The Honorary Owner
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Since his talk with Kyai Abdullah this morning made Ruby not talk too much. Just like at dinner this time, Ruby closed her mouth shut. The rice in front of him was just a spectacle for him. Kyai Abdullah knew that his only daughter was sulking, but he tried to ignore her.

"Would it be full if the rice was just looked at like that?" Nyai Hannah could not bear to reprimand her daughter.

Ruby won't make the umminya reprimand twice, she'll eat her food immediately.

"Maybe tomorrow afternoon Handoko and her wife will be in touch here, please clean the guest house for them, huh?" pinta Kyai Abdullah's.

"Well, Abi," replied Ruby.

"What's all of a sudden Handoko sir is here, Bi? Didn't he come here just a month ago?" ask Nyai Hannah.

"Abi has not asked, who contacted Abi not Handoko's own sir, Ummi. But his aide" replied Kyai Abdullah.

The small family chose to enjoy simple cooking at the dinner table without talking anymore.

After spending dinner and cleaning the dining table, Ruby accompanied by two sisters rushed to tidy up the guest house.

Kyai Abdullah does provide several small houses containing two bedrooms and a bathroom. It was not far away, only a few meters away from his house.

This guest house is usually used for guests of kyai Abdullah who want to deepen religious knowledge, consult or just find peace.

"*Ning Ruby, our task is done. Is there anything we can do to help you with?" Ask one of the sisters who helped Ruby.

*Ning: Call of honor for son of kyai java.

"Looks like I have, you guys can go back to the room. Thank you for helping me" Ruby said.

"Sama-sama, please excuse me. Assalamu'alaikum."

"Wa'alaikumsalam," replied Ruby escorted the departure of two santriwati out.

Ruby went back inside to double-check what the santriwati who helped her earlier.

"Alhamdullillah, everything is done" he said.

"It's over, By?"

Kyai Abdullah who suddenly came surprised Ruby. "So let's be surprised." He held his heart which almost escaped from his trunk. "That's all, Bi. Bathroom water is also Ruby filled."

Kyai Abdullah walked into the house and sat in the living room chair. "Sit down, By. Abi wants to talk to you."

Ruby sat in one of the chairs in front of Abinya.

"It's about your request."

Ruby sat still and anxiously waiting for the continuation of what sentence would come out of her brother's mouth.

"Do you really want to go to Jakarta?"

"Yes, Bi." Ruby answered with confidence.

Kyai Abdullah sighed, "Why are you so stubborn anyway, By? And why can't Abi always resist your wishes?"

Ruby was wide-eyed to hear Abinya's last sentence, "Abi ngijinin Ruby works in Jakarta?" ask Ruby.

Kyai Abdullah nodded, "On the terms you have set. If you don't pass that test, then you should come back here immediately."

"Alhamdulillah, Thank you Abi." Ruby kissed both of her abi's hands with great pleasure.

As hard as it is, kyai Abdullah will still melt with his wife and child. He patted his daughter's happy back.

"Already, By. Go back to your room. Abi still wants to be here."

Ruby nodded then stood up, "Assalamu'alaikum, Abi."

"Wa'alaikumsalam, Ruby."

Ruby went back to her room with a very carefree heart. He immediately grabbed his cell phone and called his best friend, Nara.

"Ra, I got Abi's permission!" heed

"Well! Seriously, By?" Nara doesn't believe it.

"Yes, Ra. When should I go there?" ask Ruby.

"Immediately donk, Heru's mas will need the chips," replied Nara

"OK deh. Tomorrow I will go to Jakarta" Ruby said.

"okay, By. Don't forget your comic files. Mas Heru would have liked." Nara reminds me of Ruby's work.

"Yes, Ra. Thanks, yes. I hung up on you, Ra. bye."

"Bye, By."

Ruby accostes her phone call with Nara and rushes to sleep.

**********

In accordance with the information given by Abinya last night, this afternoon their home came important people with two men of sturdy who look like bodyguards.

A couple and a handsome young man were sitting in the living room with Kyai Abdullah and Nyai Hannah.

"No, Mr. Minister. We are so glad that you stopped by our boarding school. A special pride of our boarding school in stopping by important people such as panjenengan," replied Kyai Abdullah

"Keyai this could be."

Their conversation came to a halt when Ruby came up with a tray containing several cups of coffee for her Abinya guests.

Maria - Handoko's wife - has been relentlessly staring at Ruby's face ever since she was present in the living room.

"Daughter, Nyai Hannah?" ask Mary to Nyai Hannah.

"Yes, Miss Maria. Just returned from Japan" replied Nyai Hannah.

Ruby finished arranging the coffee-filled cups on the table. After which he stood up, gently grabbed Mary's hand and kissed her.

"I'm Ruby." He introduced himself, then put his hands between his chin and mouth to greet Handoko and her son.

"God, you are beautiful" praised Mary.

"Thank you, Mom." Ruby blushed in embarrassment, "I'm sorry to go back inside first." Ruby then went with her tray.

Talks between Kyai Abdullah and Handoko continue.

While Ruby chose to prepare a light hidagan in the kitchen for her abu guests.

After the Ashar Kyai Abdullah and Nyai Hannah prayers along with Handoko the family went to the large mosque in the main courtyard of the pesantren. Today there is a general study schedule that must be filled by Abdullah as the speaker.

Ruby deliberately stayed home, with the help of some of the princess santri, he prepared dinner for his own guests and family.

"Seek you to deliver this to the bodyguard, Mr. Handoko, who is sitting in front of the guest house, huh?" Ruby gave me two cups of coffee and a plate of fried bananas.

"Express, Ning."

As soon as the two princesses helped her, Ruby went to the back of her house to pick up some pandan leaves she needed to cook rice.

His steps came to a halt when he saw a tall man was busy taking pictures around the school grounds of the pesantren princess, which happened to be from the yard of Ruby's house has a shortcut to get there.

From a distance many hysterical princesses were happy to see the man, some were waving or calling out the man's name.

Ruby's arrival immediately made the crowd disappear, some of the princess who was in front of the classroom went straight inside.

"Sorry, Mom."

Ruby's voice surprised the man, he turned around and saw Ruby was not far behind him.

Ruby recalled that the man before her was the son of Handoko, Abinya's guest.

"You are not allowed here, because this is the territory of the princess santri," explained Ruby later.

"Ooh, Sorry. I don't understand" the man replied indifferently.

"You can get through that door." Ruby pointed at the door that led to her yard.

"okay."

The man walked according to Ruby's directions.

Carefully Ruby walked behind the man. Unconsciously in his mind he was praising the work of God that was walking in front of him.

"Astaqfirullah!"

Ruby was surprised when the man in front of her stopped his steps and almost made Ruby hit the man's back.

Ruby quickly took a few steps back and lowered her gaze.

"Lo got a mask?" ask the man.

"Facial cover?" Ruby makes clear

"Yes," replied the man

Ruby nodded, "there is. Please wait in front of the house. I'll get it" Ruby said.

The man again walked ahead of Ruby and according to Ruby's instructions, he waited in front of the house page kyai Abdullah.

"Please." Ruby gave me some sheets of mask.

Ruby pulled her hand when the man's finger almost touched her. Making the man stare cynically at Ruby, making Ruby immediately lower her gaze.

"Gue ain't sick any time" he said.

"I'm sorry, I'm just keeping ablution." replied Ruby

"Aah, Yes. I forgot that you're Kyai's son." The man passed by leaving Ruby.

"Aah, Yes. You are the son of the minister, until you forget how adab after getting help from others," he murmured annoyed.

He went back into his house and continued his cooking.

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