The Honorary Owner
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"Mama Ruby's here?"

Hiko and Ruby's conversation was interrupted when Almeer suddenly came, her eyes were still sleepy.

"I'm sorry, it's disturbing Almeer to sleep" Ruby said.

Almeer immediately sat down beside Hiko and hugged her papa. "It's a good thing Almeer woke up, could tell Mama Ruby was here."

Ruby smiled. "Mama Ruby's the same friends Mama used to come here, but Mama doesn't know that Almeer lives here."

"Oh yeah? Why don't we know, Pa?" ask Almeer

"Because God has not allowed us to meet, Al." Answer Hiko.

Almeer. "But now Almeer can meet again, so Mama Ruby can sleep here."

Ruby and Hiko were surprised, both of them looked at each other.

"No dear, Mama Ruby has to go home." Answer Hiko.

"But Mama Nara said that Mama Ruby has come, Mama Ruby sleeps here." Almeer.

Ruby looked at Hiko, confused as to what to answer.

"Al, Mama Ruby has a lot of fun. So can't sleep here, but In shaa Allah Mama Ruby will come here often. Isn't that right, By?" Hiko smiled very widely, she could make use of the situation once.

Ruby stared lazily as Hiko's smile had many hidden intentions.

"Well, did Mama Ruby ever see Almer?" ask Almeer.

"InshaAllah if you're not busy, dear." Answer Ruby.

Almeer nodded with a forced.

"I also wish we'd met more often, By." Hiko Pinta.

Ruby just silently did not answer, she just lowered her face to make Hiko wonder.

"What are you thinking, By?" ask Hiko.

Ruby shakes. "I have to go back to my friends, Mas. We'll discuss our work." Ruby Pamit.

Disappointment is clearly seen on Hiko's face, "Drink first, By."

Ruby nodded, He drank a few sips of tea provided by Inah earlier. "I'll go first, Mom." Ruby Pamit.

He approached Almeer who was beside Hiko, "Mama went home after work first, baby." Ruby said to Almeer, "Semog we can meet again soon."

Almeer nodded and kissed Ruby's hand, "Yes,"

Hiko could see Ruby up close, even she could smell the scent of Ruby's never-changing soap and shampoo, one of the scents she so desperately wanted. Even though he had used the same brand, it was still different and did not treat his longing.

Ruby stood next to Hiko who stood.

"Assalamu'alaikum ...." Say Ruby before leaving the living room.

"Ma'alaikumsalam ..."Hiko and Almeer.

Ruby leaves Hiko's house.

Hiko saw the graceful woman leaving, sitting down to join her friends. Iqbal and Azizah left after seeing Ruby back. From behind her living room window, Hiko did not stop staring at Ruby. Smiles and laughter with his friends really make his heart calm,

Tabina Ruby Azzahra, can we get back together?

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A mobile phone on the table kept vibrating, but the owner was busy drawing on his tablet. Until the phone dies and vibrates again, the owner is finally conscious.

"Astaqfirullah, Ummi."

Buru hunted he rubbed the green button on the phone screen and put his phone in the ear.

"Assalamu'alaikum, Ummi."

"Wa'alaikumsalam, son. Is sleep still working?"

"Sorry Ummi, this is Ruby still working on some concepts for making new film projects." Ruby replied, "What is Ummi? Don't you usually call Ummi at night?" ask Ruby.

"So after a routine study at the mosque, Ummi met his wife Ustadz Ilyas, he asked the development of your ta'aruf plan with Habibi, son of Kyai Asyari? You read her CV, right?"

Ruby was silent, she stared blankly at the ceiling of her room.

"Son .., you can't keep going on your own like this, son." Persuade Nyai Hannah.

"Ummi, Ruby is still difficult to open the heart to others. Very hard, Ummi." Answer Ruby.

"When are you going to be like this? Do you really not want to get married again? Don't want to perfect your worship, son? Don't want to give a bloodline to our family?"

Ruby was silent again.

"Ruby ..., If Abi and Ummi are gone and no one is with you anymore, can we rest in peace, son?"

"Ummi, why talk like that."

"Abi and Ummi aren't always by your side, son. We don't know where God lets us look after each other."

"Ummi hope you're throwing away your intention to never marry again, Ruby. Assalamu'aikum ..."

"Wa'alaikumsalam, Ummi."

The conversation of the mother and child ended less pleasant, making Ruby's heart sad. Indeed, several times Ruby refused anyone who volunteered to bertaaruf with her. The lack of Ruby is not a barrier to the intentions of Muslim men out there to edit Ruby. How can he accept others if his heart has no more room for other men there.

Yes, his whole heart is still full of an Ibrahim Akihiko. Maybe others consider her a stupid woman because she has been repeatedly hurt by the same man but her love never decreases.

