RAMADAN IN RAYYA'S HEART

Curious Taste Azzahra

Ramadhan taps the table with his fingers. He still felt inexhaustible with Rayya's attitude that did not show any sadness let alone anger. The woman kept showing a calm attitude.

Ramadhan feels the attitude he met from Rayya was exactly the same as Rayya's attitude three years ago when he asked her to talk and make an agreement about the rejection of arranged marriage.

" Why does Rayya look so ordinary? He looked calm, not showing any irritation due to my attitude. He used to act like this. Is he hiding his true feelings for me right now?"

Ramadhan seems to be curious about Rayya's attitude. Rayya's attitude that he felt now actually made him go awry.

Ramadan grunts violently. I don't know why he's thinking about Rayya.

" Aarrgghh ...!" Ramadhan ruffled his hair because he felt confused by Rayya's attitude.

" why? Are you frustrated?"

Dirga's voice at the door of Ramadan's study makes the young man flinch.

" Om ..." Ramadhan immediately combed back his hair with his fingers.

" Does this have anything to do with Gavin's daughter?" tanya Dirga then walked to the sofa and sat her body while on foot.

Ramadhan snorted violently, he then approached Dirga and sat down on the chair next to the sofa occupied by Dirga.

" Yes, Om."

" What exactly made you refuse to be betrothed to Rayya? She's a beautiful woman. If Om has a son older than Rayya, Om will choose him to be Om's son-in-law." Dirga did not understand why Ramadan refused to be betrothed to Rayya. " Does this have anything to do with your closeness to Farah?" Dirga looked suspiciously.

" No, Om. At that time, Rama was not familiar with Farah, "tepis Ramadhan.

" What's the problem then?" ask Dirga again. " It is common that a man refuses to be betrothed probably because he has another woman he loves. Are you like that too? But all this time Om never saw you holding a girlfriend."

" Yes because Rama does like other women, Om. Therefore Rama refused to be betrothed to Rayya." Ramadhan honestly said the reason he refused the matchmaking.

" Where is the woman you like? Did he return your feelings?" tanya Dirga was curious about the woman referred to by Ramadan.

Ramadhan fell silent, he wanted to say that Kayla was the woman he had always wanted. But now it feels free to open about it. Ricky is already very angry at him for his rejection of Rayya. He did not want his father to get angry again, if he told Dirga, if the woman who was the cause he refused to be betrothed to Rayya was the nephew of the man who is currently dealing with him.

" He didn't return Rama's feelings, Om." The voice of Ramadan sounds very sad.

" Are you still expecting that woman?"

" I don't know, Om." Ramadhan raises his shoulders.

" If you want to follow Om's advice, you better fix your mistake with Rayya. There's no harm in you trying to reconnect with what your parents ever planned. Rayya is a good woman, Rama." This time, he gave his best advice.

" What does Om mean?"

" I want you to accept Rayya as your companion."

" But, Om ...."

" You want to say you can't give love anymore? Know it? There are times when we feel disappointed because we do not get the person we want, but sometimes we actually get happiness from others, more than we want." Dirga tries to open the mind of Ramadan.

" But Papa and Om Gavin are already very angry with Rama, Om. Especially Om Gavin."

" Of course Gavin will be angry. Om would do the same if anyone treated the Fa like that." Dirga then got up from his seat.

" Everyone thinks you're guilty. Now is the time to show them that you're not a loser. This is a test for you, Rama. If Gavin is now against you, show him that you deserve to be chosen to be Richard's daughter-in-law. Om will support you, though Om is sure it won't be easy."

" You have to try harder. If you manage to win Gavin's heart back, Om is sure happiness will come to get you." Dirga then walked towards the door.

" We'll meet business relations from Hong Kong at two o'clock. You're ready ..." Dirga finally came out of Ramadan's office and left his assistant himself.

***

" ray ...! Rayya is still angry with Kia? It's been three days, it's not good to silence people let alone your own brother for more than three days, you know!"

Azkia sits next to Rayya who is sitting on a hanging swing in the garden next to Dad David's house.

Rayya turned to her cousin who was putting on a sad face. He then extended his hand to Azkia's shoulder.

" Rayya I'm sorry, Kia. Rayya was too emotional to get angry at Kia."

" Kia also apologizes to Rayya, because Kia can't keep Rayya's secret." Azkia conveyed her apology.

" Next time don't be like that, Kia. Kia know? Now Daddy I'm angry and hate Brother Rama. But Rama is not entirely guilty of this." Rayya still does not want to blame Ramadan in this case.

