
Sunlight, drifting through the thin white curtain gap from the direction of the glass door that leads to the balcony of the room Arka and Ruby . The light hit Ruby's face, causing the woman to wake up.
"Gosh, what time is it?" Ruby looked towards the clock stuck to the wall. How shocked he was to see that the clock had shown almost at half-eight.
"Dead me! I'm late waking up! I have to take a shower now" Ruby was about to run to the bathroom. However, he paused for a moment and looked towards the bed. She saw that the bed was empty, a sign that her husband's Ark was awake.
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"Good morning, everybody! I'm sorry I woke up late" said Ruby as soon as she arrived at the dining room and all the family members consisting of her two in-laws, Arka and her sister-in-law had gathered and were having breakfast.
"Finally the princess came down also from the contest," said Rosa's mother Arka while smiling cynically.
"Ma, stop! maybe Ruby soy sauce or not feeling well so wake up late," Adijaya, Arka's papa a little defense. While Arka, looks silent even like assuming Ruby is a visible creature.
"Sorry,Ma! I am indeed__"
"Already, already! no need for unimportant explanations. I'm lazy to hear it. Just, never consider yourself a princess here," Rosa interjected before Ruby revealed her reason.
Ruby, who could only take a deep breath and exhale it back into the air, tried to remain patient. Then the woman, landing her body sitting next to Arka whose attitude is still as usual, was silent a thousand languages while enjoying her morning breakfast.
"I woke up late last night because Mas Arka was delirious in calling Jelita's name, Ma. He was delirious to apologize to Jelita," said Ruby, who of course only dared to say in her heart.
"In any case, if I get up quickly and make breakfast, whatever I cook is not touched in the least is not the same Mas Arka?" ruby spoke to her own heart.
"I'm full! I'm going to work first!" for the first time since Ruby was present in the room, Arka opened her voice.
"Be careful, honey!" said Rosa.
"Wait first! why are you in such a hurry? papa wants to talk for a second, "prevent Adijaya before Arka really leaves.
"Can't we just talk about it tonight, Pa?" Arka tried to refuse.
"Can't! mumpung is still morning and papa remembers. So, you want to talk about it now,"
"All right! What's papa gonna say?" concluded Arka, relented. He really knew the very nature of his anti-disputable papa.
"You sit down first! it's not good that you listen while standing up," Arka sighed and sat back down as her Papa asked.
"The two of you have been married for four years, but have not given any grandchildren to Papa and Mama. Okay, if it's a year or two, we're not too pushy because we know you still need adjustments. But, it's been four years, Arka, aren't you supposed to consider having a child soon?" Adijaya's words just now made Ruby spout food from her mouth, to hit Rosa, because it was too shocked.
"What the hell are you? really no manners!" snapped Rosa.
"Sorry, Ma!" ruby said while giving tissue to Rosa. Meanwhile, Arka's reaction was silent with a cold face and difficult to read.
"Why? papa's advice should you two this morning go see a doctor, to do a pregnancy program," Adijaya gives advice.
"That's not the case, Pa. How am I supposed to get pregnant, if anything is going to happen, Arka asked me to take the Pill? otherwise, maybe papa's granddaughter is already big now," Ruby wanted to let out those words, but she was unable to, because of Arka's gaze that intimidated her.
"I don't think she'll ever get pregnant, Pa. Because it was karma that she had to accept, for marrying in a devious manner, made the other woman's heart hurt. This was God's punishment for her," Rosa chimed in Adijaya's words in a cynical, heartless tone.
"Mama! it can't be like that!" adijaya with a sharp look.
"Why can't it? I'm right, aren't I? try if Jelita who married Arka .. I'm sure that we must have a very funny grandson. And I would be so happy, having a beautiful daughter-in-law, and understanding what you like, not like her!" Rosa glanced cynically and hatefully at Ruby.
"Mama! don't bring Jelita's name back in this house. Your daughter-in-law is now Ruby, so anyway you should be able to accept it with a big heart," Ruby lowered her head, with teary eyes. Among all the inhabitants of the house, only his father-in-law was good to him. While the others, even though it was the maid in the house, still looked at her with a cynical gaze and even often compared her to the woman named Jelita.
"Why is this a fuss? my appetite is gone"Adelia, Arka's only sister, opened her voice in a very upset tone.
"I'll go to work first!"he continued, standing up. "Basic troublemakers!" as the 25-year-old girl said, when passing through Ruby's chair, to make Ruby's tears finally dripping can not be held back anymore.
"I want to go to work too!" Arka stood up.
"Arka, Papa hasn't finished talking!" Adijaya again prevents.
"Sorry, Pa. I have to leave immediately because I have a lot to do in the office. More important than a child's discussion. For this, we talk about it next time," concluded Arka as he passed away. And as usual did not say a word to Ruby.
"Carca!" Adijaya still tried to call Arka, but this time Arka did not make the call of his papa at all.
"No, look at Pa! because of your desire to force Arka to marry this woman, make our child turn into a cold person like that. He never laughed again. And this is all because of this woman!" rosa said after her son and daughter were completely out of sight.
"Ma, actually the change in Arka's attitude was because of himself who had not sincerely accepted his destiny. Try if he is sincere, surely he will be able to return to what he used to be," said Adijaya, trying to stay positive, although in fact deep in his heart, he justifies the words of the wife.
"How can he be sincere? Her dream to marry Jelita was shattered because of this woman. You can imagine, it's been four years they've been married, but Arka absolutely can't love this woman, it's because what? that's because his love is so great for Jelita,"
Adijaya budged, silent does not dispute the words of the wife who is true.
"Udah ah!I'm lazy to sit here if there's this girl. The aura is hot. Different, if it's Jelita. The aura must be cool," concluded Rosa as she passed away.
"Ruby, forgive them!" adijaya said, looking at Ruby with a look of pity. For some reason, the middle-aged man, saw the kind aura emanating from his daughter-in-law's face. He felt that people's opinions about his daughter-in-law were not true.
"It's okay, Dad! thank you for standing up for me" Ruby said on the sidelines of her sobs.
"Want I tell you all the truth, Pa, but I really can't because I'm bound by agreement" Ruby whispered to herself.
Tbc