The Honorary Owner
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This morning the table chairs belonging to the Handoko family were filled to the brim, as Kyai Abdullah and Nyai Hannah were staying at Handoko's house. Light talk accompanies starting from the beginning of breakfast until all food is cleanly escorted. Conversations Kyai Abdullah and Handoko who dominate on the table, the wife only as an enhancer, while the child just silence in his own mind.

"You can't get pregnant. Papa wants to take nimang grandkids!"

"Uhuk uhuk!" Ruby choked on the water she was drinking when she heard Handoko say.

"Be careful, By." Nyai Hannah rubbed her daughter's wet clothes.

"Ruby is still awkward when it comes to that, Mr. Handoko." Kyai Abdullah.

"Well sorry, By. Strike her pengen until papa forgets himself." Handoko.

Ruby just smiled, she was confused as to what to answer.

"After this we want to clean up and immediately take Ruby to Hiko's house, Pa, Ma." Hiko.

"That's a big chuckle, baby?" Maria seems to dislike Hiko's wishes.

"Hiko's only got two days off, Ma." Hiko forced her mother to understand her situation. "And if Abi and Ummi are pleased, please stop by to see where we live." Pinta Hiko on Kyai Abdullah and Nyai Hannah.

"By, Son. We'll come with you after this." Kyai Abdullah agrees.

"But it can't take long, son. Abi and Kyai Marzuki promise to go to Habib Umar's house."

Hearing his umminya mention the name Kyai Marzuki made Ruby look at his umminya. His gaze seemed to ask if Iqbal also went with his ashes?

Umm Hannah nodded, knowing full well what her daughter's gaze meant.

"It's okay, Ummi. At least I want to tell and convince Abi and Ummi if Ruby lives in a decent place. So then. Abi and Ummi don't have to worry about Ruby." Hiko.

Kyai Abdullah and Nyai Hannah smiled, they nodded in confidence.

After breakfast, Hiko and Ruby clean up their clothes and supplies. Not like the goods Hiko brought, only one backpack. While Ruby carried one medium-size suitcase and a carry-on bag. Not to forget his favorite backpack containing his valuables.

Ruby and Hiko say goodbye to Handoko and Maria. Heavy Mary let go of Ruby's departure. He was eager to join, but the state duty required him to accompany Handoko to the eastern part of Indonesia this afternoon. Then Kyai Abdullah and Nyai Hannah took turns saying goodbye to the iron and immediately got into Hiko's car.

Hiko drives her car breaking up the capital's not-so-dense streets. It didn't take long for Hiko to arrive at her house.

"This is my home Abi, Ummi." Hiko said as she opened her door.

"Yes, Abi." Praise Nyai Hannah.

"Alhamdullillah, Son. May you have the blessing of Allah Subhanahu Wata'ala." Do 'a Kyai Abdullah.

"Aamiin's."

"Please sit down, Abi, Ummi." Hiko. "I asked my aunt to drink first."

"No need, son." Kyai Abdullah prevented Hiko's departure. "Oh, just sit here. After all, we can't linger here either."

Hiko complied and sat down.

"Nope ..." Abi called Hiko.

"Yes, Abi." He replied with a nod, looking at Kyai Abdullah but not daring to look him in the eye.

"Our Ruby grew with great care, we gave science as much as we could. If you are not pleased with his shortcomings, remind him in a good way, Please do not hurt him.

He was a child who obeyed God and his parents. If you are a good priest, he will also obey and serve you.

Abi put our daughter in you. Take care of him like we take care of him, love him like we love him, take care of him like we take care of him. Abi knows that you are the man in charge. We leave our daughter to you, son Hiko."

The sentence after sentence that Kyai Abdullah said became a big burden for Hiko. He felt that he had gone too far into this marriage.

"In Shaa Allah, Abi. I'll do everything according to Abi's request."

Ruby was surprised to hear Hiko say, she looked at the man beside her. Now he just realized, if it does look gesture a santri in the man. The way he sat, the way he spoke and his gaze was so polite.

Kyai Abdullah told Ruby and Hiko a lot about marriage. Hope they can be serious and fill each other's shortcomings.

Before the dhuhur adhan reverberated, Kyai Abdullah and Nyai Hannah had left Hiko's house. Ehsan came to pick them up.

"Why did I promise Abi that?" Ruby Protest.

Hiko lifted Ruby's suitcase, taking her to the second floor. Ruby follows Hiko, carrying her tote bag.

"Gue your husband, of course I have to take care of you." Hiko answered while continuing to climb the stairs.

