RAMADAN IN RAYYA'S HEART

Following Rayya to Rome

Rayya stared at the bright Colosseum building with lights from the balcony of her room. The conversation with Luigi after eating together with his parents made him think.

" Are you going back to Indonesia on holiday at the end of this semester?" luigi asked her to speak to Rayya after a dinner with Luigi.

" It seems so, sir."

" I've asked you not to call me Sir again." Luigi protests Rayya who still calls him Pak.

" I'm sorry, Mr. Luigi is a lecturer at my college."

" But we're not on campus, are we? You'll have to change that call if we're off campus." Luigi insisted that he did not want to be called Father while outside the campus.

" What do you want me to call you?" Rayya turned towards Luigi.

" It's up to you not to be Father, Sir or Signore. You can call me like you called William."

" Sister Willy?" Rayya frowned as Luigi asked her to call the man like she was calling her brother.

" Yes, you can call me Kak Luigi."

Rayya held back her laughter when she heard Luigi call herself Kak Luigi.

" Why laugh?"

" It's okay." Rayya hurriedly turned her face away.

" I'll lose it if you go back to Indonesia. But later I will visit there to see you, Rayya." said Luigi. " Just give me your address, I'll definitely come there."

Rayya sighed, Luigi's attitude which indeed showed seriousness over her intentions made her fret. If Luigi continues like this, he's not sure if he'll stick with his decision to focus more on education and not want to think about romance any time soon.

" Rey, you haven't slept?"

Rayya turned her head towards the door of the room when she saw her Mommy who was already standing there.

" Mommy ...."

" What are you doing?" Azzahra walked up to Rayya who was still standing by the balcony.

" It's a beautiful view of Rome at night, Mom." Rayya mentioned the reason.

" Are you thinking about Luigi?"

" Why is Mommy talking like that?" Rayya raised both eyebrows when she heard her Mommy allude to Luigi who she was thinking about right now.

Azzahra rubbed Rayya's head with tenderness.

" Rayya, Mommy used to feel like you. So expect someone Mommy can't have. But at the right time, Mommy was reunited with your Daddy and we are happy until now. So Mommy just hopes, Rayya can forget about Rama and open Rayya's heart to accept another man who really loves you and seriously wants you." Azzahra advised Rayya to move on from Ramadan.

" There is now a man who is kind, sincere and gentle asking Rayya to be his companion in front of Daddy and Mommy. That's the attitude of a real man."

Rayya let out a long breath.

" Rayya is confused, Mom."

" If Rayya feels doubtful, don't forget the one above. Don't forget to pray at night and ask for His guidance. Mom is sure, you will be able to strengthen your heart and choose your decision." Azzahra told Rayya not to forget to ask Allah for guidance SWT in the midst of his worries.

" Yes, Mom."

" Oh yeah, Daddy's the same Mommy wants to go back to the hotel. You're okay, Mommy's staying?"

" It's okay, Mom. Rayya's used to being here, right?" Rayya chuckles. " Oh yes Mom, if Rayya goes back to Indonesia, will Luigi come to our house?" Rayya hesitantly asked Azzahra.

" Sister Luigi?" Azzahra seemed surprised by the call Kak juxtaposed with Luigi's name spoken. Rayya. " Now Rayya calls him Kak ya to Luigi?"

A red hue instantly rubbed off on Rayya's face as she was overwhelmed by the call Luigi wanted.

" Iya Mom. He wanted Rayya to call him Kak if it's off campus" Rayya said shyly.

" Hmmm, is that it? It's okay to let you get closer" said Azzahra.

" What's up, Mom?" Rayya did not know the answer Azzahra gave to answer his question or respond to a call to Luigi.

" What is what?" Azzahra confused himself with Rayya's question.

" What did Mommy say it was okay for?"

" For your call to Luigi, Mommy thinks it can make you more familiar."

" When about him who wants to come to the house in Jakarta?"

" Who is he?" Azzahra deliberately teased her daughter until Rayya blushed in embarrassment.

" mom ... " Rayya now throws her mouth because Azzahra deliberately teases her.

