Just a Substitute
Chapter 29's

Shanum pondered alone, the cooking event that had made him excited just kept yawning. Rosa's outpouring of heart greatly disturbed her mind.

Ck!

Shanum clucked, upset himself for not getting the peace. Many times to divert his mind, still the figure of Rosa who had cried in front of him was reluctant to get away from there.

"He's like me and Raka, just a different story." Shanum bit his lip, the story that Rosa told him really bothered him.

"The rumors are true, yes. Just worry about it." Shanum sighed, remembering his own forced marriage.

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"I'm the same my husband was fooled by our parents. Husband still has a boyfriend and they also have plans to marry, but failed because of coercion from their parents."

The story of Rosa poured out an outpouring of her heart with a raucous and quivering voice. Shanum grimaced, almost similar to him only different storylines.

"You know what, Shanum? My husband is still in touch with his girlfriend. They often go away even, he never considered me his wife." Rosa started sobbing.

Shanum who heard so curious about the husband and wife relationship.

"What relationship do you have with your husband? Mm .. I mean, husband and wife. You got it, didn't you?" shanum asked carefully.

Rosa nodded slowly, she understood what Shanum was questioning. The pitiful woman sighed, recalling the relationship of her bed with the husband.

"Stay running. If our bed business is like a regular husband and wife, but if the other we are always each." Rosa shook her head, covered her face and sobbed.

Shanum felt pity for her, approached and rubbed the woman's back.

"Patient, yes. This is a test for your home. Every household has a different test. What seems happy, we do not know what their real life is like. Be patient, God will not remain silent." Shanum advised, not just Rosa especially to herself.

"But I'm not strong, shanum. If I keep believing, I will never be happy. I want to be happy like everyone else." Rosa anchored herself to Shanum's embrace.

As a fellow woman, Shanum understood Rosa's feelings.

"Have you tried to talk to your parents?" shanum asked considering that what Rosa was experiencing was no ordinary matter.

She shook her head, there was no courage to complain about her husband's attitude and behavior to their parents.

"I don't dare. I don't dare say anything to them, Shanum. I'm afraid they're sad, I'm afraid they're disappointed with my husband. I don't dare." Rosa shook her head again, sobbing.

Shanum felt sick, really unable to imagine if he was in Rosa's position.

"We should have said the same to them. No need to be afraid. You should think about yourself. You deserve to be happy too" Shanum said, lifting Rosa's body from her arms.

The woman raised her wet and flushed face. Staring at Shanum who had already given her a shoulder to lean on.

"You can't be fooled, Rosa. If you think your marriage is no good, what is wrong with parents. Maybe they have a solution, they have the best way. Parents are always wise in dealing with problems experienced by their children. Try to speak well with them."

Shanum tried to talk back, hoping that Rosa would dare to speak to their parents.

"Maybe not now, Shanum, but don't know when. If his behavior doesn't change, I'll talk to them." Rosa smiled, she wiped away her tears.

That was the woman, after speaking from heart to heart, it felt a little relieved.

"Thank you, yeah. You want to be with me, and you want to be my friend. I'm going home first. I can play here sometime, right, play here again?" rosa said, hoping.

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Shanum sighed, recalling his chatter with Rosa. He was so good at advising others, but was still defeated by his own prejudice.

He was surprised when he smelled the aroma of cooking. Hurriedly Shanum opened the lid of the pot checking the fish inside. She wrapped up lunch a little. Then, get ready to go to Raka's shop.

Shanum accidentally booked an ojek online because Raka brought their car. With a sweet smile on his lips, he clutched the box. Shanum stopped a bit away from Raka's shop, paid the fare and walked slowly towards the store.

He smiled when he saw Irwan and Doni were so friendly to serve buyers. A few moments wait until the buyers are reduced and finally deserted. Shanum approached her husband's shop.

"Assalamu'alaikum!"

Doni and Irwan looked up, dumbfounded at Shanum's arrival.

"Wa'alaikumussalaam! Shanum?" They were surprised to see Shanum there.

"Yes, why? Raka's there, right? I brought you lunch, it's for you too." Shanum raised the rantang upwards.

Smiling broadly the two Raka employees. They were hungry because it was time for lunch.

"Well, coincidences. Mother Boss understanding. It's like gini often, huh." Doni opens the door letting Shanum in.

Frowning the woman's forehead when she did not find Raka in there.

"Where is Raka?" shanum asked, making the two men look at each other.

"So came out. Said he wanted to meet a new customer." Irwan answered while cleaning the place for them to sit.

"He used to be like this often? Mmm ... go-go kayak gini, is that it?" shanum asked while handing them lunch.

"Not often, either. If a customer meets outside he leaves. If not, yes stay in the store," Irwan replied while opening the bushel Shanum gave him.

"Wah .. pepes the fish!" encourage them to be enthusiastic.

Shanum smiled even though he felt uncomfortable. He chose to stand up to serve customers and let them have lunch first.

"There are, yes, customers who ask to meet? Usually, right, just come to the store to be able to directly see the goods," asked Shanum again inexhaustible with the system applied Raka.

"No idea, Sha. You see, Raka said that customers usually talk about prices first. The deal used to be that, he said. New abis see the stuff." Irwan said with his mouth full of food.

"Snack." Shanum muttered. The Raka shop was not an agent, just an ordinary shop with items that were almost complete.

Shanum checked the room behind the door, the warehouse where the store stocked the goods.

"You guys haven't done any shopping yet?" shanum asked from inside.

"Message, but the goods haven't come yet. Monday just came."

Shanum rounded his lips, coming back out after checking the storage.

"You're not hiding anything from me, are you?" Shanum looked at them suspiciously.