind each other especially Mas Husband Almaira," said Almaira with a firm, but soft tone.