
Meanwhile, Arka who had arrived at his residence, got out of the car and got into the house with a little run.
The condition of the house is already very quiet, because the residents of the house have been surfing in the dream world.
Arka opened the room door, and immediately turned on the light. The man turned his head towards the sofa, the place where Ruby used to fall asleep. The man frowned, as soon as he saw the sofa was empty.
"Hey, damn woman, where are you?" call Arka while spreading her gaze to all directions. He then stepped towards the bathroom and knocked on the door. As there was no response from within, Arka tried to open the door slowly. For the first time in four years, Arka again saw the contents of the bathroom, after all this time he was anti to go inside.
"empty? where is he?has he not returned yet?" his mind, began to feel anxious.
"Arghh, what a fool you are, Arka! why are you worried about him? isn't it, her sadness is happiness for you? you should be happy now, imagining his suffering," Arka invited her own heart to speak. The corner of the man's lips, looking drawn slightly upwards formed a sinister smile.
Arka closed the bathroom door again and chose to go out to clean herself in the bathroom where she used to bathe.
No need to wait long, the man went back into the room and was already wearing sleeping pajamas.
His mouth could have said that he did not care and bodo was very. However, inside the man was really uncomfortable, when he found out that Ruby had not returned.
"Already, Arka! you better get some sleep. He's angry, and now he must be hoping you're looking for him. If you look for him, he'll be big-headed. So, don't mind him" Arka spoke to herself again.
However, even though his heart said that, the man still grabbed his phone to see if there was a call from Ruby or not.
"Damn! my phone turned out to be dead," Arka said while plugging in the charger cable.
"Well, I'll just sleep! maybe he won't come back here, but go back to his parents' house" Arka said as she laid her body on the bed.
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Morning came to say hello. Arka now looks well dressed and down for breakfast.
The man landed his body sitting where he used to sit. Meanwhile, Rosa looks towards the back of the Ark, in search of Ruby.
"It seems, lately, the cheap woman is getting bigger. He's getting up more and more, getting up late. She seemed to have started to consider herself the queen," Rosa grumbled indistinctly.
"Who are you saying cheap women? he's our son-in-law and he has a name. Her name is Ruby, if you forget," as usual, Adijaya always put up a body to defend Ruby.
"I know if it's his name, but my mouth seems disgusted to say it" said Rosa, a cynic.
Adijaya, has not to respond to his wife's remarks again, because he thinks it will be longer business later. The man only sighed, shaking his head. Then, he turned his gaze towards Arka.
"Arka, what time was it last night you two went home? is it too late, so Ruby hasn't woken up yet?" asked Adijaya in a soft tone of voice.
"I went home alone, Pa," replied Arka casually, without burden.
Adijaya recoiled his intention to put food into his mouth. The man put his spoon back on the plate. And so is Adelia.
"Home alone? what mean?"adijaya's gaze was very sharp, demanding an explanation.
"Last night, he went home to his parents and stayed there. Maybe it will be back here soon" said Arka casually. She was absolutely certain that Ruby was really coming home to her father's house.
"Oh, like that? you're the one who drove him back there?" queried. Adijaya again, while ready to put food back in his mouth.
"No! he went alone, took a taxi!"
"Why didn't you drive her?"
"That's it, Pa, don't ask too many questions! the woman is already big, can go alone. Why should Arka deliver it?" it was not Arka who answered but Rosa who opened her voice.
Arka was just about to open her mouth, to chimed in her mother's words, but she immediately paused, as soon as she heard her phone ring.
The man reached into his pocket and saw the name of his father-in-law, was contacting him.
"What do you want, this bitch called me? is he gonna ask me to pick up his daughter?" batin Arka, staring at the mobile phone screen with a dislike gaze.
"This is Ruby's dad, Pa."
"Then, lift it up! maybe your in-laws want to ask you to pick up Ruby,"
Arka clucked in annoyance. Were it not for his father's request, he would not have been willing to answer his father-in-law's call.
"Hello, Pa!" said Arka with a lazy tone.
"Hello, Son of Arka. Is Ruby next to you? you know, I called her number, but I didn't connect?" Arka's eyes instantly grew, as soon as she heard her in-laws looking for Ruby.
"If Ruby wasn't at her parents' house, so where did she go last night?" instantly Arka's face turned pale and of course this attracted the attention of Adijaya.
