RAMADAN IN RAYYA'S HEART

You're insinuating me, Honey?

Today the Graduation day is held by one of the best universities in the city of Rome and William is one of the graduates who will attend the graduation event.

Gavin and Azzahra and Jovanka were present to witness the happy moment of their son. Meanwhile, Rayya and Michelle choose a separate place from their parents.

" Is Rayya going to continue the magister here, Ra?" ask Jovanka to Azzahra while waiting for the event to start.

" I don't know yet, Brother. Rayya's still one year away. I hope he returns to Indonesia" Azzahra said. " Oh yes, Brother. Thank you for allowing William to accompany Rayya to lecture here," Azzahra said, not forgetting to express his gratitude. Because according to him William has sacrificed to leave his family and work in Singapore only to accompany Rayya at Gavin's request.

" It's okay, Ra. Rayya was also William's sister, just like Michelle. Nor would I have the heart to leave Michelle alone in a land of people and away from parents." Jovanka understands Azzahra and Gavin's anxiety as parents.

" Willy seems happy to live here anyway, Honey. He seems to enjoy his work here." Gavin, who had heard his wife and ex-girlfriend, spoke with him.

" Yes, right. It looks like Willy will solidify his career here. Especially now that I am not in college. Can focus on work" Jovanka said.

" Oh yeah, Michelle is now close to Simone huh, sister?" Azzahra had noticed Simone's closeness with William's sister.

" Yes, it was your son, Ra. He's the one who set them up." Jovanka. " But Michelle seems to like Simone. Fortunately Rayya also does not like Simone, it could be that the two younger brothers William will fight for men," he continued.

" Simone's a good man, Jo. I'd love it if they're really serious about being in a relationship." Gavin again commented.

" Yes, I think it's like that too. I'm also grateful that Michelle can be close to a man like Simone" Jovanka said.

" Didn't Michelle want to go to college here too, Jo? Baby would love to be a friend here" Gavin asked later.

" Michelle wanted to be like that, but I didn't give her permission" Jovanka said.

" why? If Michelle wants to, I'll take care of her tuition here, Jo." Gavin quickly offers to fund Michelle's college. Because for Gavin, more and more of Rayya's friends in Italy from his relatives will make him more calm.

" Do you intend to keep me away from all my children, Gavin?" Jovanka immediately looked up and spoke a little bit louder to hear Gavin's words. While Gavin only grinned while scratching his nape got a sharp eye highlight from the person he once loved.

" I'm sorry my husband, brother." Azzahra who did not feel good to see Jovanka as if annoyed with Gavin's words immediately expressed his apology while patting Jovanka's arm.

" It's okay, Ra." Jovanka, who saw Azzahra feeling guilty about her husband, immediately replied to Azzahra's speech by saying that she was fine and did not take Gavin's words too seriously.

While in a different corner, Rayya who was sitting with Michelle and Simone was engrossed in conversation.

" What do you want to drink? I ordered it in the canteen." Simone offers.

" I want caffe freddo." Rayya mentioned coffee drinks that are usually served cold and sweet.

" OK, what are you, Michelle?" Michelle was asked by Simone.

" I'm just like Rayya" Michelle said.

" Okay, I'll go to the cafeteria first."

" Grazie mille, Simone." Rayya thanked Simone.

" Wuih, you handsome fellow Willy." Michelle who saw some handsome men going back and forth before her immediately commented after Simone moved away. " You deserve to be here, Rayya."

" Of course, here's the barn of handsome guys," Rayya said. " And you've got one of them." Rayya chuckles at Michelle.

" And you'll also catch up with Mr. Lecturer." Michelle chimed in immediately which only Rayya smiled at.

After some time passed, finally the graduation event of the graduates was completed. Love coloring graduates and families welcome their graduation after years of college, William is no exception.

" Sister Willy, congratulations ..." Rayya and Michelle immediately hugged William congratulating their sister.

" Thank you, Rayya, Michelle." William put his hands on Rayya and Michelle's shoulders.

" Sister Willy is going to take a photo of where?" ask Rayya.

" What photo?" ask Michelle.

" The Tradition of Graduate day here in addition to wearing Laurel Wreith, graduates do celebration and perpetuate themselves in the landmarks in the city where they study." Rayya explained the graduation tradition in Italy.

