RAMADAN IN RAYYA'S HEART

Where Is Rayya?

The Gavin family members had returned to Jakarta this Sunday afternoon, only Rayya was left at her Mommy parents' house.

Rayya pensively stared at the sky of her room at Abi Rara's house. The fact that Ramadhan followed him to Rome suddenly made his heart uneasy. He really could not bear to see the man doing such a futile thing.

" Why did Brother Rama have to go all the way to Rome just to see me? Didn't Kak Rama know that now it's entered the holiday season end of semester? Duh, why am I thinking about that, anyway?" Raya rubbed her face. This is what Rayya feared so much that he did not want to get back in touch with Ramadan, because he would definitely think about the man.

" Do I have to take Mommy and Auntie's advice to accept Luigi so I can forget about Rama, huh?" Rayya came to mind with the advice of Azzahra as well as Natasha, because he felt afraid if it continued to be overshadowed by Ramadan.

" But I don't want to start a relationship just because of an escape. It would be unfair for Luigi if I did that to him." Rayya did not want to hurt Luigi.

" O God, why am I so upset?" Rayya covered her face with both hands.

Meanwhile at the family home Ricky Pratama ...

" Pa, Mama is curious about what happened in Italy with Rama. Since coming home this afternoon he's been in the room, not down to eat at all." Anindita expressed her anxiety to her husband.

" Has aunt brought food to Rama's room?" ricky asked in response to the wife's anxiety.

" Of course, but not eaten. Rama's still sleeping."

" Maybe he's really tired. Going home to Jakarta-Roma-Jakarta is not a short trip and certainly it is very tiring."

" But Mama wondered if Rama met Rayya there? If you see when he gets home it seems like he is sad and looks disappointed, lest he don't meet Rayya there huh, Pa? So Rama went straight to Jakarta without staying? So sorry Rama, Pa." As a mother who gave birth to Rama, of course Anindita felt unbearable to see her child like that.

" Rama is a man, Ma. He is struggling to make amends. What Rama feels now is nothing compared to the struggle Papa used to have to conquer the heart of Mama." Ricky glanced at his wife who was lying next to him.

Hearing her husband's words, Anindita immediately brought her body closer to the man she had once refused her presence. Anindita put her head on her husband's arm with her hands on his chest.

" What do you have to do to conquer your heart?" Anindita seduces her husband with her hands playing fine feathers on Ricky's field chest.

" Whatever Papa is willing to do to make up for Papa's mistakes, because it has forced to take Mama's chastity. Until willing to wait for Mama to be the wife of another man first." Ricky told me again what he did to get Anindita.

" Pa, when Mama married her Papa Arka first, how did Papa feel? Is Papa jealous to see Mama with Mas Arya?" Anindita had long wanted to ask that question, but she was not happy to ask her husband.

" It's normal, anyway."

Anindita immediately raised her head with a frown when Ricky said if his feelings were normal when he was left married to Arya.

" What's so ordinary, Pa? Indeed, Papa did not have any feelings for Mama at that time?" Anindita actually felt disappointed knowing Ricky's feelings for her first turned out not to have feelings for her.

" What does your mom want? Mama wants Papa to be jealous, right?" This time it was Ricky who managed to tease Anindita.

Anindita just kept quiet not answering her husband's questions, making Ricky chuckle.

" Don't you want to know what Papa's true feelings are?"

Ricky's question was answered with a nod to Anindita's head.

" To be honest, Papa was disappointed. Honestly Papa did not have love with Mama at that time. But as a person who has scowled the purity of Mama, especially Papa knows finally Papa has a child from Mama, Mama, actually, Papa hopes that Papa can take responsibility and give affection by giving a whole family for Ramadan by marrying Mama. But unfortunately Papa was already the first Mr. Arya who managed to make Mama fall in love." Ricky told Anindita what he really felt first.

" Did Papa marry Mama just as much ... as Papa's sense of responsibility?" Anindita grew curious about her husband.

" Many factors that make Papa finally decided to marry Mama in addition to the sense of responsibility and mandate given by Mr. Arya."

" What?"

