Believe me, I'm Still Sacred

Chapters 19. Disappointed Zahwa

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Zayn and Rey are still outside the blue-painted house. Zayn looked at Rey sharply, not sharply out of hate but there was something there.

"Zayn, what do you want to talk to brother?" ask Rey with ease.

"Sister.I told you, stop all your feelings for Zahwa. Stay away from Zahwa if you want Zahwa and your family to be happy. You can't have this feeling" this time Zayn spoke in a calm voice like never before at Zahwa Raihan's failed wedding.

At that moment he spoke sharply and looked angry at his older cousin.

"What feelings do I have for her? You're not clear with your sister" said Rey, who wanted to know how Zayn knew how he felt about Zahwa.

"Sister, do I have to explain everything when my sister already knows the answer? Brother's feelings for Zahwa.it's not normal, brother," he said while shaking his head.

Rey sizzled cynically, "What's not normal? Same with brother, Zayn! Which of my feelings is abnormal!" keen attention turned to Zayn, asking the man to clarify his words.

"Sister has feelings for Zahwa, not as a brother to his sister but as a man to a woman" Zayn explained.

"Oh.so you know." Rey's lips were round, she didn't look scared or tense at all. "Did you see me in that room"

"Yes, I saw brother kiss Zahwa." Zayn immediately slashed Rey's speech, confirming all of her words.

"Hum..."

"Hem? Brother won't explain anything to me?" Zayn was amazed to see Rey's usual reaction, even though he already knew his feelings for Zahwa. He thinks Rey's gonna deny lying or whatever.

"Keep I should talk to you what? I love Zahwa." she said honestly.

"Sister! Keep the words big brother!" Zayn was shocked and afraid of himself, as if committing a sin.

"I will marry Zahwa, Zayn." he said honestly without hesitation.

Yeah, maybe at least one person knows about how I feel about Zahwa. And maybe Zayn will support me.

"Istighfar! Zahwa's a sister, sister can't-"

"Zayn, I don't know if you forgot or how. Me, you and Zahwa don't have blood ties."

"Sister.even so, we are a family. Did you love your sister?" asked Zayn with widened eyes.

Is Rey crazy?

Rey sighed, "Zayn, there is no religious prohibition for me to marry Zahwa. Me and Zahwa are not blood brothers..."

"Sir Reyndra, the problem isn't that!"

"Then? Don't you like it when I'm your sister-in-law?" ask Rey sharply. "If you don't like something from your sister, you say it." she continued.

"Astagfirullah sis...I like big brother because brother is my big brother, but what does all our family respond to this? The thing is, brother is our brother.yes even if not blood. But brother is the Calabrian family, brother is our family."

"I understand what you mean Zayn, but I'll do something to get them to agree to accept my feelings."

"Haaahhh...then Zahwa how? Does she know that you like her as a girl instead of a sister?" Zayn sighed, not expecting Rey's feelings for Zahwa to be so deep that Rey wanted to marry Zahwa.

"That's my business, but I need your support Zayn." pinta Rey

"Sister, I'm not disagreeing - but I see the future of Zahwa and his brother going forward. Then Zahwa still likes Raihan's brother" Zayn explained.

Looks like Zayn didn't refuse or accept me. Can this be said to be good?. Inner Rey saw the reaction of Zayn who neither refused nor accepted.

"He'll turn away and he'll realize my feelings, I'm sure. So in the meantime, keep this a secret from Zahwa and everyone, because when the time comes, I'll tell everyone."

"All right, brother, it's up to you." Zayn sighed softly. He didn't know what else to comment

After the conversation, Rey immediately returned home with a slightly calm heart because Zayn was not against her feelings for Zahwa, she was just anxious about everyone's reaction later. This is also something Rey is worried about. What if all his family knew about this feeling to Zahwa?

Meanwhile, at Raihan's house, Raihan is seen leaving the house after several times he called Zahwa and sent him a message but there is no answer from Zahwa.

"Raihan, where are you going?!" Iqbal asked in a loud voice to his son.

"I'm going to Zahwa's house." answered Raihan honestly.

"Raihan, these nights are you going to Zahwa's house?" Iqbal raised his voice. She is unhappy with Raihan's intention to go to Zahwa's house.

"Because of Abi, Salimah and Abah, I left Zahwa alone." Raihan blames all his family for being upset.

"Why is brother so guilty of us? But Abi, how would it be if brother Raihan married Zahwa, he would continue to defend Zahwa!" Salimah heated up a gas tank that was flushed into the fire.

"Your salima, take care of your mouth! You lied to your sister and made her come home."

"If you don't go home, you won't meet your future wife with your future in-laws" said Iqbal.

Yes, Raihan was lying something happened to his brother so that he could go home quickly and meet with Ustad Burhan and his daughter Zainab. But their meeting ended badly because Zainab and Raihan both rejected the match.

That night Raihan was forbidden to go and thought of Zahwa. In each of his prayers, expect Zahwa not to be angry with him.

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The next day, Zahwa went to the hospital where he was apprenticed as usual. He did not care about people's gazes at him, or talk about himself about the matter of photos. The important thing is that he does nothing and he is still holy, he is sure of that.

Several times messages and incoming calls came from Raihan. But Zahwa who was disappointed and angry due to the incident last night with the drunk men, made him reluctant to answer any communication from Raihan.

"I'm sorry Mas, I don't want to talk to you first" Zahwa said as he kept his phone in his cotton pants pocket.

When he's going out for lunch and taking Zainab in the other room. Zahwa saw Salimah, Raihan and Zainab standing in the room.

"Eh there is Zahwa." said Salimah and smiled faintly at Zahwa.

Raihan and Zainab turned to look at Zahwa who was approaching them.

"Assalamualaikum Salimah,"

Raihan? Why is he here?. Zahwa's attention had a glance towards Raihan at a glance.

"Hem. waalaikumsalam." answered Salimah in shame, because he did not say hello before to Zahwa.

Raihan looked at Zahwa with sadness. "Zahwa.I mau-"

"Zahwa, Raihan's sister wants to say that he's here to see his future wife." Disrespectfully, Salimah cut off Raihan's words.

"What's? Wife-to-be?" Zahwa choked on hearing it. Zainab who understood nothing just fell silent and tried to guess their conversation.

"Yes..You don't know? Abi and his brother Zainab had talked about the matchmaking problem last night" said Salimah Archery.

"Well!" Zahwa glanced at Raihan with a disappointed look. Now various kinds of speculation have sprung up in his head about the incident last night.

So last night Raihan left me because of-

Selflessly, Zahwa stepped away just like that in anger. "Zahwa! Zahwa!" raihan shouted and ran after Zahwa.

Astagfirullah, Zahwa must have misunderstood me. Inner Raihan panic.

Meanwhile Salimah smiled with a grin looking at Zahwa's pale face. Zainab was confused. "Well, what's really going on between your brother and Zahwa?" zainab spoke out of curiosity.

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