The Substitute

Dreamlike

Ozan had just changed his wet clothes to swim like a rich man, wearing a suit and shoes. He approached Ameera who was drying her hair, then hugged her from behind while rubbing the increasingly protruding stomach.

"Please, Mas... I'm not done yet" Ameera said.

"So I said I wanted to punish you, because your mischief is panicking so early" Ozan said, turning Ameera's body around to face him.

"So what do I want to be punished for?"

"What yes...?" for a moment of thought, "during the night of his law, hehe..."

"Hmm. I already know what punishment this impromptu judge will give you." said Ameera, pulling a tie that was wrapped around Ozan's shirt collar. "What else if not serving your excessive lust..."

"That knows, for you."

"The reason is just that" said Ameera, who feels Ozan always uses the phrase to ask for his ration.

Ameera was about to move out of the room, but Ozan immediately pulled her, and hugged her.

"What are you planning today?" asked Ozan in his arms while giving a kiss.

"I want to accompany Rangga to visit Aunt Aliyah, after that I want to meet Dina, then to the grave of my mother's father."

"It seems like you're busy today" Ozan said, taking off his arms.

"Yes, I'm super duper busy. Don't call if I'm outside. Moreover, I have an important mission today..."

"Haha... Looks like you're a matchmaker again, huh? That's the mission?"

"Yes, I want to bring Rangga and Dina closer... I know, Rangga is now playing the role of a jealous warehouse."

Ozan chuckles at Ameera's embedding of the term for Rangga, who calls it a warehouse of jealousy.

"Lha, what about Ramon, Yank?"

"That's the risk itself. Why does Brother Ramon have to be the third person to try?" ameera asked as she dropped her body on the soft sofa, Ozan then sat down next to her. While the couple was gossiping, even Ozan forgot that there was an important meeting in the office that morning, and made Ramon carelessly himself.

"But Dina will..."

"Dina doesn't know Rangga's true feelings."

"Do you know?" ask Ozan.

"Haha.I have been friends with Rangga since the age of 8, Mas... He's the smartest person to hide his feelings."

Including his feelings for you first, my poor sister...

Suddenly Ozan's face again looks sad, still feeling the cause of Rangga and Ameera apart. Though both Rangga and Ameera no longer have a problem with that.

"Indeed what other feelings does Rangga hide?" ask Ozan.

"Rangga fell in love with Dina" whispered Ameera, making Ozan jump. All this time he thought Dina was just an escape for Rangga.

"You know where it came from? Rangga said same to you?"

"No... But every time I say Dina's name, her face turns red. So I just call her Dina's name all day in front of her. He was even angry." said Ameera at length and made Ozan anxious.

"Why is Rangga even angry? You're apain?"

"Rangga was angry because every time I called Dina's name, there was a longing there. The word movie I've seen, miss is heavy."

"Haha... You know, you're the nosiest God creature in the world, Yank. You're really good at stirring up people's feelings" Ozan said, laughing.

"Makanya auxiliary, Mas..." Ameera will re-dive her like yesterday while scraping information about Dina and Ramon's relationship.

"I don't want to interfere, Yank... I don't wanna follow. My brother Rangga and my best friend Ramon. Let them solve it themselves."

"Yes already.." said Ameera later.

Finally Ameera failed to issue her death seduction style after hearing her husband's words. He knows Ozan doesn't want to make things worse by getting involved in the love triangle between Rangga, Dina and Ramon.

Ameera then tidied a tie that was messy because it was pulled by him, he said,

"So can you, I went to see Dina?"

"By, Yank... But you can not drive yourself, ask between Pak Bima or Pak Surya only. And don't you stay outside for long. Afternoon should be home."

"No promise..."

" My feelings are not good anymore, Yank." said Ozan.

"Not good why?" ask Ameera

"I also don't know, I had a weird dream last night." said Ozan, recalling his dream last night.

"How weird?"

"I dreamt you went to a dark place with two little children."

"Little boy?"

"Yes, maybe I'm thinking too much of you because in a few days' time your surgery schedule will be carried away by a dream."

"I'll go first, yeah. I have a meeting." Ozan got up from his seat and rushed to the office. Ramon must have been angry, he thought.

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While Rangga who had been waiting for Ameera, stood near the stairs with a stick. Although he can stand alone, but sometimes his legs still tremble, so use a stick to keep watch.

