Being a Dad to My Niece
Chapters 1. The Replacement Bride Candidate
Chapter 1
"Arga, marry Marsha!" pinta Barata to his son.
The usually flat-faced man is now changing. There was clearly a sense of surprise implied from his facial line.
"What's? Why should I marry Sakti's future wife?" tanya Arga did not understand why she had to marry the woman who was supposed to marry the sister in the next few days.
The guest room at the Wibowo family residence was now silent for a moment. There was the sound of a sobbing from the middle-aged woman sitting beside Barata.
"Because Marsha is pregnant with the Milky Way's child." It was not Barata who answered but Ayu, his wife.
"What's? How could Sakti dare to do such a thing, Mom!" Arga was in disbelief because his sister was a fine young man who had just graduated two months ago.
Tangis Ayu was more and more stunned because she remembered very well how Bagus came with his family while being angry, last week. They demanded their second son to be responsible for impregnating the only puppet princess of Bagus Ardhitama.
"That is the reality and Sakti acknowledges it" Barata said with teary eyes.
Arga's mouth gawked in disbelief. Sakti has been in college and living out of town for almost five years. He is also not a young man who likes to play women, even as far as he knows he has never dated.
Arga also knows who Marsha is. During this time he was known as a well-behaved and polite village flower.
'What is going on between Sakti and Marsha? Are they secretly in a relationship, since Marsha is five years older than Sakti? Though Sakti returned to the village only when Lebaran only. When did they start to get close?' arga asked around.
The more he thought his head was getting hurt. Arga is the type of man who does not like to bond with one woman. His handsome face and has a proportional body makes himself a target of women. Only one woman he made a lover, Valerie.
"Had Sakti not died, you wouldn't have had to replace him to marry Marsha" Barata continued.
"Are Sakti and Marsha dating?" ask Arga curiously.
"No. They never dated" Barata replied in accordance with the two men's confession at a hearing by both families last week.
"They're not dating, but they can sleep together even until they're pregnant!" strangling Arga while gripping her hair so dizzy with the current state of her family.
Arga knows very well the nature of his sister is not as jerk as he likes to change women for his pleasure. Sakti is the type of man who can be the dream husband of girls.
"Both claimed to be unconscious while doing so. They knew when they woke up in a hut in a field owned by Mr. Ardhitama" Barata said.
Arga fell silent and closed his eyes. He thought his sister had been framed. In this way he just understood why Sakti could impregnate Marshanda the son of the richest man in his village.
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After the events of that day his life felt adrift. It gets even more devastating when she finds out she's pregnant. He and Sakti only know each other because they live in the same village. There is no sense of attraction as the opposite sex. Instead he prefers to Argani Satria Wibowo, his brother Sakti.
"The Wibowo family will still be responsible for the baby in your stomach. So, do not protest that Arga will replace Sakti" said Bagus firmly.
Marsha just nodded. No more father who is always meek and pampering himself. Likewise with the mother who always hugs and caresses the head when something happens to her. Everything changes when he makes a disgrace for the family.
Lovely Heart was also grievous when he saw the state of his daughter. However, he can't do anything. Past or present day, no one wants it. How very surprised he was this afternoon when he heard the news of Sakti's death due to an accident. Actually he really liked the young man and was happy when he was going to be a son-in-law.
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Now the two families, Wibowo and Ardhitama gathered at the house of the bride-to-be. They are talking about the continuation of the relationship between the two families.
"Arga is willing to be the bridegroom tomorrow" Barata said.
Good also nodded because there was no other way, inevitably Arga had to replace Sakti. This middle-aged man does not want the family's good name to be tarnished because his only daughter is known to be pregnant out of wedlock.
"After they get married, Arga will take Marsha to the capital" Barata continued, glancing at the child sitting next to him.
"It's better so no one will know that Marsha is pregnant" said Bagus happy.
If the baby is born and their marriage only lasts a few months, there will be no suspicious villagers. Everything will go well for all parties.
"So, the marriage will continue the day after tomorrow according to the original plan. It's just that the bridegroom changed," Ayu continued softly.
The woman is still in a state of mourning after the death of her youngest son whom she deeply cares about. His face was puffy with swollen eyes. Make Beautiful, the prospective besi feel pity.
"Patience, Ms. Ayu. Sakti is now calm in nature. We who are still alive can only pray for him," said Indah sympathizing and Ayu nodded her head.
"The villagers must also understand why the bridegroom changed," said Bagus and Barata nodded.
Arga looked towards the moca-veiled woman sitting in front of him. The face that used to look adorned with a smile when he met her, now turned sad.
'Can I live a home life with him?' inner Arga.
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Assalamualaikum, back again with a new work. May you like and please support. The main male character might make a gedeg for women. So, prepare your heart so as not to get angry.