RAMADAN IN RAYYA'S HEART

How It Feels to be Rejected

Simone and Ramadhan were silent in the taxi that led them to the Ramadan inn. Ramadhan is busy thinking about how to melt Kayla's heart, while Simone is still thinking about Rayya's feelings for having to meet the man who has broken her heart

" Are you and Kayla dating?" Finally after a moment of silence, Simone began to ask Ramadan. Simone also suspected that another woman who was used as an excuse for Ramadan to refuse to be betrothed to Rayya was Kayla.

Say as a competitor, he should be quite happy that the man Rayya likes turns out to love other women. But seeing Rayya's sad face caught by her eyes, it really made her feel annoyed towards the figure of the man sitting next to her at this moment.

" I always hoped that way. I've loved him for a long time, but he hasn't given me a chance to get into his heart" Ramadan said.

" What's the reason you refused to be betrothed to Rayya because of Kayla?" asked Simone who was really impressed to know.

" It's like that." Ramadan grunts violently.

" You said you liked Kayla a long time ago?"

" Since I was a child I admired him."

" How does it feel to be rejected by someone you have admired since childhood?" A sentence of insinuation was thrown from Simone's mouth. He was grateful for what Ramadan felt because of Kayla's rejection. At least Ramadhan knows what it feels like to be disappointed to be rejected by the person he admires long ago. Although Ramadhan did not realize that he had actually disappointed a girl who liked him since the girl was eight years old.

" It must have felt really disappointed that I wasn't given a chance by him. She should have opened my heart to me so I could prove that I really loved her and could make her fall in love with me."

" Have you also given Rayya a chance?" Unfortunately the sentence was stuck in Simone's mouth. He doesn't want to make Rayya even more disappointed if he has to tell her the truth Rayya loves Ramadan very much. I want him to say that Ramadan has disappointed Rayya for the attitude of Ramadhan who rejected his match. But of course he doesn't want to risk Rayya going to hate him for it.

" You yourself what about Rayya? I didn't think that the girlfriend you were telling me about was Rayya. She was ... She was very shy, even if she spoke she always kept her head down." In Ramadhan's memory, Rayya is a girl who is not confident because she is always down when talking to him, especially during this time Rayya was always in watching Azkia so he considered Rayya was a weak woman and dependent on others.

" You said you knew Rayya from childhood, but you didn't know Rayya's true nature" Simone said. Because the Rayya he knew was not a spoiled woman figure and did not depend on others.

" Yes probably because we rarely met even though we were familiar from childhood" Ramadan said.

" We've arrived." Simone got off the taxi and was followed by Ramadan from the next door.

" Thank you, Simone. You've been helping me all this time in Italy."

Simone simply smiled in response. He was still standing at the taxi door, because he wanted to go straight back to the hotel he was staying at using the same taxi.

" Tomorrow the show's still going on, right? Are you going to the gallery tomorrow, Simone?' ask Ramadhan then.

" Of course, because I will always be there for Rayya" Simone said. " Buonasera, Ciao." Simone got back in her taxi and left Ramadhan still standing in front of the hotel where the man was staying.

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Rayya immediately cleansed her body when she arrived at the hotel. And after performing Isya prayer he threw his body on the bed with the position of his stomach. As hard as he could hold back his tears from not spilling since this afternoon, finally the clear liquid was unbearable also dripping on his cheeks. As hard as he tried to forget his love for Ramadan, but why instead reunited with the man even with a series of facts that really make his heart disappointed.

The figure of Ramadhan who since childhood was admired as a true male figure was broken by the attitude Kayla told him. The forcible attitude of Ramadan as well as the act that he considered as something of abuse against women by forcing Kayla to kiss, according to him is not a criterion as a real man.

Rayya turned her body until now facing the ceiling of her hotel room. He then rubbed his face rough, as if regretting having wrongly admired a man like Ramadan. Yes, Ramadhan is a man who used to help him. She should have assumed that it was natural, because her Mommy and Mama Ramadhan were good friends. Maybe if Alden knew first, maybe Alden would help him.

" Why does it hurt so much?" rayya's mind wiped away the tears on her cheeks.

" O Allah, help the servant eliminate the feeling of servant love for him. Forgive me for being so blinded in love with him." Rayya held onto her chest while closing her eyes until the clear liquid dripped back from her eyes.

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In the morning Rayya woke up early because she was busy removing her swollen eyes from crying last night. She doesn't want Ramadhan, Kayla and Simone know if she just cried. Moreover, he had to meet a lot of people who might come to the painting exhibition.

Rayya still choose black dress with long coat broken white color. He also uses glasses to disguise the puffy eyes that are still slightly visible in his eyes.

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Rayya immediately picked up her phone when she heard a flat object that was so important in the millennial era it sounded.

" Buongiorno principessa?" (Good morning, Princess. Ready to go )

Rayya smiled reading the contents of the message that Simone had sent to her. He then typed a reply to Simone.

" The Si, Capo." (Yes, Boss )

" 😁Ti aspetto nell'atrio." (I'm waiting in lobby )

Rayya immediately cleaned up her belongings including her traveling mukena that she always brought including when to campus. Because sometimes after college he had to go not directly back to the apartment so he could worship looking for the nearest mosque.

" Ciao, Simone." Rayya greeted Simone when she saw the man sitting in the hotel lobby.

Simone stared at the appearance of Rayya this morning who always remained beautiful in her eyes.

" Porti gli occhiali?" (Why do you wear glasses)

" Per sembrare pi bella." (In order to look more beautiful) Rayya chuckles feeling herself to be very narcissistic reminiscent of her cousin, Azkia and her Aunty Natasha.

" Non perche vuoi attirare l'attenzione in Rama?" (not because I want to get Rama's attention)

Simone's words made Rayya's laughter instantly stop. But then he blinked and laughed again.

" Ovviamente non quello." (Of course not that) Rayya flicked his hand into the air." Hi fatto colazione?" (Have you had breakfast) Rayya immediately switched the conversation.

" Non ancora." (Not yet) replied Simone.

" Facciamo colazione." (Let's have breakfast) Rayya then invites Simone to the restaurant to take breakfast for the two of them.

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