RAMADAN IN RAYYA'S HEART

Wants to Be Given a Chance

Azzahra looked at the young man sitting before her. His memory goes back to about twenty years ago, when a little boy ran up to his mother and shouted.

" Mom ...!"

" Geez, Rama. Why is his mouth so full of straw?" Anindita immediately pulled out a few pieces of tissue and cleaned the little boy's mouth from the ice cream melts. " Wash his mouth first. Just a minute, Ra." Anindita scolded the little boy and headed towards the toilet to leave her.

It was the first day he met Ramadan, when the boy was about four years old. A boy who looks handsome and adorable. Who would have thought that very funny boy turned out to be the dream man of the daughter of Azzahra himself.

" How's your mother doing, Rama?" tanya Azzahra tried to start a conversation back with Ramadan.

" Sozy Auntie. Alhamdulillah .." sahut Ramadan. " Aunty Rara herself how?" Ramadhan asked Azzahra.

" Yes, as you see now. Thank God you are still healthy" replied Azzahra. " Oh yeah, what's Rama here for?" Although he had heard Ramadhan asking about Rayya, he continued to mince words asking the purpose of Ramadan to visit his home.

" Rama is looking for Rayya, Auntie. Where is Rayya now?" tanya Ramadhan, because Sus Imah had said that Rayya was not in his house at this time.

" Rama wants to meet Rayya?" ask Azzahra.

" Yes, Aunt. On Saturday Rama came to Rome to meet Rayya, but Rayya was not there." Ramadhan explained that yesterday he had to fly to Italy and ended up in vain.

" You're going to Rome to find Rayya?" Azzahra gasped when he heard Ramadan's story about the young man's departure to the land of Pizza.

" Yes, Aunt. Saturday morning Rama came there and called Rayya, apparently Rayya said he was not there, so Rama went back to Jakarta." Ramadhan felt that it was the most ridiculous thing he had done in his life.

" O Allah, have great pity on you, Rama. Go home Jakarta-Roma will be far away. You must be tired, right?" Azzahra looked sorry to hear the story of Ramadan.

" No problem Auntie, all that Rama did. in order to meet with Rayya." Ramadhan said it was not a problem as long as he could successfully find Rayya.

" What is it Rama wants to see Rayya? Not all your problems are over, are they?" Azzahra questioned the reason Ramadan wanted to see Rayya.

" Honestly, Rama feels guilty for Rayya, Auntie. During this time Rama did not know if Rayya kept feelings to Rama. If Rama finds out it probably won't be like this."

" But Rayya forgave Rama, right?"

" Yes, Aunt. But now it seems like Rayya became resentful of Rama, until Rama's number was blocked by Rayya."

" Rayya blocked Rama's number?" Azzahra was again surprised when Ramadan told him about his daughter's actions to block the number of Ramadan, because after all his daughter was not the type of a vengeful person.

" Yes, Aunt. Maybe Rayya was too angry and disappointed with Rama." Ramadan is like a child complaining to his parents.

" Aunty does not know if Rayya blocks Rama's number, but Auntie believes it was done Rayya not because Rayya hates Rama. Maybe because Rayya wants to be able to forget Rama and start opening her heart to other men. Especially now that there is a man who is approaching Rayya and seriously wants to make Rayya as his partner." Azzahra indirectly alluded to Luigi.

" Rayya's got a boyfriend, Auntie?" Ramadhan seems surprised to hear that Rayya is currently close to other men.

" Not yet a boyfriend, but the man is approaching Rayya. He's a lecturer at Rayya's college but he's young. She's already asked Rayya directly to Aunt's husband."

Somehow there was a sense of disappointment in Rama's heart when Azzahra told about the man who was about to approach Rayya. Especially if he heard the story from Azzahra, it seemed that the man was already one step ahead of him.

" Did Rayya accept the man, Auntie?" Ramadhan was curious about the attitude Rayya took towards the man who liked her.

" Maybe Rayya hasn't accepted it yet, but gradually Rayya may open her heart because the man is very serious about wanting Rayya." Azzahra who did not think that Ramadan actually intended to be given the opportunity to approach Rayya, lightly continued to tell about Luigi.

" Aunty, if Rama also wants to have Rayya, can Aunty give Rama a second chance?"

Azzahra was again surprised by the word Ramadan.

" What does Rama mean?"

" Rama's real purpose in meeting Rayya in Rome was because Rama wanted to be given a chance by Rayya to love Rayya." Ramadhan finally said his intention was to start a serious relationship with Rayya.

" Rama meant, Rama wanted to be with Rayya, did he?" Azzahra tried to draw conclusions from what Ramadan said.

" Yes, Aunt. If Rayya still has not made a choice, Rama hopes that Rama will also be given the opportunity to get Rayya's heart back, Aunt." Ramadhan pleads with Azzahra to give her blessing to approach Rayya.

Azzahra took a deep breath. She did not expect that the man her daughter so desperately wanted now intended to get her daughter. But is that still possible? Her husband was very angry with Ramadan. Not to mention Luigi's presence which also shows his seriousness towards Rayya.

" Rama, Auntie can't make a decision about that. Rama knows for himself how Daddy Rayya is, right?"

" Rama understands, Auntie. But Rama is determined to try so that Om Gavin can forgive and bless Rama's intentions." Ramadhan's determination.

Azzahra again let out a long breath. Now she feels confused about the existence of two people who are seizing Rayya's heart and getting blessing from her husband.

" Aunty, where is Rayya right now?" Ramadhan is back to Rayya.

