The Substitute

Photo Album

The plane that Ozan and Ameera were on had just landed at Jakarta airport. Out there Rangga with Zarima and the children have been waiting since.

"Oma, why is sam's father an old mother?" ask Erzan who feels tired of waiting.

"Beautiful soon." replied the Oma as he rubbed his grandson's head.

"Follow El there, run away let's not get bored!" rangga added when he saw Elmira running around happily.

"No. El likes to hit," The bule-faced boy pursed his lips to see his twin sister who was so active in the distance there.

"Elmira. Later get rough," cried Zarima.

The girl approached and sat there. He saw his brother so happy with the toy robots in his hand. Elmira the bar-bar boy snatched the toy from her brother's hand and immediately took a thousand steps.

"Goddessa.... "

The sound of Erzan's crying. Rangga and Zarima tried to comfort the crying boy.

"El... Turn around the big sister's toy!!" pinta Ranges.

"Borrow only,"

"Borrow the same take different, Elmira.." said Rangga gemas.

"But, borrow the doang..."

"Om Rangga says it's the same father..."

The boy's guts immediately shrieked if threatened to report to the father. He immediately returned the toy to his brother.

"That's a cry" said Elmira.

"Elmira, don't grab people. If you want to borrow, ask first." said Zarima.

"Sorry, Oma."

"I'm sorry is the same brother, not the same Oma.." whispered Rangga. However, the boy looked very prestigious to apologize to his brother.

Geez, this brat looks like his father, his behavior is exactly his mother.

Not long after, Ozan and Ameera are seen exiting the airport. Erzan and Elmira immediately ran to greet her parents.

Ameera spread her arms when she saw her two children running towards her.

"Mothers... Why did it go so long?" ask the spoiled Elmira to her mother.

"Not long, really." he said while peeping his son's face alternately.

"El not naughty, right, left by father with mother?"

"No..."

The two boys hugged their father at the same time.

"Dad's son why are his eyes red? So, is it crying?"

"Obviously, Brother Kayak does not know if Erzan is crying, only one reason," said Rangga who came to them.

"Oh that... "

Elmira who was feeling threatened was only able to grin the horse when it got an intimidating look from the father.

After the drama of the longing hugs, they rushed home.

***

Arriving at home...

Erzan and Elmira look very happy to get a lot of souvenirs brought by her parents. Occasionally they return to fight over toys make Ozan clucked in wonder.

While in the corner there, there is Rangga who is telling his turmoil to Ameera.

"You're serious Brother Ramon proposed to Dina?" ask Ameera.

"People I saw Bang Ramon give Dina a pair of wedding rings." Rangga's face was very sad. His 4-year wait was in vain.

"really?"

"I have to how?" I was getting frustrated again.

Ameera held back her laughter, for the first time she saw Rangga so sad. Even when Ameera gets married, Rangga can still control her feelings.

"Later to talk to Dina. "

"No need... I'll try to accept that he prefers Bang Ramon.

"Related?" ask Ameera again.

"How else do you want?"

Rangga had resigned, he did not know that in the brain of his ignorant sister-in-law had been composed of thousands of plans. Ameera was just a meaningful smile, like laughing at a heartbroken Rangga.

***

Her night...

"Yank... were you talking to Rangga?" asked Ozan who was leaning on the bed.

"Much, Mas." replied Ameera, chuckling.

"Much what?"

"Rangga said Brother Ramon proposed to Dina."

Hearing Ameera's words, Ozan chuckled. The couple looked evil laughing at the fate of his brother who was being crushed by heartbreak.

Not long after, Erzan and Elmira went into the room and asked to sleep there. A month of being left behind made them miss their parents so much.

Until dawn, the boys were still soundly asleep. During his stay yesterday, Erzan chose to sleep with his grandparents, while Elmira slept in Rangga's room.

***

"Mas, I'm the one with the school kids, yeah... After that I want to go to my father's house first" said Ameera in the middle of her morning breakfast.

"You take something,"

"Alright, I was in a hurry this morning as well. A month of no work is sure to pile up,"

After breakfast, Ameera takes El and Er to school. After that, he took the time to visit the graves of his parents. After that, we headed to his old house.

After a long time, Ameera finally visited the house again. A house with memories of his parents. Tears always flooded her cheeks when she entered the house.

Ameera enters her late father's room. Look at every part of the room with tears. Take a photo on the table. He had the picture, imagining his childhood with the two people in the photo.

"Dad, mom... I miss you guys so much" he said in a soft voice.

Ameera then opened the drawer and took some photo albums that were inside there. He opened the photo album sheet by sheet. A smile adorned his face while looking at his mother's youth photos.

"I just found out about this photo... She was beautiful when she was young" She kept opening the photos and found the photos of her in-laws while she was in college.

"It's mom's the same papa, right?" Ameera again smiled happily, she felt like she was going into the past. On the next sheet there is a photo of the togetherness of his parents, with his in-laws and Hendri. Then there are some photos of Rudi and Hendri that look very close.