" Rayya did not defend, but in this case it was not only Kak Rama who was guilty. But it was our parents who forced their will without discussing it first with me or Brother Rama. So don't always blame Rama for this."

" Oh yes, did Brother Rama contact Rayya? Yesterday, Rama asked for Rayya's phone number, but Kia kasih did not. Just let Brother Rama tell him to try himself to find Rayya's number." Azkia seems to be still upset at Ramadan.

Rayya scrunched her forehead to hear Azkia's story, because she thought that Azkia had given her phone number to Ramadan.

" Didn't Kia give Rayya's number to Rama's sister?"

" No, dong! It's delicious, it's hurt Rayya, time to easily get Rayya's number," said Azkia.

" So Rama got Rayya's number from where?"

" Did Rama call Rayya?"

" Already, Brother Rama even came here and talked to Daddy."

" Brother Rama still dares to face Uncle Gavin?" Azkia rounded her eyeballs. " It's still brave that he came here."

" Bak Rama had good intentions by apologizing directly to Daddy and Rayya. So from now on Kia does not need to corner Kak Rama, yes! Rayya is not good with Om Ricky and Aunt Anin, just because of this problem the relationship between our family and the family Om Ricky so disturbed." Rayya, who was noble-minded, asked Azkia to stop blaming Ramadan.

" Geez, Rayya. You are so good, anyway! It's really regretful that Rama rejected women as good as you, Ray." Azkia hugged her cousin. He was indeed very salute with Rayya's forgiving attitude that he might not be able to emulate.

***

Today is the eighth day Rayya is in Indonesia. After last night they performed the seven-day ordinance of Dad David, Gavin and the family returned to his home. And as scheduled tomorrow Rayya plans to return to Rome.

William who three days ago had already flown to Italy because there was a task that he had to do there. So Gavin will take his daughter back to Rome.

" Rayya, can Mommy take Rayya back to Rome?" azzahra asked as she saw her daughter packing her needs for her return tomorrow evening.

" Mommy wants to take Rayya with you too? Did Daddy give permission? Mommy says she's tired of traveling long distances" Rayya said in response to Mommy's wishes.

" Mommy hasn't told you yet, but Mommy would love to take Rayya there."

" Mom, Daddy just wants to set up not for vacation, you know! If Brother Willy doesn't come home first, maybe Rayya will go home with Brother Willy not with Daddy." Rayya tried to explain to Azzahra, because she felt sorry that Mommy was exhausted from having to travel for a long time on the plane.

" Rayya, Mommy wants to know Luigi. If Mommy comes with Rayya, surely Mommy can meet with the handsome lecturer." Azzahra seemed enthusiastic about talking about Luigi. It seemed like Azzahra's curiosity was so strong that she wanted to meet the man.

" Who's a handsome lecturer? Are you talking about Alexa's husband, Honey?"

Gavin's sudden voice rang out inside Rayya's room making Azzahra and Rayya both flinched in shock.

" What are you guys talking about? Who's the handsome lecturer you mean? Yoga's? You still admire him?" gavin asked in full search as he walked up to the two most precious women in his life.

" What the hell talk, By? Don't fuck around, deh!" deny Azzahra feeling embarrassed his past offended Gavin in front of their daughter.

" This mommy wants to take Rayya to Rome, Dad." Rayya who saw Gavin suspect Azzahra immediately said the truth about his Mommy's wishes.

" Where to Rome for what?" Gavin is increasingly suspicious of his wife's desire to accompany him to take Rayya back to college in Italy.

" Mommy's afraid that Daddy's lured in some pretty, sexy bule-bule there if Daddy goes alone, Dad." Rayya tried to cover the goal Azzahra wanted to take her.

" Is that right, Honey?" Gavin hugged Azzahra tightly. " You don't have to worry about me, Honey. The thousands of beautiful and sexy women who pass by in front of me will not be able to shake my love for you, Honey. You are my wife, my queen, my queen. I can't turn my back on any woman but you." Gavin kissed Azzahra's forehead.

" But, By ...."

" But what, Honey? You still doubt me? You didn't trust me until you wanted to escort me to deliver Baby?"

" I'm curious about Luigi,"

" What??"

Gavin immediately glared as Azzahra honestly said that Azzahra was curious about the figure of the man who was trying to get close to his daughter. While Rayya immediately patted her forehead hearing the honesty of her Mommy.

*

*

*

Connect ...

Happy Re is a happy-go-round