"Hello, Son of an Arka! are you still there?" rajasa's voice came back from the other end of the phone.
"I-yes, Pa, I'm still here. Ru-Ruby's taking a shower, maybe his phone battery, is out of action" said Arka, nervous.
"Oh, then please let her know that I called her! greetings to your father and mother," the call was finally interrupted after Arka answered 'yes'.
"What does this mean, Arka? didn't you say that Ruby was at her Papa's? but why is he looking for Ruby? is there something you're hiding?" Adijaya looked at Arka with a probing look.
"Emm, last night I dropped him off on the street, because he dared to argue with me. On the way, I went back to pick her up, but she was no longer there. That's why I thought he went home to his parents" replied Arka, honestly.
Tringggg
Adijaya threw the spoon on the plate hard.
"What did you say? you left him on the street? and you're so sure you said that he went home to his parents, without finding out first? do you still have a conscience, huh? do you deserve to be called a human?" adijaya's voice boomed with anger.
"Why, why should you be so angry? he deserves that. Arka also did it because she dared to argue, right?" Rosa shouted, defending Arka.
"The two of you really, don't deserve to be called human anymore. Is it because it is just refuting, to be left on the streets just like that? and you try to imagine, the situation was late at night, Ma! do you still have feelings?" this time Adijaya really looks wrathful.
Meanwhile, Arka looks just silent not dare to argue. Honestly, his feelings were now completely mixed, but there was definitely no sense of happiness at all that he felt.
"Arka, why are you just quiet? why can you turn cruel like this, Arka? when can you open your heart's eyes and throw away your hatred, Ruby?"
Hearing her papa question, Arka clenched her hands tightly. The man's anger was immediately provoked.
"Papa still asking that? I'm sure papa would know the answer. I really hate him. Hate it, so much! She's a cunning woman who __"
"What ones? who justifies any means to get what he wants? that's how you mean?"Adijaya quickly cuts off Arka. "let's see, what has he got from the marriage of the two of you? have you ever seen him take advantage of your wealth? have you ever seen him spend your money? Her phone hasn't changed since you got married. Is that what you mean, banish everything, for the sake of your wealth, is that it? this time Adijaya's emotions were completely out of control again.
"Open your eyes, Arka! he's not as bad as your judgment has been. Just because you feel, if you part with Jelita because of her, your eyes become completely closed. Sometimes, what looks bad in your eyes and mind, not necessarily in accordance with the truth. If he's like you said, why did he last four years, when he was never happy at all? why try? she is beautiful, it is easy for her to make rich men fall in love with her, and who can give her what she wants. But, have you seen her ever make use of her beauty? didn't you? Your logic should be to get there. But, because of your hatred, you already have no logic anymore.You turned into a fool!"
Adijaya's words, Her father actually slapped Arka. The man could not say anything more, because his father's words were true.
"And you .. You as a woman, but how can you say cruel to another woman? all this time, you've been good too, Mom but why have you turned evil like this?" Adijaya turned her gaze to Rosa.
"If he wants, with your treatment all along, he could have spoken in public, talked about your ugliness and your treatment of it, but he patiently kept it. He kept the honor of this family. What is it, it doesn't mean anything to you? though, you treated him unfairly for four years, remember ..for emy years!" Adijaya deliberately suppressed the word four years.
"Papa's right, Ma, brother! ruby's sister isn't as bad as you think. That day, when I came home the night almost simultaneously with Sister Ruby, it was Sister Ruby who just saved me from the entanglement of my own boyfriend who wanted to destroy my honor.But, Sister Ruby asked me to keep it a secret from you. For what? for the sake of not getting angry and come to the man, then beat him all out. She did not want to, She was reported to the police which would definitely be fatal to Big Brother's good name," Adelia finally opened her voice.
All who were in that place, immediately gasped in shock at Adelia's explanation.
"Actually, why Papa forced you to marry Ruby, it's because Papa doesn't like you to marry Jelita. So, Papa took advantage of that moment to separate you from Jelita, "this time Arka's surprise, more than the surprise when he heard Adelia's story.
Arka was just about to open her mouth, but she blurted when she heard a soft voice.
"I'm home" Ruby appeared, still in the dress she wore last night, and still a very pale face.
Tbc