Make Me His Substitute
The Changing Attitude
"When did he express love for you?" Ask Aga. Still wearing an unreadable flat expression.
Amara kept silent while remembering when the moment Rendra expressed love to him. "It's been a few times but I don't know for sure a few times. All I remember is clearly only in the sixth semester and on the graduation day." Answer Amara.
"Have he expressed love for you that much, but you didn't feel for him?" A little inexhaustible.
Amara nodded in agreement. "so. Because when Renda expressed love for me, I already loved another man." Answer Amara.
"Who is that guy?" Aga was back to being curious.
"Of course Brother Aga." The answer that came out of Amara's mouth managed to make Aga pull over his car suddenly.
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Aga's car appeared to have arrived in front of the residence of Papa Andrew. Daniel and Papa Andrew who had arrived first seemed to have been busy removing Aga's belongings from their respective cars.
Amara and Aga who just got out of the car Aga appear to put on a flat face.
"What happened to Aga and Mara. Why are their faces like that?" Agatha muttered while staring at the faces of Aga and Amara in turn.
"Amara," Agatha's voice that was heard calling her name made Amara's gaze fixed on the source of the voice. "Come here!" Pinta Agatha waved to Amara.
Amara assures him and steps closer to Agatha.
"What did you call me?" Amara asked confusedly.
"I just wanted to ask you why your face and my brother's face look wrinkled after getting out of the car. Did something happen to you in the car?" Ask Agatha.
Amara shook her head. "none. It's just that Kak Aga hasn't said much since I told him I liked him since we were in college."
"If it's just like that then there's no need to think too much about it. My brother can indeed turn into a statue all of a sudden."
Amara laughed when she heard it. He nodded in agreement with Agatha's words. It has been five years ago to know the figure of Aga, a little Amara has memorized with the attitude of Aga.
"Let's go inside!" Take Agatha after there is nothing else they want to discuss.
Amara nodded in agreement. The two of them walked into the house, laughing at each other.
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After spending almost an hour at Papa Andrew's house, Daniel finally invited Amara and Zeline to go home because his youngest son had started looking for his whereabouts at home.
While on her way home to her parents, Amara kept thinking about Aga's volatile attitude at times.
"It's so unique and confusing." Lirih Amara's.
Daniel who listened to Amara's words turned to the back seat where Amara was sitting and daydreaming.
"Are you okay, Mara?" Daniel asked his brother-in-law.
Amara immediately changed her position from leaning to sitting straight. "Mara is fine. Why is he asking like that?" Ask Amara.
"Because you've been looking pensive and talking to yourself. Are you thinking about Kak Aga right now?" Ask Daniel.
Amara smiled stiffly. And the smile of Amara can be interpreted by Daniel if Amara was thinking about the figure of his cousin cold and flat.
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