(Not) The Substitute

Eps 5 - Neighbor Whisper

The neighbors and relatives of Arfan had been excited about Arfan who actually married Elnaz instead of Elsa. Elsa and Arfan have never been seen to have a very serious problem. They can't guess what really happened, because Arfan and Elsa look very romantic and love each other, while Arfan is also very pampering Elnaz as a sister and everyone knows about it.

Now the marriage of Elnaz and Arfan became a trending topic of neighbors both old and young, women and men because it was very surprising. Even friends Arfan and Elsa are no less surprised.

While Elnaz, the girl was trying to die and hold tightness in her chest and trying to die to stay focused on her final exam.

After the exam, Elnaz did not return home as usual. He was still confused where to go after what his mother said this morning.

"El..." Elnaz looked up when he heard his name being called.

"Eh Andy.." said Elnaz forcing himself to smile.

"You're going home yet? Want me to drop you off?" ask his classmate named Andy.

"Do it, I'll find a motorcycle later" replied Elnaz trying to avoid Andy's gaze, since he set foot in his school earlier he was trying to avoid looking at anyone because Elnaz knew his eyes must still be very swollen.

"You sick, El?" asked Andy who saw something different from the usual face of Elnaz always cheerful and cheap smile.

"What a hell, just staying up last night" replied Elnaz.

"You are, you are smart. Do not have to stay up too must be your value is high" praise Andy sincerely that makes Elnaz smile clumsy. Her IQ is above average, plus she is a polite, kind and generous girl "Yes I've delivered, let's just say I'm your taxi man. Pay can, enough to buy cigarettes" said Andy who made Elnaz laugh.

Finally, he also wants to take between Andy with his motorcycle "Don't get close, not mahram" said Andy when Elnaz berbonceng behind his "Hug it, it's okay" further that makes Elnaz immediately pinched his waist makes Andy grimace.

"Oh yeah, where are you going to college, El?" ask Andy again while running his motorcycle.

"Of course, I haven't thought of that" replied Elnaz shrillly. What else his future is now is very different from what he expected.

"If I want to go to college in Jakarta, I told Mama to go there and study business with Om Hardi"

"It was not that you were told to go to Jakarta with your mother and told to stay with Om Hardi but you don't want to, now you want to?"" ask Elnaz who already knows Andy and his family. They were also a school in Junior High.

"Yes because I'm an adult now, El. Kasian also Om Hardi did not have children, he always persuaded me to stay there. Yes now I'm devastated, Om Hardi has been very affectionate with me and Mama" said Andy seriously.

"His name is also Om, it must be dear to his nephew. What else is your mother is one sister Om Hardi" continued Elnaz.

"Yes, Arfan is very fond of you. Cousin sense sibling, rarely you know, El"

Elnaz's heart gasped at the name Arfan mentioned, he would only laugh and smile when someone said something like that because everyone knew how close Arfan and Elnaz were. But the problem is, their status is now more than just cousins.

"Come down here, Ndy" said Elnaz quickly.

"I'm anterin until home, giggling. It's common, right?" said Andy because Andy often deliver Elnaz home, Andy is also close to the family of Elnaz and Arfan.

"No, thank you" said Elnaz and he immediately got off Andy's bike after Andy stopped his bike.

"The same, because the exam is finished, when the road yuk" he asked.

"What's the word later, bye, Andy. Be careful." exclaimed Elnaz as he walked backwards and waved his hand at Andy. Andy just smiled and also waved his hand at Elnaz.

Elnaz walked over, his eyes again feeling hot. He passed through several houses and heard whispering neighbors talking about him.

"Eh that's Elnaz, he's like he just got home from school"

"Yes, you can't believe that now he's married to his sister's fiancee"

"Yes, Arfan and Elnaz were like siblings. Elnaz was closer to Arfan than to Elsa"

"Is it possible that Arfan cheated on Elnaz"

Sick, heartbroken Elnaz heard the loud whisper. Tearing apart his feelings that are still so pure.

In other words, his heart felt very sore. He's not that bad, Arfan is his older brother, his super hero, not his lover what's more his dark lover.

"Last night the two of them were at the hotel, did they do their first night?"

"Surely, I've become a husband and wife"

"Kok baga ya Elnaz take his sister's fiancee. What she didn't overshadow her sister's face when Arfan touched her, did she not feel guilty"

Elnaz's body trembled and it felt cold hot hearing that inappropriate word, tears instantly flooding his smooth cheeks. His heart grew increasingly claustrophobic as if the entire mountain in this world was overlapping him. His breathing felt heavy as if he could no longer breathe.

Elnaz felt angry, uncomfortable, sad, and sick to hear the whispers of his neighbor. Never in the least bit berbersit in his mind to seize Arfan from Elsa, what else until became Arfan's lover and let Arfan...

Oh no, just imagine Elnaz shuddering in horror. Elnaz sped up his steps towards his parents' house, while tears did not stop flowing though he wiped it again and again.

"Lord, my heart hurts so much to get all that slander"