RAMADAN IN RAYYA'S HEART

Repairing Descendants

" Rama, after the Maghrib we will go to the house of Mr. David to follow the tahlilan." Ricky enters his son's study, Ramadhan, who seems to be busy with his job. After returning from Dad David's funeral, all Angkasa Raya Group personnel such as Dirga, Ricky and Ramadhan returned to their respective offices.

" Good, Pa." Ramadhan quickly acknowledged what his father had ordered.

" Yes, Papa came home first." Ricky said goodbye to Ramadan.

" Yes, Pa. Rama's done soon." Ramadhan who has not completed his task allows his Papa to first go home.

Half an hour later Ramadhan began to clean his desk, but his phone suddenly rang to make the man reach for the flat object.

" Assalamualaikum .." said Ramadan to answer the incoming call on his phone.

" Waalaikumsalam. hi Mas Rama how are you?" It was Farah who contacted him.

" What's wrong Farah?" ask Ramadan.

" Have Rama been busy?"

" I'm still in the office. What's up?" For the second time Ramadhan asked for Farah's needs which this afternoon suddenly contacted him.

" Mad, tomorrow night there's no show? I'm invited to a gala dinner at a private bank tomorrow night. I want to invite Mas Rama if Mas Rama has time "Farah plans to invite Ramadhan to be his companion at the gala dinner.

" I'm sorry, Farah. I can't seem to." Ramadhan rejected Farah's invitation.

" Is Rama having an event?" farah asked wondering why Ramadan had rejected her.

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Meanwhile, the sound of the door of Ramadan's office was knocked on and Ramadhan turned his face towards the door.

" I'm sorry Mas Rama, Mr. Ricky called me to remind Mas Rama to go home immediately before the Maghrib." Susan, Dirga's secretary whose office is right in front of Ramadhan's workspace, appears to have emerged from behind the door conveying the message Ricky had left her.

" Oh, thanks. Susan's mother." Ramadan quickly followed.

" Who are you talking to?" asked Farah who heard the voice of the woman and she also felt Ramadan mention the name of a woman.

" Oh that's Om Dirga's secretary" Ramadan said, explaining Susan's position at the company.

" Well, how can Rama not?" Farah looked hopeful.

" Hmmm, sorry Farah. Tomorrow I have to attend Opa David Richard's family fair." Ramadhan was invited to come to Dad David's event by his father tonight, but he did not plan to attend the event on the second night. But he used that excuse to reject Farah.

" But Rama doesn't like it if you go with me? Every time I go, Mas Rama always refuses." Farah feels that Ramadan always avoids her if she takes her away.

" Why do you think that, Farah? I refused because I had a good reason." Ramadan kelit is said to be deliberately evasive.

" Opa David Richard that conglomerate that died yesterday afternoon, right? Did Rama know Opa David Richard?"

" Yes, he is one of the business relations of Angkasa Raya since Angkasa Raya held by Grandpa Poetra."

" Business relations of Greater Space? Does Ricky know Opa David Richard?

" Yes, why?"

" Oh Ricky's coming to the tahlil show too?"

" Yes." Yeah."

" If Om Ricky is present why not just represent with Om Ricky? Why do we have to be both, Mas?" farah protest.

" Farah, the closeness to the Opa David family is not just a business relationship. My family is the same family Om Gavin, the son of Opa David is close friends, even to his grandson was friendly. Papa and Mama's children are best friends with Opa David's granddaughter. You remember Rayya? Kayla's friend who participated in the painting exhibition at that time you met in Milan? Rayya is the granddaughter of Opa David. So how could I not empathize with the calamity they were facing?" Ramadhan does not agree with the opinion of Farah who seemed to underestimate the family relationship that he thought was very important. Big names David Richard and Poetra Lakshmana are equally influential in the business sector in the country.

" I didn't mean to tell you not to empathize, Mom. I'm just asking for tomorrow let Ricky's Om represent." Farah persisted with her opinion.

" Farah, sorry. I have to go home because I have to get home before the Maghrib. Ariston ..." Ramadhan immediately switched off his phone without waiting for Farah to agree and return his greetings.

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Gavin finds Rayya daydreaming on the balcony of her room in Dad David's main house.

" Baby ..." Gavin then wrapped his hands around his daughter's slender waist and kissed the head of his hijab-covered daughter.

