
Ben looked at Nina.
"I know..." He said, "but I want to know your answer, Nin."
Nina let out her breath. "I refuse."
"Are you saying this to keep the feeling up again?"
"No. I did refuse. I have got the answer after doing istikharah. And I did mean not to accept your proposal." Firmly Nina so that all the light for Ben and not expect her self that will hurt Dila.
****
"Go home, Dil. Your husband and father-in-law have already picked you up. Mother is okay too."
Dila shook her head. "No want! Dila wants to nemenin mother."
"Don't do that. There's Nina here. Ozil and Zidan will be here. Mother is not alone." Persuade Mother Anggi rubbed Dila's back that hugged her.
"No want to mother. There is only one mother who has. Dad's gone. Dila wants to stay here."
"It can't be dong. There's Ben your husband."
Dila shook her head. "When you want to be here, Mother. If he doesn't like it, he can divorce Dila. Anyway we...."
"DILA!" The mother's touch rises.
Dila lowered her head, her watery eyes instantly decaying hearing her snap at herself for the first time.
Mom's face was shocked to hear Dila's words. And a little look at Ben with a look that I don't know what.
"Not what jeng. Dila is still kangen jeng Anggi. Let Dila be here first. We're just here to see." Mama said kindly and smiled.
"Yes, I went home first, jeng."
"I'm sorry about Dila jeng. He's still a kid, so he's still unstable." Mother said unkindly.
"No, pa." Mama stroked Dila's head dear."mama went home first son. Mama will be here again."
Dila nodded slowly and kissed my mother's hand.
***
On the way home, Mama and Ben Arfa fell silent. Ben's uneasy feeling, because the mama even silenced him now. Women are usually very chatty. Ben is sure this is all because Dila said the word divorce earlier.
"Ma..."
"I'm sorry Ben's mom." Cut the mother without seeing her son driving. "Mom don't think about your feelings. Mama was too happy because she finally had a daughter-in-law. Mama too upholds a sacred marriage. You can only get married once in a lifetime.
Without thinking of you who might be depressed by this marriage. Mama thinks you'll be happy once you get used to it. Moreover, mama saw Dila a good girl from a good family as well."
The mother's words silenced Ben Arfa and made the man think. Where will the end of his marriage to Dila be?
***
In an oncoming car, Ben and Dila are only speechless in awkwardness. No one starts to open their voices.
"Mas Ben's. Where are we going?" Dila asked at last, as she could not stand her curiosity. It was at home, after three days since Ben and Mama visited. Ben came and asked permission to bring Dila fittings clothes. And mother allows even though Dila felt very objectionable and doubtful.
"I told you about the shirt fittings." Ben replied without looking at Dila.
"Fitting clothes for what?"
"You think?" Ben asked back.
"No idea. We don't have any show." Dila replied as she wished, because she did not know. Given that Ben has not applied officially and has not registered their marriage series.
For a second moment he was silent.
"Two days I'll come to the house with mom and dad, to discuss our marriage later." Ben said.
Dila changed her sitting position looking at Ben Arfa.
"We fittings bridal clothes. Mama wants our show to be on the title two weeks later." Ben continued without reducing his focus forward.
"Mama wants?" Dila repeated. "So this is my mom's wish?"
"Mas, we... Why should we continue this marriage? Ben's still in love, isn't he Nina?"
"Still." Replied Ben quickly without hesitation, of course it makes Dila's chest feel in sesaki.
"Why then would Ben still want to marry me?" Ask Dila with eyes that feel hot. She is also forced to marry Ben. However, she still realized that her husband still loved her brother. Her heart is sliced.
Long enough Ben was silent without answering, only the sound of his breathing could be heard. Dila was still staring at Ben, waiting for an answer from her husband to determine his steps forward. In fact, Dila also did not want this loveless marriage. But, if Ben has a little taste for her, maybe Dila wants to try to survive
"It's not fooling around with Dila." Lirih Ben Arfa without looking at the wife who had appeared to bathe her neutrals with clear details.
I looked at Ben again.
"What has been said to that sacred thing. Can't be pulled anymore, ila. Do you think I approve of being a husband without thinking?"
Dila was still silent, even though there was a little taste in his heart that began to flower.
"Maybe this is the answer to every prayer. Nina is not for me. Why do I still have to fixate on the one woman I won't be able to have? And ignoring a woman who's obviously been halal to me?"
Ben slightly glanced at Dila from the tail of his eyes, his wife was still staring at him even though he sometimes shifted his eyes to other places because he felt awkward.
"Do you know what your fault is?" Ask Ben Arfa again.
"Wrongly? Mean mas?"
"You don't know if you're wrong?"
Dila mute. Then turn his eyes forward. Seeing the passing of vehicles that crowded the streets.
"Go without your husband's permission." Ben said. "Although it was to return to the house of the mother who was sick though. You still have to let me. Do you understand."
"We are not legal in the eyes of the law. But we are legitimate in the eyes of religion. So, it's appropriate, you follow whatever I say, because I'm your priest now." Obviously Ben stopped his car in the courtyard of a boutique.
"Sorry..." Dila looked down in admitting her mistake.
"And your second mistake, you said the word divorce in front of mother and mother."
Dila instantly raised her face.
"No discussion with me."
"Sorry..." Again only that word came out of his mouth when he looked at Ben.
"out! We're fitting clothes."
Ben pushed the door next to her. Then get out while Dila is still unmoved. Forcing Ben to open Dila's side door.
"Come on." Ben's hand is floating.
Dila just looked at him. "Mas Ben sure you want to continue this marriage?"
"Aren't you sure?"Ben asked back. Silence is not sure of herself.
"At least I did my duty. I have also given you a living as recommended. Although for an inner living I can't do anything."
Dila looked at Ben, then pranked.
"Wait, can you give me a living? When's? I never felt like I'd take it."
Ben glanced at the smile to make Dila pound.
"Seche your balance."
"Check balance?" Dila's confused. Then look to the right and to the left."There is no ATM."
"Makanya with m-banking. So you know." Said Ben opening his phone and then began to check the transaction history.
"It." Said Ben again showing the transaction to Dila's account number.
Dila covered her wide-open mouth looking at the nominal that Ben sent.
"I've paid for your college, too." Ben Arfa smiled a little."now, come out if you still want to continue this marriage."