365 Days Towards Halal

34# About Raka

"I'm a person who lacks association. Since childhood, I have only struggled with lessons and lessons offered by schools and private lessons." Raka started a story about her.

"Then?" Queen seemed enthusiastic to listen to the story about Raka.

"My mom and dad are crazy people for success. So, they are always busy to build their business. I was the only child in our little family. There is nothing special about my family. We are busy with our own business. One day, I met a girl named Audrey. She was my first love. I was in the second grade of High School,"

"Audy was the one who understood me the most, when I lost my way." Added her.

"And?" Queen put down her coffee glass, after she sipped her second coffee.

"Our romance story goes just plain, like the story of teenagers at that time. Once, Audy, who was of Australian and New Zealand descent, returned to her country."

"Oh so..." Queen nodded in understanding.

"And second love?" Connect Queen.

"Can I have a drink first?" Raka asked with a laugh and looked at Queen who looked very enthusiastic about the story.

"Ah, sorry, please.." Said the Queen who was laughing while patting her forehead.

"Thanks," said Raka, then the man grabbed his glass and sipped a warm drink that had begun to cool.

"Second love" Raka said as she put her glass back on the table.

Queen looked at Raka carefully, waiting for the story she wanted to know for some reason.

"My second love, her name is Lala. She was the girl I met at my college in Boston. Well, we had a chance to live together in Boston." Raka's voice is choked up when she says she once lived with a girl named Lala.

Just then, the look on Queen's face changed slightly. Then, he hurriedly grabbed his coffee glass and sipped the rest of the coffee in his glass.

"Sorry, I just want to be honest,"

"No problem, it's your past. I have nothing to do with it. There's no need to apologize to me" Queen said.

Raka also looks wrong, he lowered his face and bit his lips. He begins to regret telling Queen about Lala.

"Then?" Ask Queen.

Raka looked at Queen carefully, then she smiled faintly.

"Lala is Indonesian. But now he is married. I met in Boston, we were on campus. We split up, because...."

"What?" Ask Queen.

"My parents don't agree with Lala."

Degggs...!

Queen felt what Raka felt. In the past, Antoni's parents also disagreed with him. However, Antoni fought for her until both of Antoni's parents agreed that Queen marry Antoni. It's just that, because of Athar's calamity alone, it made it all come to an end.

"You're not fighting for him?" Queen asked with a cynical face.

"Fight, it's just...."

"Why?" Queen asked curiously.

"Maybe Lala was offended by my parents' words. So, she disappeared from me and we met again after she already had a child. Yes, maybe we are not a match," said Raka.

Queen is stunned, she feels Raka's story is almost similar to the story of her and Antoni, the love of both.

"Third one...." Raka stopped her speech. He rubbed his face with both palms. Then, gulp the warming drink down to the last drop.

"Third one?" Queen is waiting for Raka's story that looks start to get restless.

"Naysilla," Raka laughed blandly.

Queen was silent, she already knew about Naysilla from Tika.

"I'm sad, yes" said Queen.

Raka rounded her eyes and looked at Queen in disbelief.

"I haven't told you yet" Raka said.

"No need, I know who Naysilla is."

Raka sighed and looked at Queen who was smiling awkwardly.

"That's it, I only know three women who have ever stopped in my heart. Maybe true, I'm not really fighting. Perhaps, I will fight with the fourth love, I will fight for him until whenever."

Queen returned Raka's gaze, then she threw away her gaze.

"How's your story?" Ask Raka.

Queen smiled wryly, she looked back at the man who was ready to open his past to her.

"Do I have to tell? While you must have known from Tika," said Queen diplomatically.

"Not yet ah..."

"You lie, I don't trust you and Tika, if you guys don't gossip about me at all,"

Raka chuckled and pinched the top of Queen's nose.

"Ih..." Queen pursed her chin and rubbed the top of her nose which was flushed red because it was pinched by Raka.

"Wanna go back to the hotel?"

Queen nodded quickly, then she got ready to return to the hotel by entering her phone and taking her wallet out of the bag.

"Let me pay" said Raka as she headed to the cashier.

The queen stared silently at the back of the man who was so understanding.

"So sweet, right? Do you really want to be a man? Handsome, no? Not attention anyway? Look at the fight he's looking for you Queen..." Part of his heart suddenly noisy with those words.

"The answer to everything, it's true. But.." Queen Mumbles.

"But what?" His side of his heart asked him again.

"Ah.. don't know. !" Said Queen while shaking her head and stomping her feet on the floor.

Raka who was at the cashier turned her head and looked at Queen, as she heard the sound of Queen's leg beating. Same with everyone in the cafe.

Queen realized, she became the center of everyone's attention. He smiled and bowed to apologize to everyone at the cafe.

Raka held back her laughter, then she moved closer to Queen, after she finished paying the bill at the cashier.

"Yep," Raka extended her hand before the Queen.

The queen looked at the man's hand. One side, there is an urge to welcome him. On the one hand, forbid himself not to get swept away from the romantic atmosphere in the country with Raka.

"Yes.." The Queen walks ahead of Raka.

Raka could only hold her hand blankly. Then, he smiled at the back of Queen who was waiting for him outside the cafe.

"The more you're indifferent, the stronger I'll be to have you." Batin Raka's.

Raka hurried after Queen and they walked side by side to return to the hotel.

...

"Thank you" Queen said as she and Raka were in their hotel elevator.

"Sama-sama," said Raka while smiling stiffly.

Queen frowned, she felt that something was wrong with Raka.

Queen's eyes were glued when she saw Raka's lips begin to turn blue.

"You cold?"

"Slightly," Sahut Raka. His voice this time really sounded trembling.

Queen looked at Raka's hand that was not wearing gloves. It looks like the hand is turning blue and Raka's body looks trembling.

"Are you okay?" Queen asked with a worried face and grabbed Raka's hand.

"L-yes..." Raka nodded quickly.

"No, you're not okay. Let me take you to your room" Queen said, drawing Raka's hand, as the elevator door opened right on the floor of the man's room.

Raka looks really cold, her body temperature continues to decrease, she said, although already inside the hotel building that has a central heating to make the air temperature inside the hotel feels warmer than the air out there.

"I'm sorry, I didn't hold your hand" Queen said with a face filled with regret.

Queen asked for Raka's card access, Raka also handed the card access to Queen with trembling hands. Quickly, Queen snatched the card access and opened the door of Raka's room.

Quickly, he walked to Raka's bed and picked up the blanket and looked for the man's gloves.

His eyes were fixed on the glove lying on the nightstand, then he grabbed the glove and half ran he approached Raka who was sitting on the sofa.

Queen immediately enveloped Raka and put gloves on both hands. While Raka continues to pay attention to Queen who looks very serving herself.

"It's a little bit confusing, right? I'm making water yeah.to make.."

"Queen's.."

Queen fell silent and looked at Raka as the man cut off her words.

"Yes.."

Without further ado, Raka kissed Queen's lips gently. Queen was also silent.