Only Substitute Women
It is not their fault that they are in love

After the plane carrying Radit arrived in Jakarta, the man went straight to the office because it happened to be the day was also still near noon.

All the office employees, greeted and bowed their bodies, when they crossed paths with Radit and the man replied with a faint smile.

Arriving in front of Arjuna's room, Radit knocked on the door slowly.

"Lake in!" arjuna's voice sounded resolute from within.

Radit went in and closed the door.

"Eh, Dit you why are you home? don't you have to take care of a branch company in Singapore?" Arjuna scrunched his forehead.

"Emm, didn't you say that the project was finished and after the grand opening, Haris would take care of the company there?"

Arjuna clucked and exhaled.

"It looks like Haris forgot to tell you. I've asked him to let you know that you're in charge of the company there and Haris is helping me here. Considering Aunt Reni did the treatment there. So, you don't go back and forth between Singapore and Jakarta" Arjuna explained.

"Haish, why don't you tell me anyway? knowing that I'm not going home, '" Radit chuckled in annoyance. But there is happiness that arises considering that he will be able to accompany Shakila later if he really has to be in Singapore.

"Then, I'll be back there later in the afternoon" Radit continued.

Arjuna glanced at his phone at the sound of incoming message notifications.

Arjuna smiled at the contents of the message that turned out to be from Carnation. Meanwhile, Radit squinted his forehead, looking at Arjuna's attitude.

"It seems the contents of the message were fun Jun. A message from who?"

"Oh, this is from Carnation. He said he was on his way here, bringing lunch. I was going to take him to lunch at the restaurant but he said he was the one who cooked and brought him to the office" explained Arjuna at length and excitedly.

Radit narrowed his eyes, looking at Arjuna with a suspicious look.

"It looks like your relationship has been progressing, am I right?" radit's voice sounded cold.

Arjuna sighed with a single bang. "Emm, can it be said that way. I've decided to actually run my wedding with Carnation, Dit. Because after all, he and I are legally and religiously legitimate. If I__"

"Fuck you Juna! it's not that you said that Carnation was just your temporary wife and would wait for Shakila to come back and you asked her for an explanation why she left you? but why have you changed your mind for three months like this, huh?!" Radit really looks angry right now.

Arjuna squinted his eyes, looking at Radit with a probing look.

"Why are you this angry? hear me! I've given him three months to come and explain why he left. Butwhat? he didn't show up at all, did he? so I assume she doesn't care at all, I'm married to another woman. I'd assume she didn't want to marry me all this time, either,"

"But, what if the reason he left was because of something that was difficult for him to explain, Jun. What if he didn't leave because he didn't love you?" radit's tone of voice really shot up and the man's eyes glowed fiery and his jaw hardened as well.

"Whatever the reason is, now I've decided to stay with Carnation. Because either way I don't want to play with a wedding, a wedding,"

Brakkk

Radit suddenly kicked the table very hard.

"Why didn't you think that way from the beginning? not that I've reminded you not to be rash to get married immediately. But, you said that it was the only way Shakila's fishing appeared. Now you're just thinking you don't want to play with marriage,"

Arjuna stood up from his chair and looked at Radit with narrowed eyes.

"Why are you this angry? what's up?"arjuna's voice sounded suspicious. While Radit, instantly fell silent.

Actually it was not because Arjuna who had started to open his heart to Carnation that made him so angry, but he was angry at himself because he felt that he had given Shakila hope, as her mother said. He could not imagine how Shakila would feel if it turned out that the hope he gave yesterday was not in line with expectations.

"Don't I tell you that I've given Shakila three months, show up? but he didn't show up at all. Do you think I should hang the status of Carnation until Shakila comes, do you? till when? until when have I been unfair to Carnations? if Shakila hadn't shown up in years, would I have hung Carnations for years? kan I have also said, if Shakila did not appear in a fast time, it means that she does not want me anymore," continued Arjuna again, once seeing Radit speechless.

"But just so you know, he didn't leave because of his will. He's sick, Jun, he's sick!" uncontrollably, Radit unknowingly reneges on his promise to Shakila.

"Sa-sick?" muttered Arjuna with furrowed eyebrows.

"What do you mean by the word sick? and how do you know he's sick?" arjuna's eyes looked at Radit with a very sharp gaze.

Radit fell silent and cursed his mouth.

"Hurry up, Radit! don't tell me you already know where he is?" Arjuna was increasingly demanding with an intimidating tone.

"He's in Singapore. And he's sick of liver cancer," Radit's tone is now low and sounding soft.

Arjuna's mouth was open, walking backwards almost to his knees.

"You don't joke! you must be kidding, right?"

"Why are you just saying it now, huh?" arjuna.

