The Honorary Owner
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"Mas Hiko .., I'm sorry I can't go back to you."

The deg!

Hiko almost stopped breathing hearing Ruby's answer. He looked at the woman he loved. There he saw a lie, his watery eyes gave a different answer to his mouth.

"I'm sorry."

Ruby spoke without sound, but it sounded quite clear in Hiko's ears. Even down to Hiko's heart niche. That voiceless speech was like a sharp dagger that repeatedly pierced through his heart, ravaging the foundation of his hope. Is this how time works? so shocking. Some time ago he was very sure of the hope he would get, but a moment later no one knew if the hope was gone.

"I accepted Habibie's ta'aruf mas request to me." Ruby Continue.

Hearing Ruby's sentence makes Hiko close her eyes and a drop of Hiko's tears fall down her cheek, making Ruby feel even more pain but she can't do much. Ruby couldn't hold back her sobs, she left the living room and ran into her room.

Nyai Hannah tries to follow Ruby, but Ruby prevents her. "Ummi, please leave Ruby alone for a moment. Ruby's gonna take a little while, and then Ruby's gonna be back." Ruby Pinta.

Nyai Hannah sighed, rubbed Ruby's arm and nodded her head. "Yes, son."

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Not a moment turns out the time it takes Ruby to adjust to this situation. His heart needed a lot of time to accept his decision. His tears flowed back when he remembered Hiko's tears when he heard his decision, he wanted to retract his decision, but...

the tok tok tok.

"Now ...,"

His voice Hannah was heard from outside Ruby's room.

"Habibie's coming home, meet him for a second." Nyai Hannah.

Ruby wiped her tears and walked out of the room.

"Meet him for a minute, son."

Ruby nodded, He returned to the living room. Highlight his eyes were fixed on Hiko who was also looking at him. Her eyes were soft and severed, but Ruby could only return that gaze with a sense of guilt.

"I'll go home first, Ruby."

Just this time Ruby felt that she did not accept someone calling her name, even though Habibie called her very soft, but her ears were very difficult to accept the sound waves.

"I'm sorry if I'm being disrespectful to Mas Habibie." Ruby Saying.

"It's okay, we can talk another time. I'll go home first, Assalamu'alaikum ..."

"Ma'alaikumsalam ..." Answer Ruby.

Habibie turned his head to Kyai Abdullah and Nyai Hannah, whom he had previously held before Ruby.

"Be careful, Habibi boy." Kyai Abdullah.

"Yes, Mr. Kyai."

Kyai Abdullah and Nyai Hannah led Habibie to the door of the living room. After Habibie's car left the yard, Kyai Abdullah and Nyai Hannah sat back in the guest room.

"I'm sorry, Son Hiko." Kyai Abdullah.

Hiko just nodded.

"Ummi'a pray you can find a better woman than our daughter." Add Nyai Hannah.

Hiko didn't marry Nyai Hannah's do'a, instead being angry at Nyai Hannah. Rather, for her only Ruby was the only woman who was best for her.

"Ummi, please prepare a guest house for Nak Hiko to stay tonight." Pinta Kyai Abdullah's.

"It's not necessary, Abi. Thanks though. But I've booked a hotel room around here." Reject Hiko, he's lying.

"I'll go home now, Abi, Ummi." Hiko.

"But, Son ...,"

Kyai Abdullah appeared to be unselfish when Hiko packed her shoes and jacket. Similarly to Ruby, he wants Hiko to stay longer at home. He has not yet been willing to take Hiko away.

Hiko grabbed Kyai Abdullah's hand and kissed him. Kyai Abdullah immediately hugged Hiko.

"I'm sorry, son. Abi will always wish you all the best."

Hiko nodded, she did not answer because she was holding back her tears.

Kyai Abdullah let go of her embrace, and Hiko took turns to say goodbye to Nyai Hannah.

"I'm sorry Ummi, Ummi is sure you can be happy even if you're not together." Nyai Hannah.

"I'm sorry too, Ummi. Hiko gave too deep a wound to this family."

"May we all be better."

"Aamiin," Hiko rubbed her face, "I'm happy to go home first Abi, Ummi, Ruby. Assalamu'aikum ..."

"Wa'alaikumsalam,"

As with Habibie, Kyai Abdullah and Nyai Hannah drove Hiko's departure to the front door of the living room. Ruby herself did not take Hiko away, she immediately went into her room.

