RAMADAN IN RAYYA'S HEART

Promise of Rama

Rayya is no longer allowed to go outside the house by Gavin and Azzahra. Fortunately, Eyang and Enin were already at Gavin's house to make him not feel bored should stay at home alone.

" Enin, what are you doing?" rayya asked when she saw Umi Rara sitting in a lounge chair while reading a culinary magazine.

" Eh, Enin's grandson .. here sits near Enin." Umi Rara shifted her body telling Rayya to sit next to her.

" What magazine is he reading?" Rayya looked at the magazine held by Umi Rara.

" Umi's looking through the recipes, Geulis." Umi Rara showed the magazine she was holding to Rayya.

" Enin's still happy to cook, huh?" Rayya admires Enin who is still happy to move in the kitchen.

" Enin it since adolescence has been happy to cook. It's getting used to being hard to stop cooking." Umi Rara reasoned.

" If Daddy finds out you're in the kitchen, Daddy's gotta be nagging, Nin." Rayya chuckled because Gavin did not allow her mother-in-law to bother in the kitchen.

" Your daddy is more chatty than a girl. Fortunately, you are not going down your Daddy nature. You look more like Mommy, Enin's son." Umi Rara boasts of Azzahra.

" But even if Daddy's chatty, Daddy's the same with Enin, right?"

" Oh if that's true. Your daddy is Enin's dream son-in-law." Umi Rara chuckles.

" Enin did not expect that you would eventually marry Rama. When Enin heard the story from your Mommy, Enin was worried that you would be heartbroken like your Mommy first." Umi Rara told about her concerns with her grandson's story.

" But Thank God Rayya really got Rayya's dream man, didn't he, Nin?" Rayya was embarrassed to say that.

" Yes, Nin was happy about it." Umi Rara's hand rubbed her grandson's pretty face.

" Umi, let's eat first ..." Azzahra's voice was heard making Umi Rara and Rayya stop the chat.

" Yes, Enin eat first." Rayya held onto Enin's arm that rose from the chair.

" Don't Rayya eat either?" ask Enin.

" Rayya is shaum, Enin." asked Umi Rara.

" Oh yes .. yes already, Enin eat first yes, Geulis." Umi Rara said goodbye to Rayya.

" Yes, Nin." Rayya invites Umi Rara who wants to move towards the dining table with her Mommy.

Ddrrtt

Rayya's phone call sounds and she sees Ramadan wanting to make a video call to her. Rayya just smiled not picking up a video call from Ramadan to make the man return to make a video call again.

Rayya herself went back into her room. While four video calls Ramadan still has not received until finally a message entered his phone.

" Ashiramalaikum, Rayya. Why didn't you pick up my video call?"

Rayya smiled again reading a message from Ramadan.

" Waalaikumsalam's. I'm being pinned down, brother. So Brother Rama is forbidden to see my face." Rayya deliberately mocked Ramadan.

Soon the message of Ramadhan's reply appeared on Rayya's phone again.

" It is, isn't it? Just want to see your face can't? I miss you, sweetie ...."

Just reading that message is the heart

Rayya feels like flowers. The sweet attitude and sayings of Ramadan really make her feel like the happiest woman on earth.

" Patience, Brother. This Saturday we will definitely meet at the temple." Even his face was warmed up when Rayya typed the word pelaminan.

" What tomorrow and the day after tomorrow can be skipped so that it can go directly to Saturday, Rayya? I really can't wait to see your beautiful face wearing a traditional Sundanese kebaya like Kia when three months ago married. Surely you will be more beautiful with the hijab you wear." Ramadhan is already impatient, it seems he wants to immediately justify Rayya to be his wife. He then made a phone call that was immediately picked up by Rayya.

" Assalamualaikum .. I can't wait for this."

" Patience, Brother. Waiting for two days of impatient time? I'm the only one who waited for Brother Rama for many years can still be patient, really." Rayya again insinuated her future husband.

" Oh so now it's like to be insinuating, hmm?"

