Only Substitute Women
Papa Tree

Arjuna had already reached the lobby, but he did not find any more Carnations. The man reached into his pocket and tried to call his wife's number, connected, but not picked up.

Arjuna also tried to contact the driver who delivered Anyelir to the office.

"Sir, is my wife together, Father?" ask Arjuna, without further ado.

"Emm, No, Sir! Isn't Non Carnation in the office, sir? earlier, as soon as Non Carnation went down, I was asked to go straight home, because he said Non Carnation will go home with Mr," said the driver, honestly.

"Oh, yes sir!" Arjuna severed the call unilaterally and ran towards the parking lot where his car was parked.

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"Jun, why is this hour home? where's the Carnation?" The goddess circulated her gaze staring at the back of Arjuna.

"Emm, so Carnations don't come home, Ma?"

The goddess scrunched her forehead, confused.

"Why are you weird like this? didn't Carnation just go to your office?"

Arjuna did not answer at all. The man turned and ran out.

"Arjuna, you haven't answered mama!" shout Goddess. However, Arjuna did not care and stayed inside his car.

"Hospital, he must have gone to the hospital" Arjuna said as he drove his car at high speed to the hospital.

It didn't take long, Arjuna had now arrived at the hospital. The man immediately ran towards the room where his mother-in-law was being treated.

Arjuna opened the door slowly and peeked first. The man scrunched his forehead, when he did not see the figure of the Carnation in the room.

"Son Arjuna, why don't you come in?" reprimand Mirna who realized that someone had opened the door.

Arjuna slipped a smile and walked in. "Ma, did Carnations come here?"

Mirna clenched her forehead, confused.

"Didn't he come home this morning? isn't he really coming home?"

"Oh, he's coming home, Ma. What did I ask just now? did he come here just now?" Arjuna really looked very carefully asked.

"He didn't come here at all. Do you guys have a problem?" the corner of Mirna Naim's eyebrows slightly upwards, probing.

"Emm, no, Ma. I'm just worried that Anyelir misunderstood me,"

"Misunderstand why?"

Finally Arjuna revealed the news that he just found out about the reason for the departure of Shakila, his former lover.

"So Anyelir came to the office and heard my conversation with Radit, Ma. But, he immediately left without hearing the whole thing," Arjuna explained with a tired look.

"Son Arjuna, after hearing the reason for the woman's departure, of course Carnation will think that you will definitely choose to return to the woman. And if you want to go back to that woman, I'm sure that Carnations will let you go, because I know, Carnations have a sensitive heart, easy pity on people.Now, Mama just wants to make sure, are you really going to stick with Carnations or go back to that woman?"

"Ma, I'm not a man who likes to break commitments. I've committed to staying with Carnations, so I shouldn't change the commitment I make" Arjuna replied firmly.

Mirna slipped a smile, hearing Arjuna's stern words.

"Then, it's your job to convince the Carnations. You know, Carnations from childhood grew up without a father. I raised her with this hand myself and the only thing I expected was to see her happy, unlike me who had to fend for myself without a husband," Mirna paused for a moment, to take a pause. From the corner of the middle-aged woman's eyes, there was a drop of clear liquid, which was hurriedly wiped by the woman. It seemed like something pathetic flashed in the woman's mind.

"At first, when I heard from Satria, the reason you two got married, I suddenly felt that the fate of Carnations was not much different from mine. But, I calmed back down when it turned out that what I was afraid of was not happening. And now I'm begging you to take care of and protect my daughter. He has suffered too much with me. Just so you know, all this time I survived just to see her happy," this time Mirna's tears were no longer held back. The tears briskly broke through the dam built by the woman.

Arjuna sighed and nodded his head. "As I said earlier, Ma. I'm not going to hold onto the commitments I've made,"

"One more thing, son, do you love Carnations?"

Arjuna. Confused about what answer.

"If you don't love her, I hope you can love her, not just a sense of responsibility. But, if you can't love him, before he really loves you, immediately return him to your mother, Mama's hand is still wide open to welcome him. Mama won't hate you, because she knows that love can't be forced" Mirna said with a faint smile.

"Ma, i__"

"You don't have to answer now. Think carefully about how you feel. Now you find Carnations behind the house. There was a large tree where he often used to complain. On the tree, he painted the figure of the man he thought was his father,"

For a while Arjuna, still glued. There was a pain that instantly pinched his heart. He did not expect, behind the joy that was always displayed by Carnations, in front of everyone there was a sad story that was hidden.

"Son Arjuna, do you still want to be here?" Mirna again opened her voice, awakening Arjuna from her subconscious.

"B-yes,Ma. I'm leaving now! later in the afternoon I'll pick up Mama and take her home,"

Mirna slipped a smile back and nodded her head.

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Carnations stood in front of a large tree and gently stroked the painting he had made himself.

The woman smiled and hugged the tree.

"Hi, Papa! how are you?" as usual there was no voice answering the words of Carnation.

"Pa, I miss. Sorry I haven't visited you in a long time. Papa must be upset, right? and I'm sure Papa can guess why I came here. Papa must have known that I just wanted to complain. I am an unfilial child. Just come to make a complaint. But, Papa isn't tired of hearing my complaints?" Carnations are still trying to smile.

"Pa, actually I really want to be able to see how you look, but said mom, she has absolutely no photos of you. Papa must be handsome, right? dong, that's why I can be pretty." As usual, Carnations praised themselves.

"Pa, said Mama you're a good figure. But if Papa's good, why isn't Papa with my mom and I? Mama said, Papa is no more in this world, but where is Papa's grave? why doesn't my mom know?"

" Pa, I love a man, but is he just like you who doesn't love you? Uh, no way, the hell Mama is beautiful, well, surely papa also love mama right? But, why do I always hear from people that papa dumped Mama? will my fate be the same as my mother's, banished the man? did I get the karma that Papa did to Mama? but I'm not bad, Pa? so I won't get the karma, will I? Pa, when I feel weak, to face the madness of this world alone, I cannot be like anyone else who has a father ready to put up a body to protect. All I want is to get a man who can replace you. Will I be able to find that figure, Pa?"

Tbc