Believe me, I'm Still Sacred

Chapter 45. We are not brothers anymore

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The head of the Calabria company rubbed his face violently, looking heavy unrest in the look of his face. Amayra, Zayn, Selina and Aini could see that. There's a problem between Zahwa and Rey.

"Rey..can't you fight with Zahwa?" Amayra repeated her question with a little uncertainty. During this time Rey and Zahwa almost never fight, they always get along. Even if Zahwa quarrels with Zayn, Rey is always the place to complain.

I want to tell Aunt Amayra right now that I love Zahwa and want to marry her. But...Zahwa is like this, how can I talk to Aunt Amayra?. Rey batting.

"There's nothing about Auntie, Zahwa just coming back this month that's why she's like that." Rey answered Amayra's question.

"Oh that? But he's not usually like this." murmured Amayra confused.

Aini and Zayn looked at each other subconsciously, they compactly looked towards Rey who looked riled up. Surely they can already guess what happened to Zahwa, it has something to do with Rey.

"Tante, Rey came home first yes.There is still business in the office." he said in a lethargic voice.

"Oh.iya son, thank you Rey for taking Zahwa." Amayra smile.

Rey smiled, then she took Amayra's hand and greeted her. "Assalamualaikum Aunty," he said lethargic.

"Waalaikumsalam," replied Amayra who was astonished also with Rey's different attitude.

What's the matter? The truth is they fight.

As soon as Rey reaches Zahwa's yard, Zayn catches up with her. "Sister!"

"Yes?"

"What's going on? Brother fought with Zahwa?" Zayn asks what happened to Rey and Zahwa.

"Zayn, I told her how I felt" she said after sighing heavily.

Zayn immediately gasped in shock upon hearing Rey's confession. "Seriously?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"How do you feel, brother? Zahwa nolak brother?"

"He can't refuse" he replied firmly.

"What does brother mean?" Zayn was wide-eyed at Rey's possessive-sounding reply.

"I gave her time to think, which is clear we are not sisters anymore after what I did earlier." Rey lowered her head for a moment while holding her thick lips with her index finger. The lips that had not long kissed Zahwa, the lips that made the walls of their fraternity fall apart.

Seeing the look on Rey's face, Zayn was stunned. Is it possible that Rey did something to Zahwa?

"Sister! What brother is Zahwa?" she asked Rey and unconsciously her voice was heard screaming.

"Zayn slow! I don't want Aunt Amayra to know before I hear Zahwa's answer" Rey recalled.

"Sorry sister, but real brother doesn't say anything about Zahwa, right? Didn't you admit it was because of n*fsu? If Zahwa does anything, even if it's brother, I won't stay silent brother!" Not a thing Zayn has threatened his cousin's brother.

"Astagfirullah, I couldn't have done that far Zayn." Dessah Rey's.

"So-so how far did I go?!" Zayn's thoughts start to go everywhere, he's afraid Rey is doing something out of bounds because of her love.

"Zayn, I don't fuck with Zahwa! I was just trying to convince him that he and I weren't brothers anymore,"

"In what way?" Ask Zayn again to interrogate Rey.

"I'm si-"

Just as Rey was about to speak, Aini suddenly came over to the two men. Aini tells Zayn that Amayra calls him inside.

"I went inside first, brother, we'll talk later" Zayn told Rey.

All day Zahwa did not come out of his room, in confinement and still thinking of a kiss, as well as a declaration of love from his brother.

"How could you do this to me? I'm your sister, your cousin's sister." murmured Zahwa while crushing the bolsters in his hands.

Tok, tock, tock

A knock on the door that somehow made Zahwa turn towards the door. This time he was not crying, just a lot of thoughts.

"Zahwa, eat yuk first? You haven't eaten since noon. You haven't been out of the hospital for long, you have to eat and take medicine, please son."

It seemed that Zahwa could not bear to hear a soft voice from Amayra, finally he opened the door of his room.

"Yes Ma, sorry Zahwa slept a long time ago." he said reasoned.

"Oh that way, mama is worried you're okay. This is mama bringing you the same food warm drinks, so you don't have a stomachache anymore."

"A stomachache?" Zahwa raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, aren't you coming to the moon anymore? Rey told me you were coming by the moon."

Zahwa just sighed hearing it. The reason Rey gave was because her face was grim.

You're Rey.

Amayra and Zahwa had dinner together in the dining room. Zahwa tried to look okay in front of her mother even though her heart was still worried.

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That night

In a simple room, inside the house not far from the Ar-Rasyid boarding school. It appears Raihan has just returned from the halaqah in the mosque.

Zainab, now his wife, welcomed Raihan as a good wife and fulfilled his duty. "Mas, you're home?"

"Yes." Yeah."

Zainab grabbed and kissed her husband's hand. Raihan smiled back at him.

"Mas, have a cup of coffee first." Zainab offered her husband coffee as usual, and he sat down next to her.

Raihan took the coffee in the cup and sipped it. "Zainab, how's Zahwa doing?"

Raihan asked Zahwa. Then why am I angry?

"Alhamdulillah Zahwa is out of the hospital, ma'am."

"Thank God, then," there was relief on Raihan's face when he heard about Zahwa.

Zainab's face looked sad when she saw her husband still thinking about another woman. I don't know why he's been like that for a few days. During these few days Zainab looks comfortable with Raihan, their togetherness may have made the taste grow in Zainab's heart..Then they went up to the bed with their backs to each other.

"Zaina."

"Yes, mas?"

"Do you still like Reyndra?"

"No mas, my love is not as deep as the love of Raihan with Zahwa" said Zainab with a bitter smile on her lips.

Raihan turned his body, to see the look on his wife's face. "Zaynab..."

"Mas, please learn to love me." pinta Zainab.

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