RAMADAN IN RAYYA'S HEART

Not Wanting to Cry Again

Rayya wiped her tears as the ringtone from her phone rang. He then grabbed his phone to find out who was contacting him. He sighed when he found that Azkia was the one who called him back then.

Rayya chose to ignore the call from Azkia, because if she received Azkia's phone, her cousin would know if she was crying right now.

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A message notification came in on Rayya's phone. Rayya then opened the message that Azkia finally sent because she did not respond to the incoming call.

" Ashirish, Ray. How was it flapelin Kak Rama? What kind of talk? You guys go ngedate or at home?"

Rayya had suspected that Azkia would be curious and find out about the arrival of Ramadan.

" Waalaikumsalam, then the story will be yes, Kia. Not now." Rayya quickly replies to Azkia's message before her cousin calls her back.

" Rayya 🤔🤔 that way, yes. If you have fun with Brother Rama forget the same Kia.😏"

" What happened was not what Kia imagined. Rayya will tell the real story."

" okay, deh. Tomorrow morning Kia's there, yeah."

" Not here, Kia. We'll just talk outside, not at home."

" What's the matter, Ray? Tuh, right. Rayya makes Kia curious, huh."

Rayya did not reply to Azkia's message until Azkia returned.

" okay, deh. If Rayya can't tell me now. What if tomorrow morning we jog to Monas? Rayya will tell Kia everything."

Rayya thought for a moment before she finally answered Azkia's invitation.

" Okay, Kia. Assalamualaikum." Rayya chose to end the chat via chat with Azkia.

" Okay, waalaikumsalam." The last message sent by Azkia was not read by Rayya as she again drowned herself in her cries.

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The next morning, Rayya woke up earlier than usual. He immediately compresses with cold water the area around his swollen eyes because he finished crying. Rayya doesn't want her parents to know that she cried last night.

After cleaning her body and praying, Rayya then looking for clothes for sports. He also looks for sneakers and also installs a nylon waist bag on his waist. After being felt in his eyes began to faint, Rayya stepped out of the room asking for permission from both parents.

" Mom, Rayya wants to jog out with Kia, yeah." Rayya who saw Azzahra walking towards the kitchen immediately intercepted Mommy's move.

Azzahra turned to Rayya. He noticed his son who was tidy with sportswear.

" Where do you want to go jogging, honey? Same who?" Azzahra looked at her usual child's face with a smile on Rayya's lips.

" Same Kia, Mom. We're going to Monas. Later ask to be delivered with Mr. Rudi alone, can't you, Mom?" queried. Rayya.

" Just the two of you? Mom, are the three the same as Mr Rudi? Brother Alden or Brother Gibran are coming, aren't they?" Azzahra might have felt calmer if Alden or Gibran had accompanied her daughter.

" Sister Alden and Brother Gibran are not coming, Mom. You don't have to worry, there's Kia who is good at karate too, right?" Rayya who saw her Mommy was worried trying to calm down.

" Rey, let's go with Daddy back there." Azzahra told his daughter to ask Gavin for permission first.

" Daddy where, Mom?"

" It's still in the room."

" Yes, Rayya went to Daddy's room first." Rayya then stepped towards her parents room.

Rayya found Gavin still sleeping on his stomach by hugging a pillow. Rayya walked over and sat down on the edge of Gavin and Azzahra's bed.

" Dad hasn't woken up? It's five o'clock, Dad hasn't been Shahuh?" rayya asked Gavin.

" Hmmm ..." Gavin squirmed and twisted his body while opening his narrowed eyes.

" Dad, just went back to sleep after that morning, Baby." Gavin then lifted his back until he sat down when he saw his daughter looking neat with a hijab.

" Where is baby going?" ask Gavin later.

" Rayya wants to go jogging with Kia, Dad. Kia's taking Rayya to Monas."

" Why go to Monas? Jogging around this complex is also 'can." Gavin seems to object to Rayya and Azkia's plan to jog around Monas.

" Let's wash your eyes maybe, Dad." Rayya tries to stay cheerful by throwing jokes so that his Daddy does not worry about him who is actually still sad because of the rejection of Ramadan.

" Baby, Dad won't let you meet just any man." Gavin looked at his daughter.

