
After a journey that took several hours, the car carrying Arka and Ruby stopped in front of a magnificent house. Ruby stared at the nanar of the house, the house full of memories, the house that bears witness to the weight of life that she experienced along with Arka.
Yes, they have now arrived in Jakarta, precisely at the residence of the Arka family. Not that Arka reneged on her promise to stay apart, but it would not be nice if they immediately inhabited their home on their return for the first time. What is there will definitely cause hatred of Rosa in her daughter-in-law.
"Let's get down, baby!" Arka opened her voice, awakening Ruby from her daydream.
"Emm, will I be accepted later, Mama?" ruby asked, who seemed to be still very doubtful.
Arka smiled, understanding with the turmoil felt by the wife.
"You take it easy, nothing will happen to you. There's me, Papa and Adel. I'm sure Mama also really wants your return and her three grandchildren. It's just, the prestige mama revealed it, trust me!" Arka tries to convince Ruby.
Seeing Arka's soothing smile, Ruby finally decided to go down. The woman looked back at the magnificent building with eyes that were already filled with clear liquid and ready to be spilled from her container. While Arka, busy lowering the stroller from the trunk of the car.
"Sir, let me do it!" ask a security guard with a scared face. He was really afraid of being sprayed, by Arka because it was considered not sprightly, letting his master lower the stroller himself.
"Oh, no need, sir! I can do it myself. Father, just go back to the post," said Arka with a smile, making the security guard sculpt, surprised by the change in attitude Arka.
"Lho, why are you still there?" Arka squinted her forehead.
"Eh, all right, sir. I'll go first!" said the security guard nervously as he left. The security guard, repeatedly looking back, scratched his head which was not itchy at all, a sign that the man was still very confused with Arka's attitude.
"Here you go, let's go, baby!" again Arka opened her voice, making Ruby squealed in shock.
"Lho, you-when did you get the kids out?" ruby asked, shocked to see her children who were already in their respective stroller.
"Busan, why are you so surprised? you didn't see me get them out?" Ruby smiled shyly while shaking her head.
Arka clucked while shaking her head. "Well, let's go!" he concluded while pushing his stroller, as well as Ruby.
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" Hello, we're home!" arka shouted, as soon as their feet stepped on the floor of the living room.
From the direction of a room that is none other than the family room, there was a sound of running feet and it can be ascertained that the owner of the legs is a member of the Arka family.
Sure enough, three people appeared from the direction of the room. Who else would they be if not Adijaya, Rosa and Adelia. Their eyes grew as well as their mouths saw Ruby's presence. Without thinking, Adelia suddenly rushed towards Ruby and hugged her sister-in-law.
"Finally Brother came home too, I missed you, Brother!" adelia said while crying.
"I missed you too!" reply Ruby.
"You just miss Ruby? don't you miss me?"chirp Arka, pretending to put on an annoyed face.
"No! I don't miss you at all, brother. I just miss Ruby and my three parents" Adelia said as she approached the baby triplet stroller.
"Curtain, too!" Arka squealed and put on an annoyed face.
Adijaya was no less happy. The man walked with steady steps, approached the child, waiting for the dak of his three grandchildren.
Ruby felt moved and immediately rushed to hug her father-in-law who she had considered like her biological father.
Adijaya broke her embrace and turned her gaze towards Arka.
"Arka, why did you go home without telling first? we have no preparation, right?"instead of getting a hug, Arka even got a scolding from the papa.
"You guys really don't love me? you should ask me first, how I am. Can't you see, the corner of my lips is turning blue, because of the pounding? I'm still a member of this family, right?" arka protest, making Adijaya and Adelia chuckle.
"You've come home, brought Papa's son-in-law and grandchildren, that means you're fine. So, it seems like there is nothing to ask anymore," said Adijaya casually.
Meanwhile, Rosa stared with dewy eyes from the direction where she was standing. I don't know what the middle-aged woman was thinking now.
Ruby, venturing over to Rosa, published her smile as soon as she stood in front of her mother-in-law.
"Ma, i__" had not had time for Ruby to finish her speech, Ruby had been surprised by the reaction of her mother-in-law who suddenly hugged her.
"I'm sorry, Ruby! sorry Mama!" rosa said with tears that finally dripped out.
Ruby sculpted, really did not expect to get a surprising reaction from the in-laws. It turned out that all this time he was causing his own fear.
"Will you forgive, Mama?" asked Rosa in between her sobs.
"You don't want to forgive, Mama?" asked Rosa again, looking at Ruby who was still silent, not giving any response.
"No-no way I don't forgive, Mama. I was just shocked, and didn't expect to get a reaction like this. I guess, Mama still hates me and doesn't want me to come back with Mas Arka" said Ruby who finally couldn't help but hold back her tears.
"Mama doesn't hate you, By. Why Mama did not come to visit you to Bali, and as if being apathetic, it is not the desire of Mama. Mama was just too embarrassed to remember her old attitude. Mama's really, really shy. In fact, my mother really wanted to see you, and apologized!" without shame again, Rosa finally vaporized what she had felt all along.
"So, you don't hate me?" ruby asked and Rosa nodded her head.
"You're a good woman, and you deserve my son. Mama used to just close her eyes, not be able to see your good side. Mama always instills hatred in your heart because she sees Arka change into a cold person, and mama blames you for it" said Rosa while re-hugging Ruby.
Ruby's feelings now felt warm, happy because her presence in the family was finally acceptable to all.
"Now you rest! you must be tired. Mama will ask aunty to cook a nice meal for dinner" said Rosa who now looks very happy.
"Fix, now I really am someone else in this house! no one hugged me!" chirps Arka, stop the haru atmosphere that was created.
The sound of laughter finally burst into the room, seeing Arka's disheveled face.
"Oh yes, tomorrow night we will also hold dinner with the Pandu family, to discuss Adelia's engagement with Pandu," Adijaya again opened her voice.
Arka and Ruby looked at each other, and let out a long sigh.
The reaction of her brother and sister-in-law certainly did not escape Adelia's attention.
Tbc