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. Arisa squeaks when Rayyan unbuttons his shirt one by one. Back Rayyan approached Arisa and opened her blanket violently making Arisa scream.

"Room." The shout was enough to make Rayyan aware and he rubbed his face several times and then moved away from the bed.

"What am I doing?" His mind stared fixedly at the frightened Arisa.

"Risa.." again, Rayyan tried to approach Arisa to calm down.

"Stay away from me." Shouted Arisa shifting her body away from Rayyan.

"Risa forgive me. I didn't mean to."

"What do you think I'm a woman?" Again, Arisa screamed while crying because she was still surprised by Rayyan's unexpected attitude. Rayyan gathered under Arisa and grabbed her hand and kissed her softly.

"I just don't want to part with you."

"But not like this Aray.." lirih Arisa is still as much as crying.

"Then what should? I can't watch you marry Fabio."

"I don't want to either. But I have to marry him."

"Why Risa? You don't seriously love me? Was that time I was just your impingement material?" Arisa shook her head violently while wiping her tears.

"No. Not like that. I honestly love you too. But what power, you're also in a match with Raisa."

"Same...."

"Sorry Rayyan. We weren't meant to be together."

"You're seriously gonna leave me?"

"I'm sorry. I'm really sorry." Again, it broke back Arisa's crying that had originally subsided.

Rayyan moved and hugged Arisa tightly. And he has no intention of letting go of Arisa. Several times Rayyan kissed Arisa's head, then she died of a warm and deep kiss on Arisa's forehead.

"Can I ask you something?" Asked Arisa in a soft voice.

"What's that?" Rayyan asked in a hoarse voice that helped shed tears as she left a kiss of goodbye to Arisa.

"Please take care of Raisa. He's my brother, however he's one of my reasons for living. Don't hurt him. Love him as you love me. Don't make her sad or cry. And don't chase me when I'm gone now." He said softly and then kissed Rayyan's forehead deeply and as if full of meaning. Rayyan really felt a farewell between them. Then Arisa went down to kiss Rayyan's lips gently. At this time, Rayyan who returned Arisa's kiss felt that Arisa would go far away leaving her and as if she would not return. Given Arisa's opposite attitude than usual, Rayyan was increasingly afraid to release Arisa. It's unbelievable that Arisa started what she might have avoided long ago. Rayyan looked into her closed eyes as if Arisa did not want to open her eyes at this moment. Afterwards, Arisa kisses Rayyan again before she actually leaves Rayyan's apartment. Rayyan who remembered her request, undoes the intention to pursue Arisa. Along the way, Arisa is endlessly crying making the taxi driver feel uncomfortable.

Arriving home, Arisa ran from the gate to the terrace with difficulty. Unusually Yugito waited for him to come home with a sharp look as if he was intimidating Arisa.

"Ay-" 'plak' instantly Arisa's face turned rough. Her cheeks were really hot and throbbing painfully. The slap was more painful than his father's first slap when he was about to commit suicide at the time.

"Broody brash. Not shameless." Yugito's shout made Arisa shrivel in fear.

"Dad..."

"Don't call me dad. If I were your father, you might be able to keep your honor. Stop playing my son. You keep saying that you don't love Rayyan, you say you're willing to have Rayyan with your brother. Butwhat? You go and sleep with Rayyan." Arisa flinched why her father thought that she was sleeping with Rayyan.

"Dad... Aris no-" has not had time to explain, Yugito forcefully pulls Arisa's hand towards her room. Arisa grimaces in pain while continuing to call her father, but Yugito ignores Arisa. As Arisa has overstepped her trust, Yugito, who thinks that Arisa is more independent and can take care of herself, turns out to make himself ashamed of his own Pratama family and Fabio's family.

Yugito throws Arisa into the room, and she locks the door from the outside. Arisa kicked through the door loudly while continuing to scream, but there was no result. Yugito to the point of tears because of the deep disappointment in the daughter he raised, and the thought that once misjudged, now even happened to him. What's more when seeing Arisa's messy face and Rayyan's reality does not deliver home, making Yugito even more confident in the photo he received after a while Arisa asked permission to go with Rayyan. Yugito walks out of Arisa's room, with the sound of the door being hit.

Arisa hugged her knees leaning against the door with a loud sob as she muttered softly explaining albeit in vain.

