When My Wish Is In Line With My Destiny
35. New Friends

Cordoba, Spain. A city called the pearl of the world.The city that holds a lot of Islamic history and its relics, Cordoba also bears witness to the development of Islam in Europe.

His feet had reached the land of Cordoba, a place he had dreamed of for a long time and now his feet had rested there.

Zainal is the greeting of the students who are in one class with him, it does not take long for Zain to be familiar and blend with students other than Indonesian students, due to his kind and friendly personality and intelligent mind, many of them also exchanged thoughts with him.

One of them is Maheira, a beautiful girl of Spanish descent and also a Muslim student who majored with him.

The girl seemed so comfortable making friends with him, even when they first met. Zain's presence as a freshman greatly comforted him.

"Zaina."

A hijab-wearing woman called out to him from behind, hearing his name being called, Zain stopped his steps.

"Where do you go, Zainal?"

ask the woman in English.

"I want to library, and you?"

"Oh yes, I am also."

It turns out they have the same goal.

They also walked together to the library on the campus.

Besides being beautiful, Maheira is also a smart girl, she understands many languages in the world, one of which is Indonesian. That's why Maheira hangs out more with students who come from Indonesia, because he thinks Indonesia has many uniqueness of its own and makes him more curious about the country.

They've arrived at the library, they're, because this is one of the universities that the majority of Muslim students, the library itself is also limited to Muslims and Muslim women who want to sit and read inside.

"Zayn."

an Indonesian student came to him.

"Rayhan's."

"You're here too."

Rayhan nodded his head.

"Who were you on the same road?" whisper when they will both sit next to each other.

"Oh, that's my classmate, Maheira's name."

zain replied in a low voice.

The look in his eyes towards the girl he was referring to earlier, Rayhan seemed to feel something the first time he saw the girl.

"Don't look at it, sin."

"It's pretty Zain, don't you have a crush on him?"

Zain just shook his head, just open the book he had taken from the bookshelf earlier.

"Zayn."

Rayhan called back to him.

Zain just turned his head by gesturing to be quiet on this one friend.

In the library, there was a ban on not speaking while reading inside, but Rayhan still disturbed his concentration because he was curious about Maheira and asked to be introduced to him.

An hour had passed, and Zain came out of the library and brought a book he had borrowed for tomorrow's lecture.

"Zayn." Rayhan the song called out to him again

Zain just sighed.

"What else is Ray?"asked Zain who was starting to get a little upset.

"You want to ask me to know you and Maheira?"

zain said as he stopped his footsteps.

"It's not Zain, you're misunderstanding me."

"So what else?"

"Your little book fell out of my pocket."

tell him while giving the book to the owner.

Zain took the book.

"oh, yeah. Thank you Ray, it's a good thing that you are not someone else" he said with a smile.

"That's why, don't misunderstand me first."

"Yes, I'm sorry."

say it again with a smile.

"Hi, Zainal."

Maheira again approached her who was with Rayhan at that time.

Zain replied with a friendly smile as well as Rayhan, his gaze at that time could not be separated from the face of Maheira who looked so beautiful.

ask Maheira in Indonesian.

"Yes, I'm done."

"Oh yes, May introduce, this is Rayhan my friend from Indonesia."

Zain introduces Rayhan to May according to his wishes.

"Maheira."

said the girl with a smile.

"Rayhan." he replied.

"Okey I go first, Zain, Rayhan."

"Assalamualaik."

he said what passed away.

"Getishalight."

"How do you feel, it's quiet to be able to meet him."

zain said with his innuendo.

"God is beautiful.already Zain, I'm calm, finally I'm not curious anymore, look at his face just to make me calm let alone hear his soft voice was getting cool Zain."

Zain just shook his head while chuckling to himself with the behavior of his friend who began to lebay.

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After college hours were over today, Zain returned to his apartment with Rayhan, an apartment friend with him. Although not from the same place, Zain and Rayhan seem so familiar as old friends, Rayhan is an Indonesian student who originally came from the state Islamic university of Jakarta. Until in Cordoba he was met by Zain who came from pesantren who were in Solo with his other entourage. They were both in Cordoba but with a different location campus and lodging.According to the apartment, Zain laid his tired body on the bed still in his college clothes earlier.

Zain tried to close his eyes, quieting down a bit of his mind that after a day he had used to study at the college.

"Assalamualaik."

someone came and opened the door to his room.

Zain did not answer the greeting, because he had fallen asleep from his sleep.

Rayhan just came home, he brought some ready-to-eat food that had been wrapped in bags in both hands.

"If you go to sleep, who will eat all this food, Zain?"

rayhan said as he placed the food on the table.

Rayhan sat on his bed next to Zain.

"where are you from Ray?"

The voice came from the person next to him and his two eyes were still sharpened.

"Eh, you haven't slept Zain?"

he said looking at his friend's face.

"Well not yet, I've been waiting for you, so long behind where the hell are you?"

Zain then rose from his sleep.

"Why then was my greeting not answered?"

"I answered in my heart."

Rayhan looks like a smile of his own.

Zain looked at him with a surprised look, but he seemed to know the meaning of his friend's smile.

"I was on the same path as Maheira" he replied with a smile.

"Can't you?"

Well foam was that we accidentally met on the road, because our purpose is the same so yes we walk together."

"Two?"

"Yes not Zain, there are many people on the street."

"I mean, you two go that close?"

zain explained the question.

"Yes is Zain, do we have rules, not just the two way."

Zain simply nodded and smiled while holding his laughing voice out.

"So she's got you."

"What do you need to answer?"

"I'll answer if you take a break."

Zain Wolves his breath was relieved.