"But what Abi asks is not just that, Mas." Ruby said.

Hiko just stood still and continued to walk, heading towards a blue painted door.

Chequek!

Hiko opened the door. "This is your new room" said Hiko.

Ruby followed Hiko into the room. "Goddessa ..."

Ruby was surprised when she saw the setting of the room containing a bed that was not too big, with a work desk located near the window, a dressing table and a wardrobe. All shapes, colors and layouts are exactly the same as Ruby's room in Malang.

"Well, all this? it could be exactly the same as my room in Malang" asked Ruby, she looked very happy.

"I'm not doing much work with Ginian." Hiko put Ruby's suitcase with the origin.

"Trus who made all this exactly in my room? It's just me who knows." Ruby asked, "Nara?" Ruby Muttered.

He looked at Hiko, "Did Nara come here often?" Ask Ruby.

Hiko did not answer and chose to leave the room, he entered a room across from his room. That man can ruin people's mood the most.

Ruby immediately continued to tidy up all her clothes, her not-so-much makeup kit, and took her backpack, taking out all the contents on her new workbench.

Ruby's eyes stopped on two small boxes. He took it and opened it, like reopening memories with the man who gave the box to him.

"I still wish I could keep this well, just like how I feel about you, which is still very well stored."

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After the Ashar Prayer and rest for a while, Ruby decided to go out of the room and surround Hiko's house. The house is not too big. It has only two rooms on the second floor, one bedroom below which is reserved for her domestic assistant.

Ruby went to the kitchen to look for something to eat. There he meets Inah who is preparing dinner, a man who once spoke to him by telephone.

"Assalamu'alaikum, Bi. I'm Ruby." Ruby introduced herself.

"Wa'alaikumsalam," The woman, who was about the same age as her Umminya, put down a knife and reached out to Ruby, "I'm In, Non."

Ruby smiled and shook Inah's hand. "What kind of cooking aunt?" Ruby asked, she was already preparing to help Bi Inah cook.

"Non just wait, there's no need to help. Let auntie do the cooking." It looks confused.

"It's okay, Bi. I used to help my ummi cook too, it's not good to just sit still." Ruby's approaching Inah. "Let me cut it into pieces, Auntie prepared the season. I'm less adept at concocting spices."

Bi Inah smiled and gave the knife to Ruby and Ruby immediately took over cutting some vegetables in front of her.

"Auntie's been working here a long time?" Ask Ruby.

"Already, Non. I used to help at Madam's house, and since Den Hiko decided to live alone I moved to work here too." Answer Inah.

"Where are the aunts?" Ask Ruby.

"My house is in the back village here, Non." Answer Inah.

"Oh yeah? Deket yes, Bi. No need to go home."

Inah laughs. "Every day I go home, Non. Stay here if Den Hiko doesn't come back here, so I'll take care of him here."

Ruby nodded, She remembered something. "So what's done in the room above is also Auntie?"

"New room upstairs, Non?"

Ruby nodded, "Yes."

Inah shook her head, "Den Hiko himself finished the new room, Non. I can't help you."

"Aragh!"

"Astaqfirullah!" Aunty was surprised to see Ruby's bloody index finger.

Ruby clasped her index finger to stop her blood flowing. He was too shocked to hear Inah's answer to lose concentration.

"I'll take the plaster first, Non." Aunt left the kitchen.

"Why, Bi?" Ask Hiko who's gonna take a drink.

"Non Ruby got a knife, Den." Reply Aunty.

Hiko put her glass back on the dining table, and approached Ruby. "Why could it be?" At Hiko's touch, he pulls Ruby's hand and pulls her into the water tap.

"Darkl." Ruby's strangulation held the pain of her wound being splashed with water.

"Lo can't cook? Gini's been hurt?" Omel Hiko's.

Ruby just kept quiet, looking at the man who was nagging while cleaning the blood in her diary.

"Here!" Hiko pulled Ruby to take her to the dining table chair. "Sit down!"

Ruby just according to what Hiko ordered.

"This, Den." He's showing Hiko a wound plaster.

"Thank you, Bi." Hiko.

"Together, Den." Inah leaves Hiko and Ruby.

"You can't cook, don't cook. Let Bi Inah cook." Hiko was still nagging by putting plaster on Ruby's finger.

Ruby still gasped at Hiko's treatment of him. "Thank you, Mom." Ruby Saying.

"Hm." The answer.

"Thank you for making the same room as mine in Malang."

Hiko was surprised to look at Ruby, How could she know? Inner Hiko.

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