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. Seeing Rayyan's gaze that might have been holding a temper tantrum for her, Raisa immediately shook her head violently to just make Rayyan not think that no-no.

"Rayyan, I know this is wrong. But honestly I just want to protect Aris." He said he did not dare to look directly at Rayyan. Rayyan herself did not know what to say. To get angry he could not, because in the end he would approve his match with the girl who is now in front of him.

"I'm sorry for you too." Rayyan surprised Raisa. Raisa looked up and looked in wonder at Rayyan as if asking what did she mean?.

Raisa thought Rayyan would scold her for this. But unexpectedly, Rayyan even apologized. Raisa's thoughts are raging, on what basis Rayyan apologized to her. Didn't Rayyan never care about him.

"I'll be with your sister for a while. Until we graduate. After that, I will be yours. But, once we're together, I want us to move out of this town. I can't see your sister happy with anyone else." Rayyan said later. Raisa increasingly does not understand Rayyan's words. His mind seemed to be circling with a thousand questions that were very difficult to find the answer. His head was suddenly dizzy, throbbing and very painful, then his vision grew darker. Finally, Raisa fell asleep and Rayyan swiftly restrained the body of Raisa who almost fell due to fainting suddenly.

"Raisa... Raisa.." call Rayyan to pat Raisa on the cheek a few times. Rayyan quickly leads Raisa to the examination room and as soon as possible informs Yugito about this. Hearing Raisa unconscious, Rahma rushed towards the room Rayyan meant. Arisa gripped her blanket firmly when she saw Rahma's response when she heard the news of Raisa.

"My life means nothing." His murmur dripped clear droplets from his eyelids.

"Risa.." - Rayyan grabbed Arisa's hand gently. "Om. sa-I permission to talk to Risa first. I-I'm sorry." Rayyan who switched looked at Yugito hesitantly.

"What a hell, kid. I understand." Yugito replies then rushes out of the room and follows Rahma towards the examination room.

Rayyan clasped Arisa's hand after Yugito closed the door.

"Risa.." called her softly and gasped as Arisa suddenly hugged her so tightly.

"Don't go Aray.." - cried Arisa in a trembling voice. I don't know how strong he held back his cries until his voice was almost inaudible.

"Sorry..." Rayyan did not lose her gentleness and then kissed Arisa's forehead.

"Please don't be like Rama." Said Arisa again who is now looking up to look hopefully at Rayyan. And in that instant, Rayyan's gaze completely became mellow. What he should say. To promise not to go, he can't.

"If you want to go, go now. Before I really can't let you go." Again, Arisa stared fixedly with a serious face and pressed on Rayyan.

"Then, why don't we fight together ah forget." Rayyan turned her face harshly after recalling her agreement with Oma. The feeling of wanting to fight was gone without trying. He is eager to fight Oma with Arisa, but because of the stupid agreement he agreed to make him only able to harbor his feelings for Arisa.

"I want to be with you longer." Lirih Rayyan who now hugged Arisa so tightly. It felt tight to just say 'I promise to be with you' it was very difficult for Rayyan to say.

"Me too..." Arisa buried her face on Rayyan's shoulder with tears that returned unstoppable. It felt like he really wanted time to stop for a while so that he and Rayyan could stay like this for longer. The feeling that has been attached to both must be forced to disappear for a reason that is so painful.

"Are you going to leave me? Why are you talking like that?" Rayyan asked taking off her embrace and stared intently at Arisa. Arisa just chuckled lightly in response to Rayyan's question.

"Yes, maybe we won't see each other again after graduation." The answer is to relax with their situation.

"Did he know my plan? How come? Only Raisa and my family know about this." Rayyan muttered more and more fixedly staring at Arisa.

"We may be continuing S2 at a different university. Or maybe we'll live a different life." Arisa's voice lowered and turned her eyes away. He was powerless if he had to look at each other with the man he loved but at the same time, he had to stay away.

"Curely healed. We're on vacation this semester." Rayyan suddenly excited. Likewise Arisa, when else he spent time with Rayyan if not during the semester break. Because sooner or later, before or after graduation, Arisa must leave her beloved city so as not to witness Rayyan's togetherness with her brother. He was not so prepared to endure the pain that might have been as painful as Rama's departure.

