My Beloved Duda
Chapter 18

Rain and Rain 

Today Raihanah wants to try to forget Raihan for a moment. He wants to have fun, Raihanah decided to go to Kraton Solo, he has never been here. It's the first time, actually Raihanah wants to bring her friend Cindy here. But her friend was busy, taking care of her wedding. Raihanah breathed, she was happy to see her friend getting married. If only he had accepted Nathan or Ryan, he might have married. His heart cannot be forced. He has decided to get married after he can forget Raihan Salman Al-fatih.

Raihanah put her foot inside the Kraton. His eyes were treated to a classic mystical atmosphere, this place was not too crowded. Because Raihanah comes not on holiday. The road through, there are towering trees in the palace courtyard and then there are statues there. He has to take his picture here. He cheered when he saw the royal chariot lying at the door. Very beautiful and unique, he approached the figure of the man who was in the room.he would ask the person to take a picture of him.

"Excuse me, may I ask you a favor?" raihanah said slowly.

Raihanah gasped in shock, looking at the man's face, she could not believe that the man could find her here. His face looked haggard, and flat. There was no smile there, it felt like Raihanah wanted to raise a variety of questions for that person. But his body was stiff, his mouth mute.

"Diegan,?" Raihanah, braking confused why Raihan can know he's here? Was this meeting a fate or a coincidence?

"How are you, rain?"  ask Raihan.

"OK, you?"

"As you can see, how about we talk around," Raihan bargained.

Raihanah pensively he weighed. This was the most seductive call ever in his life. If he accepts Raihan's offer, it is not that he has broken his promise not to be in Raihan's life. But if he breaks it, his heart feels wrong. His misses will be more and more stabbing.

"Alright, but you go first." in the end he prefers to break his principles. Because he misses this guy so much.

"So what do you want to help," Raihan turned his attention, he wanted to stay near Raihanah longer. Raihan did not expect that he would be reunited with Raihanah here. Though he searched all over Europe, Raihanah really tested his heart. He accidentally stopped here because his son Rakan called him asking to buy batik and blangkon. And he stopped by to visit the palace to calm his heart. A short vacation for refreshing is not wrong.

"I'd like to ask you to take a picture of me on that bad train."

"Give me your camera" Raihanah extended her SLR to Raihan. Raihanah ran small to the carriage, she stood in front of him with a hand pose forming the letter V.

Raihan pointed the camera towards Raihanah, he set his enlightenment first. The camera lens reflects the image of Raihanah, she looks beautiful with her long pink collar kept with a white long dress. Raihan smiled, looking at Raihanah like that, he was like seeing an angel of heaven.

"Cekrek" the camera voice took a shot of Raihanah.

"You may not be a jelly-eyed angel, but you are an angel that God might have prepared for me." Raihan said, lowering the camera from his face. They stared at each other for a few seconds, then Raihanah broke eye contact. He pretended to see a tree in front of him. Raihan let out a disappointed sigh, it seemed like Raihanah was not interested in him anymore.

Raihanah was pensive to hear Raihan's words, which woman would not melt to hear Raihan's sweet words. Raihanah shook her head, she should behave normally. Expecting Raihan's love is tantamount to torturing him.

"We better get around," Raihan stepped out of Raihanah, he was busy photographing the situation. Raihanah walked behind Raihan. They just kept quiet, Raihanah followed Raihan's every footstep. They moved around the area of the palace, there was only quiet and gusts of wind. They don't talk to each other, but their hearts talk to each other.

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They walked down Klewer Market, the rain drops suddenly. Raihanah looked up at the sky turning gray. It seemed like it was going to rain, he became panicked. He ran away from Raihan. Raihan stared at Raihanah's departure confused, this is still a drizzle but why Raihanah clubakan looking for shelter. Raihanah was galloping towards the big banyan tree, unaware that a car was coming.

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Raihan buys an umbrella he accidentally sees. He knew it was going to rain and Raihan did not want Raihanah to be sick from wetness. The rain fell down hard to wet the earth. Raihan rushed while opening the umbrella to expand, then he chased Raihanah, until he saw a car moving closer towards Raihanah.

"Rain, look out." Shouted Raihan.

Raihan ran and then pulled Raihanah's hand, making Raihanah reflexively hold Raihan's shoulder. Raihan's body splashed dirty water from the road due to the speed of the car. Raihan's left hand moved to cover the bodies of the two of them when he felt the rain falling more and more wetting it.

Raihanah was fixated this the first time she hugged someone's body, her heart was pounding. Again he fell in the warmth of a Raihan, he felt both happy and sinful for enjoying this warmth. Raihanah thinks she doesn't want to take off this hug, she wants to be in Raihan's arms forever. The rain cacophony adds to the romantic atmosphere, there is no speech just a gaze. They look at each other. Raihanah realized, she pushed the chest of Raihan's field tight creating distance between them.

"Sorry" said Raihan.

"It's okay, besides you did it to help me" said Raihanah. But because Raihan wanted to help her.

Raihan's eyes were still staring at Raihan, his longing was evaporated but still left an indelible thirst. He can't hold himself back anymore. It seems like she must indeed make Raihanah fall in love with him again.

"I admire you, my heretic, I cannot explain what your beauty is like. Even God's description of the beauty of the heavenly angel in His Word is not enough to explain how beautiful you are today, Rain." Raihan made a sound, out of nowhere the verses came from.

Raihanah was fixated, she was stunned by Raihan's words. Again Raihan was able to make his heart melt with his poem. Raihanah shakes her head, she can't melt that fast.

"You bus,-"

"Raihanah," Raihanah's words stopped, her body frozen to hear the voice.Raihanah could not imagine if Raihan met the owner of the voice.

"Ryan." call Raihanah to see the guy who's been following her lately.

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