My Ustadz My Husband
The Part 11

Since the incident, Asma kept her distance from Bilal, because her feelings said something was wrong with Bilal. Asma also becomes more quiet than before, spending more time alone in the room, even she does not want to go to Lita's house even though Lita has told her to come just to fill their empty time.

Asma sat by the window while reading a novel by Asma Nadia titled Heaven That Is Not Missed . Asthma even accidentally shed tears and felt a tightness in her chest.

Until he arrived, he accidentally saw Adil and Bilal who were in the car and were about to leave. Asma knew, they went to the airport to pick up Bilal's wife and cousin.

And somehow, knowing that, the Asthma feelings are getting more and more unsettled, restless, restless, unsettled. As if something was wrong in him, Asma repeatedly tried to calm his turbulent heart, praying to the owner of the heart so that his heart felt calm.

Until the evening before, all perform congregational prayers, which continued dhikr and read the Quran.

Asma returned to the room after her routine was over, she decided to calm her heart using the prayer beads Bilal gave her. And suddenly he heard the crowd from outside, Asma who was curious immediately went out of the room and headed for the living room.

There he saw Ummi and her brother talking to someone, Asma walked over and he saw a stranger woman chatting as if so close to his family.

"Eh Asthma, here son! +" His ummy called Asma then he told Asma to sit next to him. Asma sat down without even a hint of distracting her gaze from the woman sitting in front of her. The woman looked at him and smiled.

"This is Khadijah, his wife Bilal" said the Ummi

"Oh...." Asma ber oh ria while continuing to try to remember the familiar Khadijah.

"Assalamualaikum, Asthma. How you doing?" Sapa Khadijah

"Waalaikumsalam, Asma Alhamdulilah well, Ma'am. Um have we met, huh? Asma I've seen Mommy but where?"

"One year ago, in the hotel Melati, Jakarta" Khadijah replied with a smile and that smile made her look very pretty, really pretty like an angel.

"One year ago, too long ago yes. Hotel Melinda..." Asma tried to roll her memory back, and as she remembered, she smiled happily with sparkling eyes

"Oh, Ma'am who was writing books for Abi from Kiai Khalil, right?" Khadijah smiled happily as Asma remembered him.

"Yup, right. But how can you forget, Asthma? We had a little chat and got acquainted."

"Hehe, Asthma is not the type of person who has a strong memory, what else if only met once. His wife Ustadz Bilal. Geez, you're so beautiful, "praise Asma to make Khadijah smile.

"Yes, talking is enough. Let Khadijah rest he must be tired from this journey." Umminya.

"Come on Khadijah, Bilal's room is next to mine." Aisyah said while helping Khadija lift her bag, but Khadijah forbade her and said she could be alone.

After Khadijah and Aisyah left, Aqilah went to her room, leaving Asma and Ummi both.

"Ummi... Why did Ustadz Bilal's wife come here?"

"There's something he needs to finish here, Asma. What's up?"

"Eitherway. Since a few days ago the feeling of Asthma has not been good."

"Maybe you're nervous waiting for the graduation announcement. It's night, you go to sleep. Remember that! wake up and pray at night"

"God willing "

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At dawn prayers, Asma did not see Bilal coming, maybe he prayed with his wife. Asma recalled the first time she prayed the night with Bilal, and imagined Bilal with another woman, for some reason she felt something strange, but she immediately cast out her thoughts. After all, the other woman was himself, while Khadija was his wife.

Asthma begins to worry about herself the longer she feels something is wrong.

In the morning, Asma went to the kitchen to get some drinking water, and there, she was surprised to see Khadija cooking with Aqilah and Aisyah. They look very familiar.

"People in the cooking biarin anyway, Mbak "exciting Asthma

"Yes because of the adeknya Mbak can and do not want to cook" Aisyah answered her.

"There is Bi Ida"

"Bi Ida is clean again. Oh yes, today to school. The graduation announcement is already in the mading tuh" said Aqilah who made Asthma happy. He immediately went to school and there were many students there who were checking if his name was there.

"We all graduated" said lita who arrived there was behind Asthma.

"You sure? I'm gonna take a look".

"You want to push there? I've seen it, everyone graduated" Asma saw that there were still many friends there, she also undoed her intentions.

Asma and Lita also went to Lita's house not far from there, while occasionally talking about plans after graduation. Apparently Lita has decided to continue her education to the boarding school in Surabaya, While Asma still does not know where to go.

"Don't Kiai Khalil have a boarding school?"

"Yes, Pesantren Al Hikmah "

"So, why are you going there? Since Kiai Khalil and uncle were friends, he must have looked at you a lot"

"Em yes too, but in Jakarta, Ta. Far "

"Ong. Now there's a plane, an hour has passed" Asma seemed to think about it. "But you must have gone on to the pesantren right?"

"Surely, Ta. Because if you do, can I be in the same match Abi "

Lita laughed because somehow Asma was afraid in a mate right, the last time he tried in a mate right, Asma was very desperate to run to Java alone, alone, he stayed at a hotel he booked online. Asma did all that as a mighty warning to her Abi that she was not playing with her refusal, and so far, the warning has worked, because never once had her Abi talked about the matchmaking again.

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The presence of Khadijah adds happiness and crowds in the Asma family, Khadijah can take the hearts of everyone very easily, not least Asthma. He managed to get close and familiar with Asthma. We often spend time together like friends.