" Rayya wants to exercise in the morning, Dad. Don't want to meet anyone." Rayya hugged his Daddy body. Always a sense of comfort that he got every time hugging a body that still looks stocky despite its age is almost half a century.

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The phone in Rayya's waist bag rang, making Rayya immediately take the flat object from inside her waist bag.

" Asalamualaikum, Kia's. Is kia ready? Rayya again ask Daddy's permission first." Rayya glanced at her Daddy.

" Research ..." Gavin asks Rayya to give him the phone in his hand until Rayya hands his phone to Gavin.

" Waalaikumsalam, Kia is ready, we're leaving now, yuk!"

" Where is Kia going to take Baby?" Gavin answered Azkia.

" Eh, Uncle ... Kia wants to take Rayya to Monas, Uncle. Weekly mumpung. Uncle."

" Who's taking care of you? Gibran's coming?"

" No, Uncle. If Brother Gibran comes along we can't wash our eyes, dong." Azkia chuckles.

" Kia, Uncle asked you to take care of Baby. Don't give him a chance if there's a boy bothering him." Gavin immediately gave the message to the son of his cousin's sister.

" Ready, Uncle!" Azkia. " So Uncle gave Rayya permission to come, right? Thanks, Uncle. Assalamualaikum." Azkia immediately ended her phone call.

" Neurova ..." Gavin then handed over the flat object that belonged to his daughter.

" Dad give me permission, but when you're done you go home quickly don't wander, okay?!"

" Okay, Dad. Thanks ..." Rayya hugged Gavin again and kissed Daddy on the cheek before leaving his parents' room.

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Azkia listens to all of Rayya's stories about what was discussed with Ramadan last night. Including the confession of Ramadan who said that the man turned out to have another woman.

" Kia can't hate Rama. Rama is not wrong. All of this is Daddy's plan that didn't confirm to Rayya about this plan." Rayya tried to be wise. He thinks what Ramadan feels is natural.

" But Rayya was heartbroken by Kak Rama's rejection." Azkia immediately grabbed Azkia and leaned her head on her cousin's shoulder.

" Rayya is okay, Kia." Rayya's voice trembled slightly.

" Rayya if you want to cry, crying is okay so that Rayya can be a little prickly." This time Azkia straightened her head and brought Rayya's head to lean on her shoulder.

" Later Rayya will be a spectacle for people if Rayya cries here, Kia." Rayya tried to wipe away the tears in the corner of her eyes. He did not want the clear liquid to drip back on his cheek.

" Rayya is patient. Kia pray that Kak Rama return with Rayya's bath."

Rayya immediately turned to Azkia because of Azkia's words that cursed Ramadan.

" Don't say that, Kia! Not well. After all, Brother Rama already has a lover, do not expect the strange, deh."

" Kia really did not expect Kak Rama like that, Kia." Azkia still could not believe the fact that Ramadan rejected Rayya.

" Ray, what woman does Kak Rama like Kak Kayla, huh?" Immediately Azkia remembered the moment of Rayya's birthday party yesterday.

Rayya. He didn't want to guess. He also did not want to think about Ramadan anymore.

" Rayya doesn't know, Kia. Whoever the woman is liked by Kak Rama, is not important to Rayya at this time" said Rayya.

" Rey, I didn't think we'd meet here."

The voice of a man instantly made Rayya and Azkia turn towards the origin of the voice.

" He's some kind of subtle-behavior, huh? Everywhere there is and appears suddenly" Azkia whispered as she found Raffasya in front of the two of them.

" Brother Raffa?" Rayya also looks shocked by the appearance of Raffasya.

" Rayya why? Rayya's crying, right?" Raffasya sees Rayya's eyeballs that appear to condense. His eyes immediately stared intently at Azkia. " You made Rayya cry?" raffasya to Azkia.

" Iiishh, just make accusations!" Azkia quickly repelled Raffasya's accusations. " How come Raffa's sister is here? Raffa's brother is following us, huh?!" This time Azkia who appears to attack Raffasya with accusations.

" Who is following? Don't be kegeeran you!" Raffasya. He approached Rayya. " What's wrong with you, Rayya? Are you sad? Any issues?" ask Raffasya.

