Wisdom of Love: KALA LOVE TREATS WOUNDS
BEING THORNS IN THE HOUSEHOLD

That afternoon, Rabiah could only cry in the arms of his best friend, he really did not know where to calm his heart so he chose to go home Khadijah. Rabiah did not want to go home for now, seeing Kamil's face had made his heart ache. Returning home to his parents is not also the choice of Rabiah at this time, because he does not want his family to look bad at the husband even though he was guilty.

"Sssst.. calm down Biah, all difficulties must have a silver lining, you who are patient well," said Khadijah as he patted Rabiah's shoulders gently which was currently shaking violently from crying.

Rabiah did not intend to tell Khadijah about his household problems, but Khadijah overheard Rabiah's conversation with her husband as he was about to follow Rabiah to the toilet, so without Rabiah telling him Khadijah had understood the problem.

For a long time Rabiah cried in the arms of Khadijah, so that Khadijah felt Rabiah had been much calmer in his arms.

"Biah, if you have calmed down, now you eat first well, you have not eaten since last afternoon," Khadijah said as he patted Rabiah's shoulders still in his arms.

However, several claps did not also make Rabiah respond, making Khadijah realize that his best friend had been sleeping.

Khadijah positioned Rabiah's body on the mattress in order to sleep comfortably, "so much love you Biah, in your age that is not enough 20 years you are already faced with household problems like this, he said, may you be strong, I will always support you" Khadijah said, rubbing Rabiah's head gently.

Time goes on, picking up a bright new day. Rabiah and Khadijah are now preparing for college as usual.

"Biah, today you should go home. Sorry, not that I don't want you to calm down here, it's just that your way like this is not justified Biah, but, you are still a wife of course to spend the night outside the house like this you need permission from your husband," said Khadijah. But Rabiah just nodded slowly without saying anything.

They are now in class, all through college until the end of today's lecture hours, Rabiah is more silent, he only speaks as necessary. It made Khadijah overwhelmed to answer the questions of his classmates who were confused by Rabiah's current attitude.

"Biah why? Is Biah sick? Why is it imposed on campus if it is sick," a few questions from their friends make Khadijah have to find answers that do not show the true state of Rabiah but also do not lie.

"Biah, this afternoon let me take you home well, I am not calm let you go home alone in this situation," said Khadijah while walking with Rabiah to the campus gate.

Rabiah had just opened his mouth to answer Khadijah's offer, but he closed his mouth again when he saw Kamil had been waiting for him in front of the campus gate.

"No need, Kamil already picked me up," Rabiah replied later, making Khadijah look straight at the gate.

"Alright, then I go first well," said Khadijah when he arrived at the campus gate and in Rabiah.

Rabiah immediately turned to look at the man who had been waiting for him since.

"Biah, you go anywhere last night, my dear, I worry about you," said Kamil directly approached Rabiah.

Rabiah just looked down, inexplicably received sweet treatment from the husband makes his heart always flowery, but when he realized that his current position is the second wife makes his heart back hurt, but when he realized that his current position is the second wife, he made his heart again sick, his tears were back in his eyes without being able to prevent it.

"We go straight home," Rabiah answered briefly and went straight into the car without answering Kamil's question, making Kamil only able to exhale violently.

The car started to go, and no one talked at all. Both of them dissolve in their minds, Rabiah never even turned to look at Kamil, he just kept looking out the window. Until they finally arrived home, still in a state of silence.

"See, sit down first, I want to talk" cried Kamil just after they both entered the house.

Rabiah just complied without saying anything. Kamil also sat beside Rabiah, he then began to tell everything to Rabiah, starting from the beginning of his marriage with Rani who was forced and sudden, then faced with the condition of his father who was sick.

"Biah, please don't say that word, I really love you, I don't want a divorce from you" Kamil said.

"I tried to understand the situation at the time, but in spite of it all, I didn't want to be the second person in the household. Mas know, I used to dream of having a happy and peaceful household, without any annoying thorns in my household, but who would have thought, who would have thought, I was precisely the thorn in the mas household and the first wife mas," said Rabiah smiled bitterly with a voice that began to tremble.

"You are not a thorn Biah, maybe you are indeed a second wife, but you are the first person in the heart of the mas, believe me Biah," said Kamil.

"You don't be naive mas, mba Rani is also your wife, it's not appropriate to say that behind her, I only put my position if I am in the position of Mba Rani, I certainly do not want my husband to be double, I certainly do not want my husband, I know, polygamy is allowed in religion, but not all women can accept it, including me and maybe Mba Rani as well," said Rabiah with tears that began to flow down his cheeks.

"I beg Biah, give me a chance to prove if mas can be fair, after all Rani also agreed at that time if I keep marrying you, isn't the requirement of polygamy to get permission from the first wife and be fair?" kamil.

"Who is polygamous?" yusuf's baritone voice shocked both of them. They then turned to the front door of the house that was not tightly closed. Rabiah immediately ran towards the door and opened the door wide to confirm it.

"Daddy, ummi?" said Rabiah surprised and kissed the back of his parents' hands.

Joseph who saw a surprised expression added with Rabiah's eyes grew increasingly convinced that Kamil wanted to remarry and feed his daughter, "where is your husband?" joseph asked in a flat tone.

"In abi" answered Rabiah.

"Let abi and ummi in!" yusuf exclaimed, without speaking, Rabiah shifted from the door and let his parents in.

"Kamil, is it true that Abi heard from outside earlier?" yusuf asked as he walked with Yasmin to Kamil who was standing today to welcome his father-in-law.

"Abi, ummi" Kamil said, kissing the back of Yusuf and Yasmin's hands.

"Now explain to us, do you really want to remarry and pray for Rabiah?" joseph asked coldly.

"What?" Kamil was surprised because what he thought was different from what actually happened.

"Abi is not so, abi misunderstood," Rabiah's great-grandson.

"Misunderstand how? obviously, I heard Kamil say polygamy, abi did not say that polygamy should not be, but how can you take this step at the age of your marriage that is not even one year? What are you looking for Kamil? Is Rabiah not doing his duty well?" cecar Yusuf was a little upset but Yasmin always reminded him to stay calm.

"It's not like it's abi, it's Kamil.." Kamil momentarily looked at Rabiah who was looking at him with a sad gaze, "actually Kamil was married before marrying Rabiah.." continued Kamil honestly.

"What's? So you mean Rabiah is your second wife?" asked Yasmin who was so surprised.

"I-iya ummi," Kamil replied and bowed with a million feelings of guilt.

"O Allah, my daughter," said Yasmin, hugging Rabiah and crying, making Rabiah who had held back her tears again in Yasmin's arms.

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