The Substitute Bride

29. Like a Linglung

"It looks like he needs to be enlightened" Jose thought decided.

Of course Jose did not accept Aninda's thinking. Jose loved her so much, so he did everything for her.

Otherwise, perhaps Jose would have let Aninda die when she was about to be thrown into the ocean under the bridge.

"Master doesn't need to be upset like that, the bad thoughts of traumatized people are strange, I've also often talked to him not to obey all the evil whispers in his head. Waiting for proof."

"What kind of proof?" jose asked confusedly.

"Yaaa, a proof like master should always be next to Miss Inda. Because now, Inda's trauma has gradually disappeared, you only need to always be next to Miss Inda but I hope you do not do sensitive touch even if you want it. I suggest, just hold it. Healing at this stage is very important. Because Miss Inda doesn't trust every man yet, so do good."

"But I'm a good man." The influence of frustration previously experienced by Jose, made the man answer spontaneously without thinking first.

"Yes sir. I just reminded. Anyway the key is don't remind her of what happened three months ago, she's still very sensitive."

Jose also agreed.

***

Two days after the consultation, Jose was allowed to bring Aninda home. Because all this time, Aninda lived in a psychiatrist's house who helped her back like Aninda was.

Now Aninda looks very healthy, not as upset as she was a few months ago.

Jose was so happy to see Anindanya talking to him again. Although the woman sometimes daydreamed, but Jose managed to stop her daydreaming.

"Do you want to eat something?" ask Jose.

"No, I ate already" Aninda replied without looking at Jose. He kept looking out the window of the car that was taking him away.

"Did you stay at Miss Susan's house happy?"

"hem yes. He is a good man" Aninda replied.

Jose does know Aninda's attractor is quiet, but Jose feels strange and afraid if Aninda keeps answering short and potluck like this.

"Mama's daughter-in-law .." Maria came to greet Aninda as a daughter-in-law. The middle-aged woman came out from inside the house and looked like she was going to hug Aninda.

"Mom misses you."

Aninda simply smiled in response to Mary's longing.

"Mama's been waiting for you for a long time, have you been able to hold hands with each other?" mary asked after their embrace was released.

"It's ma" Jose replied.

"Try you to hold hands now" Mary pleaded with glee.

Arinda refused with no reaction.

Jose who understood immediately said, "Ma, let's just go inside."

Maria nodded despite being confused as to why her son said so.

Jose came in while pushing the wheelchair that Mama had occupied. Maria pushed her own wheelchair out of the house.

Aninda looked at the house with a blank look. Jose who noticed it immediately called out to the woman.

"She, let's eat. Mama must have cooked in the kitchen. Isn't it Ma?"

Maria smiled. "Yes. My mom cooked well before this. You must be hungry after a long journey."

***

"That's why, Jose. It looks like he's not the Aninda that Mama knows," said Maria not used to Aninda's overly reserved nature.

Although Maria never met Aninda when Aninda was full of sanity, still she knew Aninda's movements. Maria likes to pay attention to Aninda who is sane through CCTV connected to her home. So Maria knew how good Aninda was even as a 'foreign' person at the beginning