RAYANA 'THE GAME OF LOVE'

Chapter 1

Third' Person 

She expect him to go home early, so he does. He always been. He stop when he saw his mother waiting at him near their small living room connected to the kitchen and dining table. He dropped his backpack to the chair looking at her glancing the table full of foods. 

"What is this?" Hayan smile looking at the table. She clear her throat and shows the two plane ticket. 

"We're going to Tehran!" she said with enthusiastic but slow it down when Hayan just stare at the plane ticket. Oh, how she forget that he doesn't like travelling for so long. That is why he oppose of her going far. She's afraid him being alone also.

"I have classes" he said looking at her with a frown. 

"It's okay, magpapaalam na lang tayo or you can absent..."

"Ma, I'm graduating aren't I? Bawal na..." he peek under his lashes and saw her putting down her hands, making him gulp secretly. Actually he also have plans to go with his friends, to Tehran this coming weekend also, but he can't just told it to his mother because he knows she won't agree, specially that they're just partying over night to one of his friends house in Tehran. 

"Oh, Oo nga" she whispered. 

"Why not ask Aunt Ava?" Vahid's Mother. She stare at her son with a huge eyes.

"Is she available? Baka busy sya, ako na lang, madali lang naman yung project dun"

"Of course not! She wants to go with you all the time di ba? Work from home naman sya, so she can be with you, you can two bonding, I can take care of Vahid" Hayan smile, so we can meet you two in Tehran after, he thought. 

Rayana look at Hayan, and smile. 

"Alright, I'll tell her later. Let's eat. I'm hungry" Hayan sigh, relief to see her back to normal. 

"When is the flight?" he asked looking at the foods. 

"Tomorrow, 2 weeks stayed, I'm going to be an interpreter for the Head Master of the Academy" Hayan frown and look at his mother, enjoying the food. 

"That soon?" Rayana looks at her son and laugh on his crumble face. 

"No changing mind" she tease. 

"I won't, bakit ang aga? And that long?" 

"Sabi ko na kasing sumama ka"

"But my classes, hindi na ko pwedeng  mag cut" he hurriedly reason out. 

"Bahala ka" Rayana says. He just laugh when she dismiss it. Watching her seems so unreal to him. 

His mother, Rayana Morado choose to be a Mom at age of 19 after the accident that nearly took her life. He doesn't know anything, but the name Shaab Hemman took the initiative to make them reunited again. He remembered that moment, when he saw how weak she was on that bed but still smile at him, his young mind didn't coop what it is, but the pressures of being away from her took him to cry hard on that moment. He doesn't know that it could be that way, that he can depend on someone because he lives in abuses and violence around him, cruel people and dying hope, but a woman in a red dress and long hair with an umbrella under the rain shows him how to survive. She gives him protection on his feet, she dress him, feed him, gives him name that he likes, teach him how to write properly, to make him utter a word, she gives him everything, that is why he need to do this. He needs to. 

He go to his room after the dinner, as his Mom go to Vahid's house. 

He open his laptop and stare at it so hard. He felt conflicted. But I don't have a choice on this, he thought. 

"Good evening, Hayan" said the soft voice. A old man with white hair flash on the screen. 

"Mr. Hemman" he greeted. The old man flash a smile and nod seating comfortably in a leather couch, with a white long sleeve polo and a cane resting on the arm rest. 

"Your Mom?" 

"She's on her friend's house, she'll travel to Tehran tomorrow" he watch the old man thinking deeply. He met Shaab Hemman on the Port of Barcelona, and since then he didn't out of their life even though his Mom don't have any connection to Shaab anymore for the past ten years. 

"And your mission?" Hayan gulp and sigh. 

"We will go to Tehran tomorrow afternoon,..."

"You know, my influence can't go inside Hayan, I choose that country because Rayana's families don't have any influences in Iran, but things out of control five years ago, do you understand what I'm saying?" he nod immediately, gripping his fist tight and look at the old man who's watching his reaction. 

"So, protect your Mother" his voice rang around his head before the screen black out. He clink the mouse and find the files. Staring hard at the face of a man, that looks so intimidating and full of mysteries, with a high nose kissable lips, high cheekbone and his build body but the most prominent was his eyes, blank and lifeless. Izaac Villacenor, business tycoon, famous around the world for contribute on medical field and technology, a leader that they all called "the perfect man" of this generation. His holding the world on his hand, but in the eyes of Hayan. This man was the reason why his Mother suffers a lot in the past. Now that it's been 10 years, he started to go to the middle east part after he conquer the United states and South America, East Asia. If he just remain on that parts of the world, this doesn't make it happen but one year ago when Shaab Hemman who was silent the whole time found out about the transactions of that man between an Arab elite residing in Iran for five years now, because of the illegal transactions of fire arms and shipments of unidentified devices in Persian sea between UAE, it cost a lot of raucous on Shaab's side. Izaac Villacenor are so close from finding the truth, and it should not be happened.  Not on his watch. 

