RAMADAN IN RAYYA'S HEART

Simone

It has been two weeks Rayya studied at one of the largest universities in the city of Rome which is about four to five kilometers from his apartment which is not far from the Colosseum, a historical building of Roman heritage, which is located in Rome, the place where gladiators fought.

Rayya deliberately sat waiting for William who had not finished his lecture.While his hands were busy sweeping crayon on paper painting the building in front of him.

" Ciao, posso as well as vicino a te?" (Hey, may I sit next to you)

Rayya was shocked when someone stood up and spoke to her. Rayya immediately turned her head to see who the person speaking was asking for her approval to sit beside him. And Rayya looked surprised to find a handsome man who was developing a smile on him.

" Oh, prego ..." (Oh, please ) Rayya let me shift her body to give the man a place.

" Mi chiamo Simone, e tu?" (Namuku, Simone, if you're ) The man introduced himself as he reached out and asked Rayya for his name.

" Mi chiamo Rayya." (My name is Rayya) Rayya also mentioned his name.

" Sei uno studente d'arte?" (Are you an art student) Simone guesses that Rayya is an art major.

" The." Rayya nodded her head stating if Simone's guess.

" Anche io sono lo stesso." (I'm also the same) Simone said if she majored in art.

Rayya just smiled hearing Simone's words. He suspected that Simone was like most men who just casually invited him to meet. Rayya also refocused himself with the object of his painting.

" A da dove vieni? Sembra che it's not in vain italiana." (Where are you from? You don't look like an Italian ) Simone asks where Rayya came from because Rayya doesn't look like an Italian.

" Si, io sono Indonesian." (I am Indonesian) Rayya said that he is Indonesian and Rayya still kindly served every question asked by Simone.

" indonesia? Anche mia madre and indonesian." (Indonesia? My mother is also Indonesian )

" Davvero?" (True ) Rayya immediately stopped painting and turned to the man next to him when Simone said that his mother was from Indonesia. Namu Rayya still thinks Simone is just joking.

" Si, io sono serio." (Yes, I'm serious) Simone insists that she is serious and not joking.

" Sei mai stato in Indonesia?" (Have you ever been to Indonesia) Rayya asked if Simone had visited Indonesia before.

" Sono nato a Yogyakarta. E ho kissuto lino all'eta di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di anni." (I was born in Yogyakarta, and I lived there until I was ten years old) Simone said if she was born in Yogyakarta and when she was a child until she was ten years old there.

Rayya was more astonished when the handsome man who had Indonesian blood from his mother was also living in Indonesia.

" Sai parlare indonesian?" (You can speak Indonesian) Rayya was curious if Simone could speak Indonesian.

" Ricordo ancora un po perche viene usato raramente." (I still remember a little because it is rarely used) Simone explained because it is rarely used so she only remembered a little Indonesian.

" Then we talk in Indonesian only so that you can remember the vocabulary in Indonesian. Because my Italian isn't very fluent." Rayya deliberately uses Indonesian even though Simone says she only remembers a little.

" What does that mean we can meet and talk like this often?" tanya Simone developed her sweetest smile.

Rayya realizes that she seems to enjoy chatting with Simone. He who is known to be shy is certainly not easy to be familiar with people especially with the opposite sex. At once Rayya also lowered her face because she felt she was too aggressive so Simone guessed that she had given the green light to be able to always chat with the man.

" If you say your Italian is not very fluent, then you should use Italian often in everyday conversation, because you are currently studying in Italy." With a somewhat staggered sentence Simone tried to compose the word using Indonesian.

Rayya just smiled in response to Simone's words in Indonesian with his thick Italian accent.

Simone noticed a beautiful and cute face that was getting more beautiful with a smile on Rayya's lips.

Rayya's white face immediately met red when Simone praised her beauty as well as her mother who has the typical beauty of Indonesian women.

" What are you doing here, Rayya?" William's sudden voice rang out making Rayya gasp in shock.

" Sister Willy?"

" Let's go home." William immediately tidied up the paper and crayon that Rayya used to paint and he pulled Rayya's hand away from Simone.

" Ciao, Simone ..." (Bye, Simone) Rayya immediately said goodbye to Simone because she was not good with her brother's attitude which she considered disrespectful.

" Ciao, Rayya. Piacere di conoscerti." (Bye, Rayna. Nice to meet you )Simone said goodbye from Rayya.

Simone gazes at Rayya's departure being forced by a man she doesn't know who the man is and she also doesn't know what the man's relationship is with Rayya.

" Cosi bella ..." (She was very beautiful) muttered Simone still admiring the beauty of the figure of the girl he had just met.

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" Sister Willy why is it rough like this the same Rayya? Wear dragging Rayya all. It's not polite to know, Rayya's people are chatting as well." Arriving in the car, Rayya immediately protested the attitude of her brother who was considered too rude and disrespectful for dragging him even seemed to not consider Simone who was talking to him.

" Rayya, Daddy's assigned brother to keep you here so you don't get bullied by just any man. Especially an unknown person like that. Why did Rayya even smile at him? Was Rayya trying to attract the attention of the man earlier?!" william pointed to his sister.

" Asatagfirullahal adzim, why did Brother Willy accuse me like that?" Rayya seems annoyed because William thinks he is teasing Simone.

" Why was Rayya smiling like that?"

" So Rayya has to frown? When someone greets Rayya kindly, Rayya has to put on a fierce face and jutek? We are the East, brother. Moreover, the Indonesian people are famous for their hospitality. Rayya period should be indifferent to the person who greets us?" Rayya.

" We are visiting in a country of people, we must be able to carry the body, must be able to leave ourselves. If we are kind and friendly to others, others will be kind to us. We'll also have to bring our country's good name here." Rayya mentioned the reason why she had to be friendly towards everyone.

" Yes, but it doesn't have to be the same guy. Brother is sure that the man only wants to be close to you, because you still look innocent as a woman." William is like Gavin in his possessiveness to Rayya.

" Sister Willy don't plagiarize Daddy so much, dong! Facing one possessive Daddy is very dizzy, this added Kak Willy participates possessively. If it's always like this how Rayya will have many friends, sister?" Rayya again protested his brother's attitude earlier.

" Sister Willy is just worried, Rayya."

" Rayya understands, really." Rayya rubbed William's arm. " But Willy must trust Rayya that Rayya can take good care of herself." Rayya tries to convince William not to worry too much about her.

" Oh yes, Brother. That man was called Simone. It turns out that his mother is Indonesian, brother. That's why Rayya was happy to be able to chat with him." Rayya then recounts her introduction to Simone. While William only listened to the story of his brother who seemed enthusiastic about the man he had seen with his sister. There was no aura of sadness on Rayya's face. William hoped that his sister would always be like this, happy without having to think about her unrequited love for the man whom his sister admired.

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