The Honorary Owner
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Hiko was still accompanying Ruby who was crying in the back seat of her car, her chest was the most appropriate place for Ruby to lean on right now. Indeed, he was very furious with the news that was very detrimental to Ruby. His guilt was again raised, however, this would not have happened if he had not done anything stupid that night.

“I'll find out who the person who spread all this, By!” Her speech.

Ruby just sobbed unresponsive to the sentence coming out of Hiko's mouth. For him all free, his good name was ruined. Tabina Ruby Azzahra is now known as a dirty woman who can not maintain her purity. Looking for perpetrators who spread this news will not make his self-esteem intact again, will not change the view of people against him changed.

Tuk tuk tuk!

The sound of a car window knocking, there's a Genta figure out there. Hiko pulled down the windshield and looked at Genta, asking what made her approach him.

“Lo come back first, deh. Lo was given the director's permission to take off today. Calm down lo's wife first.”

“Gak get permission also I will still go from here,” muttered Hiko. “Lo have people find out about this problem?”

“Udah. They're going to buy us. You bring back Ruby, aja.”

Hiko nodded, closing the window of the car after Genta left his car.

“We go home yes, By?”

Ruby pulled away from Hiko's embrace, “Iya, Mas.”

Hiko drives her car and leaves the shooting location to her house.

Arriving home, Hiko took Ruby directly to the room. Ruby was no longer crying, only occasionally she sobbed. Ruby sat on the bed, Hiko sat squatting right in front of Ruby's knees.

"I'm sorry, By. Because of my mistake everything's like this." Hiko held onto Ruby's hands tightly.

Ruby just nodded.

"I'll give you back your good name, By. I'm the one who started it, I'm the one who has to finish it."

"What do you mean, Mom? You didn't think you'd tell everyone if you did it, did you?" ask Ruby.

"I have to do it, By!"

Ruby nodded, "Don't, Mas! You can't do that!"

"I can and I do have to, By."

"Don't, Mas!" Ruby pleaded with him. "You're going to disappoint a lot of people. Your parents and my parents. I can't see them getting hurt, Mas. Just imagining it makes my heart hurt."

"Then what should I do, By? Finding the culprit won't make your name either. Even though I can guess who did it."

Ruby frowned, "Who, Mas?" ask Ruby

"Nara!"

"No, Nara couldn't have done something like that to me." Ruby Eagle.

"All you know is your family, my family, me, Genta and Nara. And looking at the situation like this, obviously Nara Yang had a reason to do something as despicable as this."

Ruby shook her head, "I'm sure you're wrong, Mas."

Hiko sighed, "Is that how you are to her? until you close your eyes and ears to all his actions?"

"No, Mas. I know Nara she's not the one who's gonna do this."

"We'll wait for the proof, By. If it's true that he did, don't stop me from replying. Even if he's your best friend, I'll still be strict with him." Hiko was full of confidence.

"I'm also sure that Nara wouldn't do something like that."

The two are determined by their own opinions.

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This afternoon incident made Ruby almost forget if her parents would stop by her house. Hiko was busy with her cell phone, occasionally receiving calls outside in an angry tone.

The hour hand on the wall of the room was pointing almost at five in the afternoon. There was no chance for him to go out shopping, considering that the working hours of Inah were also almost finished. Ruby is not happy if she asks for help to go to the market.

Ruby picked up her phone that was in her bag. Many missed calls from Abi, Ummi, Azizah and Nyai Fatimah. Also whatsapp chat from his friends who asked his situation.

Ruby again sobbed, remembering the incident that happened to her.

/Ooh, so brother Hiko marry him just pity?/

/Kyai children are not diem at home but even wandering aja, already so it makes the family embarrassed right?/

/Kyai children tuh if you know religion at home, ngajar njai kek dipesantren, not make the comics unclear./

/If there were no girls, surely Hiko's sister has been bedridden by Ghea./

/Usually kyai children study religion in egypt, well this is even in Japan? coming home should be a role model and give knowledge to others, eh love horrendous news./

/right? Being born in a thick Islamic family does not guarantee his own human Islam./

Some nitijen blasphemy in the comment field one of his recent photo uploads makes Ruby more down. Although there were many more who gave him support, but still the bad comments made him hurt.

the cheque!