. Later that night, as Arisa lies in bed still crying silently, Raisa opens the door with a plate of dinner for Arisa.

Arisa turned to look at Raisa who approached her after closing the door tightly.

"Arise. mak-"

"I don't want to eat. Just leave me alone." Reply Arisa interrupted quickly.

"Aris.. don't be.." - Raisa sat on the bed and put food on the table.

"Don't you? What then? Who do you think made me this way? You don't trust me either, do you? So what are you here for? Get out, leave me alone. I'd rather die if you don't believe me." Shouted Arisa with a voice that was about to run out. So long he cried, until his voice became hoarse and almost nothing.

Raisa immediately hugged her sister who was desperate and clearly lost this direction. He calmed down by rubbing his back gently while continuing to give Arisa warmth.

"I believe you." His words are contrary to his heart. Raisa actually trusted the photographic evidence she received from Fabio's subordinates who followed Rayyan and Arisa's departure. Feeling that Arisa had calmed down, Raisa slowly let go of her embrace and wiped the tears of Arisa who had soaked her face.

"Don't cry. It'll be beautiful to lose." Usually Arisa will laugh at the ridicule of this one Raisa, but now let alone laugh, her heart feels frozen after receiving a hard slap from her father.

"Do you really believe that I've never done anything with Rayyan?" Raisa nods reassuringly to Arisa and throws her sweet smile.

"Where did you get the fake news? Why did you slap me?"

"I don't know." Raisa's answer is brief. "Not to think about it. You better eat to not get sick."

"Let me be sick, Rais. I don't want to live like this. I really want to catch up with Rama."

"Ishhh already. I trust you. Remember that! We are twin brothers. I can feel what you feel. If you lie, then I'll know." Again, Raisa seems to be lying to herself. The word he kept in his heart was not the one that was thrown out now.

. For a few days, only Raisa met Arisa with food and snacks. Tio has been separated since she and Diana got married. It was clear that he felt imprisoned by his father and was not allowed to go out. Even Arisa hears that Yugito is driving Rayyan away who wants to see Arisa.

Until one night, Oma Galuh came to Yugito's house. Raisa is surprised to hear that they are coming for her. Feeling agitated, Raisa invites Arisa to accompany her. As the two go down, Yugito puts on a cold face and is very different from the last Arisa joked with Yugito. Arisa was no less cold past Yugito, and it was as if her heart was completely frozen now. He immediately recalled the words of Raisa who said that her father had now become more frightening. Even Raisa was not allowed anywhere after Arisa who he considered to be worthless anymore. That was why Raisa accompanied Arisa in her room at all times.

As before, they chatted at the dinner table while enjoying a special dish served by Rahma. Seina hugged Arisa again regardless of the ban from Oma. She is 6 years old, at least Seina knows and feels what Arisa is to her.

"Sein misses sister." Seina's whine sobbed small in Arisa's lap. Rayyan stared at the two girls she loved so much. One, she's a blood-bound sibling, and the other, she's the first love to make her life more colorful.

"We came here to formally propose to Raisa." Oma said seriously and handed the jewelry box to Yugito. 'Deg' the heart of the twins was beating so hard at the sight of Oma. Raisa turned to Arisa who was still tightly hugging Seina spoiled and seemed to not care about the chatter in front of her. Rayyan stared fixedly at Arisa who did not even glance at her. The conversation between the two families was still heard by Rayyan, but he did not care a bit.

"I only propose as soon as possible their marriage on the title." Said Yugito occasionally laughing jokingly with Danu and Oma. However, Raisa felt her heart tight when Rayyan did not turn her eyes away from Arisa.

"That's one more thing I want to talk about." Oma said in between the laughter of Yugito and Danu.

"Please forgive Rayyan for being disrespectful to your youngest daughter. Maybe if Arisa doesn't tease Rayyan, that misunderstanding won't happen. Because I believe that Rayyan couldn't have done anything so indecent, anything else to women."

"What does Oma say that my daughter is a cheap woman?" Rahma asked who was offended by what Oma said.

"No. That's not what I mean. You know that Arisa is between Raisa and Rayyan, right? So he could have invited Rayyan to take Raisa's place." Reply Oma explained casually while glancing sharply at Arisa.

"It seems you misjudged my future wife." Fabio said suddenly as he reached the dining room with Tio beside him.

- connected.