Will Not Be Substituted

Chapter 106: The Surprise?

The weather is so sunny today. The children's voices sounded boisterous. They cheered each other to make them more excited.

“Bi, look here!” shouted one of Abhimanyu's male friends who was carrying a camera.

Abhimanyu smiled wilfully looking at the young man. Then back to cheering the little children who are doing the race.

This is the third week Abhimanyu and his friends live in the village. It doesn't feel like in a week they have to go back to their homes. Pleasure and sadness suddenly clouded the man's mind. He is happy to be home soon and to spend time with his wife. However, he also felt sad about having to part with all the new people who stopped by in his life during this one month.

“Oke, this sack race was won by Doni and Ali,” Abhimanyu said using a loudspeaker.

“Gift will be shared later in the afternoon at three. Now you rest first. Go home, shower, eat, sleep. Later at three you come back here for the distribution of gifts.”

The long sentence Abhimanyu closed with a greeting and a smile. It felt so happy to see the children laughing so widely as if they had just won the lottery.

Abhimanyu released his alma mater. The weather was very hot and he started to growl. He took the phone from his pocket. His smile came when he saw the beautiful face of the wife he installed as a photo of the front screen of his cellphone. The man's fingers were already on the verge of pressing Caca's number when someone held out a bottle of mineral water towards him.

“Drink, Bi,” Wella said as she sat next to the man.

Abhimanyu thanked her and then took the bottle and downed the contents. He also decided to contact Caca. He still has class at the moment. Abhimanyu still remembers his college schedule.

“Bi,”

“Hem ... Why?” ask her while turning her head. He looked at his groupmate from the side.

Instead of answering, Wella was fixated with Abhimanyu's gaze. The man was truly charming despite being silent.

“Wel?” call Abhimanyu while flicking his finger in front of the girl's face.

Wella blinked her eyes. He apologized for what he had done by accident.

“Lo was wondering what?” ask Abhimanyu. He again downed the mineral water earlier while occasionally glancing at Wella.

“Ah ... The, I ..” Wella's lips suddenly felt faint to ask. Especially when Abhimanyu's phone accidentally lit up and showed a photo of his level brother who was smiling very sweetly.

“Bi, you are already married?”

Abhimanyu lifted his face from the mobile phone. He saw the look of Wella's face that seemed very changed. There was a sudden feeling of guilt approaching him. However, the feeling was soon perhaps he tepis.

“Lo still don't believe?” abhimanyu asked while showing the wedding ring on his ring finger.

Wella could only stare at the ring with a pushy look. Rumors circulating about the marriage of Abhimanyu and Caca had indeed long been heard. But he didn't want to believe it.

Since semester one, Wella had indeed put feelings towards the man sitting next to her. In fact, they used to be close, because they both participated in music activities on campus. Until Abhimanyu ran for BEM chairman and was elected, Abhimanyu decided to take part in sports only. From there too their closeness stretched.

“Bi, you know that I was–”

“Wel, I know your feelings to me. From the first I also have been warning you not to expect too much to me.” Abhimanyu exhaled slowly.

“We can still stop, Wel. Although not as close as before. Because my wife is jealous.” Abhimanyu threw a smile at Wella. He knew the girl was still trying to get close to him and also gave him some attention, just like what Wella had just done. Especially when this activity they meet every day even every hour, Abhimanyu certainly not stupid with the attitudes of Wella to him.

Not long after Abhimanyu's phone rang. Caca's contact name is on there. Abhimanyu's smile just came out, and it didn't escape Wella's sight.

“Gue lift first, yes.”

Abhimanyu stood up while putting his phone to his ear.

“Halo, Darling. What's up?”

Wella could only look at Abhimanyu's back which was getting further away. Like his hope to be with Abhimanyu who is also getting away and maybe soon will drown.

**

"Okay, let's end today's evaluation. Hopefully what was said earlier can be a lesson for all of you, especially me. After this you can go home. Be careful on the road and good night.”