" I have always loved Brother Rama, not fond of insinuating." Rayya chuckled in reply to Ramadan.

" Aarrgghhb ... Yayaaaaaa!!"

" Dear, I changed the video call, huh? Please ... today only, tomorrow I can definitely hold it," Ramadan pleads for Rayya to allow him to make a video call.

" Rama's brother misses my face, huh?"

" Bangt ...."

" Rama's brother will have a picture of me. My face is still the same, brother. Not changed."

" Aarrgghh ..."

" Sister Rama has eaten? Have you prayed yet?"

" I've been praying but haven't eaten."

" Kis Rama Shaum too?"

" No, I can't eat if I haven't seen your face, honey."

" Oh my goodness, Brother Rama, how come? Already ah, my stomach hurts this because of Brother Rama."

" You sick, Rayya?" The tone sounded anxious.

" No, Brother. I'm sick to my stomach from looking silly, Brother Rama." Rayya laughed again.

" You're really just like me."

" It's been ah, Brother. Back to work there!" Rayya asks Ramadhan to end their conversation.

" But I still miss hearing your voice, Rayya." Ramadan refused to end their conversation.

" O God, Brother. Why is it like this, my future husband? Hmmm, try if Luigi ...."

" Why are you carrying Luigi's name? Are you sorry you wanted to marry me?" Ramadhan seems unhappy when Luigi's name is called by Rayya.

" It's not so, brother. I mean, try it out for Luigi ...."

" I don't like you saying another man's name, Rayya." Ramadan protests back.

Rayya let out a long sigh, she felt that if Ramadan was angry with her because she mentioned Luigi's name.

" Oh yeah, brother. I hung up on him. Ariston ..." Rayya wanted to end her phone call because Ramadan seemed to misunderstand the intent of her speech. Though he only wanted to tempt Ramadan by insinuating, perhaps Luigi would sneer at him if the man knew he preferred Ramadan over Luigi. But it looks like the prospective fiancee was misunderstood first.

" Why is it closed? Are you tired of talking to me?"

" Athaghfirullahal adzim, why is Brother Rama talking like that, anyway?" Rayya snorted in annoyance at Ramadan's accusations to him.

" Once, Brother. We'd better deal with the chatter than we do so arguing like this. Ariston ..." Without waiting for an answer from Ramadan, Rayya immediately turned off their phone call.

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Aura of happiness and haru appeared on the face of Rayya's extended family when he carried out tasyakuran and flush ahead of the wedding of Rayya and Ramadhan which will be held tomorrow.

The procession begins with the opening of agar , the recitation of the holy verses of the Quran and sholawat, the giving of marriage advice in the form of tausiah from ustadz, apologies and permits by the bride-to-be to parents, continued with a bow to both parents, closed with a flush to Rayya performed by Azzahra, Gavin, Abi Rara, Umi Rara, Mama Linda, and others, Natasha and Yoga are pouring water on Rayya.

While at the Ramadhan family residence, Ricky and Anindita also held a lecture event attended by neighbors around Ricky's house. The atmosphere of happiness and haru mixed into one enveloping the two happy families.

" Rama, Mama is glad you're finally getting married to Rayya. She is a simple, graceful, kind woman and Sholehah. He doesn't care how you came from, doesn't mind your past. Mama hope you didn't waste Rayya. Gavin has given me a second chance. Don't let Rayya's parents down. You're very lucky to have a wife, a woman like Rayya. So I hope you don't repeat your old mistakes again." Anindita advises Ramadan, the evening before the wedding tomorrow.

" Rama promise, Ma. Rama will make Rayya happy like Papa can make Mama happy. Rama will not disappoint Papa and Mama as well as the Om Gavin family. Rama used to be too stupid to waste Rayya and now Rama will replace it by giving happiness to Rayya." ramadan's determination to hold Anindita's hand made Anindita smile happily because she felt grateful to get a daughter-in-law like Rayya who she was sure would bring Ramadan to be a better and responsible person.

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