Ruby was looking for something in her bag, a watch she found there. He immediately went back out and chased after Hiko who was already at the boarding gate.

"Mas Hiko!!"

Ruby's shout stopped Hiko's steps and made her look back.

The tiny woman was running around in the middle of the field chasing her. It was eager for him to stretch out his arms ready to catch the woman into his arms. But it was only limited to imagination to slightly heal the wounds in his heart

Ruby stopped a step in front of Hiko, she slightly bent down to regulate her severed breath. Hiko waited patiently until Ruby was ready to convey the reason that made her have to run after Hiko.

"Maas ...,"

"I'm sorry, I. I will definitely regret my decision." Said Ruby.

Hiko just silently stared at the watch that had belonged to Ruby.

"I should have brought it back to you at our farewell." Ruby is back.

"I love you, By." Hiko said later.

Ruby raised her head. "I know that, Mom."

"If I could choose, I wouldn't let my heart fall to you. But it's okay, even if I'm the only one who loves you. Keep on making me fall deeper into you, as much as I can try to hold back until I really don't fall for you anymore."

"I'll keep saying your name in my prayers, ma'am."

"You're gonna try to love another man, By. And your love for me will fade. Then my name is no longer your first priority after God and your parents."

"None of you, my. Later you will mention the name of another woman in your prayer."

"I doubt it, By."

The two looked at each other, then Ruby immediately lowered her head. He was not strong in looking into those eyes. Eyes full of hurt and disappointment.

Hiko took the watch from Ruby's hand. "I'm leaving, By."

"Give my regards to Almeer, I'm sorry if I can't be what he expected."

Hiko nodded.

"I'm sorry, Mom. I'm sorry." Her tears are now dripping, "remember, Mas. To hurt you was never the intention of my life."

"May you be happy, By."

"You too, Mommy."

Hiko reluctantly steps up to leave, but she must do so anyway. Being in front of Ruby only piles up beautiful memories that will make it even more flavorful to leave it.

This is their second farewell. Both will blame no one, because this is the path that God gives and they both believe, What God gives, no matter how bitter it is, there must be something good behind it. God knows better what they need than what they want.

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By the time Ashar Hiko arrived at his home, Handoko and Maria had welcomed him, waiting for good news from Hiko.

"Why, Son?" ask Maria.

Hiko sat on the living room sofa, leaning her back and head against the sofa.

"Ruby chose to accept ta'aruf with the son of one of the kyai there, Ma."

"Astaqfirullahaladzim," Let's be disappointed, he approached his son and embraced him.

"Sorry Hiko Ma, Pa. Hiko is unable to bring Ruby back to be Hiko's wife, so Papa and Mama's daughter-in-law, as well as Almeer's future mother."

"So Mama Ruby won't be Almerr's mom, Pa?"

Almeer's voice made all the way to the back. Almeer is seen running towards Hiko, standing in front of Hiko.

"Ac ....,"

"Why, Pa? Why doesn't Mama Ruby want to be Mama Al? Al good boy, Al diligently prayed, Al pinter?"

Hiko immediately pulled up her son and immediately hugged him.

"Mama Nara said that Al became a good boy, a pinter and diligent prayer, Mama Ruby must love Al, Pa?"

Maria and Handoko try to calm their grandchildren.

"I'm sorry, honey. Mama Ruby's getting married to someone else,"

"Trus who's Al Mama, Pa? Al wants to have Mama, Al wants Mama Nara to wake up again, Pa.., Al wants to have Mama.., Huaaaaaaaa...."

Al's cry suddenly broke, leaving Hiko, Maria and Handoko feeling even more hurt.

"Sorry Papa yes, Al. Sorry, Papa." Hiko hugged her son.

"Al'll have a good Mama, so Al has to be patient." Persuak Handoko's.

"Al should be more diligent in praying, yes. In Shaa Allah, Allah will send the best Mama to, Al."

Almeer just kept crying in his papa's arms. That made Hiko even sadder. He could have understood the pain, but Al was too small to feel the disappointment he felt.

"Sorry papa, baby. Sorry papa, Papa's wrong." Said Hiko, he repeatedly kissed his son's head. "It's all wrong, Papa. You get hurt too. Sorry Papa ...."

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