Only Substitute Women
You're my sister!

The night had come, Maya painstakingly fed Shakila her dinner. Shakila's gaze looked empty, but her mouth still received mouth after mouth from her hand.

Shakila and her mother suddenly turned to the door because it was opened by someone.

Shakila's eyes immediately watered, as soon as she saw who had entered her room, which was none other than Arjuna and Carnation.

Carnation's face looks fresher than before because it has enough rest.

"Hi, how are you?" greet Arjuna, while slipping his thin smile.

"As you can see, I'm fine!" sahut Shakila with eyes that are still glazed and not at all staring at Arjuna but towards Carnation.

"Why is Brother Shakila looking at me like that? is she squeezing me into giving Mas Arjuna back to her?" the thought of no-no came back to his head.

"Anyelir, can't you come closer here?" shakila's voice sounded soft.

Carnations looked confused and looked towards Arjuna who was also confused. Not only the two people, Maya also looked confused.

"You don't worry. I just wanted to touch your face, "Shakila reopened her voice, making Carnations even more confused.

Carnations looked back at Arjuna, and her husband gave a small nod, like asking her to fulfill Shakila's request.

Carnations swung their legs, stepping closer to Shakila with a sultry heart.

By the time Carnation was standing close to Shakila, the still pale woman immediately reached out her hand, touched her face and stroked her affectionately.

"You are my sister" Shakila said suddenly, letting everyone in the place gasp in shock.

"Shakila, why are you saying that, son? ka-kamu ..". Maya's throat was choked, it was hard to say what she was about to say.

"Ma, she's my sister. I knew he was my brother" the tears he had been trying to weave, broke the dam, and flowed down his cheeks. Meanwhile, the same thing happened to Carnations. The pregnant woman could no longer hold back her tears. The woman, who dissolves in the taste of haru.

"W-Do you know where you're from, son?"

"I've heard mama's talk with Haris. I heard it quite clearly, Ma. Mama can no longer deny it," Shakila said as she pleased.

"When Mama came out and left Haris here, I again questioned her clarity, and she finally explained everything, Ma. He even showed evidence of mama's conversation with Carnations in the park. Why did Mama get that hard, ask Carnation to sacrifice her fetus to save me?"

"I'm sorry, Mama, son! Mama's really upset, and mama's mind is dead-end. Mom no longer knows what to do. If you remember that, Mama also really did not think that Mama could be that long," Maya now also cried.

Shakila exhaled. The woman really wanted to be angry, but she really could not afford to be angry, because after all the middle-aged woman was the one who raised her affectionately, and always sacrificed anything for her. So, it felt like he didn't deserve to be angry.

"Can't you forgive Mama, Kila?" ask Maya because she saw Shakila who was just silent. "Are you going to hate your mom and think you're selfish, separate you from your mom and your sister? are you leaving mom?" continued Maya, with a series of questions. The middle-aged woman was really frightened right now.

"Ma, I can't possibly hate you. I can't leave you either. Even if you are not the woman who gave birth to me, you are still my mother. I know that Mama did all that because of Oma's insistence. I also know, if Mama really loves me, so there's no reason for me to hate you" Shakila said, sincerely.

"Thank you, Son! Thank you, dear!" maya said, really relieved. His fear instantly evaporated out of nowhere.

Then Shakila, turned back towards Carnation and again stretched out her hand to wipe her sister's tears.

Carnations do not answer at all. Women actually look increasingly sobbing and difficult to talk.

"You don't worry. With me calling you sister, I won't ask you to return Arjuna to me. Because what I know is that a good brother will give in to his sister" Shakila said.

"Big brother," called Carnations in a stammering voice.

Shakila smiled sweetly and gently stroked the face of Anyelir again. It felt like he was hugging Carnation, but the condition of his chest that was still sore did not allow it to do that.

"Don't cry anymore! my niece will be in there sad, too" Shakila tried to joke.

"I'm not crying out of sadness, brother. I cry because I am too happy. I never thought I had a sister. I also thought that you wouldn't think of me as a sister, and would hate me for a lifetime. Turns out I was wrong. I'm sorry I thought badly of you, brother!" said Anyelir on the sidelines sobs his cry.

Shakila, smiled again and then turned her gaze towards Arjuna who was now also staring at her.

"Jun, I'm picking up my sister. I'm really sincere that you two are together. Please love and take care of him sincerely. I don't want to be a woman who has the heart, let your child feel the same way that Carnations feel growing up without a Papa. If you hurt him, I'll give you the calculations!" shakila.

"Without you asking me, I will always love Carnations" said Arjuna steady.

"Oh, yes there are words that are a little annoying in my ears," continued Arjuna, making Shakila's forehead wrinkled, confused.

"Which word?"

"You said, as a good brother, you should give in to his sister. You should not say it like that, because not in all things, a Big Brother must give in to his sister. Everyone has their own portion. If a brother snatches something from an older brother by force, an older brother is not required to budge. An older brother must keep what should be his. In this case, Carnation did not take me from you at all, I asked her to marry me myself, and gradually made me fall in love with her. So, there is no word of surrender here," Arjuna protested.

Shakila was grieving and snoring.

"You always don't want to lose. That's all you're worried about" Shakila protested, making Arjuna chuckle.

Carnations that were still crying, suddenly joined in smiling to hear Shakila's words.

Meanwhile, Maya looks still so heavy to smile. Because there was still something stuck in the middle-aged woman's heart. The woman, looked towards Carnation and suddenly hugged her.

"I'm sorry Auntie, Carnation!" said the woman, while looking at Anyelir with a sad look.

"Sorry, what's it for, Auntie?" Carnations cringed his forehead.

"Tante has done a lot of wrongs, from letting your mother raise you herself, and forbidding your father to look for the whereabouts of both of you. Your father used to be willing not to look for the two of you, on condition that I have to send money every month for both of you living expenses. But, your mama actually disappeared, making it difficult for Auntie to find you both. You two must have been through a lot of suffering all this time. Aunt, totally selfish. It should have been Aunt who resigned because, however your mother who can give your father a child, not me," said Maya who returned to tears.

Carnation slipped a smile on her lips.

"Tante, I don't question him at all anymore.Tante is not entirely wrong. Aunty only maintains what really belongs to Aunty, although indeed the love that grows between my mother and papa is inevitable," said Carnations, wise.

Meanwhile, Shakila stared at the door as if waiting for someone to appear.

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