"This is Brother Naura's papa." murmured Ameera again.

Increasingly curious, Ameera opened up again sheet by sheet, the album. Curiosity back lodged in his heart saw a photo of his mother with Hendri who looked very close.

"Why is there a photo of the same mother Om hendri this close? Have they ever dated?" Seen in the photo, Hendri embraces Ratna with affection. When Naura kidnapped her 4 years ago, Naura said that Ameera's mother was the third person in her parents' household.

Is that probably true.... Did I ask mommy just as well, yeah... They must know something.Ameera's inner.

He opened another photo album and found a photo that made him feel like he was struck by lightning, his breathing was heavy, his heart was beating faster. Her tears fell again staring at the photo.

"Have you ever been married to Om Hendri?" murmured Ameera when she found a photo of her mother in a kebaya wrap sitting with Hendri opposite a ruler.

"That means right, which is what Brother Naura said. My mother was third among her parents? How did you marry your father?" Ameera tried to control her emotions. He took some of those albums and immediately left the house.

While crying, Ameera drove the car at high speed towards her house. Only her in-laws can explain the photo to Ameera.

Why are they keeping everything from me? Is it because of that Om Hendri grudges on dad.

It did not take long, Ameera had arrived at the Chandra Jaya family home. He hastened his way into the house, seeking his two in-laws.

"Mom Yani, where's mommy?" ask Ameera.

"Well, you're in the study, why are you crying?" Bu Yani wiped away the tears that fell on Ameera's face.

"There's something I should ask mom and dad, Mom... I'm gonna go to the study first,"

"What's wrong with the boy" muttered Bu Yani.

Zarima and Hasan were having a casual chat when Ameera entered the room with a few photo albums.

"Ameera, you're home, son.." said Zarima.

"Why are you crying?" asked Hasan who immediately approached his favorite son-in-law. Zarima stood up to Ameera.

Ameera handed the photo album to her in-laws.

"The same mom Papa must know, what this photo means." asked Ameera as she sobbed. Zarima took the album out of Ameera's hands.

"We'll sit down, son... Relax first..." Zarima and Hasan took Ameera to sit on the sofa. Then open the photo albums one by one. Zarima started crying looking at the pictures.

"Ameera, here..."

"Mama, why are you keeping this a secret from me? How did my mother ever marry Om Hendri?"

Hasan and Zarima looked down, not knowing what to answer. Maybe it's time they told Ameera the secret they've been keeping.

"Answer me, Mama, Papa... What does all this mean?" Tears were falling more and more down her cheeks. Zarima and Hasan remained silent.

"Ameera, forgive Papa, we kept it a secret from you at your father's and mother's request?"

"But why?"

"They don't want you to get hurt if you know the truth, son. That's why we all agreed to keep it a secret from you" Hasan said.

With a heavy heart, Hasan will tell the story of the past about Hendri, Ratna and Rudi.

"I beg you, Papa. Tell me everything. Don't hide anything anymore" Ameera wiped away her tears that seemed reluctant to stop dripping.

"It's so complicated, Ameera, you'll get hurt if you know the truth, son." Zarima added.

"I'm ready to listen to him, Mah! I'd be sicker if you kept everything from me,"

Hasan let out a long sigh before beginning to tell the past of Ameera's parents.

"We were all good friends. Your mother and Hendri have loved each other since school. They dated for a long time, but Hendri's parents disapproved of Ratna and Hendri's relationship due to social status. They then marry Hendri to Maya, Naura's mother. But their marriage did not go smoothly because Hendri could not forget Ratna. One day, Hendri divorced his mother Naura and married your mother secretly. When Maya and Hendri's parents find out, they plan to kill your mother, they threaten, if Hendri doesn't divorce your mother, they'll kill her. That's when Hendri was forced to divorce your mother and return to Maya."

Ameera stared, trying not to believe her father-in-law's words. Only tears could explain how much pain she felt at the time.

Hasan continued, "Hendri left your mother to Rudi. He promised one day to return to Ratna after all his dealings with his family were done. But Maya and Hendri's parents continue to try to eliminate Ratna after learning that Ratna is pregnant. In order to protect your mother, Rudi was forced to marry her. Hendri did not know that at that time your mother was pregnant. Hendri was very angry at your father and was blinded by vengeance and ultimately had the heart to do evil."

As Ameera cried, Zarima tried to strengthen Ameera by embracing her.

"Enough, Mum... Don't continue!" Zarima interrupted her husband, "Ameera, listen to Mama, we are now happy. We have Erzan and Elmira. We don't have to be sad for the past,"

Hesitating, Ameera asked something that felt like it would make her heart explode.

"Papa, so... I'm not my father's son?" ameera asked with a trembling voice.

Hasan tried to gather his strength to answer Ameera's question.

"Yes, Ameera. You are the child of Hendri and Ratna's marriage."

Ameera again dropped her body in Zarima's arms. The pain in his heart was no longer restrained.

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How the story becomes meandering like a labyrinth. Sorry if there is a headache. wkwkwkwkw....

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