Night In Istanbul
The Broken Mirror

Diana exited her room down the stairs. Now she no longer cared if the sound of her footsteps would wake her husband.

He took ablution water. Hold a prayer mat and wear mukena. The atmosphere of the usually silent third of the night was now filled with the sound of his sobbing sobs. The crying that he had been holding from earlier in the room, now spilled when he was standing up and saying impeccable ihram.

His body is still shaking. His shoulders carry a very heavy burden. Tears continued to wash his cheeks. His lips felt stiff and stammered when reciting prayers. Sometimes he was cut off by the sound of his irregular breathing. Her legs still felt limp to just stand but Diana tried to remain solemn.

The four usual night prayers were only fifteen minutes, he currently spent up to thirty minutes. Diana seemed to permeate every prayer reading she said.

Diana ended her prayer with a greeting. In his little heart he kept trying to say that this was not the reality. But remembering the contents of the message and also the photos of her husband with the woman made Diana slapped and realized that this was all reality. This is the truth and this is what happened!

Diana raised both of her hands. While everyone was sound asleep and Diana did not know where she should complain, she wanted to tell the Khaliq.

Iirih heard the words Istighfar coming out of his mouth. Not only was his cheek now his face was wet because his tears were constantly flowing.

"Astaghfirullah's..... Asterghfirullah..."

"Yes Allah... You have shown me the truth.."

"Now what should I do, O Allah?"

Words broken. Disconnected because of his whimpering.

Like a puzzle piece. All the things that happened these few months and made her husband change now Diana can arrange the answer easily.

So when all this time Mas Ryan is rarely at home is not just going to the minimarket. Instead of meeting the woman and the things Mas Ryan bought at the minimarket were just tools to trick his wife.

When Mas Rian became a dandy and liked to take care of himself it was not for his wife but for the woman.

Not to mention when Mas Rian became indifferent, cold, angry and swear harsh words to Diana was not solely because of khilaf or shame for not being able to finance and provide a living.

But there was no love left for his wife. Because all her love was given to that woman.

When Indra heard Mas Ryan call and unfortunately means he was calling the woman. And about Ita who he said resigned was just an excuse to fool his wife.

And those are just some of the lies Diana knew. Because over the past few months there have been a lot of lies that her husband has been doing.

Diana was not thinking. How can her husband sleep well when he has committed a great sin to adultery?

How could her husband behave like nothing happened. He was hiding a foul scent from his wife.

More and more Diana realized that she had been lied to outright by her husband and the trust that had been built for seven years now shattered like a mirror in pieces and could not possibly be reassembled as before.

"Yes Allah.... I beg your guidance..."

There was not much he told his Lord but he was sure that the Creator must have known what he was going through.

A third of the night is over. I heard the sound of Adzan Fajr's voice echoing.

Diana, who usually rushed to the second floor to the room to wake Mas Ryan so that he could pray together at dawn, now prefers to pray alone.

Diana was still grateful because if only she had prayed tahajud above surely Indra would have awoken to hear the sound of crying.

Although her heart still felt very sick, Diana was now able to stand with both feet. His eyes became swollen because the water that came out from there until dawn did not stop.

She prayed fainter than usual.It was like Diana found a cure for her heartache by spending time meeting her Lord.

After the morning prayers Diana prepared breakfast. She couldn't be as ugly as her husband did. Because after all there is an Indra that he must feed.

While Diana was cooking in the kitchen her husband came out of her room and went down. Ryan called and asked.

Diana simply kept quiet and continued cooking without turning her back.

Seeing that his wife did not answer, her husband thought that Diana might not have heard his question. So her husband went on to take the wudu and the dawn prayer himself.

Breakfast was ready faster than usual. Diana headed for the 2nd floor to wake Indra who was still not down.

When he woke up Indra there was something strange on his mother's face.

"Why are her eyes so swollen?"

"Ma-mama again sore eyes dear. Come on, get up and come down. Mama's done making breakfast."

He took Indra downstairs and prepared her breakfast. After that Diana rushed upstairs to take a shower and got ready to go to college. I don't know, but who's going to have appetite at a time like this?

At first Diana was so confused whether she could go to college with such a devastated feeling? But even if Diana was home alone she still could not control her emotions. Seeing Mas Ryan's face just now Diana was not able to. His blood seemed to boil. And the rest of the tears since then have not completely disappeared.

Although Diana was still devastated by what she found last night, she had to realize immediately that she had to be able to think clearly and she had to be able to calm her emotions so that her logic could come back walk. Because he already has his senses.

Yes, Indra. She who made Diana now could already calm down a little. There was his little angel who would always be a solace to him.

Diana still felt safe for the time being leaving Indra with Mas Ryan at home while she went to college. Because after all, Mas Ryan has never been rude to Indra.

"Where's Indra's name?" Her husband was surprised to see her son eating alone in the kitchen.

"Mama was straight up Pa. He said he'd take a shower and get ready for college."

"Mama also had another eye pain Pa. Mama's eyes were swollen"

"Oh, it should be treated immediately. It can be contagious later. Indra don't be near mama until Mama's eyes heal."

"Yes Pa.."

I'm done showering. I was also getting ready to go to college. It's just that I added glasses to cover my very swollen eyes.

Intan must still not be ready because now it has not shown at eight. But I'd better keep going first I think I need some alone time even if I just walk to college.

Diana took out her HP from the bag and immediately searched Intan's contact number.

(Assalamualaikum.Tan, I went to college first huh. See you there later)

Finished sending a message to Intan Diana out of the room and downstairs. He said goodbye by kissing Indra's cheek. But she did not touch a finger to her husband.

Ryan just kept quiet and was surprised to see Diana like that. She could only continue to look at Diana's back until Diana headed for the living room then opened the door and said her usual greetings as she was about to leave the house.

Diana continued walking towards the bus stop. The steps are slow but feel heavy. His hands were still sweating coldly. Either because he hasn't had breakfast or because he's still in shock with what he found last night.

Evidence of the contents of the conversation and photos of her husband with the woman are now stored safely in his HP.

Diana was still unable to think logically using her common sense. But certainly at a time like this he needs advice from his friends.

It wasn't long for Diana to stop, the awaited bus was already coming. When he was on the bus it was already crowded with people who started the activity. Some of them looked at Diana's face. It was as if they knew where his crooked eyes came from.

How not? His crooked eyes even though they were covered with glasses still looked very clear. Very swollen and red.

Diana tried to hide her face with her head down and immediately looked for a seat. The place in the back corner is the right seat for Diana so that there is no need to be the center of attention and hide all the flavors that were still left behind last night.