Caca stood up while tidying up some important files in front of him. The woman, who now wears a black blouse, was seen so firmly during the lead evaluation activity which was held once a month. The corner of Caca's lips lifted, her head lowered to greet all the cafe employees before exiting the room.

Caca's hand skillfully picked up the phone in his pants pocket. He turned off airplane mode and waited for some messages that might come in. Sure enough, the sound of Caca's phone notification sounded crowded after a few seconds. Caca scanned one by one the name of the sender of the message, but none from Abhimanyu.

Probably busy, Caca thought.

The girl returned to her cell phone for a few minutes. Messages from part of his class group reporting on tomorrow's lecture were postponed. The three lecturers who teach in his class tomorrow are having an off-campus activity. After reading and replying to important messages, Caca put the object back in the bag. He took the car keys and went home.

It's very late. The road looks very quiet. Caca did not take long to get to his father's house. Before entering the house Caca again check his phone. Again Abhimanyu did not send him a message.

Caca sighed resignedly. After Abhimanyu's return two weeks ago, they communicated less frequently. Abhimanyu is getting busy with the peak of his activities there. Caca was increasingly preoccupied with work in cafes, because at the end of the month like this he had to check reports about the cafe the father. Not to mention with his college assignments that are increasingly piling up makes Caca a little indifferent with his communication and the husband.

Caca. He who is currently in the kitchen does not see his mother coming.

“Udah, Ma.” Caca poured water into his glass.

“If drinking it sits down, Brother,” reprimand Orange.

Caca hurriedly sat down before swallowing the water. He showed a guilty smile to his mother.

“Abi so go home tomorrow?”

“Not knowing, Ma.”

“Loh, I don't know.”

The orange forehead looked wrinkled. He could see there was a sad gurat from the princess's face. From Caca's weakly pursed shoulder, Orange knew that perhaps the daughter-in-law had not contacted her daughter.

“Ya. You rest there. Already malem. Tired right?”

Caca nodded.

“Or want Mom incandescent?” luscious Orange.

Caca's smile widened. His head nodded back.

“Indeed Mama isn't tired?” ask Caca later.

Orange smile. He got out of his chair, then stood behind the princess. He held the shoulder of his eldest son and massaged him slowly.

“If Mama is tired, Mama can ask your father mijitin Mama,” always the woman made Caca laugh.

**

Meet me here. I have a surprise for you

Caca received a message from her husband's number. Under the message was a location where Caca had to come.

The girl was too happy with the message. Since last night he thought it was possible that Abhimanyu did not contact him because he wanted to surprise him. It turned out to be true, Abhimanyu wanted to give her a surprise. He even asked her to come to a hotel far from his home.

Fifteen minutes later Caca was on the highway. It follows the instructions of the maps. Luckily, the road to the hotel was not difficult to find even though it was a bit far away.

Forty-seven minutes later.

“Bi,” call Caca in the middle of the darkness of the hotel room that Abhimanyu booked.

It was dark by the time Caca got to that place.

“Abi,” call Caca again. He could not find the light switch in the room. However, a second later he saw the shadow of someone on the balcony of the room. His smile also widened. He rushed to her.

“Abi, I'm here.”

The Banyu house

Tong

The orange stared at the wall clock on the television. Time has shown ten o'clock at night when the bell of his house is heard. The woman then asked the husband who was the guest that late.

“I don't know either,” replied Banyu equally her. “Let me open,” added the man then stood up.

The bell rang again when Banyu was close to the door. The man was more and more astonished by his guest tonight. He rushed to open the door and was surprised to see the son-in-law standing with his suitcase.

“Loh, Which Caca, Bi?”

“Caca?”

“Iya, didn't she come out because she wanted to see you?”

Abhimanyu's forehead frowned at the question of his father-in-law.

“Tadi Caca said, you chat him and you guys want to meet.”

Banyu's sudden feeling was not good.

“But, Yeah. My phone was missing from yesterday.”