His mother, Rayana Morado is a good Samaritan for everyone, she volunteered when the refugees from Iraq needs assistance, she helps those homeless on that street around the province, she gives for those people who needs and for 10 years that they stayed in Iran, she become Rayana Morado that sweet and caring woman. That's what he should protecting the most. His Mother, so he can't cut ties on her former AssistanT, Shaab Hemman. 

Shaab doesn't have an influence inside middle east, so his the only one who needs to be the look out and the executioner of the mission, so he created a path that tear their way of meeting each other. Makes her to teach is another, then tell her that his not good on travelling is the second, giving excuses when Shaab report of him being near like getting cold, and going inside the elite world in Iran is the last. 

"Sən ona demədin, elə deyilmi?" Vahid whispered while helping Hayan on the luggages, glancing their mothers talking around with the driver. (You didn't tell her, don't you?)

"Bəli"  (Yes)

"NİYƏ?" Vahid gasp looking at him with a shock face. (WHAT?)

"Ssshh, Sadəcə Tehranda görüşürük, təəccübləndirək." Hayan smile and give a meaningful stare at Vahid. (We just meet them in Tehran, let's surprise them.)

"Hayan!" he just laugh at Vahid's reaction as  he turn to his mother.

"Bəli, Mama?" (Yes, Mama?)

"Take care of yourself and Vahid, alright. I will call you later" Lapit ni Rayana at tinitigan ang mukha nya, seeing the violet color of his eyes makes her smile. 

"Yes, Mama. Take care" 

"Take care of Vahid, Hayan" said his Aunt Ava. 

"Yes Aunt Ava" They watch their Moms go inside the van. 

"Artıq əşyalarınızı yığmısınızmı?" tanong ni Vahid. (Did you pack your things already?)

"Bəli, sən?" he looks down a bit to him and saw him shake his head. As he always been the turtle on this duo. (Yes, you?) 

Rayana fix her dress that crumble a bit. 

"Are they going to be okay?" Ava asked looking a bit worried. Ava was also a immigrant that find a life in Urmia, so we click a lot. She's from Saudi but her late husband reside in Iran, so she have a citizen here as I well as am. 

"Yes, don't worry" she said with a resuming smile. She's worried but Hayan is always been a independent teen and she trusted him more than anything in this world. She teach him how to protect himself, so she can stay idle and enjoy the 2 weeks of outside of Urmia. 

She watch her friend excited to get their luggage and go inside the airport, as they waited for their flight. She was laughing the whole time while listening to her friend's stories about Tehran's places, how it differs to Urmia's culture and language. She studied Persian language so she knew structures and building of the Persian culture even though she's using Azerbaijani's language for locals. 

"Gəlin bu tətildən zövq alaq!" Ava said while seating on the her side. Rayana laugh softly and nod. Watching the other passengers find their own seats, she fix her hijab and look at the window looking outside with her soft smile. (Let's enjoy this vacation!)

The sunny day of the city of Tehran, the locals or tourists gathers around for their day to be good, but a certain group emerge from the the most expensive and luxurious hotel in Persian, arm with suits and ties, with a a shine shoes and dominating auras, in the middle was a middle age man but looks on his 30's. Men are scatters around the entrance as they look like they escorting the president of the country, yet no one knows what's happening. 

Then suddenly, a bulletproof luxurious black fine car park in front while the middle age man waiting near the entrance. The back seat door slowly open and a black shoes step out. 

"They showing off" Rayana startle a bit when Ava murmur near her. She looks at her friend with a smile as she saw Ava looking eager to see the Man inside that car. 

"Let's just go" she said tugging her luggage. They just check in when those men scattered like they own the whole hotel, even the security personnel's alerted and staffs are curious. 

"Şahid olduğuma inana bilmirəm, o qoca varlı, şübhəsiz ki, öz həyatına sahibdir" (I can't believe I'm witnessing it, that old rich man surely have his life)

"How do you know if the owner is a man or an old man perhaps?" Rayana asked, laughing on her words. 

"No ones have those kind of security if it's not for those old rich elites, Gənc yaşda heç kim varlanmır, vaxt lazımdır" (No one get rich in a young age, it takes time)

Well, she have a point in there. The lift rang and we go inside, as I push the floor where we staying.

"By the way, thank you again, I can't believe we were staying in a famous hotel right now! My friend you're a blessing to me!" I just laugh at her when she hug me. I look up and saw those men emerge on the elevators door as it close. I frown a bit when I saw a blurry image of a man before the lift door close, he looks familiar. She shake her head and just tap Ava's arm around her. 

Rayana gasp when she push the huge curtains and saw the beautiful city of Tehran. More than 9 years of staying in Urmia, she never see anything like this again until now. The huge vast of city light seems a galaxy of stars in front of her eyes, the buildings, high mountains, she felt  nostalgia seeing those things. She stays a bit for at least 10 minutes before calling Hayan, then she fix her things and do her works, 

Ava knock on her door, she was startle when it's time for dinner. They just call a room service for now. They just talk random things as she texts Hayan's food and reminders. They decided to rest early because tomorrow is their first day, she buried herself on the bed looking at the city lights.