" Because Papa wants to have a mother. Mama's unconscious kiss at the time had made it difficult for Papa to move on to other women." Ricky again chuckles to tease Anindita to make the woman cluck, because it is reminded of the embarrassing incident when she unknowingly kissed Ricky who she thought was Arya.

Ricky who saw his woman sulking immediately positioned his body on top of Anindita's body.

" It does not matter how Papa used to feel about Mama, the more important the day Papa more affection and love with Mama." Ricky then buried the kiss gently on Anindita's lips although finally the kiss became full of desire and continued with intimate relations husband and wife like a pair of people who are enveloped in romance.

***

" Good morning, Mr. Dirga." Susan, Dirga's secretary immediately greeted her boss when she saw Dirga's appearance passing in front of her.

" Morning ..." Dirga answered Susan's greeting, but her eyes turned towards the open door of Ramadan's study. " San, has Rama come?" ask Susan.

" Mas Rama is in his room, sir." - Susan.

Susan's answer about the presence of Ramadan this Monday morning made Dirga round her eyeballs.

" Send him to my room, San!" dirga orders Susan before entering her room.

A few minutes later ...

" Abson Rama?" ask Ramadhan when he goes into his boss' office.

" Have you gone home? Didn't you go to Italy after Rayya?" Dirga pretends not to know that Rayya is in Jakarta.

" Rama's coming home Sunday afternoon, Om." The tone of Ramadan's voice sounded heavy and disappointed.

" When was yesterday afternoon? You commuting?" Dirga did not think that Ramadan would be reckless to travel without staying overnight to rest, while this afternoon the young man was already on the move to work.

" Yes, Om "

" How was the meeting? Did you meet Rayya? What the hell are you guys talking about? Does he want to open his heart to you?" Dirga's consecutive questions seemed to say if the man did not know about Rayya's return to Indonesia.

Ramadhan grunts rudely get Dirga's question.

" Rama didn't meet Rayya, Om. Because Rayya is not in Italy at the moment" replied Ramadan limply.

" Not in Italy? Mean you?" Dirga really runs his skit perfectly.

" Rayya's on college break, Om. And he's not in Italy right now."

" So your trip all the way to Italy was in vain?"

" Yes, Om."

" Rama didn't think about it, Om. When Om tells Rama to meet Rayya in Rome, Rama immediately does what Om suggests."

" So you blame Om?" Dirga did not want to be blamed by Ramadan for his ridiculous idea. " Rama, you're a bona fide company assistant, should every be given an order, you learn first well, don't just do it!" Dirga really threw the blame at Ramadan.

" Yes, Om." Ramadan is just a. He denied it felt free. Won't win an argument with his boss.

" Then do you know where Rayya is now?" Dirga is still reluctant to tell her if she meets Rayya at Gavin's hotel.

" It's likely that he's coming back to Indonesia but I don't know, Rama doesn't know either." Ramadhan puts his shoulders.

" If he's in Indonesia, why don't you try to meet him?"

" What does Om mean?" Ramadhan scrunched his forehead.

" Gavin must have gone to his office at this hour." Dirga looked at his watch. " So you can meet Rayya at her house right now."

" But it hasn't been time off, Om. Rama has to work first." Ramadan sees a new clock showing at nine o'clock past fifteen minutes. It's still a long time to get into rest.

" Don't you ask for leave today? You've traveled a long way, you're gonna need a break. Let you take a day off today. Let's just say it's a bonus for your failure to see Rayya in Rome." Dirga grinning. He felt happy that someone was tracking his action to do a silly action, even worse this time to cross the continent, only to catch up with the actual woman currently in Jakarta.

***

Rayya swept the crayon over the canvas and painted a stretch of green plantation seen from the balcony in her room at Abi Rara's house.

Tok tok tok tok

" What is Neng Rayya doing?" Umi Rara is seen entering her grandson's room. In addition to the stairs, Abi Rara's house was facilitated by an elevator by Gavin to make it easier for Abi and Umi Rara to reach the room upstairs of the house.

" Am, Enin ... Rayya's painting, Nin." Rayya answered Umi Rara's questions without stopping her painting activities.

" God, what a beautiful painting of Neng Rayya." Umi Rara praised her grandson's work.