" Haha .. Yes of course Mom allows. If he really comes home, it indicates if he is really serious. What else did Rayya think? If Mommy was Rayya, Mommy wouldn't have turned her down."

" Dad, Rayya don't follow, you know!" Rayya said to look back at Azzahra by raising both hands to the head of the surrender sign.

Hearing Rayya say that, Azzahra suddenly turned her body back because she was afraid that her husband had heard her words earlier.

" Geez, Rayya. You fucked Mommy, huh?!" Azzahra immediately embraces her daughter's body and then they both walk towards the living room because Gavin and Azzahra will return to the hotel located not far from the apartment occupied by Rayya and William.

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Meanwhile, in Jakarta, Ramadhan was made upset because Rayya really blocked his number, so he had difficulty communicating with Rayya. He once tried to contact Rayya using another number, but the message he sent was also ignored by Rayya.

" Why are you? From earlier Om hear you continue to sigh," asked Dirga as they were both in the elevator finished monitoring the latest project that Dirga planned to build a Renaissance-style cluster.

" Rama has trouble contacting Rayya, Om. Rama's number is blocked just as he is" complained Ramadhan.

" blocked? Why?"

" I don't know, Om. Looks like Rayya is really disappointed with Rama." Ramadhan is back.

" Yes, if he doesn't want to be with you, you forget it. Don't push him again! Now you just focus on finding other women as you want. Beres, right?" said Dirga lightly.

" But Rama is really bad, Om. Our relationship that has been fine so it was interrupted in a bad way" Ramadan regretted.

" Who could be like this? It's your own, isn't it?" syndical Dirga.

" Yes, Om."

" What do you really want, Rama?"

" Rama wants us to be like we used to be, Om. Our relationship is as good as it was when there was no matchmaking plan. And Rama wants to be given a second chance to correct the mistake that Rama once made to Rayya." Ramadan said.

" What way do you want to fix your mistakes?"

" Rama wanted to be given the opportunity to get to know Rayya better and closer. So Rayya can show if Rama's really sorry, Om."

Dirga smiled cynically at Ramadan. " But Rayya doesn't want to be with you anymore."

Ramadhan was silent, indeed the fact if Rayya like breaking ties with him.

" Didn't you have any other way to keep going after Rayya?"

" What does Om mean?" Ramadhan raised his head to hear Dirga's words.

Ting

The elevator doors opened as they reached the floor.

" If Om were you, Om would follow Rayya to Rome!" said Dirga while walking outside the elevator ahead of Ramadan which is still confused with the words of his boss.

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Rayya returns to Indonesia with Gavin and Azzahra. Although at first he was a bit hesitant about going home or not to Jakarta, because he was avoiding Ramadan. But the end of the semester vacation was quite long to make him decide to come back with his parents.

" Goddessa ...!!"

Rayya who was relaxing after the Maghrib immediately gasped in shock when she saw Azkia enter her room.

" Rey, I'm Miss you ...!" Azkia rushed towards Rayya, then she hugged and kissed Rayya on the cheek.

" Kia, iihh .. use kiss-kiss everything!" Rayya wiped off Azkia's lips on her cheek.

" Hahaha, Kia's not kangen with you, Ray." said Azkia. " She didn't miss Rayya with Kia?"

" Of course Rayya is kangen, kangen is just as chatty as Kia." Rayya pinched both of Azkia's cheeks.

" Rayya how long will it be here?" tanya Azkia threw her body on Rayya's soft mattress.

" Maybe until the end of August, because mid-September begins a new school year." Rayya explained.

" When you're here Rayya wants to do something? Just wanna relax at home?" ask Azkia again.

" For that Rayya hasn't thought of yet, Kia. In the meantime, Rayya wants to relax here first" Rayya said.

" If Rayya has nothing to do yet, help Kia in the boutique will you? Rayya can help Kia handle the boutique."

" Rayya doesn't know about fashion sales, Kia."

" Then Kia will teach you how."

Rayya thought for a moment considering Azkia's offer

" Later Rayya thought first, Kia." replied Rayya later.

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