Me, My Veil & My Soul
Special Guest Zain

“That's Kak Zain's suitcase, he hasn't cleaned his clothes into Kak's closet,” said Annisa suddenly already behind Kak Ahsan.

“But you guys slept one room right?,” Brother Ahsan started to get suspicious.

Zain just nodded.

“Good then, soon adzan magrib, let's get ready to pray magrib congregation,” Kak Ahsan out of the room.

Zain followed him as did Annisa.

After finishing performing congregational prayers, Annisa and Aisyah Kak prepared food for dinner, Aisyah Kak brought 2 boxes of Pizza is quite large. They all ate dinner together, as did Laila, Lisa and Adam. They're very greedy.

After almost seven o'clock in the evening, Kak Ahsan's family said goodbye to go home. And now the house is back.

Annisa and Zain went into their rooms. They returned without greeting.

***

In the morning, Annisa is busy preparing breakfast, while Zain has not left the room.

Tok ... tok …

“Assalamu’alaikum,” a woman standing with a suitcase in front of the door of Annisa's house.

“Wa’alaikumsalam,” Annisa surprised to see the female figure.

The woman was wearing a robe complete with a hijab, her face was beautiful and very high above Annisa. His skin is white with brown dots, his face is very clearly not an Indonesian citizen.

“Is this Zain's house?,” asked the woman, she uses Indonesian with rudimentary pronunciation, like a learned bule.

“Iya, I am his wife,” replied Annisa, she seems to know who this woman is.

The woman then looked under Annisa's feet to her head.

“Introduce me Nafrini, her lover Zain,” the woman anchored her hand.

Annisa just smiled.

“Please wait indoors,” Annisa let Nafrini in.

Then Nafrini came in and sat down on the living room sofa.

“I call my husband first,” Annisa said without looking at Nafrini.

Tok ... tok …

Annisa knocked on Zain's room door.

“There is a special guest for Mr. Zain,” Annisa yells from outside the room.

Zain opened the door to his room.

“Who?,” ask her.

Annisa did not reply, she went straight to her room.

Zain approached the guest.

How surprised Zain was to see Nafrini sitting in the living room.

“Nafrini,” Zain glared in disbelief.

“Zain,” Nafrini standing from her seat.

Then he hugged Zain.

Suddenly Annisa came.

“It is not good to be in contact with a person who is not his muhrim,” Annisa casually looks towards Zain and Nafrini.

Zain releases Nafrini's embrace.

Nafrini's face was very upset.

“I am his legal wife, then I will accompany you here,” said Annisa then sat on the sofa far away from Zain.

“Annisa, this is none of your business, you better go to the room!,” Zain said.

“No, obviously this is my business, because you are now my husband,” Annisa still remains seated casually.

“Annisa! Go to the room, this is your husband's order!,” Zain raised his tone.

“No, I will still sit here, can not be a husband alone with a non-muhrimnya,” said Annisa.

“Nothing Zain, let him here,” Nafrini said.

Zain was surprised that Nafrini had mastered Indonesian.

Now Zain is sitting back on the couch and so is Nafrini.

“Why can you come here?,” asked Zain.

Annisa watched their conversation while secretly recording her conversation.

“I miss you so much, my parents ask you, they are ready to marry me to you Zain,”.

“In the meantime, why do you understand Indonesian?,” asked Zain curiously.

“Before I came here, I learned Indonesian first,” replied Nafrini.

Zain nodded.

“Let's go to Cairo, meet my parents,” Nafrini continued.

“Can't, I just married her, my parents don't know that I have a lover,” explains Zain, he rubbed his hands on her face.

“Then let me meet your parents,” Nafrini looked at Zain earnestly.

Annisa only frowned, behind the veil her lips shifted to the left, as if not believing Nafrini's words.

“Can't love, please understand, after two years of marriage, I will marry you,” Zain said.

Nafrini.

“Too long for me Zain.”

“Alright, I will be patient, but at least let me stay here for a week,” Nafrini said. Looking towards Annisa.