" Oh that way, in Rome this is a lot of landmarks. Which one will Willy choose?" ask Michelle.

" I want to be in Colloseo." William chose the coliseum building as a landmark that he would use as a place of celebration with some of his friends.

" Willy, Rayya, Michelle, Simone. Let's go get some food first." Gavin who saw the four young people in front of him was still talking directly to invite them to lunch.

" Let's go, Dad. Brother Willy wants photos in the Colosseum," said Rayya.

" What are the photos there for? You can visit the building at any time, right?" ask Gavin, because the position of the apartment occupied by Rayya and William is very close to the historic building.

" That's one of the graduation celebration traditions here, Dad. Some of Brother Willy's friends will also do photos there." Now Rayya explains to Gavin.

" Oh, yeah already. Let's go over there. Then we'll have lunch" Gavin asked.

" Ashalamualikum, Uncle."

Just as they were about to leave the campus area, suddenly there was the sound of someone saying hello using Indonesian, making them turn towards the voice that Rayya himself was very sorry for whom.

" Waalaikumsalam .." they simultaneously answered Luigi's greeting.

" William, congratulazioni per il tuo master." (William, congratulations on his master's degree) Now Luigi congratulates William on his graduation.

" Grazie mille, Signore." William thanked Luigi for the congratulations Luigi gave him.

" Uncle how are you?" Now Luigi spoke again to Gavin, holding out his hand to shake Gavin's hand.

" Good." Short reply by Gavin.

" Rayya, is he Luigi?" Michelle whispered to Rayya who was replied with a nod of Rayya's head.

" Oh my God. He's so handsome." Michelle immediately looked up to find the man who had been the topic of conversation with Rayya for a few days.

" It's good to see you again, Uncle." Luigi's words of course made Gavin shocked, because the man could use Indonesian.

Azzhara, holding Gavin's arm, continued to watch the young man talking to her husband. Azzahra tried to remember the handsome face of the man.

" You Luigi?" Without realizing Azzahra's lips said the question sentence.

" Honey!" Gavin immediately reprimanded his wife.

" Right, Madam. I'm Luigi." Luigi answered Azzahra's question regardless of Gavin's reprimand.

" Oh my God, can you speak Indonesian tea?" Azzahra seemed excited to know that Luigi could speak Indonesian.

" Honey, are you okay?!" Gavin glared at Azzahra but Azzahra seemed to ignore her husband's facial expression.

" Yes, Madam. I learned a little Indonesian" Luigi said, developing a smile.

" Masha Allah, already handsome, clever, seiman, can speak Indonesian." Azzahra then brought his lips closer to Gavin's ears. " By, I agree that Rayya is like him" whispered Azzahra in her husband's ear, making Gavin draw a stern look at his wife who seemed to forget her existence because she praised Luigi so much.

While Rayya and Michelle could only help but laugh at the small sparring between Gavin and Azzahra.

" Don't shake it for long!" Simone whispered directly to Michelle.

" Dad, I went to Colloseo first, yeah! My friends are waiting there." William said goodbye first because he suspected that it would be a long conversation after the appearance of Luigi.

" I'm coming, brother." Michelle chose to join William with Jovanka and Simone.

" Yes, be careful." said Gavin.

" Campaign ..." William bidding.

" Waalaikumsalam ..." William's greeting was reciprocated.

" Why don't you go with your brother, Baby?" ask Gavin because Rayya didn't go with the others.

" I'm with Daddy and Mommy." Rayya turned to look towards Luigi who was smiling at him.

" Oh yeah, where are you going after here?" Luigi's trying is now possible with Rayya's family.

" We'll eat together, sir." Rayya said.

" Hmmm, how about I treat you?" Luigi offered to eat together.

" It's not necessary! We can pay for it ourselves!" ketus Gavin quickly responded to Luigi's offer.

" By, don't be so fierce! If Hubby had always behaved like this, no man would have dared to approach our daughter!" Azzahra rebuked her husband's attitude which still looks jutek against Luigi.

" It's okay, Madam. I understand Uncle's attitude." Luigi seemed to understand Gavin's attitude.

" I'm sorry, Luigi." said Azzahra again because he saw the young man was not angry with his husband's unfriendly attitude.

" How, Uncle? Would Uncle accept the offer to eat together?" asked Luigi to get an answer.