However God moves his heart, and he will not deny it. Perhaps her mind had the intention to forget about Hiko when the man told her to stop messing with her life. He deliberately disappeared and stopped finding out about Hiko, even he was willing not to attend the funeral of his best friend just to fulfill Hiko's wishes. But, stopping not finding out about Hiko does not mean that his feelings can be lost just like that, his feelings remain the same, no different.

Meanwhile, the man in his mind was staring at his laptop screen with a constantly expanding smile. He was staring at the beautiful face of someone who had been his wife. Photos of Ruby five years ago in Malioboro appear slide by slide on Hiko's laptop. Today really became a very pleasant day after a long time he did not feel this tickling feeling.

"What a hell, Ko!" Cetus Genta who fell asleep on the sofa in the middle room mourned his fate, "When you are sad I am sad, nemenin lo beside you! it's my turn to be sad, you can be happy when I think?"

"Well, I'm happy again. Should I cry?" Sahut Hiko without distracting her from the laptop screen.

"Can you pretend to be empathetic as to my circumstances?"

"Sorry, I'm not a person who likes to pretend the same way I feel. So sad, sad, sad for yourself. I want to enjoy my own feelings. Just interrupt it."

"Oh my God, why am I destined to be his friend?" Genta Complaints. "Diiik Zizaaaaaah, why did you marry another man? I'm always waiting for you here, brother. Are my feelings for you wrong, Zizah?"

"Whisper, Ta!" Hiko throws a book at Genta, "There's nothing wrong with feeling, fate's just kidding!"

"Diiiik Zizaaaaah! Destiny is so cruel to us."

"Gue tell you to sleep outside until my son wakes up!!"

"Belgium!!"

Hiko sighed in annoyance, the heartbroken man before even expressing his feelings was very disturbing the peace of his heart.

Only then did he intend to move to another place to enjoy his feelings, his phone vibrating. The name of a religious leader in his place to live appeared on his cellphone screen.

"Ta! Diem used to, Ustadz Arsy called, nih." Hiko said before she rubbed the green button on the phone screen.

Genta covered her face with a sofa pillow, and Hiko received the call.

"Assalamu'alaikum, Ustadz Arsy? Can anyone help, Ustadz?" ask Hiko.

"Wa'alaikumsalam, Nak Hiko. Here's something I want to say. It's dawn tomorrow Nak Hiko to the mosque, right?"

"In shaa Allah, Ustadz. We pray at dawn in the mosque. What's wrong with ustadz?" ask Hiko curiously.

"About the girl who intends to do ta'aruf with Mas Hiko, can I hear the answer tomorrow morning? I happen to be going to Semarang tomorrow afternoon to meet his parents."

Hiko was silent for a moment, "In shaa Allah tomorrow I will give you the answer, Ustadz." Answer Hiko later.

"Well, Mas Hiko. Thank you and sorry for interrupting the break, Mas Hiko. Assalamu'alaikum."

"Wa'alaikumsalam, Ustadz." Hiko put down her phone.

He was silent, no smile staring at Ruby's photo.

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This dawn Genta was forced to get up by Hiko to participate in the morning prayers at the mosque. Although forced, Genta still follow Hiko's wishes. After the dawn prayer, Almeer went home first with Genta. While Hiko was talking four eyes on the terrace of the mosque with Ustadz Arsy, an old man with gray hair and covered in a white kopyah.

"I apologize Ustadz, for not being able to accept the request of ta'aruf's son from the Ustadz brothers." Said Hiko, he bowed tawadhu in front of Ustadz Arsy

Ustadz Arsy was a little disappointed, but then he smiled. "What's less than him, son Hiko?"

Hiko shook his head, "It's not like that, Ustadz. It's just, the woman I told us about in ustadz is back now. And I intend to ask him to refer, Ustadz."

"Alhamdullillah, I pray. Hopefully Nak Hiko can reunite with her, and Almeer can get the affection of a mother again."

"Aamiin, aamiin. Thank you for your prayers and I apologize for repeatedly rejecting ustadz Arsy's good intentions."

"It's okay, son. May everyone have the best path."

"I'll go home first, Ustadz." Hiko kissed the back of Ustadz Asrsy's hand, "Assalamu'alaikum, Ustadz."

"Wa'alaikumsalam Warahmatullahi Westarakatuh." Answer Ustadz Arsy.

Hiko went away, carrying a sense of reluctance because several times he rejected the good intentions of ustadz Arsy. Ta'aruf is not his will, but the will of Hiko's parents.

Handoko and Maria did ask some religious leaders to find a mate for her son and a connecting mother for her grandson. Some of Ta'aruf's CVs have been accepted by Hiko. His face and voice in reading the Qur'an can hypnotize the devotees and put aside Hiko's badness in the past. But one of the CVs that came in was never touched.

Although Almeer still needs the love of a mother, but for him, only Ruby can accept and love Almeer sincerely. Just like Ruby who always loved Nara even though Nara often hurt her.

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(cannot be next, because today only up one episode. The last episode yesterday was actually for today, but Aiko had the date set wrong, so came yesterday. Tomorrow it will be.)