" Later Rayya painted the same Eyang Enin, huh? Later the same Enin sat next to each other so that Rayya would paint. Then later the results are given figura and can be displayed." Rayya intended to paint both of Mommy's parents.

" Can, Neng. It will be displayed in the living room only, so later if there are guests who see, Enin can say this is Enin's grandson, who made it." Umi Rara said proudly.

" Enin could have." Rayya laughed a little.

Umi Rara noticed the beautiful face of her grandson who was laughing.

" Mommy Neng Rayya yesterday the same story Enin, he said there was a lecturer there who had a crush on Neng Rayya. Is that right, Neng?" asked Umi Rara curious about the story of Azzahra.

" Geez, Mommy's stories to Enin about that, too?" Rayya rolled her eyeballs knowing her Mommy was gossiping herself here and there.

" Are that right, Neng? If true, Alhamdulillah Enin's wish to have a grand daughter-in-law of the people of bule kampu." Umi Rara giggles.

" Enin can imagine, later if Neng Rayya married a Caucasian man his son must be cute, his nose pointed, his eyes blue, his skin white. If Enin's great-grandson is brought here, surely the people here are happy to see the great-grandson of Eyang like a doll." Umi Rara had dreamed of Rayya marrying a Caucasian man who was told Azzahra was none other than Luigi.

" Geez, Enin. Don't go far, please! Rayya still wants to go to college first, don't want to think about marriage first." Rayya's face slightly blushed to hear the words of Umi Rara who imagined if she and Luigi had children.

" Enin can't wait to see you get married and have children. Mumpung Enin is still healthy there is still age."

" Enin don't talk like that, dong!" Rayya immediately hugged Uminya even though it did not hit the palm of his hand because many crayon marks were attached. " Enin must be in good health and can see if Rayya gets married. Enin must be healthy until Rayya, Rahsya and Raihan love cute great-grandchildren to Enin also Eyang. So Enin the same always take care of health, yes!" Rayya who was still feeling sad because of the loss of her Grandpa did not want to be left behind by Eyang and her Enin again so quickly.

***

Ramadhan parked his car in front of Azzahra's house which looked deserted. He got out of his car and walked into the yard of Gavin's unfenced home, because the cluster in housing does not allow all residents to install a fence that can limit the communication of fellow citizens without exception.

Ramadhan then pressed the bell button near the door of Gavin's house. It took about five minutes to wait before the door opened.

" Assalamualaikum, Ma'am. Is rayya there?" tanya Ramadhan asked Sus Imah who is still loyal to work for the Gavin family.

" Waalikumsalam, this Mas ..." Sus Imah knitted her eyebrows trying to remember the man before her.

" I'm Ramadhan, Ma'am. His son Mr. Ricky and Ms. Anin, his friend Om Gavin and Aunt Rara." Ramadhan introduced himself.

" Oh, Mother Anin I know. Mas Rama is going to meet Non Rayya, huh?" ask Sus Imah.

" Yes, Ma'am. Does Rayya exist?" Ramadhan hopes to get a satisfactory answer from Sus Imah.

" Non Rayya is not here, Mas. Non Rayya is ...."

" Who's up, Sus?" Azzahra's voice sounded from inside to make Sus Imah not continue his sentence.

" This, Mom. Someone's looking for Non Rayya." Bu Imah told Azzahra about the guest who came to his master's house.

" Assalamualikum, Aunty." Ramadhan who found the figure of Azzahra coming out from inside immediately greeted his friend Mama.

" Rama?" Azzahra looked very surprised by the arrival of Ramadan to his home.

" Aunty how are you?" Ramadan immediately shone Azzahra.

" Thank God be good. What are you doing here, Rama?" azzahra asked still not lost his surprise.

" Rama wants to meet Rayya, Auntie. Where is Rayya right now, Tan?" Ramadhan hopes this time Ramadan can get an answer from Azzahra.

" Hmmm, let Rama come in first. We'll just talk inside. Sus, please provide drinks and food for Rama." Azzahra then told Ramadhan to come inside. Although the young man in front of him at this time once made his daughter's heart disappointed but he did not until the heart to expel Ramadan because after all Ramadan is the son of his own best friend, Anindita.

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