(Not) The Substitute

Eps 2 - Before the Wedding

^^^Surabaya^^^

The invitation that reads ARFAN WED'S ELSA has been spread to all relatives and friends of friends of the two people who are in a drunken romance. After 6 years of dating and two years of being engaged, they are now entering the final stage of their relationship. The most awaited, the most meaningful and the most sacred. It was a wedding.

The whole preparation was very ready, because both sides of the family were very enthusiastic and worked very well together in taking care of the marriage of the young man who was still a cousin.

Since Arfan expressed his love for Elsa 8 years ago and they officially became a couple, the two men never hesitated to show affection in front of anyone, especially in front of their families. And everyone supports her second relationship, especially Elsa's mother and Arfan's mother. Now their bond will be stronger with the marriage of Arfan and Elsa.

And right now, Arfan is busy choosing a dress for his beloved sister, Elnaz.

"As for this one, Princess" Arfan pointed out a peach-colored dress, which would fit perfectly on Elnaz's milky-white skin.

"May" replied Elnaz with a clumsy smile.

Not because of anything, but because Elsa has been grumbling because Arfan is constantly busy taking care of Elnaz.

"You likey? Why is her face so flat?" ask Arfan again.

"El like it, Brother Arfan" said Elnaz forcing his lips to smile.

"All right, we'll take this one. Now we find a suitable flat shoes" said Arfan.

"Arfan, the one getting married is us. Why are you even busy taking care of Elnaz, after all she can wear whatever is at home" said Elsa upset, making Elnaz immediately looked down scared and played the tip of her hijab.

"It's precisely because this is our marriage, Sa. I want my beloved sister to be very beautiful at my wedding, right, princess?" And Elnaz could only smile faintly.

"In the house of flat shoes many different models and colors. He just chooses which one" Elsa said again.

"It's a very special day for all of us, Sa. Cook yes Elnaz have to use the old stuff" said Arfan again which makes Elsa look very upset.

"Yes, it's up to you. I wait in the car" he said and he immediately returned to Arfan's car.

Arriving in the car, Elsa glazed and added lipstick on her lips that felt pale and then tidied her hair that was released. Elsa does not wear the hijab like Elnaz. Since both of Elsa's parents allowed Elsa to choose to wear the hijab or not, they didn't matter. While Elnaz, since childhood the grandmother always taught her to close the aurat, read the Qur'an, and pray on time.

Elnaz loved literature, and in a graduating suit he planned to go to college and major in literature. Elsa loves modeling and wants to be a model. He has sent several applications to several modeling agencies both in his hometown of Surabaya and to other cities. But what Elsa really hopes is that she wants to go to the capital, start her career there and succeed there.

While Arfan, he is a Doctor who will become a Surgeon. It is quite well established at his age now, that is why the two men decided to get married and will move to Jakarta after marriage. Arfan had even bought a simple house there for himself and Elsa later from his savings money long ago and also from the results of his salary as a General Doctor.

"For so long they were, actually Arfan's wife-to-be I was what was Elnaz?" gerutu Elsa while opening an email from her mobile phone, hoping she soon get an email reply from her model agency.

While inside, Arfan and Elnaz are now in a shoe store. Arfan looking for flat shoes for Elnaz because Elnaz can not wear high heels.

"Sister, let's just go home. Later sister Elsa angry" whining Elnaz fear, her brother was often cold to Elnaz if Elnaz did something that made her sister upset.

"Why angry? We're just looking for shoes" replied Arfan casually. Even Elnaz could only sigh languidly, exhausted himself after this. Surely her brother would continue to glare at her and act coldly at her.

"Sister, El wants to go home soon. Soon the national exam, El must study" Elnaz again whines, this time making Arfan who sighs lethargic.

"Yes yes, Princess. All right, how about this?" Arfan showing flat shoes from Tory Burch.

"Yes, good" replied Elnaz quickly.

"Try first" Arfan and he knelt in front of Elnaz, Elnaz took off his sandals and tried his new shoes.

"Pas" he said quickly.

"All right, we pay first. Don't pout so, later your cheeks are more bloated like a balloon" seduced Arfan who actually makes Elnaz more pouty.

After paying for the shoes, Elnaz and Arfan immediately followed Elsa to the car.

