A Soulmate in Prayer

24

In the afternoon Ruby got a message from mama Ratih to wait at the cafe in front of her campus.

''Tumben mama sent a message'', the inner Ruby, and remembered the time when mama Ratih suddenly invited her then ended Furqon and Sapphira were married.

''I must be vigilant, Ruby muttered, but her brain was rectifying again.

''But what appropriate do I feel anxious with my own mama, my biological mother, aaaarrrgghh dizzy me,''nin Ruby.

Ruby who walked while thinking that, did not realize if anyone accompanied her to walk.

''Rub, where are we going?'', Rizal said to make Ruby shocked.

''Asstagfirulloh,''Ruby shocked.Rizal looked right and left.

"Why?",

"Gue guessed the devil from where, did not know the campus demon who was cool" said Ruby and continued to step.

"Rub, this morning I found you loe, said a friend of loe who was so complete that loe have not come I told them to let you meet me on the parking lot I wait but loe did not come disappointed me",rizal said at length.

"Gue was busy this morning and bad luck, disappointed you are not my problem", said Ruby walked quickly to get away from Rizal.

"Rub,gue hasn't finished talking" shouted Rizal as Ruby moved away.

"Eehheeemm, by the way I'm the same", Santi said casually but the aura Rizal felt was different.

"Gue has no business with you" Rizal said

ketus and leave Santi.

Rizal turned his head back and Santi was still staring with a terrifying aura.

"Crazy that chick saiko", muttered Rizal shuddered.

Santi is still silent and Rara and Maya approach.

"San, where was Ruby?" asked Maya.

"The fact is coming" Santi said and was embraced by Rara and Maya.

Inside the Cafe.

"Assalamualaikum ma", said Ruby and greeted the mother.

"Waalaikumsalam", said Ratih.

"What's the matter?" asked Ruby.

Then Mama Ratih put the brown envelope on the table.

"Tumben mommy love Ruby pocket money",inner Ruby.

"What do you mean by this?", Santa Mama Ratih.

''You want to be an actor'', said mama Ratih

"What mama means?", asked Ruby confusedly immediately grabbed the envelope and opened it.

Ruby was surprised that this was not the case this morning, but who was spying on her.

"Mama misunderstood, it's not as close as it was photographed" explained Ruby.

"Mama doesn't want to know, you have to stay away from Furqon and Safira if you need to stay away from us" said mama Ratih.

Jlleebbc.

Like hundreds of knives that hit the heart, sick but not bleeding maybe if bleeding more than one container of pain in Ruby's heart.

Ruby sighed and smiled wryly.

"Alright Ruby will stay away, that's all Ruby talked about saying goodbye'', said Ruby who could not stand it.

''Wait, you also have to accept an arranged marriage with your best friend's son, because staying away does not necessarily guarantee you do not damage the Safira''', said mama Ratih without thinking about her words can hurt Ruby.

''Asstagfirullohalazim, my own mama said such a low thing to me'', Ruby's inner heart was sad.

If other people who say it may not have a big effect on us but this is family, the closest people even mother mother, it seems devastated already his world.

''Ruby will accept it, but with two conditions'' said Ruby resigned.

''What are those conditions,?''ask Mama Ratih.

''The meeting must be held in this city, while the second condition will be Ruby said after the matchmaking event'', Ruby said without turning to Ratih's mother and leaving Ratih's mother.

''Syest girl'', muttered Mama Ratih.

Ruby walked to the campus parking lot where her friends waited by walking quickly Ruby wiped the tears that would drip with her hands, occasionally raising her head so that tears did not drip on her cheeks.

When he arrived at the campus parking lot, Ruby was silent without saying hello.

''Rub are you okay?'', asked Rara.

''Yes, let's go to basecamp now so that the work is quickly completed said Ruby and others according to.

Arriving at Ruby's workplace, Santi, Maya and Rara immediately hold what needs to be handled.

''Rub loe who checks customer what is packing?'', asked Rara.

''Anywhere'', said Ruby and dissolved in work to forget for a moment about the heartache felt.

Mama Ratih after meeting Ruby she immediately met her eldest daughter, without telling her if she would come so that mama Ratih know the household life of her child.

Mama Ratih is still in the car looking from afar the interaction of Safira and her iron family.

Safira was chatting with a hijab-wearing woman and holding a baby.

mama Ratih was still watching her the hijab woman.

''Why do I remember Ruby, no-no Ruby papa gem, Safira is my jewel'', muttered mama Ratih.

Then Furqon came and joined the wife and sister Sanah Furqon.

Mama Ratih saw a smile on Safira's lips, a happy smile a natural smile without engineering or coercion.

''Madamya we are there is not?'', asked the driver.

''We go home sir'', said mama Ratih.

''Well mistress'', said the driver.

On the way Ratih's mama kept silent he remembered Sapphira's smile and Ruby's sad face simultaneously.

Flashback.

Mama Ratih used to lose her first boy, a boy,his son died after birth when the child was awaited by his extended family who will be predicted to be the successor and heir to his grandfather's wealth.

About a year later Ratih's mother conceived again and gave birth to Sapphira,because the female gender is not considered by her family because of the colossal thoughts of her late grandfather who thought that the girl could not lead, her natural woman under men so can not be proud.

