(Not) The Substitute

Eps 49 - Family Drama

Arfan who is busy with his work must be disturbed by the ringing of his cell phone continuously. Arfan immediately went to his room to answer the call from his mother.

"Assynolt, Ma. What's up?" ask Arfan.

"Greetings waalaikum, Fan. Are you busy?" asked her mother and she sounded upset.

"Yes, what's wrong, Ma? Mom and Dad are okay, right?"

"We're good, but your in-laws aren't good..."

"Certua? Papa's Mama Elnaz? Why them?" ask Arfan wonder.

"So Isna was angry at the market, he said Elnaz did not want to help Elsa take care of the house even though Elnaz was sick. He's even fucking on you, Fan. You said it to your wife, Fan. Don't do that, let's not be ugly in someone else's eyes..."

Hearing the ravings of the Mama, Arfan could only sigh long while looking at the base of his nose.

"Astagfirullah, Mama... It's not my wife's fault, Elsa herself likes to complain to her Mama. Don't get a little wrong my wife dong, Ma. Poor him, already angry Aunt Isna is still blamed Mama.." said Arfan trying to resist his annoyance.

"It's not Mama Salahin Elnaz, Fan. But Mama's just pissed off the way Isna got mad at the market and turned you on, seeing people again, embarrassed Fan ..."

"Yes, Ma. Don't listen to Aunt Isna. Oh yeah, now I'm really busy, Ma. I'll call again if I go home." said Arfan later.

"Yes, Oh yeah, what's Elnaz sick about, Fan?"

"He accidentally stepped on a broken flower vase" replied Arfan.

"Oh so, yes already. You're doing the right job..."

"Yes, Ma. Assalamualaikum"

"Greetings waalaikum"

After disconnecting the phone with his Mama, Arfan could only shake his head and once again let out a long sigh.

"The family drama is not over." murmured Arfan.

.........

While Isna who is currently cleaning her house looks very upset considering what her sister-in-law said in the market earlier, she said, what else was heard by the people in the market and they will definitely talk about Elsa and Isna's family again. The failure of Elsa's marriage and also the marriage of Arfan and Elnaz was indeed a phenomenon in itself for their villagers, because it had never happened before.

"Is.." call his mother-in-law who is currently walking with her limped steps.

"What's up, Mom?" ask Isna annoyed.

"Bikinin mom porridge yes, Is. Mother's stomach hurts, mother also does not have appetite." said her mother-in-law with her raucous voice.

"Mom, that's me cooking chicken soup. There's the gravy, eat it. I haven't finished cleaning the house yet." said Ms. Isna.

Her mother-in-law could only nod, but she really did not have appetite and her stomach was not good. But he forced himself into the kitchen and ate what was there, he also felt sorry for his son-in-law who took care of the house alone because some days he was not feeling well.

"Why do you look so upset, Is? If tired, you should rest first, no need to force yourself. Later you will be sick." said his mother-in-law who then painstakingly swallowed the rice mixed with chicken soup.

"It's not tired, ma'am." said Bu Isna "Just sorry for Yuni, he brought up the problem of Elsa and Arfan's marriage that failed in the market earlier. It's so her talk in front of a lot of people, it's a shame, ma'am.." he said.

Her mother-in-law could only sigh heavily and say "Why did Yuni bring up the matter? As far as mother, Yuni is not the type of person who like that, what else you are so close already like brothers" he said because he did know his eldest son.

"What's not it." replied Miss Isna half muttered, because she was lazy to talk about it.

"Kok is not what? Do you guys have a problem?" asked her mother-in-law and she spit on her food even though there was still plenty of leftovers on her plate.

"Nothing, Mom. I'm just upset that Arfan said that Elsa and I were other people, but we were both their real families"

"Why does Arfan talk like that?" ask the grandmother.

"Elnaz is sick, Elsa intends to help take care of the house. But they both refused..."

"Elnaz is sick?" ask the grandmother to panic.

"Don't know.." replied Miss Isna cf. Iir, because she even forgot to ask what Elnaz was really sick.

While the grandmother heard her favorite grandson was sick, she immediately rushed to her room to pick up her cellphone and she immediately contacted Elnaz.

"Assalamualaikum, Grandmother.." The sound of her grandchildren's glee came from across the phone.

"Greetings waalaikum, El. Said you were sick, what's the pain, Ndok?" ask the grandmother worried.

"It's not sick, Grandma. Just yesterday it fell, El's leg was hurt. But now it's better, this is all El can cook..."

"Thank God, Ndok. Grandma's worried when you hear you're sick, where's Arfan?"

"Sir Arfan works, Grandma. Grandma don't worry, El's fine." exclaimed Elnaz who made her granny smile, what else Elnaz sounds so happy.

"Are you happy, Ndok? What was? Arfan gave you a present, didn't he?" seductive grandmother, because since childhood Elnaz was very happy when Arfan gave her a gift, even if only a hairpin though but Elnaz always looks very happy.

"Hehe, what a gift, Grandma... Love" Elnaz sounded embarrassed when saying that, while the grandmother instead chuckled amusedly.

"So you've loved each other, hm?"

"Yes, Grandma. Yes, although initially difficult to believe because.because Kak Arfan was very loving Brother Elsa.."

"Why is it hard to believe, Ndok? The heart can change if the Owner of the Heart pleases, and also usually a man is easy to forget what someone else if that person hurts him, he said, what else if he immediately finds a woman who makes him comfortable. That's what happened to Arfan, I'm sure, he'll make you happy. He's a very nice guy, Ndok"

"Yes, Grandma. El knows and El is very grateful, El also loves Arfan..."

Miss Isna who had stolen the conversation from her mother-in-law and grandchild was a little upset, whether they both looked very happy. But he could not do anything, could only regret because at that time allowed Elsa to go so that now Elnaz was the owner of the heart and life of Arfan.