The door of the room opened, making Ruby quickly wipe away her tears.

"Asslamu'alaikum, son."

"Ummi!?"

Nyai Hannah appeared from behind the door, followed by Kyai Abdullah behind her.

Nyai Hannah immediately hugged her daughter who was still sitting on the bed. It immediately made Ruby again shed her tears.

"I'm sorry Ruby, Ummi, Abi."

That sentence was what Ruby repeatedly said on the sidelines of her cries. Nyai Hannah kept hugging her daughter and Kyai Abdullah kept menggapak daughter's back.

His tears Hannah had been melting since earlier, of course, ever since she heard this news. He thinks that the bad incident has been buried and Ruby can continue her life normally. But apparently not, God is still testing it among the happiness his daughter is feeling.

Quite content to let go of all the claustrophobic feelings with her cries, Ruby pulled away from her general embrace. He could see Hiko's presence in the room as well. Highlight the guilty eyes hung on the eyes of Hiko who was sitting on Ruby's dresser chair.

"Why are they this cruel to me, Abi, Ummi?" Ruby Complaints. "Is it because Ruby's not a filial child? is this the punishment of Ruby's stubbornness? is this because Ruby always denied Abi and Ummi, until God was angry at Ruby?"

"Astaqfirullahal'adzim, Ruby. Don't let this test make you su'udzon to him." Kyai Abdullah said, "In Shaa Allah, you will soon find the wisdom of all this, Son." Kyai Abdullah.

"What's wrong with my dream, Abi? Does a child always have to study in the middle east? Isn't Science to be found anywhere, Abi? Why are they so harshly blaming me for all my choices? I am not Fatimah Az-zahra the daughter of the Prophet, I am only a Tabina Ruby Azzahra, daughter of Abdullah Al Mutsanna. What do they expect from an end-time woman like me? women who have absolutely no perfection and privilege that Muslim women in the time of the Prophet."

Ruby vented her anger with tears flowing again, making her eyes so puffy.

"Why should you be angry with them? if you're calm, look back, they're reminding you, son." Kyai Abdullah.

Ruby nodded, "But they mentioned Abi and our religion, they can't do that, Abi. I was wrong, they should have blamed me."

Kyai Abdullah smiled, "They can do it, son. They have eyes, they have speech, they have hearing and they have the mind to judge anyone, but one thing they always do and we forget is that in fact we have no right to judge anyone and not everyone is aware of that. When you don't like to be treated like this, never do this to anyone else."

Kyai Abdullah wiped the tears on Ruby's cheek, "Son... Do not use your heart in sorrow for all the mistakes and events of the past, it will make you weak to face the future. Let everyone insult us, we'll keep moving forward. Strengthen your heart. Be like a flower, though it is plucked, but it still gives fragrance to the person who picks it. Forgive all the mouths that berate us and may God lift us up."

"But everyone already thinks Ruby is different, Abi. Ruby will be underestimated because Ruby is dirty. Ruby's too scared to come out, Abi."

Hiko seoerti's heart was sliced at the words of his wife.

"For the time being you calm down, son. Stay at home, the closer you are to Him. Be sad, but don't overdo it. There are still many people who love you." Kyai Abdullah.

Ruby was speechless hearing Abinya's sentence, she could not argue anymore because indeed what her brother was talking about was true. He is not as wise as his brother, his knowledge is very far from Abinya, but anyway he must try in accordance with the advice of his Abinya.

There were no more tears flowing down Ruby's cheeks. He is a bit tougher at the moment and he should be tougher even if one Indonesian knows about the bad things that happened to him. His mother is being enjoyed by many, and he will prepare the heart to receive her.

Shaking from Hiko's phone rang out among the rest of Ruby's sobs. All staring at Hiko, the man smiled and asked for permission to leave the room to receive a call.

"Yes, Ta? How's it?" hiko asked when she was outside the room.

"Gue found out who spread all this to the gossip account." replied Genta.

"My real guess?" guess Hiko.

"Wrong, Ko!"

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