The Honorary Owner
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"Well, how did Ruby go home?"

A question from outside the window of the animator room caught the attention of four people inside. Heru who was going home accidentally saw there was Ruby who was still busy at his desk.

"Lo give you extra work, Briz?" Heru asked Abriz who was at the end of the room.

"No, Really!" Abriz answered with conviction.

"You three are reasonable overtime, lha Ruby? He usually comes home first."

"My work is not done yet, sir." Ruby gave an answer, "I'm actually less fit today, so my work can't finish where the time is." he continued.

"Loh! Less fit even overtime?" Heru looked back at Abriz, "Heh team leader, your responsibility is nih."

"Yes the Boss, Yes." Reply Abriz pasrah.

"Come on home all! I am afraid to see people overtime" said Heru as he passed.

Ruby looked at Abriz who was ready to throw him away, "A little more, mas." Ruby Saying.

Abriz nodded and looked back at his computer screen.

In less than half an hour, Ruby completed her work and submitted her files to Abriz and the two film directors.

"Okay, it's all. Time to go back." Said Abriz while tidying up his desk.

Ruby and her two friends also rushed to tidy up their desks and immediately went home.

Just as Isya's Adhan was reverberating, Ruby just came out of the lobby door.

"You want to pray first, By?" Ask Abriz who is behind him.

Ruby looked at Abriz, "Yes, Mas."

"Sholat from the mosque across the street." Abriz pointed to a mosque dome that was several buildings away from the highway in front of him.

Ruby nodded.

Abriz and Ruby walked out of the building to the mosque that Abriz was referring to. They stopped by the side of the road waiting for the red traffic light.

Ruby and Abriz immediately stepped along with several other road crossers after seeing the red light on. But Abriz's steps came to a sudden halt, his gaze fixed on the lovers kissing in the car.

Seeing Abriz who stopped making Ruby stop his steps and find out what happened. He soon found the answer there.

"If you don't walk, they'll hit you, Mom."

Ruby's voice resuscitated Abriz and Abriz seemed confused by the situation.

"Road street, By. Don't look anywhere." Get Abriz quick.

Ruby just smiled wryly at Abriz's behavior. She looked in the car, watching her husband and best friend who had finished kissing. And accidentally Hiko also realized his existence. Their eyes meet each other, but Abriz suddenly walks beside Ruby, limiting Ruby's view of Hiko's car.

"Don't look anywhere, By." Abriz.

Ruby nodded and continued walking towards the end of the zebra cross.

Abriz looked at Ruby repeatedly, trying to guess whether Ruby saw her cheating husband.

Arriving at the mosque, Abriz and Ruby immediately separated to the place of ablution and immediately performed prayers. Abriz who finished the prayer first chose to wait for Ruby on the terrace of the mosque.

He still occupied his mind with the incident a moment ago. She knew clearly that the man in the car was Ruby's husband. Abriz clenched his hands furiously, eager to smash his fists at Hiko. He couldn't accept seeing a woman as good as Ruby was betrayed.

Abriz saw Ruby was already a few steps on his left side wearing shoes. Imagining Ruby who would cry sadly knowing her husband's affair made Abriz undo his intention to tell Ruby. He chooses to keep it to himself and let Ruby know for herself.

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Ruby came home using an online motorcycle taxi, her arrival was awaited by Handoko and Maria because until night she did not come. After giving an explanation and at the same time having dinner, Ruby returned to her room to clean up and rest.

Chequek!

The door of the room opened, the man Ruby had expected to arrive at last.

"Please take care of your behavior if you're in public." Ruby said, "Mas carries the good name of my current abi."

Hiko takes off her denim jacket, throws her original on the bed and approaches Ruby who is sitting on the sofa.

He sat down and squatted with Ruby, pulled Ruby's right hand and saw the scratch marks from the stairs he got last afternoon.

"Belom and puttin?" Ask Hiko

Hiko let go of Ruby's hand and stood up, she took something from her jacket. A small tube he brought back to Ruby. He sat down next to Ruby and pulled back Ruby's hand.

"Lo can't take care of your body?" Hiko asked, her fingertips busy smearing the cream on Ruby's bruised hand.

Ruby memicing withstanding soreness and pain.

Hiko closed the medicine she was carrying and put it in Ruby's hands.

"You're lazy to smear, don't get me wrong if I hold your hand!" He then left Ruby and went into the bathroom.

Ruby was upset, not because Hiko touched her without permission but because she ignored her words. He was still sitting, waiting for Hiko to finish her bath.

Long wait finally Hiko came out also from the bathroom.

"Don't you sleep yet?" Ask Hiko. "Sleep there, don't you sleep?"

"Mas has not responded to my request regarding Mas and Nara's behavior outside of earlier." Ruby replied annoyed.

"Cowok who likes you knows that?"

"Yes." Yeah."

Hiko smiled, "It can make him make you separate ma I'll be with him."

"I'm serious, Mom. Please take care of your good name, take good care of your family and my family."

Hiko sat on the edge of the bed, staring at Ruby who was seriously staring at her. "Gue doesn't like to be regulated, but why do I agree with this?"

"Thank you if you want to fulfill my will." Ruby Saying.

Hiko just nodded.

No more talking between them, the silence took over the atmosphere of the room. Hiko was still staring at Ruby who was preparing a pillow that she would use to sleep.

"Lo want me to give you a monthly ration of how many millions?"

Hiko's question makes Ruby undo his intention to lie down. "I won't ask for my rights."

"Lo afraid I'm asking for your duty?"

"I never intended to give it to you."

There was no answer from Hiko making the silence come back. Hiko's gaze was still attached to Ruby's eyes.

"I'll go to sleep if our conversation is over." Ruby felt wronged because Hiko kept looking at her.

"What if I wanted to be the same?"

"I mean, Mas?"

Hiko shook her head immediately, "Sleep! Let's just say I didn't say anything."

Hiko's one sentence earlier was enough to make Ruby's heart beat faster and make her breath unstable. Both of his hands clutched tightly onto the edge of the sofa. There is fear, anxiety and whatever it is raging into one head.

"Gue won't do anything!" Hiko said, He stood up and patted Ruby on the back several times.

"Don't touch me!" Ruby avoided.

"The more you ban my hands the more you want to hold them, Lo." Hiko Goda.

Ruby looked at the man cynically, "I didn't mess with my previous threat."

Hiko rolled her eyes, "It's up to you." He said then left the room.

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