" I will treat all of them here" said Gavin, pointing to William and the others, hoping Luigi would object to having to treat many.

" No problem, Uncle." Luigi didn't bother about that.

" Come, By. Sometimes he's buying us is okay, right? Who knew she was Rayya's soul mate." Azzahra giggled in whispers to her husband.

" Mr ..." Rayya who heard the words Azzahra said immediately reprimanded her Mommy. Because now Luigi already understand the Indonesian language, he must be very embarrassed to hear the honesty of Azzahra who was already fascinated by Luigi since he first saw the man's photo.

" Well, this time I'll accept your offer." After thinking, Gavin finally agreed to Luigi's invitation to eat together.

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" How old are you now, Luigi?" azzahra asked Luigi as they ate their lunch at a restaurant near Rayya University.

" This year I am at the age

thirty years." Luigi answered Azzahra's question in polite language.

" Well, great yes, still young has become a lecturer." Azzahra continued to praise Luigi.

" Thank you, Madam."

" Luigi was a Muslim since childhood or what?" ask Azzahra again.

" Yes, I was born a Muslim, because my father still has Turkish blood, Madam." Luigi explained.

" Oh so." Azzahra nodded her head in understanding.

" Luigi's got a boyfriend hasn't she?"

Azzahra's question then made Gavin, Rayya and Luigi who were at one table immediately stop the chewing while allowing a view towards Azzahra.

" I don't have a boyfriend yet." Luigi now glanced towards Rayya. " If allowed, I'd like to be your daughter's lover, ma'am."

Rayya's heart thumped as Luigi said that to her parents, coupled with Luigi's eyes that were so fixed on her.

" I've told you that I won't easily hand over my daughter to just any man." Gavin reaffirmed his words once uttered at the beginning of his meeting with Luigi.

" As I said to Uncle, I will do what will be the condition that I get Uncle's permission to be close to Rayya."

" Rayya, this Luigi is really gentle. Mommy likes a guy like this, a guy like Luigi, Mommy guarantees it won't hurt you." Azzahra seems to be promoting Luigi to Rayya.

" Mommy why talk like that, anyway? Rayya wants to focus on college first." Rayya spoke very slowly so as not to be heard by Luigi.

" You know what? After finishing her studies here, I will not allow Rayya to live abroad. I'll have Rayya go back to Indonesia." Gavin deliberately said that. Because he suspected Luigi would object if the man was asked to settle in Indonesia. Of course with a career as a young lecturer at one of the most popular universities in Italy, it is likely that Luigi will think twice about leaving Italy.

" If that's what Uncle wants, I'll be willing to move to Indonesia. Maybe with my profession as a teacher, I can find a job there. My father's grandfather was Turkish. He moved to Italy to marry an Italian woman. So I guess, I can also do what my Grandpa did." Unexpectedly Luigi actually agreed to the terms that Gavin gave.

" I don't want my son to have an aged husband." Now Gavin has another condition.

" By, this Luigi is young, really!" Azzahra protested Gavin's speech.

" Honey, she's thirty years old and not married. I'm the same age she's got Baby." Gavin compares himself to Luigi.

" I don't think thirty is too old yet." Azzahra tried to defend Luigi.

" He is not old but at the age of thirty there will definitely be demands for marriage from his family. And I, I don't want Baby getting married at a young age, Honey."

Rayya who heard the debate between her parents directly massaged her temple. She was really bad towards Luigi because her Daddy seemed to be insinuating Luigi who was not married yet.

" If indeed they are paired and have to marry young, there is no harm, right? It was precisely Luigi's mature age that could guide Rayya."

" Honey, they're a long way off."

" They're only ten years different. I think it's normal for a woman to have a partner who is ten years older. It is unnatural for a man to marry an older woman up to eighteen years old" Azzahra quipped her husband.

" You're insinuating me, Honey?!" Gavin who felt insinuated by Azzahra immediately glanced towards Azzahra. Of course the story of Gavin's past married to Agatha will not just disappear.

" I'm not insinuating, By. I just expressed my opinion," Azzahra replied that she did not want to be blamed by her husband.

" Mom, Dad, don't argue in front of people, shame!" Rayya reprimanded his parents who seemed to ignore the existence of others among them.

" Signor Luigi, perdoni i miei genitori." (Mister Luigi, please forgive my parents ) Rayya apologized to Luigi for his parents' attitude.

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