RAMADAN IN RAYYA'S HEART

Om Will Hold Your Speech

Gavin and Azzahra were both shocked when Rayya uttered Ramadan's intention to propose to her daughter.

" What did Baby say? Si breng...Daddy mean the guy wants to propose to Baby?" Gavin who looks more shocked can not even cover up his disappointment when he heard that Ramadan would propose to Rayya, even though he has given all his decisions to Rayya.

" Yes, Dad. Tomorrow Rama will be here with Om Ricky and Aunt Anin." Rayya was actually a little afraid of the reaction from his Daddy that his hand squeezed the tip of his sleeping pajamas because he felt very nervous.

" Baby, you haven't explained your relationship with Luigi. Luigi is also preparing to propose to you." Gavin was actually still hoping for Luigi.

" That's because Hubby was too hasty to take action. Try if Hubby doesn't ask Luigi to quickly propose to Rayya, the problem won't be this silent." Azzahra blames her husband for accelerating Luigi's plans to propose to Rayya.

" Why are you blaming me, Honey? Aren't you the one who looks excited to have Luigi's daughter-in-law?" This time Gavin protested

his wife.

" I-yes, but at least I haven't forced a will like Hubby's all along." Azzahra quickly denied Gavin's accusation.

" Mom, Dad, don't fight. Rayya came here just to tell me that. The matter of Kak Luigi, Rayya and Kak Rama had agreed to meet Kak Luigi and talk about this." Rayya tried to break up the debate between her parents.

" Rayya hopes Daddy can accept the arrival of Om Ricky and Aunt Anin." pinta Rayya hopes.

" Yes, Rayya. Later Mommy prepares dinner for Papa and Mama Rama, Honey." Azzahra answered Rayya's words by saying something that would calm Rayya down because at this time her son's face looked tense.

" Thank you, Mom." Rayya hugs her Mommy before saying goodbye because she wants to go back to her room.

" Baby doesn't want to hug Daddy either?" gavin asked protesting Rayya's attitude that just passed him by.

" I'm sorry, Dad." Rayya lowered her head and approached Gavin and hugged his Daddy.

" Yes, now Baby go back to the room and quickly rest, do not sleep too late," said Gavin asked Rayya immediately back after hugging him.

" Yes, Dad." Rayya then went out of her parents' room and returned to her room.

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" Ma, are you ready?" After returning home from his office, Ramadhan is ready to go to Rayya's house. It felt like he could not wait to meet the woman he had once refused to be betrothed to him.

" A minute, Rama. Mama was buttoning your Papa's shirt" Anindita's voice sounded from inside the room following Ramadan.

" Next night, Ma." said Ramadan impatiently.

" Why are you? Like a child who wants to go to the streets." Ricky quipped as he opened the door to his room.

" Pa ..." Ramadhan grinned while scratching his non-itchy nape.

" Please be informed, Pa. Papa's son is feeling the beauty of falling in love. Papa certainly will not understand because when he was young Papa never felt in love, right?" satirical Anindita who appeared behind Ricky and immediately wrapped her hands in the arms of the husband, because her husband at that time immediately directed a sharp gaze towards him.

" It's not Rama who's talking, Pa." Ramadhan raised his hand mimicking the style of people giving up.

" Mommy's just kidding, Pa." Anindita immediately changed the position of her hand now hugging the waist of the husband so that the husband did not become angry because of his words earlier.

" It's dong, Pa, Ma. Don't keep flirting. We'll be too late for Rayya's house." Ramadhan asked his parents to stop making out in front of him.

" Yes, let's go." Anindita embraces Ricky's arm, and they leave their home for Gavin's house.

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The atmosphere in the guest room of Gavin's house tonight was a bit tense. Of course, the attitude of Gavin who was more silent made the atmosphere in the house stiff. Only Azzahra and Anindita talked more. While Rayya and Ramadhan only occasionally look at each other and throw smiles.

" Ahemm, so Mr. Gavin, our planned arrival here is to propose Rayya to Rama." Ricky begins his conversation with Gavin, which begins with small talk.

" I know that my son has been disappointing Mr. Gavin's family all along. But I am very sure if my child's current intention is very sincere to propose Rayya, sir." continued Ricky reassured.

Gavin is now staring intently at Ramadan who is now looking towards him as well.

" I'm sorry for what I did, Om. But I promise to make amends for my mistakes and God willing will make Rayya happy beyond what Om expected." Ramadan dared to promise to be able to make Rayya happy with full confidence.

" You shouldn't be so fond of saying that you can make Rayya happy beyond what Om expected!" Gavin sneered at Ramadan's greeting.

" By ..." Azzahra who saw her husband start insinuating Ramadhan immediately belied.

" I will try my best to make Rayya happy, Om." said Ramadhan again.

" Okay, Om will hold your word."

Gavin's words of course make all people in the living room can breathe a sigh of relief. Especially for Rayya who can not hide his happiness because the blessing of his Daddy has now been obtained by him.

" But before we accept your proposal, Om asks that you settle your affairs first with Luigi. Make him accept your decision well without any grudges. Because truthfully it was Luigi who deserved to be Rayya's companion." Gavin gave the conditions that Ramadan must pass in order to get his blessing.

" good, Om. I'll see Luigi as soon as I can with Rayya. So I asked Om for permission to go with Rayya to Rome." Ramadan agreed to what Gavin asked for.

