Will Not Be Substituted

18

Abhimanyu drove his car at a moderate speed. After they finally made it out of the campus without anyone knowing, they could break the crowd of the highway quietly.

The streets are quite crowded at the moment, as it enters the lunch hour. Abhimanyu and Caca had to be a little patient with a fairly jammed road.

“Iya, Bun. It's again on the road,” said Abhimanyu. Nabila called him back, because he never came.

“Macet, Bun. Yes, just a little bit more nyampe,” he said again before hanging up his phone.

Abhimanyu removed the earphones from his ears. Put it back where it was.

“Mother?” ask Caca to make sure.

“Iya. Oh my God, how chatty I dabbled,” grumbled Abhimanyu. Her mother contacted her several times this afternoon. The woman wanted to make sure that she and Caca actually went along.

“Heh, can't say that! Lucky lo can still be diomelin mother. Try if you don't already exist?”

“Amit-amit. Ati-ati lo by the way!” Abhimanyu glanced cynically at his wife. He likes to talk like this the least.

“Yes, spelled out too,” timpal the girl.

Soon they arrived at the hospital. Abhimanyu parked his car properly, then rushed to Caca's grandfather's nursery.

The two of them walked together without a single one making a sound. Sometimes Abhimanyu stared at the screen of his phone, replying to Nabila's message that ensured they were already there.

“Ca, Banyu's father took lunch together after taking a look at opa,” Abhimanyu said as they were both in the elevator.

“Haiss, I'm there. Opa people are sick again even ngajak lunch,” grumbled Caca.

“Emang if our family is sick we can not eat lunch?” ask Abhimanyu.

“Yes, no, Bi.” Caca rolled his eyes lazily.

“Lah, yes, hence. Means there is no harm in Banyu's father taking lunch,” reply Abhimanyu made Caca pissed.

“Let's in front of the pretend friendly opa no?”

Caca glanced cynically at her husband. “Nevent need mode, lo,” accuse him of making Abhimanyu laugh.

“Yes, who knows,” reply Abhimanyu while chuckling and snorted by Caca.

Caca and Abhimanyu entered the old man's ward. The two of them did not show affection, but also did not show their incomprehension.

There were only two of Caca's parents, his grandmother, and also Abhimanyu's parents. The other father's brother has been visiting since last night. Only Caca's father had just visited this afternoon. Caca's siblings also seem to have not visited the grandfather. Maybe later in the afternoon, muttered Caca.

Caca and Abhimanyu greet their parents and do not forget Caca's grandparents.

“New home?” ask Banyu. Staring alternately at the child and his daughter-in-law.

“Coloss, Well,” replied Caca honestly as is.

“Why skip everything?” This time Caca's grandmother asked.

“Males, Oma. Dad's kangen too. Mumpung together here, so I look for a chance to meet dad,” Caca said giving an excuse. The girl smiled sweetly at the grandmother, then turned to her grandfather who was lying on a hospital bed.

“Opa abis drinking ice, huh? Or eat chocolate, so you can go to the hospital again,” accuse Caca to the grandfather.

The elderly man chuckled at his grandson's almost true accusation.

“Where is your husband?”

“Bi, searched opa,” call Caca on her husband with ketus.

Abhimanyu, who was sitting with his parents, approached. He stood next to Caca who was sitting next to his grandfather's bed.

“What's up, Opa?” ask the young man politely.

“No, Son. I just want to see what my nagging grandson's husband looks like,” said the man interspersed with crisp laughter. A second later, however, he coughed.

“Opa really stubborn, do not talk much first, Opa. Opa will not heal. If Opa is not cured, who will give me more money?”

Opa Liyas increasingly laughed at Caca's words that seemed like an outspoken. However, he loved his grandson more than anyone.

“What you remember is money. Is your father's business broke and you're no longer working?” The old man chimed in Caca's words with the same joke.

“Dad said that prayer. Be careful with Dad.”

Opa Liyas smiled looking at his annoyed son. Banyu is most sensitive if anyone talks about his business problems. Because Banyu set up the cafe and restaurant without anyone's help. Opa Liyas used to only help loan the capital that has now been returned by Banyu.

“Opa if you talk do not carelessly. That's my job, if to go bankrupt can be poor suddenly I,” said Caca almost like his father. Makes my grandmother laugh.

“What Caca is also like this in your home?” caca's grandmother asked Arjuna and Nabila.

The couple smiled. They shook their heads compactly and Nabila replied, “No, Caca is a nice girl in our family. He's a submissive boy. He also helped me cook for breakfast. Yes, although sometimes wake up.”

“Well, have you heard? I'm a submissive girl,” said Caca praising herself. He patted his chest a few times with a smile.

“Nak Abi's. You are patient, yes, facing Caca, he is indeed a little annoying like that,” said Opa Liyas while looking at Abhimanyu. The man put on his smile, as if he was telling Abi what he was saying was just a joke.

Abhimanyu can catch what Caca's grandfather said is not the real thing. He could feel the affection they had for each other by throwing jokes at each other.

Although Caca sounded a little brash when talking to his grandfather earlier, but Abhimanyu knew all that was not really from Caca's heart. The girl just wanted to entertain her grandfather.

“Ca, so a good wife for your husband. Do not argue with Abhimanyu too often. From your nature, Opa is sure you often do not listen or even indifferent to your husband,” said Opa Liyas suddenly. He held Caca's hand gently. Swiping her slowly, as if sending all her affection to the girl.

“Opa knows you might still love Dean. It is hard to forget someone we love. But, Ca, you must learn to forget your boyfriend. Here there is Abhimanyu who deserves your love,” advice Opa Liyas.

Silence, there was no sound there, making Opa Liyas' voice sound very clear in the ears of everyone in the room.

Caca himself could only bow his head. Without being able to answer or refute his grandfather's words.

“Abi,”

Abhimanyu refocused on his grandfather when his name was called.

“Opa hope you can accept Caca wholeheartedly. May you be given patience during your life with Caca.”

The young man nodded his head as the advice from the elderly man turned to him.

“Udah, ih. Why does it feel like I'm being cornered?” Caca.

Everyone chuckles at Caca's words.

“Well, we'll have lunch first. Later I come here again,” saying Banyu who is possessed by Opa Liyas.

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