LUNA (SUBSTITUTE WOMAN)
HE HAS NO HEART
Luna regained consciousness in a vast and magnificent room. His body was lying on a warm and soft velvet sofa. He immediately got up to sit when he realized that someone else was watching him.
"Ouch," luna lamented, as her head felt pain as she got up in a hurry.
Carnations that arrived at Gilang's office a moment ago immediately approached Luna and sat down beside the woman. "Slow down, Lun, you just came to your senses."
"Bu Anye, since when are you here?" asked Luna who was confused because she saw the Carnations next to her.
"Since my husband called and told me that you fainted," replied Carnations.
Luna massaged her head which still felt dizzy. "Ah, yes, the last time I intended to go back to the office after dropping off the file you requested, but afterwards I don't remember anything else. Sorry, I must be troubling your husband, Mom. Your husband should lift me into his room. I'm sorry again." Luna bowed repeatedly because she felt bad.
"Lifted you what? You were lying alone on the couch in the lobby until I came. When I came, I called security to move you into this room." Carnations blurted with a pouting face. It was as if he was upset about the actions of Arjuna who left Luna just like that in the lobby in a fainting state.
While Luna was glaring at her eyes, she felt unacceptable for being treated like that after the difficult work she did for Arjuna. "Your husband has no heart, Mom!" exclaim Luna. "Sorry to say this, but what if there's something wrong with me down there. For example there are men who try to steal an opportunity in narrowness."
"Yes, he has no heart. It was hard to admit it in front of anyone, but that was how Arjuna was. I wonder why I wanted to marry him."
Seeing the look of sadness on Anyelir's face, Luna immediately felt guilty. "Mom, sorry, I didn't mean to rattle your husband, I just-"
"Now, don't feel bad. What you said is true. Wait here, let me get you a P3K box." Carnations then rose to their feet and began to walk towards the cupboard in the corner of the room, and began to look for boxes commonly used to store medicines.
After getting a box containing drugs, Carnations came back to Luna and placed the box on the table in front of Luna.
"Bath your wound before infection" Anyelir ordered. "Where did you get those injuries from, Lun?"
Luna grimaced as she rubbed the wound on her leg with a cotton swab and wound cleaning liquid, then she replied. "I got hit by a motorbike while crossing. But I'm fine, Mom, I can still pick up Junior." Luna ended her brief explanation, then immediately got up to her feet after she put a bandage on her feet. "Come, Mom, we'll be late for Junior."
Carnations rose to their feet and immediately followed Luna's steps to get out of Arjuna's room, then the two waited for the elevator at the end of the hall. However, the two women's steps came to a halt as they passed Arjuna in the corridor.
"Anye, are you guys leaving? Be careful on the road then," said Arjuna, then without saying anything more to his wife, Arjuna again stepped hurriedly towards his room.
Carnations only sighed, while Luna looked annoyed. "Damn it," muttered Luna.
"What?" asked Anyelir who faintly heard Luna's voice.
Luna quickly shook her head. "Ah, it's okay, Mom."
Carnations whose mood had been damaged by Arjuna's cold attitude also said, "I'll take you to pick up Kevin, I won't go back to the office."
"But, Mom-"
Luna just shut up. Seeing Luna slightly objected, Carnations immediately said, "Just calm down, I'll count overtime."
Luna smiled. "I didn't ask you, Mom."
***
Kevin is the five-year-old son of Anyelir and Arjuna and attends one of the best kindergartens in town.
Luna's meeting with Carnations was because one day Luna helped Kevin who was about to get hit by a car while crossing the road without supervision after school three months ago. Since then the relationship between Anyelir and Luna has become increasingly familiar until now.
Kevin runs into the house as Anyelir parked his car in the garage, while Luna runs behind Kevin while carrying a school bag and Kevin's lunchbox.
"Kevin, don't run around like that, honey. What if you fall?" shouted Luna, trying to stop the behavior of Kevin who was too agile and could not stand still.
"Geez!" Kevin screamed and ran faster as he saw an elegant-looking old woman standing in the corner of the room staring at the wedding photos hanging on the wall.
The old woman named Maria, Arjuna's parents who always act cold to Carnations and without exception to Kevin as well.
"Kevin, where's your manners. Supposedly when you meet the oma, you kiss the hand of the oma, instead of shouting like that. Did your mama not teach you manners, or did it have inborn the obscure blood that runs through your body that-"
"Ma, enough. Please don't talk about it in front of Kevin. He's a kid and doesn't understand anything." Carnations cut off Maria's words aimed at Kevin.
"Because he doesn't understand anything, that's why you should make him understand that he's not my grandson. Don't act so spoiled to me, I don't like it, Anye!"
Hearing Maria's voice yelling at the recoiled Carnation made Kevin cry. The boy ran over to the Carnation and immediately hugged the Carnation.
"Here you go, honey, don't cry." Carnations knelt down and tried to calm her crying son in fear.
Seeing that, Maria again grumbled. "Look, it was only a while ago that she was so cheerful, now she was already crying. Still small its nature is manipulative once, what if it's big."
"He's not manipulative, Mom, but he's afraid of your voice yelling at him" Luna answered Maria's scolding, he could no longer bear the cold and pretentious attitude that Maria had been playing since. Maria is very intimidating. Luna does not like people who have this nature.
Hearing Luna's voice trying to defend Kevin, Maria was visibly angrier. The woman grabbed her handbag on the table, then approached Luna and landed a slap in Luna's face. "I don't like any outsiders meddling in my business, okay?!" snapped Maria. He then turned his gaze to the Carnation, whose face now looked red with anger. "Remember Carnation, tomorrow is your scheduled visit to the gynecologist. I hope there will be good news. Otherwise, I'll marry my son to another woman who can give us a successor."
After saying that, Mary immediately departed from the presence of Carnations and Luna. Leaving behind the Carnation whose heart was broken for the umpteenth time.
Seriate.
