Make Me His Substitute
Save Jackets!
Almost three hours spent in Noah's club, Amara and Agatha decided to go home. Rendra who had finished talking with Noah finally joined the farewell to go home.
"Can Amara come home with me?" Rendra asked Agatha when they were in the car park.
"Of course I can. But you drove Amara to my apartment instead of her parents' house." Answer Agatha.
Amara glared both eyes at Agatha who carelessly answered Rendra's request.
"Mara, you just go home with Rendra, yeah." Agatha pushes Amara towards Rendra's car.
Getting support from Agatha certainly made Rendra very happy and allowed Amara to get into his car.
"Are you uncomfortable coming home with me, Mara?" Rendra asked gently.
"Emh, it's not that." Amara became uneasy with Rendra's opinion after seeing his face.
Rendra smiled and grabbed her jacket in the back seat of the car. "Wear the jacket, yeah." Said Rendra and then put his jacket on the shoulder of Amara that was not covered with cloth.
Amara's feelings warmed back to get gentle treatment from Rendra. "Thank you." Amara said and was taken by Rendra as an answer.
Rendra's car was traveling at medium speed to Agatha's apartment. While on the way to the apartment, Rendra and Amara tell each other stories together considering their college years were very pleasant. From the beginning of college until finally they are both at graduation.
"If only you had accepted the scholarship offer back then maybe you'd already earned two degrees behind your name." Said Rendra considering the education scholarship that Amara had refused.
Amara smiled hearing that. "I feel like I've had enough with just one title. After all I don't want to make mom and dad sad because they have to be away from me. I think being around my parents is more fun than I'm obsessed with pursuing education and sacrificing my mom and dad's feelings."
"You can't get away from Zeline either, can you?" Ask Rendra.
Amara laughed when she heard it. "Yes, I can't get away from my little niece. A day without seeing his face I'd feel like something was missing if I hadn't seen his face for months."
"Your niece is easy to make other people fall in love." Rendra's Comment.
"Yes, that's it."
"Oh yeah, if you don't want to be away from your parents by studying abroad, then why don't you continue your education in this city alone?" Ask Rendra.
"Because I'm not interested. I am more interested in working after college. I don't want to burden my mom and dad again with my living and college expenses even though there's a scholarship to support."
Again Rendra was amazed by the thought of Amara. Both of them continue to tell stories until without feeling Rendra's car has arrived at the apartment yard.
"Do you want to go home?" Ask Amara.
"Yes, I'll just go home. It's not good to stop by Gatha's apartment all night."
Amara nodded in agreement. "Oh yeah, here's the jacket." Amara opened the jacket Rendra attached to his body and handed it to Rendra.
"Not to be returned. Just keep this jacket. Let's just say this jacket is my replacement to warm you up if you're cold."
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