Asma also often caught Bilal and Khadijah who were so friendly, it was clear how much love they had, the care that Bilal showed to Khadijah made Asma feel envious, and the love they had, while Khadijah's loving gaze on Bilal, it made Asma even more envious.

Until the graduation day came, Asma was very excited to welcome the event, she was moved when her name was called, she received her graduation certificate, after getting off the stage, she said, he ran towards his Ummi and showed his graduation certificate.

"It is better to be late than not at all, but it would be better if you were never late because we live in a race against time" Ummi kissed Asthma on the forehead and before long, he kissed her, Bilal and Khadijah approached them.

"You look amazing with this graduation outfit, Asma" Khadijah praised her sincerely, while Bilal was just silent with her usual flat face.

After the event was over, the Asma family gathered in the dining room, to celebrate Asthma's graduation, not to forget also her cousin, Lita. Who always helped Asma as his friend and sister.

"Where is Lita going to go to the pesantren?" Fair to ask in between their eating

"Surabaya, Mother. Abi and Ummi also agree"

"Your own choice?" Lita nodded "You're smart, Lita. It has been able to decide such a thing since now" Adil said so intent to quip Asthma but like it does not work, because Asthma remains indifferent and enjoys her food calmly. Until Abi's the one who speaks.

"Where is Asthma going? If you go to Al hikmah boarding school in Jakarta, would you like to hang out?" Asma had opened her mouth to answer her Abi but Lita instead preceded her.

"I think he did want to go there, Uncle. A few days ago we talked about it"

Khadijah who heard it seemed very happy with Lita's answer, he immediately confirmed it to Asma.

"Is that true, Asthma? If it were, I would be very happy. I also teach at the pesantren "

"Emm actually just think there, not sure" replied Asma

"Loh why? There you know Khadijah and Bilal. It's gonna be easy to adapt if anyone's familiar, right?" Ummi interrupted immediately.

"Well, what will you say, Ummi. There's still plenty of time"

"Alright, now enjoy your meal, but think about it again yes"

Asma nodded while smiling at Umminya.

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Two days after the graduation ceremony, both Asma's parents, Bilal and Khadijah have decided that it is his time to tell Asma about the truth of Bilal and himself.

Although Bilal did not want to do it because he was still not ready with the Asthma reaction that would not be happy to accept it. But Khadijah managed to convince Bilal, the sooner this truth is revealed, the better.

After the Maghrib prayer, Abi Rahman called Asma to his room, upon his arrival there, Asma was surprised because there was already his Ummi, Bilal and Khadijah who seemed to be waiting for Asma, their faces looked so tense, so tense, his gaze looked at Asma with a very strange look and did not understand Asthma.

"Come, Son. Close the door" Asma followed her father's orders. Looking at the expressions of all of them, made Asthma feel fear and worry.

"What's Bi, is there a problem? Your faces are all very tense" Asma called out her curiosity.

"Honey, Abi and Ummi want to say something very important "

"Something really important?"

"Yes" Asma looked at everything in the room in turn, and they all stared at Asma with a faint look.

"Betch make Asthma deg deg an. Say it, Bi"

His abi looked at Bilal and Khadijah, before he finally walked over and sat down beside Asma. he clasped Asthma's hand and looked into his eyes.

"Do you trust Abi? Whatever Abi did, Abi did it for the good of Asthma" Asma's feelings were increasingly unfounded, her heart was pounding, her heart was turbulent and her mind was where to guess which way this talk was going.

"Abi really makes Asthma feel curious and also afraid"

His Abi turned his head and looked at his Ummi before finally looking back at Asma.

"Actually you're the same as Bilal..."

"Stupid?" Asthma immediately cut off her father's speaker. Makes everything stupefied. But before his Abi could explain, Asma quickly said.

"Okay, Bi. What is this Abi? Ustadz already has Khadijah. Kasian Khadijah. Maafin Abi yes, Ma'am" Asma looked at Khadijah with guilt, making Khadija became misbehaved and did not know what to say.

"Asma, the first explanation Abi..."

"Oh Bi, whatever the reason is you can. Lagian Abi really talk like that in front of Mbak Khadija directly. Can Abi imagine how Mbak Khadija feels now?"

"Aspie...."

"Abi... Try to ask the same Ummi, how Ummi feels if Abi is betrothed to another woman. In front of her again" Asma really did not give her Abi a chance to talk, making her tense Abi turned upset.

"Son, listen to us first, it's important" her mother tried to explain.

"Ommy... Yes, don't talk anymore. As a woman, Ummi certainly understands Mbak Khadijah's feelings now, right? Ma'am, please do not take heart said Abi with Ummi yes"

"Ustadz too.. Why silence?" This time Asma stared intently at Bilal who had only been a listener, he was worried thinking about the silence Bilal sign agreed.

"Because we are engaged in a match, Zahra" heard Bilal's answer, Asma immediately fell silent and looked at Bilal full of question marks.

Asma once again looked at Abi and Ummi alternately as if to confirm whether what Bilal said was true, but the facial expressions of his parents were still illegible.

"Truly, Ustadz?" Asma said quietly and very much hoped that what Bilal said was true, but her heart still hesitated "So why are you all gathered here?"

"Because I wanted to tell you, I married you 3 months ago. Me and you are already religiously legal as husband and wife "

"WHAT?????"

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Tbc....