UHIBBUKA!

UF A.S

Alex stood in front of Rayhan who was bowing lethargic, from his shaky shoulders Alex knew the man was crying though not making a sound.

The clap on his right shoulder, made Rayhan look up to find the perpetrator. Rayhan wiped away the rest of the tears on his face, then looked in wonder at Alex.

"Remain here?" Rayhan asked, scratching his non-itchy head. Feeling embarrassed because Alex saw his weak side. Alex smiled faintly at Rayhan who was misbehaving.

"Love needs struggle, not just crying in the corner. Happiness is to be picked up, not waited for!" Sergey Alex, then pulled Rayhan's hand back into the room.

"Alex what does this mean?" Rayhan asked not understanding, Rayhan brushed Alex's hand away asking for an explanation.

"You see." Alex pointed at Kayla, who was still crying in Lisa's arms.

"As long as I've known Ay, I've never seen him so ruined other than the day his papa died. Good girl, never want to share sadness with others. She could always keep her own troubles without anyone else knowing how much pain she was saving, but today. He even cried and yelled at me, it's all because of you."

Rayhan heard Alex's explanation while looking at Kayla who was still crying. Rayhan smiled, at least there is still a little hope if only Alex would let go.

"You know Rayhan, Ay was my first love. I can get to know her beautiful and sweet love, it's all because of Ay. And Ay also taught, if the name of love is not just about casmaran and intoxicating romance. But also the meaning of a struggle, and an unrequited sense." Alex quickly wiped away the tears on her cheeks, then smiled broadly at Rayhan.

"Alex, I'm sincere and willing that Ninja married you. Because I don't think Ninja's destiny is to be mine. You're a better person to be a ninja priest." Rayhan's real heart weight said that. However, Rayhan feels that this is the right time to let the girl he loves to be with another love.

"I might be more deserving of being a priest Ay, but the only priest he wants is you. What does a loveless household mean, not the happiness we get but instead hurting each other." Alex said, patting Rayhan on the shoulder.

"But Alex..,"

"I don't know what your story was like, but I know how much love Ay made you. Not for a moment I struggled to replace your position in Ay's heart, but all in vain. Love is the same thin different obsession Ray, and I sincerely love the same Ay. I sincerely see him happy with others, rather than being hurt by being forced to accept me."

"But how the same lo family and all the invited guests, bang Ian would also disagree." Rayhan still rejects the crazy idea triggered by Alex, will not Alex himself be the one who will bear the shame of this incident.

"Where to go, pick up your happiness. You're more deserving of Ay, Ay's heart and love are only for you." Said Alex then pushed Rayhan's shoulder to walk closer to the penghulu.

Rayhan nodded, then hugged Alex tightly for a while.

"Thanks bro, I hope you find happiness from another girl. More beautiful than a ninja if you can." Rayhan said with a laugh and patted Alex on the shoulder.

"If that's impossible...,"

"How impossible?" Rayhan's question doesn't understand.

"It is impossible that there is another girl who is more beautiful than Ay.", Alex replied with a proud smile, because seeing Rayhan's smiling face turned into pias.

"Campret lo, bay the way Ninja is the most beautiful. And soon to be my wife." Rayhan replied to Alex, making Alex screech cynically.

"So there go, later here I change my mind you know." Threaten Alex while fixing the suit he's wearing.

Rayhan immediately left Alex without answering any more jokes thrown by the man.

Rayhan walked closer to the ruler and Ian who was waiting, Rayhan occasionally glanced at Kayla who was still crying. Rayhan is convinced that Kayla is still unaware of her existence. Even Lisa who was sitting next to the girl was still crying with Kayla.

Rayhan sat opposite Ian, then shook Ian's hand to perform kabul ijab.

"Ankahtuka wazawwajtuka makhtubataka Kayla Natasha Wijata bint Wijaya alal mahri 10 million hallan."

"Qobiltu Nikahaha wa Tazwijaha alal Mahril Madzkuur wa Radhiitu bihi, Wallahu Waliyut Taufiq." No need to repeat two or three times, Rayhan answered smoothly his sentence.

After the legal word was spoken by the ruler, Rayhan lowered his head while stretching out two hands to pray. Saying deep gratitude, after her long journey and final struggle today she was able to justify the woman she had long craved.

Rayhan wiped away her tears that had fallen because of the feeling of harrumph within her chest. Rayhan answered Ian's hand and kissed the hand of the man who had officially become his sister-in-law.

"Thank you, that's definitely me." Rayhan replied confidently.

Afterwards, Rayhan walked up to Kayla. Either Kayla realizes or not that Rayhan has completed his kabul ijab. The girl was still crying in Lisa's arms, as she did not realize that Rayhan had replaced Alex.

Rayhan smiled amusedly, then charged Lisa to remain silent. Because Lisa first realized Rayhan's presence in front of them.

"Assalamualaikum mate." Rayhan said hello. Rayhan stood in front of Kayla and Lisa who were still hugging.

Kayla gasped in shock, took off her embrace and turned to Rayhan.

Assalamualaikum soul mate???? kayla doesn't understand.

"Alas cengo, answer the greetings from her husband." Lisa followed Kayla's arm while giggling amusedly.

"Well, how?" Kayla asked innocently, the girl whose eyes were still reddened and puffy turned to Rayhan again.

Lisa got up from her seat, then left Kayla still dumbfounded and Rayhan who was smiling amusedly.

"I promised you that one day I would say something to you?" Rayhan asked after Lisa completely walked away.

Kayla who still did not understand just nodded, the girl circulated a gaze staring at the people. But the netra did not capture Alex's figure among the crowd.

"Where's alex?" Kayla asked curiously, Rayhan who was smiling immediately put on a face like usual.

"Have a husband still asked another man, how are you?!" Sergey Rayhan, has come out of the tone of speech ketus as used to be heard Kayla.

"His husband?!"

"This is uhibbuki fillah, Kayla." Rayhan said with a smile, then pulled the wrath of Kayla's nose wrapped in a veil.

Kayla smiled behind her veil, drawn from the narrowed corner of her eye. Now the girl understood, that Rayhan had replaced Alex to do kabul ijab.

"Ana uhibopen fillah, ahabbakalladzi ahbabtani lahu." Kayla replied still with a stifled smile. The girl returned with tears. Rayhan smiled, then pulled Kayla into his arms. Showing warmth and comfort that they have not felt for a long time.

Kayla returned Rayhan's embrace tightly, longing after years apart has finally paid off.

"I miss Ray.", she cried in a swallowed voice, and the girl drowned her face in Rayhan's warm embrace. Kayla smiled, as she clearly felt Rayhan's irregular heartbeat.

"His heart wants to jump?" Kayla asked in an amused chuckle, Rayhan immediately took off his embrace and stayed away from Kayla.

"No, I know you. There were times when your heart was, didn't I hug?" Rayhan replies, making Kayla turn her face to hide her embarrassment and heated cheeks.

In the corner of the room, Alex stood leaning against the wall, his left leg raised against the wall behind him. His two hands, he hid nailed his pants. Alex smiled blandly, watching the happiness of two people who were drunk with romance. Laughing and joking around without caring about them.

In Alex's heart was relieved, at least he managed to give a happiness to Kayla. There was already too much sadness that the girl felt, and Alex wanted to give a little happiness by letting the girl belong to Rayhan.

Pain does give something that we want so much, but it will be more painful if we have something that is not ours. It will only bring suffering and regret later on, and Alex doesn't want that to happen.

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