"Because I knew him when I met him at the hospital in Singapore. I wanted to tell you, but she begged me not to tell you. I'm really confused Jun. I'm really in a dilemma. Now, after I gave him hope, so that he would be healed, saying you still love him, you have decided to have a real marriage with Carnation. How will I tell him that you and he can't be together anymore? I can't imagine her sadness, Jun!"

"Basic stupid! why can he act alone? how could she think that I .. arghh was such a stupid girl!" Arjuna rubbed his hair violently.

Meanwhile, without them noticing, the Carnation that had already arrived in front of Arjuna's room, heard all the talk of the two men inside there.

The woman finally decided not to go in and turned around to leave. He stepped towards the secretary's desk, and put down the lunch box he was carrying.

"Mas Juna seems to be busy, I don't want to bother him. So, I'm asking you to give this food box to Mas Juna later!"

"Good, Mom!" the secretary politely.

"Thank you!" Carnations were still trying to smile at the secretary. Then with a shunt, the woman moved away from the place.

In the room, meanwhile, the conversation continued.

"But I really can't go back to Shakila anymore, Dit. I'm not a jerk who likes to play with women,"

"Whatchu mean? didn't you say that the reason Shakila left and it made sense that you would be able to accept her back and leave Carnation?" radit's tone of voice rose again.

"Dit, the problem is not as simple as you piku anymore. I and Carnation have been fused not only in the marriage book alone with ...." Arjuna hangs up his words, because he knows Radit must know what he means.

"Don't tell me that you and Carnation are already ...."

"Yes! I've done it to her and I have to take responsibility anyway, and I promised her mom I wouldn't leave her, too,"

"Suckers! you're such a jerk, Jun! so what about Shakila now? huh!" Radit looked so angry and frustrated.

"You've said many times I'm a jerk! what's with me going back to Shakila, and you just saying that I'm not a jerk? wouldn't it be more of a jerk if I just left Carnations, huh?"

"What's this?" suddenly Haris appeared with a food box that was brought by the Carnation earlier.

"You two make a fuss in the office, aren't you ashamed? and you're Radit's sister, you don't know the real problem, so don't be too demanding of Kaka Juna. Had your sister Carnation, and Kak Juna done something unfair to her, would you have? don't look at one side! it was as if the one who suffered the most here was Shakila. None of this would have happened if he hadn't left. With him gone, it means he's ready not to be with sister Juna. Fate, soul and death are in the Hands of God," the eyes of Haris look angry as he looks at Radit.

"But he himself once said that he married Carnations only for__"

"Just to lure Shakila out, is that it? but he didn't show up, Radit. Just so you know, Brother Juba also for three months refrained from touching Carnations. But maybe with the events of that night, is God's way, to make Kak Juna and Carnation unite. And neither you nor Shakila can oppose that!" say Haris at length.

"The incident that night?" Radit scrunched his forehead.

Haris finally reveals everything that happened, what happened to Arjuna.

Radit nodded and rubbed his face violently. "So that's what happened?" Radit was silent for a moment, then exhaled.

"But I don't think it's just because of that. I'm sure, if you're Arjuna, you're in love with Anyelir. Because I know, if you hadn't loved Carnation, you would have stayed on your feet not to touch it, no matter how strong the drug's reaction. Is my guess right?"

Arjuna was silent, confused as to what to answer. His attention from earlier was fixed on the food box brought by Haris.

"Obviously, I may not have been destined to live with Shakila. However, I will always give her support to stay healed, but this time only as a friend not as a lover or a future husband" said Arjuna

Radit smiled faintly, realizing that Arjuna's feelings seemed to have changed, even though the man did not say them directly.

"Ris, where did you get that food box?" Arjuna could no longer hold back his curiosity.

"From the secretary's desk. He said it was from Carnation,"

"Damn it! then he had heard everything and he must have misunderstood!" Arjuna was so panicked and without permission immediately ran out, hoping that Carnation was still not too far away.

"You see that? I'm sure that Kak Juna is now afraid of losing Anyelir.Only Kak Juna has not understood his own feelings," said Haris with a smiling lips. Where he looked towards Radit.

"Sister Radit, I know that you've been in love with Shakila's sister for a long time, right?"

Radit gasped in shock at Haris's on-target speech.

"No, don't deny it! I'm not a fool who can't see that. I could read it from Radit's eyes, "Haris immediately resumed his words as soon as he saw Radit who wanted to open his mouth.

" Sister just wants to see Shakila happy, but Sister forgets that there is another woman who wants to be happy that is Carnation. In this case, Kak Anyelir is not wrong, he did not take Kak Juna from Shakila. It's just that the departure of Kak Shakila makes Kak Juna and Anyelir united. And if finally love grows between the two of them, it is destiny. Now, this is Radit's chance to fight for Shakila's love.Take good use of that opportunity!" concluded Haris while moving away.

Tbc