The Honorary Owner
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Nyai Hannah and Kyai Abdullah run around behind the hospital gurney carrying Ruby.

"We'll handle your daughter." Speak to your doctor before closing the IGD room door.

"Oh Allah, Abi.  Why would Ruby do this?" Nyai Hannah's crying broke in her husband's arms.

"Patience, Ma'am. We wish Ruby all the best." Nyai Fatimah who took her to try to strengthen her brother-in-law.

Kyai Abdullah just quietly hugged his wife, he was no less anxious with his wife.  His mind had guessed everywhere, why his daughter could do this recklessly.

Long as they waited in anxiety, the doctor finally came out.

"Ruby's patient family?"

Kyai Abdullah and Nyai Hannah rushed to the doctor.

"How is our son, doctor?" Ask Nyai Hannah.

"Fortunately the patient's wound is not too deep, the wound on the patient's hand has been successfully overcome."

"Alhamdullillah, O God."

"We'll transfer the patient to the inpatient room. The nurse will escort you if the patient can already be visited." Doctor says.

"Thank you doctor, thank you." Nyai Hannah.

"Sama-sama, please excuse me first." Talk to your doctor and go back inside the IGD room.

"Thank God Ruby is safe, ma'am." Kyai Nur.

"Thank God, Nur.  God still loves Ruby." Kyai Abdullah.

Finally a nurse approached them and escorted them to Ruby's hospital room.

"Patients are still under the influence of anesthetic bu, in a few moments the patient must be aware." Obviously a nurse.

"Thank you, ma'am." Nyai Hannah.

"Together, I'm sorry first." said the nurse, "if there is any need to press the button on the bed ya."

"Good, mbak."

The nurse leaves the room and Nyai Hannah approaches her unconscious daughter.  He looked at his daughter's pale face with his left wrist wrapped in gauze while his right hand was embedded with an infusion needle.

"What makes you like this, son." Nyai Hannah rubbed Ruby's forehead.

"It looks like Abi really has to report to the police to find the person who made Ruby up like this, Ummi." Kyai Abdullah.

"Abi, we haven't discussed this before. Reporting to the police will only make more people aware of Ruby's condition and it won't make Ruby better." Nyai Hannah reminded her husband.

"Yes, Mas.  Ruby can also be more depressed if she knows who did it." added Kyai Nur. "Istiqfar, yes. We just focus on healing the physical and psychic Ruby."

Kyai Abdullah let out a long sigh, confirming the words of his wife and sister.

"Is it possible that Iqbal decided not to continue his sermon?" Guess Nyai Hannah

"Astaqfirullah, Ummi.  Why think that." Kyai Abdullah said, "Don't su'udzon first, Ummi."

Kyai Abdullah told his daughter about the disaster to Kyai Marzuki. Although only a few of Darul Hikmah's students know about the incident, it is inevitable that the news will spread throughout the pesantren even to other pesantren.  Therefore, kyai Abdullah chose to tell Kyai Marzuki first rather than knowing from others.

Kyai Abdullah did not insist on continuing the sermon between his daughter and Iqbal, all of which had been handed over to the kyai Marzuki and Iqbal.  Whatever decision they will accept with a chest.

"You'd better go home first, Nur. We'll stay here tonight." Kyai Abdullah said he took off his seagrass.

"Yes, Mas.  Tomorrow we'll come again to bring the necessities for the mas and mbak." Answer Kyai Nur.

"We go home first, ma'am." Nyai Fatimah approached Nyai Hannah to say goodbye.

"Yes, brother.  You guys be careful on the road." Nyai Hannah.

"Assalamu'alaikum."

"Wa'alaikumsalam."

Kyai Abdullah escorted Kyai Nur and Nyai Fatimah to the door, after the departure of his sister he returned to his daughter.

"We should take Ruby back to Malang alone Ummi" said Abi.

"Let him determine Abi later, Ummi is afraid that forcing will make Ruby more depressed."

Kyai Abdullah let out a long breath.

"Ummi.." a soft voice came from Ruby's mouth.

"Ruby! You're sober, son?" Nyai Hannah looks happy to see Ruby open her eyes.

Ruby looked around her who felt foreign to her.

"You're in the hospital, son." Nyai Hannah told Ruby.

Ruby recalled the incident some time ago then she raised her left hand.  He smiled wryly.

"What do you think until you do what God clearly hates" asked Kyai Abdullah. "You still angry at him?"

Ruby was silent.

"Why are you thinking of leaving us, son?  Do you not love your parents anymore?" ask Kyai Abdullah again.

Ruby was still silent but her tears started to drip.

"Don't be selfish, son.  Just because one person hurt you, you have to leave all of us who love you. Abi doesn't want you to lose your life because men aren't responsible for it."

"Talk to us whatever you feel, son."

Nyai Hannah hugged and continued to calm her daughter.

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This afternoon Nara came back to Darul Hikmah boarding school to meet Ruby.  Lately he has a lot of time because Hiko has only a little shooting schedule since his affair case was revealed in the media.

"Good day." His speech was right on the door of the living room of Kyai Nur's house which was open.

"Jiang,"

Sounds authenticated from inside and before long Azizah appeared in the living room.

"Eh, Sister Nara.  Get in the mbak." Bring Azizah.

Nara melted her sandals and went inside, "Ruby what else?"

Azizah.

"Why, Zizah?"

"Ruby's sister's in the hospital, ma'am."

"Well!!  Ruby why, Zizah?" Ask Nara to panic.

Zizah took a breath, "Mak Ruby tried to kill herself, mbak."

"Oh my God, Ruby!" Nara drowned until her body fell on the floor.

"Mother Nara." Azizah took Nara's body.

"Zizah, tell me where the hospital is.  I have to get there." Pinta Nara's.

After getting the name of the hospital and the name of Ruby's hospital room, Nara immediately drove Hiko's car to the hospital.

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From inside his bag came the vibrations from the mobile phone, he fumbled looking for his phone. It was Genta who was calling him.

"Yes, Brother?  Why?" Ask Nara when the phone is connected.

"Hiko has been shooting it. Get us now." Answer Genta.

"Sister, Sorry.  I'm going to the hospital again, Ruby's in the hospital.  Genta brother, sorry I went to Hiko, yes, I can't pick him up."

"Ruby's in the hospital?  Why?" Genta is no less panicked.

"I can't tell Genta.  I hung up on him, brother."

Without Genta's consent, Nara immediately closed her phone and refocused her car between the capital's gridlock.

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Hearing news from Nara makes Genta rush to invite Hiko home with an online taxi.

"Why are you quiet?" Ask Hiko when she gets home.

Genta chose to sit quietly on Hiko's living room sofa while Hiko chose to lay down her body and see some of her shots in her mobile phone gallery.

"Ruby's in the hospital." Genta

"Trus? What is our relationship?" Hiko asked without moving her gaze from the phone screen.

"Gue's worried he's trying to kill himself, Ko." Genta brushed his sentence.

Hiko did not respond.

"Co!  Don't you panic?" ask Genta.

"Lo don't have to be lebay, think of a distance." Answer Genta.

"What is the real thing?  What are you gonna do?"

Hiko put down her phone and closed her eyes with one of her arms.

"Well!  You b*jing*n true, human bangs*t lo, Ko!"

"Whispering."

"Gue doesn't want to know we have to take Ruby to the hospital, Ko!"

"Ruby's in the hospital?"

Unbeknownst to them, Maria was already standing at the door of Hiko's living room.

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