Believe me, I'm Still Sacred

Chapter 23. Angry tumben?

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Zainab's cheeks flushed red, the girl looking shy when asking for Reyndra's phone number. The man who once saved her from a mugging, but it seems Rey doesn't remember him at all.

Rey is not the type of person who will remember things that are not important to him, so maybe the incident with Zainab is not important to him and he does not have to remember.

"Mas.." said Zainab again, because Rey never answered

"I'm sorry, I can't just share my number with an uninterested person." Rey politely declined.

"But mas, I have an interest with Mas." Zainab smiled, she was unwilling to let go of the man in front of her just like that. This was the first time she was attracted to a man and she was unwilling to pass up her chance just like that.

"What interests? If I may know." asked Rey with a flat face as usual.

"I want to thank you, Mas, eum.maybe we can eat together and get to know each other." The hard-earned girl said all this, she stuttered.

"Thank you? What's for?"

"Because I saved me from the snatcher" he said with a gentle smile.

Rey's face looks lazy, he is lazy to talk let alone ask the girl in front of him. Indeed, his nature is indifferent to other women, if it is not interesting or not important to him.

"Yes already, the same. I'm sorry if you'll excuse me, assalamualaikum."

"Wa-waalaikum greetings." Zainab is forced to answer her greetings, though she refuses and still wants to talk to Rey.

The man was saying goodbye and just left ignoring the beautiful and sweet Zainab. Zainab frowned at Rey's indifferent attitude towards her.

"Astagfirullahaladzim, when I wanted to build a friendship with him, but-he did not respond to me at all. Nothing, I will ask for information from Zahwa. That guy is Zahwa's brother."

Zainab smiled bitterly, she again kept her phone in her pocket with a disappointed sigh. But that's okay, he still has another way to get close to Rey, Zahwa.

*****

That afternoon Zahwa had just finished his internship, Zainab was seen waiting for Zahwa in front of the children's polyclinic room. Zahwa place of internship. Zainab intends to explain about him and Raihan, as well as asking about Reyndra.

"Sir Zainab?"

Why is Zainab here? Shouldn't he be home by 3?

"Assalamualaikum Zahwa," greeted the beautiful girl with a friendly smile.

"Waalaikumsalam sis." she replied with a smile as well.

The two of them walked out of the hospital talking. Zainab first discussed the matter of Raihan and his match with the son of Iqbal's justad. "Truly Zahwa, I have absolutely no feelings for Raihan. I just knew him too. We've agreed to fight both of our parents" he told Zainab.

"Yes, sister, I've heard the story from Raihan. Brother don't need to explain anything anymore with me, I understand." looks twinkle a beautiful smile on his lips.

Alhamdulillah O Allah, it turns out that brother Zainab has no feelings at all at the feet of Raihan.

"Yes Zahwa, I'm afraid you misunderstood me. But thank goodness.and you know what? If Raihan says the same to me-if he wants to fight for you,"

Really am!

In Zahwa's heart like there were flowers scattered, hearing Zainab's words about Raihan made him deeply moved. "That Raihan seems to love you so much, the problem of your marriage failure is actually because of Salimah." Zainab's opinion was like that when she heard from Raihan about the failure of her marriage.

"Yes, my sister, whether this is my feeling or not. I feel that Salimah does not like me, do not know why. But yes, I don't want suudzan first. I'm gonna fight for my relationship and Raihan's."

"Good! The spirit! I support you" Zainab encouraged Zahwa. "But you also support me dong!"

"Hem? Support what, brother?" tanyanya's confused.

Zainab approached Zahwa, separating something from Zahwa's ear. Shortly after, Zahwa smiled, hearing what Zainab said. "Ready brother! I'll help you later." said Zahwa, holding his thumb.

Both of Zainab's eyes twinkled at Zahwa's reply. "really Wa? You want to help me deket mas Reyndra?"

"Yes brother, brother is calm.it so happens that my brother who is single continues, who knows if we can be brothers-in-law, hahaha." Zahwa chuckled.

"Alhamdulillah Zahwa, shukron." Zainab held Zahwa's hands happily.