Mama Ratih could only look at Safira grudgingly, and was determined to make Safira a girl who could compete with the adam, especially the brothers of her family.

After his grandfather died after three years of mother Ratih gave birth to Ruby, his father advised if the grandson of a boy or a girl will get the same rights, he said,Ruby when from birth to the age of school poured out the affection of each family.

Mama Ratih from there thought that Ruby had loved a lot while Safira was only her and her husband who loved.so mama Ratih devoted more affection to Sapphira.

The thought of mama Ratih makes Ruby who was in elementary school at that time saw the closeness of her mother and sister to be envious, love to seek attention to say naughty for the mother to see it.

But mama Ratih ignored and remained with his stance, to the point where Safira incarnated to be desired, intelligent, beautiful, and always adored, he said,every family meeting where Ratih always praises his eldest daughter when someone asks where Ruby must be mama Ratih will say.

"Either I was dizzy with the mischief that Ruby always made so she was with her papa, very different from the obedient Sapphira",

Families from there began to often compare ranging from no children to nyinyir directly in front of Ruby and Sapphira.

With the attitude of mama Ratih like that and see the psychic condition of Ruby who began to be disturbed, he said,papa Adi who realized immediately embracing the youngest daughter spoke from heart to heart when there was still a father who loved Ruby.

Gradually Ruby and Sapphira were like heaven and earth, the stubborn Sapphira descended from the mother, with the ambition of what she wanted she had to get,while Ruby decreases the nature of papa Adi to be independent and recognize the nature of a person before being truly familiar.

Flashback.

Two days after meeting with mama Ratih Ruby seemed to be not concentrated when taking classes.

Until getting a reprimand from the lecturer for being found daydreaming, completed following the course.

In the evening Ruby prepares to meet her candidate, but what candidate?the candidate might.

Ruby appeared to sigh several times before Papa Adi picked her up.

"Are you ready son?", asked Papa Adi to Ruby, just a nod and a smile that Ruby showed to papa Adi.

"Don't be nervous, there's papa here" said Papa Adi.

"Yes pa", Ruby said.

"Pa papa's best friend's son about whose age?", asked Ruby so as not to quarrel.

"Ehm, you'll see for yourself, son," said Papa Adi

While at a restaurant in the hotel where Ruby and her parents will meet the family Imam Wijaya felt his heartbeat faster.

"That's mama", show daddy Adi, the three of them go to the table where Imam and his wife are waiting.

"Assalamualaikum", said Adi,''Waalaikumsalam", said the Imam and embraced each other.

"Include this Ratih my wife and Ruby my youngest daughter", said Papa Adi, Mama Ratih greeting as well as Ruby kissing the back of the hand of Imam and Siti ma'am.

"This is Siti's wife, my son is still on his way here" the Imam said.

"Let's sit down and talk while waiting for your son" said Papa Adi.

"I heard her eldest daughter just got married, yes jeng, I congratulate her and sorry I could not attend that time" said Ms. Siti.

"Yes jeng, nothing", said mama Ratih smiling.

"Nak Ruby is still in college what majors?", asked Bu Siti

"Master business management" Ruby said politely.

"This princess is very beautiful", said Bu Siti looking at the face of ayu Ruby, Ruby just lowered her head.

"But still beautiful sister jeng", said mama Ratih spontaneously, and got deheman papa Adi.

"Oh, my dear does not come yes and is married", said bu Siti feel awkward, while Ruby you can yourself how she feels.

"I'm sorry I'm late" said Sobri.

"This is the one we are waiting for, Here is my son Sobri Hidayat", the Imam's father said, introducing his son,

Ruby lowered her head when she heard the name of her best friend's son while thinking, "It's the same Sobri or just the same name", the inner Ruby.

While the middle-aged woman who came with Sobri noticed the hijab girl who looked down.

"And this is my wife's older sister", has not finished introducing Khodijah ma'am has been excited.

"Ruby", the speck of Kodijah's mother made Ruby immediately raise her head.

Deg.

Ruby's eyes clashed with Sobri's eyes, Sobri smiled faintly.

"MashaAllah want this is really you?, a mother of great seneng", said bu Khodijah stepped into Ruby's embrace.

Mama Ratih and Ms. Siti were astonished.

"So how's the decision?" asked Mrs Khodijah.

"There has been no decision yet mbak yu", said Imam.

"Ck, you guys, wait for what else they already know each other" said Bu Khodijah spirit.

Pak Adi and Imam's father looked at their daughter's son and answered a small nod.

"Well, right, if so directly", said Bu Khodijah not sabaran.

"This is really Siti's older sister?", whispered mama Ratih astonished.

"Yes jeng sibling", replied bu Siti and mama Ratih only mangosteen.

"Don't be too hasty, let them be decisive" the Imam said.

"How did Sobri you accept this match?", asked the Imam's father.

"I accept his father", said Sobri mantab.

"If you are Ruby, papa's daughter?" said Papa Adi.

"Clearly accepted Ruby", said Bu Khodijah and Ruby nodded.

"Alhamdulilah", said All who were there.

"But Ruby has a condition", Ruby said softly making everyone frown.