The Girl as Cold as Snow

Chapter 9: Separated By Belief [END]

The Semester exam was finally over, we all got good grades. Where Cahya ranked first while Sanjaya ranked second.

"Congratulations, Cahya." said Sanjaya as she reached out.

"Yeah... Equally" replied Cahya while shaking her hand.

I who saw Miko at that time, directly nudged her shoulders.

"not jealous, see them ?" I asked Miko.

"what the hell is a lack of work" he replied to me.

"okay, I'll go first"

But he stopped me by pulling my shirt.

"what's the matter miko ?"

He looks embarrassed. His cheeks were red and his vision turned away from me.

"do you remember the face of the woman you helped in the market during the fire ?"

"no, it doesn't matter"

After answering like that, Miko hit me with a book and left.

"NON-SENSITIVE BASICS !!!!" snarled Miko at me.

I rubbed my head at that time because Miko's punch was indeed very hard.

"Huhhh... Unfortunately our friend this one is not sensitive, huh ?" said one of my friends rubbed me.

"circuit the main character Romance, it turns out the main character Harem" continued my other friend who rubbed me.

"what the hell are you guys not clear" I got annoyed at them.

A few days passed when the holidays arrived, I took him for a walk to the beach, at the zoo, and the Mall. We ended our trip on the beach in the afternoon.

"what a beautiful sunset, huh ?" Cahya.

"yeah... Like you said" I told him.

I looked at him, but his face was covered by his wide hat. The wind blew his hat and at that moment, I saw his hair fluttering in the wind, and his face with a sad look.

I don't understand what all that means but...

I'll miss this girl when she leaves tomorrow.....

After the sightseeing I'll take her to the airport tomorrow via the Chat Line. And finally, the day came...

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The next day we met at the airport but surprisingly, the flight was stopped for a moment because there was a snowstorm in Greenland that blocked the flow of the plane. At first I panicked because maybe Cahya would be sad but, her reaction was very different to what I imagined.

"Yeahhhh.... Can't go home. Maybe I should stay in Indonesia for a few more days ?" he said with ease.

I held Cahya's hand and tried to calm her down.

"just relax, we wait a moment. The body won't be long"

After saying that, Cahya clasped my hand and looked at my face.

"do you want me to go, Jaka ?"

I was silent when he asked. However, this will be the last time...

"honestly, I still want to be with you longer, I'm your best friend and of course I'll miss you if you leave"

Hearing me, he was silent for a moment saying nothing. He took my hand and sat in the waiting chair next to him. We sat down with the ring but for a moment....

"in the end it turns out to be a friend huha ?" said Cahya shed her tears.

"a. what's up Cahya. Do you have a stomachache?. or have your stuff left behind?. patience, the storm will pass anyway" I said frantically seeing him cry.

"that's not Jaka..."

"continue what?. dong's story, I won't understand if you don't talk"

Cahya held my cheek and said to me.

"yes I remember it... What's up with that guy you like ?"

Suddenly Cahya kissed my lips for so long as she did not want to get away from me. After a long kiss, I realized what Cahya meant at the time.

"you're kidding, aren't you Cahya ?"

Cahya shook her head while wiping away her tears.

"that day when we were dating, I wanted to express my feelings for you. Because thanks to you, I get to know more people in class. However, we are separated by jaeak who are very distant hikss... You are Muslim, and I am Christian. Islam is forbidden to marry people who are not Muslims. While you are Muslim. That's why I said. My distance between you and me is very far Jaka Hiks." said Cahya who began to cry.

"the day I should have expressed my feelings, I canceled it and took such excuses. I harbored my feelings that clapped one hand because our beliefs were different...." Cahya covered her face while crying.

I have loved Cahya all along. It can't just end. I held her hand and convinced her.

"if that's in the way, I'll move into your faith as a Christian. I will leave my religion, dem.." Not until my words, Cahya shut my mouth.

"don't let those words come out of your mouth Jaka, please think of your family. Which parents are willing to see their children convert simply because of a servant of God ?. Even my parents will think the same way so please... Don't Jaka, I beg you..."

"continue what I have to do because I have loved you a long time ago" said I, who also began with teary eyes.

"i told you already.hiks.we are separated by a great distance Jaka..."

It's hard to choose a faith or a person I love. Therefore with Iklas, I give up what I love for the sake of my faith does not waver. I hugged her with a very sad feeling because our Love was separated by belief.

A few hours had passed, finally the news of the storm in Greenland was over. Cahya let go of my hand and pushed her suitcase to rush into the hallway towards the plane.

"i'll go first, Jaka...."

No. gabe....

Please don't go....

Turn to see me for a moment....

She looked back at me with teary eyes. Unable to bear this feeling, I ran and he also ran while we hugged each other. I held Cahya's cheek and kissed her for the last time. I grabbed her shoulder and tried to calm her down.

"please stop your grief Cahya, you must leave immediately"

Cahya wiped her tears and gave her Rosary bracelet to me.

"Keep this, that you may always remember me." said Cahya to me.

"Then save this to remember me later"

And I give you a Tasbih Berlafadz Allah, a relic of my mother who has been pocketing all this time.

"i promise Cahya, I'll catch up with you someday. If I can't." I said I haven't been cut by Cahya.

"then I'll catch up with you again in Indonesia..."

Hearing our compact conversation, we ended up laughing while hugging. Cahya finally left and I let her go while waving my hand.

I know we are separated by faith. But if he is my soul mate, then there will always be the best path God has given me.

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Several years have now passed, Cahya finally enrolled in the State University of Light Bintang in the Department of Economics. While I enrolled in the IT department. I waited for her arrival at the airport nervously.

A few years ago we were always talking on video calls. Until our relationship was very close even to his parents, either Hidayah from where they finally embraced Islam and Islamized by one of the Islamic religious associations in Greenland.

I wonder, when it comes later whether he wears a Hijab or not ?.

Has his appearance changed or not ?.

Is she still as beautiful as she used to be or more beautiful ?.

Danger...why am I panicking now ?

"JAKAAA !!!!" the familiar female voice cries in my ears finally sounded.

When I looked at him, I smiled and waved at him.

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