"But you have to be patient, Rey is a bit cute and jaim. But Rey's brother is soft if you already know Deket!"

"You're really Wa, he was so funny to me. Don't want to be asked for a phone number," Zainab grumbled.

"Zahwa!"

A familiar voice came from behind Zahwa and made the two girls look back. "Aante Diana!"

A middle-aged woman wearing glasses and her neat suit walked up to Zahwa and Zainab.

Why did Zahwa call Diana's doctor Aunty?

"Assalamualaikum doctor Diana," Zainab said to Diana. Diana was Zainab's tutor during her internship and they were quite familiar.

"Waalaikumsalam Zainab, uh apparently you know Zainab too, Wa?" Diana glanced alternately at the two beautiful hijab girls.

"Yes Aunty, brother Zainab my college friend but different majors. Oh yes, brother Zainab is a very good Aunt," the girl praised Zainab as high as the sky in front of her aunt. Then Zahwa whispered to Zainab. "Sister, Aunt Diana is Reyndra's mother."

Zainab's eyes immediately sparkled at the whispers from Zahwa. Zainab's spirit instantly spoke up a lot when dealing with Diana, to get a good image in front of her future mother-in-law, perhaps.

As the three walked towards the parking lot, the figure of a man made the three women's attention turn towards him.

"Mama, Zahwa!" Rey smiles at her mother and Zahwa walks over to her.

"Rey? You're gonna pick up mama?" welcome Diana to her son.

His smile was gone when he saw the figure of Zainab looking at him. Without caring for Zainab's figure, Rey immediately asked her mother and sister cousin to get in the car because it was night.

Zahwa and Diana feel Rey's cold and indifferent attitude towards Zainab. On the way home, Diana rebuked her son. "Rey?"

"Yes, ma." said Rey with both hands still driving.

"Are you cold, same girl? Moreover, same Zainab...what the hell is wrong he is with you, son?" reprimand Diana astonished.

"It's okay Ma, Rey is normal." replied Rey as usual flat

"Rey if I think gini how do mama and papa want to talk grandkids? You're old enough to get married,"

"What does the name marriage mean?"

"Yes, if you look like Zainab has a crush on you." Diana smiled towards her son who was sitting in the front seat with Zahwa.

"Sister, really said Aunt Diana.lagian brother Zainab was good, she Sholeh insha Allah. He's also-"

Rey cut Zahwa's words. "Stop yes! Don't talk anymore, Mama's with Zahwa!"

"Woah..tumben are you angry, Rey? Do you have your own candidate?"

"Ah or maybe Rey's brother was rejected? But it seems impossible, because Rey's brother is handsome, well, pinter and there are DUA dimples." joked Zahwa to his cousin's sister.

Basic plain.

"I'm not rejected, I already have a candidate.so STOP talking about other girls in front of me, especially mama." he threatened Diana.

Diana was immediately wide-eyed to hear it, she was very interested in her son's love life. Because all this time he knew, that Rey never brought a woman home and not like children today in general. Though Diana and Bram never forbid Rey to have a boyfriend, yes it's because they were once young and they are not that old.

"Do you have a candidate?"

"Rey, seriously? Do you have a candidate? Then bring him home! Mama, papa and Oma you want to see what she looks like." Diana was flabbergasted, she did not expect that her son would talk about a woman let alone the woman being referred to as his future wife. Of course Rey must be very serious about this woman.

"When the time comes, you'll know who he is."

Zahwa and Diana are increasingly curious about the figure of Rey's future wife. "Well, dear brother Zainab.." decak Zahwa with pursed lips.

"Rey, how's the guy? She must be pretty, right?" diana asked curiously.

"Yes she is beautiful, she is chatty, she likes ornamental fish, she also has one dimple on her cheek, she likes to eat sweet foods and likes spicy. He is also intelligent and Sholehah, God willing." he said, glancing at Zahwa.

"Woah she must be very beautiful, can melt your heart it's already amazing." Diana said with a smile.

Meanwhile Zahwa realizes that her brother is looking at her strangely. Accompanied by a sweet smile on his lips.

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