" Rayya is currently on vacation at her grandparents' home in Bogor." Azzahra finally told him where Rayya was, because he did not have the Ramadan story that had to travel back and forth between Indonesia and Italy.

" Can Rama get an address in Bogor, Auntie?"

" Will Rama go there?"

" Rama needs to meet and talk to Rayya, Auntie."

Azzahra again thought whether he would give his parents' home address or not to Ramadan.

" Well, Auntie will give me the address, but Auntie please don't let Rama make Rayya disappointed again, huh?" Azzahra asks Ramadhan to keep Rayya feeling.

" Good, Aunt. Rama promises not to disappoint Rayya." Ramadhan made his promise to Azzahra.

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" Susan, do you know where Rama is?" ricky asked when he saw his son's workroom was empty and looking neat. This morning, she found out that her son was leaving for work.

" Mad Rama is out, sir." Susan answered Ricky's question.

" Where to go?"

" Do Mr Dirga know if Rama went out?" ask Ricky back.

" I'm sorry, Mr. Ricky. That's why I don't know." Susan did not know if Ramadan was allowed to go home by Dirga.

" Oh, yeah I did.' Ricky then walked into Dirga's study.

" Excuse me, Mr. Dirga. Did you give Rama the job out of the office?" ask Ricky when he gets to Dirga's office.

" I'm giving him a break, Rick." Dirga rests her back on the back of her chair when Ricky asks about Ramadan.

" Your son just had a tiring journey, how could you as a parent let him go to the office." Dirga then grinned as if mocking the silliness of his former assistant's son.

" Aren't you the one who gave me the idea?"

" Hey, you blame me?" As usual, Dirga did not want to be blamed. " He's your son, Rick. I thought he'd be as smart as you!" sindir Dirga later.

" Thank you for your praise, Mr. Dirga."

" I have no intention of praising you!" dispute Dirga. " Rick, you should have helped your son get him closer to Gavin's daughter." continued Dirga.

" He's a man, he should be able to fight on his own." Ricky responded to Dirga's remarks.

" Yes, you're right too. We must not fight desperately to get our queens. He must be able to fight for his own love so that he becomes a tough man" said Dirga.

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After getting the phone number from Azzahra, Ramadhan immediately slid towards Bogor. It seemed like the man was tireless for the sake of achieving his goal.

After he searched the address of Rayya's grandparents' second home finally now the car he was driving stopped in a fenced house that is now guarded by security guards.

" Assalamualaikum, excuse me, sir. I want to meet Rayya. Does he exist?" ask Ramadhan to Pak Satpam.

" Waalaikumsalam, sorry Aden who is this? Is there an appointment with Neng Rayya?" ask Mr. Sattam.

" I'm Rama, Sir. I got this address from Aunt Rara to meet with Rayya, sir." Ramadhan deliberately called the name Azzahra to be given permission by Pak Satpam until finally Pak Satpam opened the gate for Ramadan.

Meanwhile, Rayya was talking to Eyang and Eninnya in the family room.

" Neng Rayya later if you have finished college S1 want to continue college again or how?" abi Rara asked Rayya, who was massaging her feet.

" Rayya wants to go back to Jakarta, Eyang. Maybe after graduation Rayya wants to try to make his own painting exhibition in Jakarta." Rayya.

" How many paintings do you have, Geulis?" Umi Rara did not miss asking her granddaughter.

" Oh, Rayya can't do it, Nin. That must be a lot."

" Your Daddy said, Neng Rayya has been to the exhibition there?" ask Abi Rara again.

" Yes, Eyang. But it only helps friends. Rayya did not make his own exhibition. But thank God a lot of people like it and some sell it too." Rayya explained.

" How much does a painting cost, Neng?" ask Umi Rara curiously.

" Hmmm, if for amateurs like Rayya, that's for sure the hell, the greater value of pocket money that Daddy loves a month, Nin." Rayya chuckles.

" If you have more pocket money, why would you want to be a painter?" ask Umi Rara wonder.

" Rayya just wants to channel her hobby, Nin. Rayya did not think about the producer first. As long as people like and are interested in the work of Rayya. It was a satisfaction in itself." Back Rayya explained about the reason he chose to explore painting.

" His Daddy Neng Rayya has a lot of money, no need Neng Rayya bother looking for more money, huh?" Umi Rara chuckles.

" Punten, Neng Rayya. There's a guest looking for Neng Rayya outside." Idah, ART at the house of Abi Rara who is the son of Bi Rusmi suddenly entered to inform if there are guests who come to see Rayya.

Of course Rayya was astonished when Idah told him someone was looking for him. Who's looking for him here? Because he felt he had no friends in Bogor.

" Who is looking for Neng Rayya, Dah? A boy or a girl?" Umi Rara asked.

" boy, Umi. He said his friend Neng Rayya from Jakarta." said Idah.

" men?" Umi Rara was surprised because Rayya's male friend visited Rayya in Bogor, because Umi Rara knew that Gavin was very possessive of Rayya especially against the adam.

" You made a pact with your friend here, Neng?" ask Abi Rara to investigate. Not much different from his wife, Abi Rara also felt surprised his granddaughter was visited by a male friend.

" No, Eyang. Rayya has no appointments with anyone, let alone with men." Rayya denies that she has an appointment with someone.

" Who claimed to be your friend, Neng?" ask Umi Rara back.

" You ask me what Rayya's friend's name is, Dah?" ask Abi Rara.

" The guy said his name was Ramadhan, Umi."

Deg

Rayya's heart seemed to be dislodged when he heard the name called Idah as the person who currently came to the house of his parents Mommy's two.

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