Not long after, Ameera was walking down the stairs.

"Old...!" Rangga.

"I'm old? Just waiting a few minutes, you're already upset. How did Dina wait for you for so many years?"

"Don't start, Ameera!!" rangga said annoyed. For some reason lately Ameera seems to deliberately burn his emotions.

"I'm sorry, I'll speak the truth." Ameera then melengos, leaving Rangga who was still standing near the stairs. Seen a smile of satisfaction at the corner of his lips see the reaction of Rangga when he alluded to Dina. Ameera has just won an Oscar for playing the most evil sister-in-law in the world.

"Look, it's like having a sister-in-law friend of her own. It sucks!" rangga Gumam. "Hey, the exit is there...no...!" rangga shouted when he saw Ameera in the other direction.

"I want to ask your permission first." said Ameera.

Zarima was busy in the kitchen when Ameera came and hugged him from behind.

"Mama, I'm going out first, yeah... "

"Yes, but be careful, yeah... Don't go home late in the afternoon." said Zarima as he kissed Ameera's forehead.

"Yes, Mah."

After asking for permission, Rangga and Ameera then immediately set off with in between Pak Bima to Rangga's old house.

Like getting a fresh breeze, Aliyah was so happy with the arrival of Rangga who had left her for several weeks. He cried because his son was willing to forgive him after everything that happened.

After chatting for quite a while with Aliyah, Ameera rushed off to meet Dina at the cafe where they had made their agreement. Leaving Rangga who was still in his house.

***

Ameera arrived at a cafe, there was Dina there who arrived first. The two friends then hugged each other, taking off their longing after a long time of not meeting. They talked at length about many things. Until finally, Ameera arrived at the conversation which was her main goal to invite Dina to meet that afternoon.

"I've decided to try to forget about Rangga, Ameera...I don't want to wait for her anymore" Dina told Ameera. Even though his face looks sad when he says it.

"You sure?" ask Ameera.

"I'm sure I promised Brother Ramon I'd give him a chance."

"You want to just give up after 4 years of waiting?"

Dina was silent, even though her heart refused to give up, but the last words that Rangga said to her hurt her so much. A speck of tears trickled down, recalling the day that Rangga asked her to leave him.

"Rangga doesn't need me, now he has a complete family... I'll just be the obstacle."

Ameera actually wanted to tell Dina Rangga's true feelings, but she felt it was not her right to say that. Ameera wanted Dina to hear it herself from Rangga. But he had to try a little harder to heat up Rangga in order to reveal his heart to Dina.

Looks like I have to raise my provocation level, so that Rangga wants to see Dina.

"What is your relationship with Brother Ramon?" ask Ameera.

"I'm trying to give him a chance. He was very different from Rangga. He's a warm, funny, considerate person."

I know, you feel Rangga is cold, indifferent, and uncaring. But Rangga's changed, Din... Now there is you in his heart. What do I have to do now to bring you together.

"If Rangga wants to see you, you want to?"

"I'm not that lucky, Ameera." said Dina who felt impossible if Rangga wanted to meet him.

All right, I'll reunite you, be patient Din... Your wait for 4 years will surely end beautifully, Ameera said in her heart.

After chatting, they finally walked out of the cafe. Dina will return to campus, while Ameera plans to go to the grave of her parents.

"Sir, please take me to my parents' grave, yes... After that we pick up Rangga." pinta Ameera on the driver.

"Good, Miss."

Bima then drove a car to the funeral complex of Ameera's parents. Without them realizing it, there was a car that had been following them from behind. Looks like danger is back on the line.

Not long after, they had arrived at the burial area. With two bouquets of her mother's favorite white roses, she approached the adjoining tomb. Then sit at the side of the tomb while reading the do'a.

"Dad, mom, I miss you guys. Had you been here, I would have felt that my life was perfect" Ameera said, wiping away her tears. He is always sad to remember how the departure of his parents, who were victims of the crime of others.

Bima, who was waiting for Ameera in front of the tomb, was approached by several men, they immediately attacked him without mercy, until the man was unconscious. The atmosphere of the afternoon was so quiet that no one could see.

While Ameera was spilling her longing on her parents, not realizing that someone was standing right behind her with a hateful look. Then approach it by slacking off like a thief.

Then the figure smothered Ameera's mouth with a white handkerchief. He smelled a very strong smell from the handkerchief. In the end, everything went dark....

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