" Not caper, huh! Don't get too familiar!" azkia Syndic.

" Your mouth can be still, can't you? Want me to hang it on Monas?!" raffasya.

" Cih, please if you dare? Will Kia kick again?" Azkia immediately got up while shaking her waist.

" Kia, don't fight! Shame to see people." Rayya tried to break up the two people who were arguing before her.

" Ray, let's just move, yuk! Males if there's a rich guy rese he's!" Azkia pointed towards Raffasya's face which quickly Azkia's hand was pushed over by Raffasya.

" Heh, that's courteous as an older person!" hardik Raffasya's.

" Cih, does Kak Raffa himself have the same manners as older people?! Ngaca dong, before you talk!" Azkia stuck out her tongue as if mocking Raffasya.

" Kia, already ... let's just go home, yuk!" Rayya then embraces Azkia's arm and takes her cousin away.

" Nah, right. Rayya alone immediately ilfil ngeliat Kak Raffa. Just make our jogging a mess! Huuuhhh ..." Azkia sneered at Raffasya and followed Rayya's footsteps who rushed to leave Raffasya.

" What a wonder, in the world there is a model guy Kak Raffa." Azkia was still grumbling. " It's not a shame that Rayya wants to be Kak Raffa's girlfriend. Hiiii ..." Azkia pressed her shoulders.

" Don't insult Raffa like that, Kia. So far, Raffa has always been kind to Rayya." Rayya did realize so far Raffasya never said let alone do rude to him, different if to Azkia, the man seemed always hostile.

" That's because he's trying to get Rayya's attention. Rayya just shadow, huh. Brother Rama who looks fine can betega-tega his heart hurt Rayya, let alone a delinquent man.like Kak Raffa it, can-can make Rayya eat heart, deh!" Azkia rolled her eyeballs.

" Don't judge a book by its cover, Kia."

" Yes, yes .. but those words are not suitable for Raffa. Once a bad boy was still a bad boy." Rayya again spread her shoulders.

" Apes will be the girl he is, especially if he is his wife. Rayya don't get fooled by Raffa, yeah."

" Kia is very similar to Raffa. Enin Hesti said, do not hate people too much, later it can turn into love."

Azkia laughed at Rayya's words.

" Mending Kia choose Brother Gibran everywhere. Already handsome, well, not neko-neko, can also support from Papa and Mama Kia."

" But we don't know who will be our companion, Kia. Who knows, Kia suddenly falls in love with Raffa. Enin Hesti once told Rayya that Dad Gavin was like Mom Rara like Tom and Jerry. Always arguing like Kia and Raffa like this. Now Mom and Dad just love each other and harmony. Who knows, later Kia will also be the same as Raffa's brother to mate." Rayya chuckles.

" Don't equate Uncle with Raffa. Mama says Uncle is a good man, deserves a good Auntie Rara too. If Raffa isn't okay at all, Ray." Azkia protests Rayya who compares Gavin to Raffasya.

" And Kia wouldn't probably like Raffa, either, period!" Azkia.

" When God wills, what is impossible can happen. Allah is the One who turns over the hearts of men, Kia."

Azkia stopped her steps until Rayya stopped.

" Why, Kia?"

" If Allah were to turn the hearts of men upside down, Kia hoped it would be experienced by Brother Rama. Kia hopes, someday, Kak Rama will feel what Rayya feels today. Disappointment, heartbreak. Kia hope one day Kak Rama will regret rejecting a woman as good as Rayya."

Suddenly Rayya's eyeballs were filled with a clear liquid that was ready to spill on her beautiful face hearing Azkia's words.

" Kia wasn't willing to see Rayya sad and heartbroken." Azkia then wiped the tears that did not feel dripping on Rayya's cheeks.

" Kia don't make Rayya even want to cry again, deh." Rayya shook her hands near her eyes while she was tilting her head up.

" Rayya if you want to cry don't be arrested." Azkia rubbed Rayya's back.

" No, Kia! Rayya did not want to cry anymore for Rama," said Rayya with a rumbling chest. He immediately wiped his tears back. " We're going home now, yuk!" Rayya again took Azkia's hand and continued his steps towards the car where Mr. Rudi had been waiting for the two of them.

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