And finally the meeting that night continued with the evening event, the atmosphere that initially stiffened now began to melt until it was seen Gavin and Ricky began to talk lightly.

" I'm glad that Om Gavin has finally accepted my apology, Rayya," Ramadhan said as the two men chatted on the porch of Gavin's home.

" Yes, Brother. I was also worried that Daddy would beat up Kak Rama again." Rayya chuckles when remembering how his Daddy beat up Ramadan so many times.

Ramadhan squinted his eyes to make his forehead wrinkled and his eyebrows almost touched.

" You're glad I'm your Daddy's moons, aren't you?"

" Athaghfirullahal adzim, why does Brother Rama speak like that? I never thought so, Brother! I was just worried when I found out Daddy beat up Kak Rama like yesterday." Rayya quickly refuted the accusations of Ramadan.

It was certain that Rayya's reply made a smile instantly expand on the handsome man's lips.

" You're worried about me, because you love me so much, right?" Ramadhan seduces Rayya to make the girl's white face meet.

" No need for spying, brother! I'm just afraid Daddy's in trouble because of Daddy's rude behavior, really." Rayya denies what Ramadan says, but it is true what Ramadan says about his concerns. His affection for Ramadhan broke his heartache all this time to the man.

" Hmmm, but it looks like we can't get married anytime soon, sister."

" Why?"

" We're preparing for Kia's wedding first, sister."

The eyes of Ramadan are perfectly rounded when Rayya says about Azkia's marriage.

" Will Kia get married? Wow ... We go first, dong!" Ramadhan chuckled because he did not know what was happening to Azkia at this time.

" Hmmm, yes, Brother." Rayya nodded, she did not dare to tell him about the privacy thing of the Yoga family.

" Then we have to get things done with Luigi so we can catch up with Kia and her boyfriend. What's Kia's boyfriend's name?" ask Ramadhan who is not too pity the name of the lover of Azkia.

" Hmmm, Kia's not married to Gibran's sister, sister."

" Not with Gibran? Then?" Ramadhan asked in surprise because as far as he knew, Azkia was only dating Gibran.

" Kia's getting married to Raffa's sister."

" Raffa? Who is raffa?" Ramadhan's forehead is frowning trying to remember Raffasya's name.

" Sister Raffa was our upperclassman in Elementary School, and a friend of Kak Gibran's." Rayya is confused as to how to tell the relationship between Azkia and Raffasya.

" Raffa's a friend of Gibran's? Wow, that's the story. Must be Raffa cornering Gibran, right?" Ramadan is like a gossip.

" Hmmm, I'll tell you later but not now." Rayya chose to end the talk about Azkia.

" What's really going on, Rayya? Is there something between them?" tanya Ramadhan is curious.

" Let me explain, brother. Because it's a personal matter for the Uncle Yoga family." Rayya asked Ramadhan's understanding to no longer discuss Azkia because he did not feel good to have to tell a thing that is a family disgrace, even though it was done not because of Azkia's or Raffasya's wishes.

***

This afternoon Rayya and Ramadhan arrive at Fiumicino airport. The sky in the city of Rome this afternoon looks cloudy with the weather ranging twelve degrees Celsius. Even the raindrops have begun to appear to fall to the earth.

Ramadhan takes off his jacket and attaches it to the body of Rayya who is already wearing his own coat.

" Rama is not cold? Why not just use your own Kak Rama's?" asked Rayya who was shocked during Ramadan to attach the man's jacket to his body.

" I just want to make you feel comfortable and not cold. Maybe if we are married I can hug you," said Ramadan by throwing a seductive smile and successfully make Rayya's face blush.

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Fortunately, the sound of the phone rang and saved Rayya's nervousness from Ramadan's seduction that made her misbehave. But his heart instantly skipped a beat as the person contacting him right now was Luigi. Although he had previously told Luigi that he would come to Rome, he did not say that he would come with Ramadan.

" Who's calling, Rayya?" ask Ramadan.

" Brother Luigi ...."

" You take the phone." Ramadhan asks Rayya to take a call from Luigi.

" Assalamualaikum, Brother." Finally Rayya picked up a phone call from Luigi.

" Waalaikumsalam, Rayy. Where are you now? Have you arrived in Rome?" ask Luigi.

" Hmmm, yeah I just got there, brother."

" You're in Rome? Why don't you tell me, I can pick you up at the airport."

" Hmmm, no need, brother. I'm gonna order a cab."

" You're still at the airport? I'll take you there now."

" No need, Brother. This is the car coming." Rayya lies by saying the car that will take her to her apartment has arrived.

" Oh yeah, after teaching later I'm going to your apartment."

" Sister, we'll see you tonight, yeah! I'm tired of wanting to rest." Rayya rejects Luigi's subtle request to visit her apartment.

" Well then, we'll meet tonight."

" Yes, the phone, brother. Ariston ..." Rayya chose to end the conversation on the phone instead of having to continue talking to Luigi because it would make her feel guilty.

" Neurobeach ...."

" I can't wait for tonight, sister" Rayya said, describing how she feels right now.

" We pray that everything will be fine."

" I hope so." hope Rayya.

And finally the car they ordered arrived in front of them and would bring Ramadan to the hotel he stayed at first before escorting Rayya to his apartment.

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