. Not feeling the time passed so quickly, Arisa was busy taking care of the needs during her senior graduation event. Fabian looks dashing wearing a suit with bangs but neat hair makes his charisma radiate. He approached Arisa who was seen giving direction to some of his class friends who participated in this event.

"Aris.." call Fabian from behind and manage to surprise Arisa.

"Ish. Don't surprise me."

"I didn't surprise you. You're the one who's daydreaming." Delik Fabian then held his hand and put a sulking face on Arisa. "You're thinking of Rayyan yaa." he continued mocking in a seductive tone.

"No. I just....." Fabian frowned curiously as Arisa suddenly stopped talking.

"Aris.thank you." Now Arisa frowned and seemed to ask 'for what?'

"You've been coloring my day lately. Ever since Rayyan moved, I could see a rainbow that had been covered in pitch-black clouds." Hearing that, Arisa laughed and hit Fabian's arm a little hard.

"What is this Bian talking about? If there's no sun, where there might be rainbows."

"And Rayyan is the sun."

"Ahaha yes and now the rainbow does not exist. Because it doesn't rain."

"Aris I'm serious. Don't you play my words."

"Hmmm...so?"

"Ishhh. But baby, you already have Rayyan."

"And if I liked my sister, we wouldn't be together. After this, brother is going to Jogja right? I heard brother will continue S2 there." Say Arisa with a guessing expression.

"You know where it's coming from?" Fabian looked inside Arisa's face and was curious where Arisa knew it from.

Fahri appears suddenly behind Fabian and enters the conversation.

"Yet you passed too." Said Arisa later.

"Yes Ris. Don't miss me huh." Fahri replied raising his eyebrows teasing Arisa who blushed making the two men in front of him blush.

"Ah shit. I think I'm gonna miss you." Fahri rubbed his face violently then hit Bian's arm abruptly.

Seeing Bian who did not respond to his jokes, Fahri immediately stopped acting silly and put on his flat face. Now it was Arisa's turn to laugh a little at the two who felt stiff and awkward.

"I'm gonna miss you guys. Brother Bian, wait for me in Jogja yes." Bian nodded in response to Arisa and threw a smile to just say yes. "And Brother Fahri. Thank you, all the photos that you stole, got me back excited to live." He turned to Fahri.

"Thank God if you like. I'm sorry, I can only steal. If you ask your permission, you will not be able to. You always refuse."

Daffa looked deeply at Arisa who might look happy today, eager for Daffa to approach them, but he knew that this might be the last meeting between the three. Bian will go out of town, to continue his studies, and Fahri will return to his hometown to develop the knowledge he got here.

"You like Aris, don't you?" Ask Citra with a satirical tone. Daffa just smiled with a question of Image.

"Yes. Love her so much."

As the days change, Rayyan and Arisa get closer and show how happy their relationship is to the rest of the world. Rayyan blatantly states that Arisa is her only woman. All Rayyan's chances went through without ever ignoring her in the slightest. Because after Raisa, there is no way Rayyan will spend time with Arisa at the same time. From holidays together, a walk through the city, to do the task together they went through happily as if there would never be a farewell in the future.

Oma Galuh who witnessed it was very uncomfortable and wanted to immediately hold an engagement between Rayyan and Raisa.

. Until the day that the ospek event for new students has started. An opportunity was clearly displayed in Clara's eyes. At all times he always approached Rayyan, although next to Rayyan was clearly Arisa. Though it is known that no one dared to approach Rayyan if she was with Arisa. And that was the beginning of the relationship between Arisa and Rayyan. Like a path that has been outlined, Arisa seems to feel further from Rayyan's reach. Rayyan recalled her agreement with her grandmother. Where he said that he wanted to get rid of his feelings for Arisa without any interference from anyone.

"What do I say in the message of destiny?" The mind of Rayyan who has not met Arisa for several days. After the ospek was finished, and after the camper held on campus, Arisa no longer had news. Rayyan went to her house and no one ever told her where Arisa was going.

"Where areyou? I miss you, baby." Lirih Rayyan stared at Arisa's photo on her phone screen.

- connected.