" Mr ..." Rayya immediately twisted her body and hugged Gavin's body. " Grandpa Rayya kangen ..." Rayya immediately sobbed in his Daddy's arms.

" It's not just the Baby that misses Grandpa, everyone also feels kangen. Everyone also felt the loss of Grandpa." Gavin hugged his daughter's body.

" Why did Grandpa die, Dad? A week ago Rayya still had a video call as Grandpa and Grandpa still look healthy, Dad."

" Your grandpa is time for rest, Baby. Since young Grandpa has always worked until it succeeded as it is today that can be enjoyed by Grandpa's children and grandchildren. So now it's Grandpa time to rest in peace."

" Dad, Rayya regrets deciding to study abroad. Rayya can't spend time with Grandpa at the end of Grandpa's life, Dad. Hicks ..." Rayya continued to abuse him and his decision to leave Jakarta until he missed the time he should have missed with Dad David.

" Why is Baby talking like that? Grandpa is proud, you know, yesterday Baby participated in holding a painting exhibition and saw many people." Gavin keeps trying to encourage Rayya.

" But Rayya's precious time with Gradpa is gone, Dad. Rayya doesn't want to go to college there, Dad. Rayya wants to be here so that at any time can visit Grandpa's tomb." Rayya's spirit continues college as if fading, even the beauty of the Italian charm that made her fall in love as if lost because she had lost someone she loved so much.

" Why is that? Grandpa wouldn't be happy if you were desperate like this, Baby."

" By, Rayya .. What are you doing?" Azzahra was suddenly in Rayya's room at Dad David's house. " What are you guys doing? Soon enter Maghrib time, let's get ready to pray together. It's been waiting for the same one down below." Azzahra then approached her daughter and still saw Rayya's sad face with her eyes "Mama's son don't cry constantly. Those who have gone are not mourned, but must be prayed for so that the road is more spacious there." Azzahra now advises Rayya.

" Mommy, Rayya is sad ..." Rayya hugged her Mommy.

" All are also sad Rayya, but we as believers must recapitulate what became the decree of Allah SWT." Azzahra's advice again.

" Grandpa's gone, but Eyang Abdullah's still around, right? So Baby still has the Grandpa." Gavin now hugs the two most precious women in his life.

" Your daddy was right Rayya. Now Rayya has to be more and more affectionate with Eyang." Azzahra. " Come on, let's go downstairs." Azzahra also invited her husband and son down to wait for Maghrib time and pray together.

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The first day of Dad David's event runs solemnly. Ramadan sits in rows with Ricky, Dirga and Yoga. While Gavin, Willy and the two husbands of Gavin's sister and Andra were on the right and left side of Mr. Kyai who led the throne.

After they read the prayers, the guests chatted casually while enjoying the Snack dishes served. Ricky, Dirga, and Yoga talk. The eyes of Ramadan circulate towards the interior of the room, where women from the young and middle-aged to the elderly are conversing. His gaze now rested on a woman who was sitting with her face lowered down and her body resuscitated to the wall. Every now and then the woman wiped away the tears with her handkerchief, and Ramadan recognized who the crying woman was.

While the noticed did not realize if at that time a pair of eyes were seriously watching him closely. He was busy in his grief.

" Grandson Enin don't cry, or, Geulis." Umi Rara who saw her grandson looked sad immediately rubbed Rayya's shoulder.

Rayya turned towards Umi Rara, she then extended her arms to the shoulders of the woman who was over seventy years old but still looked healthy.

" Rayya is sad, Nin." Rayya spoiled on Umi Rara.

" Many prayers that Rayya sad and miss your Grandpa." Anyone would give such advice to Rayya.

" Look at this beautiful granddaughter's face like this. His eyes were so full, his eyes were not visible. Later can not see handsome men if his eyes are closed. Your Mommy said, There Rayya is her handsome male friend. Sok oruh tahunin to Enin. Who knows we could fix the offspring. Mommy used to fix your offspring by getting a rich husband. If you are the same Caucasian man, Enin will be able to have a great-granddaughter blaster bule, surely the handsome is not kelulungan." Umi Rara giggled as she closed her mouth making Rayya want to not want to join pull the corner of her lips upwards to hear the words of her Grandmother. He immediately threw a random and unexpected look now his gaze turned to Ramadan who was still watching him at that time, until now the two men looked at each other with a distance of less than ten meters.

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