Make Me His Substitute
The Heart of Sisil
The time of day rest has arrived but the figures of Aga and Cakra have not returned to the company since this morning to go to the Dharma business. Amara who felt lonely for lunch at her desk alone chose to bring the lunch box she brought to the cafeteria. Intend to eat lunch there while enjoying his favorite fruit salad sold there.
When she had just entered the elevator that would take her to the floor of the company cafeteria, Amara suddenly remembered Sisil and Ane. I don't know why he suddenly wanted to take his two friends to lunch with him.
Without a second thought, Amara opted out of the elevator when the elevator stopped on the special floor of the OB room.
"One, Sisil." Amara greeted the two women who had just opened their boxes.
"Amara," Sisil and Ane smile at Amara's arrival.
"You guys want lunch?" Ask Amara.
Sisil nodded his head. "As you can see. We're getting ready to eat."
Amara glanced at Sisil's and Ane's box that had opened. "How about we eat in the cafeteria this afternoon. I happen to be eating alone this afternoon and want to eat in the cafeteria with you."
Sisil and Ane looked at each other. Then the two nodded at Amara's invitation.
"Mara, but aren't you ashamed of having lunch with us?" Ask Sisil before moving from his position.
"Shy, why am I ashamed?" Amara's forehead shriveled. Feeling confused by the meaning of Sisil's words.
"Emh, you mean Sisil, aren't you ashamed to have lunch with the cleaning service like us?" Clear Ane.
Amara stared at the faces of Sisil and Ane in turn. "Why should I be ashamed? In God's eyes, we are all the same. So don't feel so sorry for me."
Sisil and Ane looked at each other again and smiled at each other.
Amara rubbed her friend's arm. "You could have. I'm just like you guys."
Ane and Sisil smiled again. Then they got up from a sitting position to go to the cafeteria with Amara.
"Oh yeah, Sisil, how's your mother doing right now?" Amara asked as they were already in the cafeteria and were waiting for their ordered food to come.
Hearing her mother's name called, then it made Sisil's face become moody. "Not much progress. I'm still limp and sometimes short of breath." Answer slowly.
Amara looked at Sisil's grieving face. "Sil, believe me if someday your mother will be cured."
Sisil nodded while forcing a smile. "I hope so too, Mara. Only the mother I have right now. Without mom, I don't know how I can get on with my life anymore."
Amara gently grasped Sisil's hand as if to give the woman strength.
"Sisil, did you get any information on how to cure your mother?" Ask Amara.
Sisil nodded. "The only way is surgery, Mara. But until now I haven't been able to raise a lot of money for my mother's operating expenses. Let alone for the cost of surgery, to eat alone sometimes difficult." Sisil said with his head bowed.
Amara looked at Sisil with pity. Just this time he heard Sisil complaining about his financial condition. And just hearing it made Amara able to feel how sad Sisil felt at this time.
"It seems I should talk about this to Brother Aga. It's possible that Kak Aga has a solution to help Sisil." Amara said in her heart.
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