"For a long time, until the moss I wait here" said Elsa glanced sharply at Elnaz who is now sitting in the back seat.

"Don't be like that, Elsa Darling" said Arfan as he chuckled, trying to cheer up his fiancee "You'll be beautiful if you're angry" he said as he poked Elsa's nose, managed to put a smile on Elsa's lips.

Arfan came out of the shopping center parking area and he drove casually.

"Darling, there is something we have not decided yet" Elsa said as she looked at Arfan lovingly, and Arfan looked at her with the same gaze.

"Honeymoon" said Elsa embarrassed and at once Arfan looked surprised.

"Oh yes... Where are you going?"

"I want to go to Paris, I want to see the Eiffel Tower" said the spoiled Elsa.

"Paris yes.." muttered Arfan "Taking care of the departure to Paris is not easy, and it costs quite a lot too, dear. While we have spent a lot of money for our marriage" said Arfan and tucked a tone of regret there, because he could not fulfill the request of his future wife. He does still have a deposit, but if you have to go to Paris, not to mention that Elsa must be crazy shopping there, then all Arfan's savings can be exhausted. Elsa who heard that immediately frowned, she was eager to go to Paris.

"Later to save first yes, if you have enough money, I promise I will take you to Paris. For a while, his honeymoon was out of town aja ya" persuaded Arfan and Elsa nodded in agreement, he swayed spoiled in Arfan's arms.

"Yes, what's wrong. The important thing is that I'm always with you, that's all I want in my life"

Arfan kissed Elsa's cheery forehead "That's what I want" whispered Arfan.

While Elnaz who is only a display in the car can only sing her smile sumringah. Seeing his two brothers look very happy, made Elnaz also feel very happy.

Until Arfan stopped his car making the two girls very surprised.

"What's wrong?" ask Elsa.

"It looks like there was an accident" said Arfan who saw the crowd across the street "You guys wait here, I'll check it out. Who knows I can help" said Arfan and he immediately jumped down from the car, Elsa also came down to make Elnaz also follow after Arfan.

Arfan saw a man who, like him, had a single accident, lying on the floor with a bloody head. While people do not dare to help for fear of being wrong.

"Have you called an ambulance?" arfan shouted while checking on the man.

"It is" replied one of the men there.

"She just fainted and was in shock" muttered Arfan, he tried to pick up the man, he pulled out the prayer of one of the people there and pressed his bloody head with it.

Shortly after the ambulance came, the medical officer immediately went down with a stretcher on the aftercare of a Doctor.

"Doctor Arfan.." cried the Doctor.

"Oh, Doctor Mike, thank goodness you came quickly"

Medics quickly moved the man onto a stretcher and took him into the ambulance.

"He had a head injury for not wearing a helmet, this was a single accident like his. Immediately examine the skull, fearing a severe rift or blood clots in his brain" Arfan spoke as he escorted the man to the ambulance.

"Thank you" said Dr. Mike.

Now Arfan's attention was on Elnaz who looked pale and limp, his body was already seen limp and in the next second he fell unconscious and swiftly Arfan caught the small body of Elnaz.

He immediately ran to the car followed by Elsa who also ran.

"I told you, wait in the car. Already knew that Elnaz was phobia of blood" grumbled Arfan while putting Elnaz in the backseat and he came in and sat in the backseat, Arfan puts Elnaz's head in his lap while Elsa now takes Arfan's place to drive.

"He's coming alone, Fan" said Elsa, upset because Arfan seemed to blame her.

Elnaz is indeed phobic of blood as little as anything, even whenever he gets his monthly guests it will make him lie limp. And everyone knows that includes Arfan.

"I don't mean to turn you on, darling forgive me" Arfan said sincerely and he looked at Elsa from the rear-view mirror, Elsa nodding in understanding and smiling. Arfan loved and spoiled Elnaz, and everyone knew that.

Arriving at the house of Elnaz, Arfan immediately brought Elnaz to his room and put him to bed with sheets that are still with the same motif, pictured duck. Arfan took off Elnaz's sandals, turned on his room AC and pulled a blanket over half his little sister's body.

After that, he went out and met Elsa.

"Honey, I have to go to the hospital" Arfan said, and Elsa nodded as she said

"Heart, honey"

"Yes" said Arfan and he immediately left the house of his future wife.