Will Not Be Substituted

Chapter 72: Denying

It was already very dark when Abhimanyu turned his car into the cafe where his wife worked. Before descending, Abhimanyu tidied his hair for a moment. Do not forget to also stretch his body which currently feels very tired due to his very dense activity today.

After enough, Abhimanyu got out of his car. He took a step towards the wife's room on the second floor. Without knocking on the door, Abhimanyu entered the room.

For a moment Abhimanyu was silent in the doorway. He looked at the wife who was currently lying on the sofa. Abhimanyu's head shook his head to find Caca curled up there himself.

Afraid of interrupting Caca's break, Abhimanyu closed the door very slowly. He approached the girl without making a sound. He crouched down right next to the girl lying down. Abhimanyu looked at Caca's face which was blocked by several strands of hair and also her hands.

Abhimanyu could not wake his wife. However, he could not bear to let the girl lie there longer. He will feel very tired when he wakes up. So Abhimanyu woke Caca up by rubbing her head repeatedly.

“Ca,” call Abhimanyu with soft voice.

“Build! It's night, you're not home?” Abhimanyu's hand still rubbed Caca's hair so fine.

“Ca,” call Abhimanyu again.

Caca's body wriggled slowly. His closed eyelids slowly began to open. The girl looked dazed. Maybe because too long sleeping makes him confused.

Netra Caca blinked slowly, then woke up with the help of Abhimanyu. He saw a clock hanging on the wall of his room. It's been seven in the evening and he hasn't filled his stomach since this afternoon.

“You've eaten?” abhimanyu asked as if he knew his wife had not eaten.

Caca's head shook. He looked at Abhimanyu who then opened a pack of fried rice that he had brought.

“I was actually not intent to buy this. Time on the road to meet the fathers of this trade, the trade is still a lot and no one buys. Poor people are old. So, I bought some of that. Continue on the road to meet the street children. I love them. Only one deh.” Abhimanyu recounted the reason for bringing only one fried rice, although Caca did not ask.

“And it turns out you haven't eaten.” Abhimanyu turned to his wife for a moment. He took a spoon and was about to feed Caca.

“Let's eat, I bribe!” abhimanyu says when Caca puts his head back.

“No need,” reject Caca. He wanted to take over his spoon, but Abhimanyu kept his hand away. The young man shook his head and forced to bribe him. Inevitably Caca accepted the bribe for the sake of the bribe that Abhimanyu gave him.

“You didn't eat?” ask Caca. Seeing the food was only half made him remember only he had been chewing since.

“See you eat only I am full,” replied Abhimanyu while putting on a smile.

Caca sighed softly. Then forcefully snatch the spoon that Abhimanyu held. Unwilling to be rejected, Caca feeds Abhimanyu.

“You should also eat, Bi!” exclaim Caca slowly.

Abhimanyu wanted to protest, but Caca covered the young man's lips with his hand. He does not want any more rejection.

“Company!” decah Caca. His tone was so obvious that he did not want to be denied at all.

Would not want Abhimanyu resigned. Until the next few spoons they feed each other alternately. Up to a pack of fried rice it's a toilet.

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A little bit of Abhimanyu could feel his wife's mood swings. From the cafe, the girl seemed more silent than usual. Abhimanyu did not know the cause and at this time he wanted to know. The young man ventured to ask what had happened until his wife seemed uninspired.

Caca who was currently combing her hair looked at Abhimanyu from the reflection of the mirror. “I'm fine, Bi,” replied the girl.

“I'm wrong with you?” ask Abhimanyu again.

Look at the husband's eyes through the mirror. “Not there, Bi. I'm just tired,” replied the girl again.

Hearing the same answer made Abhimanyu want to not want to say yes. Even though he knew the girl was not okay. Seeing him not want to tell a story does not necessarily make Abhimanyu force him. He was sure if Caca had calmed down he would have told himself later.

However, until the next day Caca's attitude did not change. The girl was more silent than usual. Even on campus Caca was like a sick person. Languid and uninspired.

“You sick?” ask Abhimanyu. He put his palm on Caca's forehead. The temperature was still fairly normal and increasingly made Abhimanyu confused by the attitude of the girl.

“No, Bi. I'm fine,” replied Caca while commenting on a thin smile.

“I go to class first, yes!” pamit Caca later.

Abhimanyu could not take it anymore. He also blocked Caca's wrist and his steps immediately stopped.

“From semalem you it keeps. I was wrong with you?” ask Abhimanyu.

Caca sighed and then exhaled slowly. He held the husband's big hand together with his smile that rose even though it was very thin.

“You don't have anything wrong, Bi. I am tired of working together again. You know for yourself how the cafe is now.” Caca smiled back. “Udah, yes. Don't worry about me. I'm okay, kok.” Caca patted Abhimanyu's hand a few times before leaving the young man alone.

Caca's breathing sounded heavy. She couldn't tell her husband about Dean's arrival yesterday afternoon. He could not see Abhimanyu disappointed. One more thing, Caca is also denying what Dean said to him yesterday.

“I heard them mention Abhimanyu several times.”

“No way, De,” Shall Caca fast. He knew very well how to approach Abhimanyu. There was no way Abhimanyu would do such a thing. Why would Abhimanyu kidnap his own cousin?.

“Maybe, Mom. I've been the same since I didn't get along. I've been a rival since I was a kid. Didn't he like you before? He can do this to make us ashamed. It makes you ashamed. But it turns out he was the one who asked to marry you!”

“Ngak, De. There's no way Abi could've done all that. I'm sure!”

Dean seemed to be breathing. “Now you trust him more than me?”

Caca looked at Dean not understanding. “What do you mean, De?”

“Freely I explained what I experienced with you over the past few months. You will definitely not believe me anymore,” Dean said. The young man seemed to be holding a chill at every corner of his face.

“Not that I don't trust you, De. I just can't believe that Abi did all this. I'm sure it's not Abi!” talk about Caca again.

Dean shakes. “It looks like you already believe very much with my cousin that.” He stood up. “I can't stay here long, Mom. I'm going back to my apartment. If you still care about me, I'm there. I'm still waiting for you. I still love you.”

Caca simply looked at Dean's departure with a sad look. From the window of his room Caca could see Dean who was now wearing a mask, jacket, and also a hat to cover himself. The young man stopped a taxi and drove away leaving many questions in Caca's head.

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