Betting Love Above Destiny
36 Not Staring at Each Other

"Avoid my anger, Dek. Because intentionally or unintentionally, you've taken the woman I expected."

That's what Nizam Ali said. Arafka was slightly stunned to hear everything. Even so with all the hijab girls who were there.

"You're serious, Zam?" ask Fadil.

"No, Ustad. I'm just kidding" Nizam said with a crisp laugh.

"He's serious, Mas" Azmi said. "He used to like it, from first sight, in fact," he added.

"Ee don't open the card, Azmi. Not good with Rafka Deck. He'll keep his distance from me." Nizam immediately warned as he stared uncomfortably at Arafka. But the young man was silent and responded to nothing, as Ustadz Widad said,

"Well, there should be a yellow light, Dek, if you see Nizam."

"This means Nizam lost the start yes from the Rafka deck." Ustad Fadil also joined Nizam with his speech.

"Yes, Mas. It could be losing strategy or if power. And Nizam doesn't have a strong enough backing" Azmi said. The young man seemed to be deliberately fishing in the murky water with his words. Maybe because he felt the hiccups also saw Rafka who was just silent.

"Gak, Mum. No strategy or backing." And finally Arafka was provoked also by Azmi's speech just now.

"But how can you finish the deck?" ask Azmi curiously.

"God knows better." Arafka answered with a smile.

"meaning?" Nizam looked really curious.

"In these two days, I'm also looking for the answer. And I haven't been able to. So I'm husnuddzon alone" he said with a smile.

"So, the Rafka Deck didn't take part in this?" Ustadz Widad asked seriously.

"You can't say so, Mom."

"Then?" Azmi and Nizam asked almost simultaneously. And Arafka just answered him with a smile. It seems he does not want, or does not want to explain it in detail. It may be because of the time, or the place, and it could be because of both, which is considered inappropriate.

It must be just Fitria who does not understand where the direction of the conversation that does not mention the objeck in particular. While others, such as Nabila and Davina, they pay attention to the small talk of the men sitting not far in front of him carefully. Except for Zaskia, the beautiful girl actually chose to pull over with herself. He deliberately immersed himself with thoughts that he made himself, so that his hearing and attention did not listen to the talk about Arafka's engagement with Meidina that they were talking about at this time.

All because he wants to keep his own feelings from feeling uncomfortable, which can lead to pain. Because the core of the conversation is something that has the potential to give pain, to his heart that is still hurt because of a sense of disappointment that is still completely untreated. No matter how he tries to lean everything on the Owner of Power, the Determiner of the way of human life.

"At that time, Deck Rafka seemed calm, like it was ready, it was we who were very surprised." Azmi continued the conversation, although it was seen that Arafka was less pleased.

"Yes, because I've been told before," said Rafka honestly.

"By Shaykhona?" ask Ustadz Fadil.

"Yes." Yeah."

Which makes his friends look at each other. It's like they understand something about it. However, there were still things they needed to ask, but Arafka changed the subject quickly.

"Mas I need a lecturer for the thesis, yesterday the same Mr. Irham, but he is now sick."

"Yes, Mr. Irham the disease is quite serious, needs treatment long enough," said Fadil.

"Yes, even though I only know he is quite competent in the field I choose. Who else besides him, my mother?"

"Yes, I'll get the information. Immediately I will notify the Rafka deck," said Ustad Widad while staring at Nabila who looks quite agitated while staring at the screen of his phone. "Why, Deck?"

"Almost 2 o'clock, Meidina hasn't come yet."

"Try the phone, maybe she doesn't know if you're waiting here" Sarah Fadil, who was immediately approved by Davina, grabbed her phone to call Meidina. However,

"Davina, it's like Meidina," pointed Fitria towards a long white, thistling girl who pierced through the rain by taking refuge under a rainbow-motivated umbrella.

Davina was standing on the edge of the gazebo and called out, "Din, Meidina!"

It was seen that the white girl stopped her steps, and looked towards the gazebo. Davina immediately waved her hand.

"Meidina here. We're all waiting here." Nabila also called him. Meidina also immediately stepped towards the gazebo with an unhurried step, she seemed to deliberately joke with the rain that had made the bottom of the robe wet. Maybe he wanted to linger under the umbrella given by Ra Fattan.

Upon arriving in front of the gazebo, Meidina looked towards whoever was there. The girl immediately asked Nabila. "Aren't we going back to the guesthouse?"

"It's raining, Din. Yes, you wear an umbrella, what about the rest of us?" nabila. While Davina who understands why her best friend was reluctant to be there which may be because there is Arafka, just keep quiet.

"Just sit down, Non. insyaAllah, the rain will soon subside" said Ustad Fadil. Meidina nodded and agreed to sit down. Suddenly, the atmosphere was silent after the ayu girl joined there. It's like we don't have any more topics to talk about. Some of them stared at Meidina. And a few more looked at Arafka. Both have the same attitude. Not looking at each other, not looking at each other. Both look ordinary, and flat only. Which makes some of them look at each other, ask each other. Moreover, Meidina at the beginning of the sitting, he just stared at the screen of his phone, when there was a message coming from Ra Fattan there.

If I had the power, if I had the effort, I'd be afraid of you. So that there will never be sad greeting, difficult to hit, and restless soul. And for all that I can only ask. May the Most High Lord take care of you, Meidina.

That message that Meidina always looked at as if she was to leave all of them. The understanding Davina, began to look for ways to distract her best friend. The reason, a pair of Meidina's eyes have been seen glazed. Davina did not want, the ayu girl was crying there, because it would be a big question mark. There is also Arafka there.

While Davina was still busy looking for a topic of conversation with Meidina, Fitria suddenly said to the girl ayu. "Eh, Din. Your ring is so good."

"Huh? What ring?" Meidina who was in a state of complete unconsciousness, in quotes, still asked. Almost everything there began to stare at the ring that encircled his ring finger. The ring that looks so exclusive from the design, color, and gemstone that adorns it.

"That," pointed Fitria at the luxurious quality ring that definitely had a high price on Meidina's finger. Which made the girl look into her ring as well. From Meidina's hand movements, it became increasingly exclusive, as the ring emitted a three-dimensional light and formed an initial.

"Oh." And that was only Meidina's response.

"That must be an expensive ring huh, how much did you buy?" ask Fitria very much to know.

Meidina shakes. "Don't know," he said flatly.

"Buy where?" Fitria changed the question. And he again got the same answer from Meidina. Don't know.

"So where did you get that ring from?" Apparently Fitria could not help but be curious about the ring, although Meidina already seemed reluctant to answer it.

"Dicated people," said Meidina. It's not really the right answer, but it's the right answer. And Meidina's answer that impressed the origin actually made Fitria understand something.

"So you mean it's a ring? You're engaged to Din. There should be an initial in the ring."

"What initials?" Nabila and Davina both asked.

"MA."

"really. It was Meidina's initials and her fiance," Nabila said with certainty.

"No," Meidina tepis quickly.

"Then, what come." Phitria began to look like they wanted to get stuck.

"Madrasah Aliyah" said Meidina.

"Yes, but that's a special program" said Ustad Widad, which brought laughter from several others, except Meidina Shafa, and Arafka herself. Both are compact still, still not staring at each other as before. And their crisp laughter had to stop with the appearance of Adli who immediately said to Arafka.

"I started you yesterday."

"What's wrong?"

"I have something important, I want to complain to you," said Adli with a serious look.

"What about?" tanya Rafka is no less serious.

"Meidina Shafa."