“Oh yes of course, there is one room left in the corner, but it looks like it is for the warehouse, you can sleep there but before it must be cleaned first by you, because many of the former furniture of this house,” said Annisa.

Zain glared in disbelief Annisa said so.

“No, let it remain a warehouse, next to your room there is one empty room, it can be used for Nafrini room for a week,” said Zain.

Annisa's just raising her bow.

Nafrini.

“I disagree, how do I go to college? You guys are going to stay alone at home?,” asked Annisa.

Zain was silent, he thought of the answer.

“No, if you leave, I will also go to Pesantren, anyway today I have a job, Nafrini can stay here as long as you go,” said Zain.

Annisa agreed.

“Please keep the whereabouts of Nafrini here,” said Zain pleading with Annisa.

Annisa nodded.

Zain helped lift Nafrini's suitcase into an empty room next to Annisa's room.

Annisa saw the state of her room was so empty there was not a single item. Then Annisa went to her room to pick up the folding mattress that she brought from her hometown.

“This is my folding mattress for a while,” Annisa gave the folding mattress to Zain.

“Later noon I will buy a mattress for Nafrini,” Zain received a mattress from Annisa.

“Use this first for you to rest,” Zain said.

Nafrini.

Annisa goes out in the follow by Zain.

“Annisa, we have to talk,” Zain said as he climbed down the stairs.

Annisa nodded and followed him.

“Please, keep Nafrini's whereabouts a secret, my parents can't know,” Zain said.

“I don't know,” Annisa turned her face away.

“Why? You'll tell my parents?,” asked Zain.

“Of course!,” replied Annisa.

“Unless you want to comply with the terms of me,” continued Annisa.

“What?,” Zain upset.

“You can't be in this house alone with Nafrini, she can't be here for more than a week, if Nafrini makes a fuss I'll tell your parents, if Nafrini is being rude to me, I will also tell her whereabouts, cherish me as your wife as long as she is here, she must not use my kitchen except my permission,” explained Annisa.

“In the meantime, the last one doesn't make sense, If he wants to cook, how? If he's thirsty, how? ”thya Zain.

“You did not digest my words well,” replied Annisa.

“He can take water as much as possible, as long as he does not cook without my permission,” continued Annisa.

“Alright, I comply with all your requirements,” Zain said approvingly.

Annisa nodded then went to her room.

Zain has now gone awry, he does not want to disappoint his lover but on the other hand he does not want to disappoint his parents.

Zain looked towards the dining table, breakfast was available for him and Annisa. But Zain did not have a taste for food, he decided to go to Pesantren now.

Without saying goodbye to his lover and wife Zain left immediately.

Annisa hears the sound of Zain's car, she already knows that Zain is leaving.

Annisa exits the room and knocks on Nafrini's room door.

“Let's have breakfast together,” Annisa said.

Before long Nafrini came out and followed Annisa's steps.

The two of them sat down at the dinner table and ate their breakfast.

“Are you happy to be Zain's wife?,” asked Nafrini who had finished eating.

Annisa did not answer, she kept a spoon and drank water.

“I'm happy, because Zain treats me like a wife,” Annisa said.

Nafrini frowned.

“He doesn't love you, he only loves me,” Nafrini said annoyedly.

Annisa smiles.

“Who knows the content of someone's heart? We often meet, maybe the love in Zain's heart has changed,” said Annisa who returned to drinking water.

“No way, he already promised not to love you,” Nafrini pursed her lips.

“But before God we are lawful husband and wife, while you?,” Annisa smiled cynically.

“Look, I will replace your position, because Zain loves me so much,” said Nafrini very confident.

Annisa replied with a smile.

“I will go up to my room,” Annisa said then left Nafrini.

Nafrini was very upset to hear the words from Annisa. She wants to get married to Zain so Annisa sees how much Zain loves Nafrini.

Annisa is getting ready for college, she says goodbye to Nafrini.

Annisa left in her car.