A Soulmate in Prayer

12

When Ruby was chatting and releasing longs with mbok Surti the sound of deheman echoed.

''Eehheeemm'',

Ruby looked over and stepped towards the empress.

''Assalamualaikum ma''', said Ruby grabbed the hand of the mother and kissed the back of her hand.

''Waalaikumsalam, it's been awaited papa diteja eat", said Mama Ratih his mama Ruby without a stale then waltzing leaving Ruby.

Ruby smilingly followed her mama to the dining table.Disana already there papa also her sister.

''Hai By, how are you?'', Safira said by looking at Ruby's appearance from top to bottom.

''Alhamdulilah well sis'', said Ruby while smiling and sitting next to her brother.

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''Have been chatting, we continue later now to eat the dish first", said papa Adi Baskara.

Her mother brought rice and side dishes to her papa and also offered some side dishes at the dinner table to her sister, when Ruby noticed the cuisine at the table was indeed all her sister's favorite cuisine.

"Ruby, eat it don't just look at it" said Papa Adi.

"Yes pa", said Ruby take rice and chicken soy sauce.

"Eating a lot, surely you are there just eating with soy sauce and crackers right", Safira whispered to Ruby, Ruby just nodded and smiled thinly.

After dinner, Adi asked his family to gather in the family room.

"There is something you want to tell all of you, especially to the two daughters of papa", said papa Adi when his wife and two children were already there, Safira and Ruby just looked at each other,Sapphira sat with her mother facing Ruby who was sitting with Ruby.

"About what pa?, why didn't papa ever say anything to mama?", said the mother who was upset with her husband.

"Sorry papa ma, papa just wants to convey this after Ruby is in our midst", papa said making mama snort annoyed.

"Indeed about what pa?", asked Safira was curious, Ruby was curious but saw the mood of the mama is bad Ruby better to be silent than the target of scolding.

"Silence is Gold", the inner Ruby.

"On matchmaking", said Papa Adi lightly while the mother stared intently at the husband.

"I mean papa, Fira and Ruby have to accept the match" Safira said.

"No son, just one of you" said Papa Adi.

"Then Ruby's the one who's been betrothed" said mama.

"Why should Ruby ma?, while Safira's brother is the oldest child instead of pamali when the sister precedes her brother", said Ruby who also did not want to be betrothed.

"Because your achievements are below the standards of Ruby, while your sister is a talented career woman, she can even make papa company soar like this" explained the mother, who is a talented woman,Safira who defended the mother smiled and glanced at Ruby.

"But Ruby is still in college" said papa defending Ruby.

"Indeed who will be a match with Safira or Ruby", said Mama annoyed.

"The son of papa's friend" said Papa Adi.

"Is his wife one of my socialite friends?", asked Mama.

"No ma, they don't live in this town" said Papa Adi.

"We just want to establish silatuhrahmi by betrothing our children ma", continued Papa Adi.

"Silatuhrahmi does not have to match children also pa" said Mama Ratih.

"To be tighter, ma, they're a good family" papa said.

"Safira what do you think, son?", asked Papa Adi.

"Pa.", said mama Ratih.

"Ma, this papa wants to hear the opinions of children not the opinions of mama", said Papa Adi.

"Safira can not pa, Fira this candidate Ceo in papa company, if after all Fira married Fira wants to have a husband that exceeds Sapphira pa also have to love each other" answered Safira.

''Then you want to introduce papa'' friend'''', said papa Adi and Safira turned towards the mother.

''Don't force pa'', said mama Ratih.

Papa Adi just sighed.

"If it's Ruby, what do you think of it?", asked Papa Adi.

"Ruby already has a candidate for priest for Ruby pa,ma", Ruby said.

Deg.

Mama, Papa and Sapphira stared at Ruby at the same time.

"Who would roughly be in such bad faith as you", Sapphira's ridicule made Ruby twist her lazy eyeballs.

"Safira", Tegur papa Adi.

"Sorry pa", said Safira made mama Ratih rub the back of the eldest daughter's hand.

"Ruby, who is the man who is close to you?" asked Papa Adi.

"Only an ordinary young man pa, his name is Furqon Sabil'', Ruby said with a smile.

''Sorry Ruby bang, Ruby scapegoated brother, Ruby still wants to focus first without being constrained by status'', the inner Ruby.

Safira heard the words and the look on the face of the brother who sparkled happily as if he did not accept it.

Then Sapphira nudged the mother's arm, she turned to Safira and nodded slowly.

''Don't embarrass our family Ruby'', said mama Ratih.

''What kind of humiliation do you think of Mama?', asked Ruby.

''That by establishing relationships with ordinary people can damage the reputation of our family'', said mama Ratih, can be ashamed of himself when he came from the lower middle class.

''Ma'', Tegur papa Adi.

Ruby smiled thinly.

''What mama forgot if Ruby was never introduced as the daughter of Papa and mama, the community also does not know if Ruby is the son of businessman Adi Baskara, who is also the son of the businessman,so it's legitimate not if Ruby is in a relationship with anyone'', Ruby said casually.

''Basar child do not know lucky, even though the community does not know but our extended family knows who you want to put where the face of the mother, mama does not approve you'', said mama Ratih growled.

''If the young man you mean is a good young man, tell him to meet papa'', Adi's papa said to Ruby making Ruby swallow her saliva with difficulty and nodded slowly.

Now in Ruby's brain how to tell bang Furqon about this, Ruby whose heart's intention to escape from arranged marriage is even presented with confusion.

''Forgive me, this must be even more painful than Ruby who once refused the love of brother'', Ruby's inner.

''Pa, mama does not agree'', said Mama Ratih.

''For Sapphira who will receive this matchmaking, while Ruby papa wait for the young man you mean, if you do not enter the criteria you have to stay away from him, said Papa Adi and Ruby nodded.

''No objection'', continued papa Adi firmly before being interrupted by the wife.

''It's a night of rest son, papa also want to rest come ma''', said papa Adi and moved from his seat to the room followed by mama Ratih who stared intently at Ruby.

''Ehhem, Ruby wants to rest first sister'', Ruby said to Sapphira, he stood up will walk.

''Whether the young man you mean is real or just your delusion, ''' Safira said, making Ruby undo her steps.

''He is real sister, I am not like a brother who can only tell a lover halu to socialite friends sister'', Ruby said without looking at Safira who had stood up because upset.

''Prove your words'', Safira said against Ruby.

''I'll prove it, the young man I mean will come to this house, not his brother knows that I don't like to lie''', Ruby said then left Sapphira who stood up while tightening her teeth.

''I'll take away all your happiness'', inner Sapphira was upset.