My Beloved Duda
Chapter 2

TASTE TEST

- Imani... Your presence is part of His decree, written in Lauhul Mahfudz, as a test of taste

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"It looks like we're paired off, miss, because we have the same name. My name is Raihan Salman Al-Fatih".

The masculine voice kept circling in Raihanah's head like a song. And that makes Raihanah feel uncomfortable. Raihanah closed her bedroom door tightly and locked it, her body falling to the floor. He felt something was wrong, why did his heart feel warm when he saw the man, Ray Salman Al-fatih? The man who was none other than the parent of his student.

Are you interested in that guy? Even he could not withstand the pounding of his heart at that moment. He can only keep his feelings unreasonable. He did not want to look stiff in front of the man. The first man who was able to make him behave like that. Though he is usually ordinary if anyone notices him even praising him but with the man it is strange.

"What is this thing called falling in love at first sight? " think Raihanah her inner voice continued to speak without stopping.

But the man said that his son's friend, does that mean Ray already has a wife? Does he like married men? He did not want to ruin people's households with this feeling.

Then why did Ray also say that they were fighting?

Is that guy a widower?

or is

Does he want her to be his second wife?

"hufth" Raihanah sighed in her heart, this must not happen. He can't think about this.

Then what did he mean?

Is he just flirting with her?

and why was he tempted by that handsome face?

"Oh, who is GOD? Why would he dare to harass me? What if he was older than me? What should I do, LORD?"

ruman Raihanah was confused by her own feelings.

During his life of the last 20 years, Raihanah always avoids male creatures. But somehow now he can not control himself, his first meeting with Ray all seemed to change not like before. His heart was pounding with speed just by hearing Ray's voice, even Raihanah felt he was being controlled by the man.

Raihanah closed her eyes, she had to endure this feeling as much as she could, lest she be trapped by orgasm. Raihanah hope this is true love is not a temporary lust.

TokTokTok!!! , heard the sound of the door of his room being knocked.

"Rai, let's eat your mom ready for your favorite meal". Raihanah's mother, Indah Lestari tried to persuade Raihanah to eat.

"Yes ma'am." Raihanah was shocked to hear her mother's voice as she quickly got up and opened the door. Then followed her mother to the dinner table.

"How was your first day?" Beautiful Tanya to her son.

Raihanah smiled at her mother's words, "Yes, ma'am, there was a student fighting in class".

"Couldn't you? how are they doing then? Are they okay?" Beautiful Tussle. He was curious about his daughter's activities.

"Mother if it's one-on-one, if so much how does it answer?" reply Raihanah while taking rice on the plate.

"Raihanah also did not understand why the two of them quarreled, because the time of the fight when the break, the condition of the two of them is fine, ma'am, they...." Raihanah's speech was interrupted with a sound on her phone.

'who did the call?' raihanah said in her heart as she saw an unknown number calling her.

"Before Mom, Raihanah picked up the phone" Raihanah told her mother and walked away from her. He was afraid this was important.

"Hello." said the masculine voice across there.

Raihanah who heard that smiled little "Greetings Walaikum" said Raihanah as if insinuating the caller who did not start with a greeting.

Hearing Raihanah's words made a voice across there holding back the laughter of "Assalamualaikum." Reply to the voice over there.

Raihanah rolled her eyes when she heard the sound. It was like knowing that voice. "Moskalambi. This who? What's the need? Why did you get my number?"

"hahahahaha.." there was a sound of laughter across the street, and it made Raihanah stunned to hear that voice.

"Based on a lunatic." said raihanah unconsciously.

"You're so funny Raihanah, I'm not this crazy person I'm your match Raihan" said Ray casually. The man seemed to give a sign to Raihanah if interested Want to know more closely.

Reihanah was silent for a while, she felt strange by that name, Ray. Seems he knows? But where? And the shadow of the incident that happened this afternoon repeated itself like a piece of film that filled his mind. Raihanah felt like a fool right now. This is Ray the man who has plagued his life. Raihan Salman Al-Fatih is a man who can make his heart beat.

Astagfirulloh.

"Hello Raihanah are you still there?" ray said softly when he did not hear Raihanah's voice. Only silence is created.

"i-yya I'm here, there's appa?" raihanah was nervous when she realized the stupidity she had done earlier.

"I'd like to take you to dinner tomorrow, would you?" Pinta Ray asks for approval, he wants to know Raihanah more closely.

Raihanah was glued to the spot, this was a very sweet offer for all women, and this was the first time in her life that anyone had invited her to dinner. But Raihanah should not be tempted, she has sworn to the principle of sacred feelings that she has been guarding all this time. Raihanah sighed slowly relieving her nervousness.

"Is this some kind of date?" reply Raihanah without hesitation.

"yes that's how it is." Ray was trying to tell me if he wanted to go alone with this beautiful teacher.

"Did you forget Mr Raihan? You just look at me I don't like, let alone date with you. Do not be a man on his own with a woman unless he is with her against her mahram (HR.Muslim)"

"What?" Ray was fixated on not believing Raihanah's words. For the first time a Raihan Salman Al-Fatih was rejected by a woman. Again, this girl ignored him. A Raihan was ignored and even lectured. Her heart was challenged with the girl and her life.

A unique girl, a girl with 1000 rules tied up in her life..

"Getishalight." Raihanah hung up her phone unilaterally without wanting to hear a word from Ray. He didn't want to go too far with the man. He is afraid of being tempted and falls in the charm of Ray. He also fears losing his principle of not dating before marriage. He wants the relationship that is accounted for before God is not only a status based on love but not clear where the destination is. 

Raihanah felt she had to be extra careful with the handsome man. There was too much charm that the man had. Raihanah felt that the presence of this man was a figure sent by Allah SWT as a tester in his life.

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