The Substitute

Secrets about Rangga

Rangga who had just arrived at his house, headed straight for the kitchen, he opened the refrigerator and picked up a bottle of cold mineral water. Not long after, Aliyah came to him.

"Have you come home, Rangga?" ask Aliyah.

"Yes Mah.." he answered briefly, then sipped his mineral water. He walked into the living room and dropped his body on the sofa. Aliyah who saw the look of sadness on Rangga's face immediately followed the steps of her son.

"Why? It seems you are lacking spirit. You got a problem?" tanya Aliyah stroked Rangga's face.

"Not Mah..."

"No, but your face is so tangled... So don't want to tell Mama, huh?"

"Ameera, Mah." replied Rangga briefly. Hearing the name Ameera mentioned, Aliyah's face changed immediately.

"Oo.. So Amera's the problem."

"It's not Ameera that's a problem, Mah. But Papa!" Rangga squeezed an empty bottle of drinking water so that it becomes crushed. "Because papa made a gap between me and Ameera, until I had to give up Ameera in someone else's possession." said Rangga full of regret.

"Maybe Ameera isn't your soul mate, son." Aliyah tried to comfort Rangga, "So Ameera is getting married?"

Rangga replied with a nod of his head. Aliyah also felt the sadness of Rangga. He knew how much Ameera meant to his son.

"You must be sincere Rangga, you have been desperately guarding Ameera all this time from your father's revenge. Until you forget yourself. You did your best for Ameera" Aliyah said later.

"It wasn't enough to pay for the grief of Ameera losing her mother, Mah. And all because of papa."

Aliyah then hugged Rangga who was frustrated. He knows Rangga is not a person who easily falls in love. However, now he is stuck with his love for Ameera. A love that is so deep yet must be hidden.

***

"What do you call me?" ramon asked as he approached Ozan who was sitting on the living room sofa.

"For so long, what's up?" ozan said, half yelling.

Ramon snorted in annoyance at Ozan's sudden call while he was at rest.

"Gue has a duty for you. "

"What?"

"Gue wants you to find out more about.." suddenly Ozan hung up his words, like he was thinking.

What's his name, yeah. Why did I forget to ask

the name of the little boy.

"About who?" ask Ramon.

"Damn!" Ozan cursed out loud. Makes Ramon upset.

"What the hell are you? It's not clear to be a person... "

"Where is it...." Ozan scratched his non-itchy head.

"Starting out of your normal, just getting married again." ledek Ramon who saw Ozan weird. Makes Ozan upset with his teasing.

"Ram,gue wants you to find out about his friend Ameera, who's a guy but. I want the full info as soon as possible! Same photo of you." Ozan said.

"Huh?" Ramon gawks at Ozan's orders.

"Don't do it on your face too!" ozan

"Eh you're not normal. Very less work I find info about your prospective baby friend. His name is a teenager, his friends must be many. Do you want me to investigate one-on-one of his friends? What if Ameera's friend has thousands?" Now Ramon sounds more fierce than his boss.

"Gue just needs you to investigate one of his male friends Ameera. I think they're pretty close. Damn I don't know what his name is. I forgot to ask... "

"Haha... " Ramon laughed out loud, making Ozan even more upset.

"So, it's starting to be abnormal." Ozan murmured "Don't laugh at you, just watch your work is not right!"

"Say donk from earlier. You're jealous of her friend Ameera. Haha, are you jealous of ABG?" Ramon's thudding further burns Ozan's emotions.

"Go there! Don't show up in front of me before you get the info."

After being given orders, Ramon rushed to leave the Chandra Jaya residence. Ozan plans to meet Hasan to ask him something that disturbs his mind.

Ozan rushed to the Chandra Jaya Group office. As usual, when he left the house he was tightly controlled.

Not long after, he had arrived at Hasan's study.

"Why is there a minute? asked Ozan, "there's something I want to ask" he said later.

"What do you want to ask?" asked Hasan who was sitting in his great chair.

"About Father and Ameera." Ozan said.

Hasan gasped at Ozan's words. He stopped his work for a moment.

"What's wrong with them?"

Without further ado, Ozan immediately asked what was bothering him.

"Well...is Ameera really alive under someone's threat?"

Hasan was surprised to hear Ozan's question, "Where do you know?"

"Come on, Pah. Is that true?"

At first Hasan was reluctant to answer, but Ozan continued to ask until Hasan finally gave up and told Ozan about Rudi's past.

"You know our corporate business rival? Hendri Agung Darmawan?" ask Hasan.

Ozan furrowed his brows, trying to remember the name.

"I've heard his name." said Ozan.

Hasan told Ozan everything. About Hendri who has a personal vendetta against Rudi, so that the target Ameera as an object of revenge.

Ozan was stunned to hear his father's explanation. Now he understood what Rangga had meant.

"You haven't answered papa's question, you know where this is?" ask Hasan later.

"Oh that's from his friend Ameera, Pah."

"Ameera's Friend?"

"Yes, Pah, I'll tell you later, I'm in a hurry now" he said as he left his father's study. There are still important things to do.

***

Rangga was in a small room that was integrated with his room. Look at the wall filled with photos. Rangga's gaze was only fixed on the sweet smile of a girl in the photo. With the dim light of the lamp, but Rangga can still see clearly the face with the most beautiful smile in the world Rangga version. These are photos of Ameera. Starting from his childhood photos to growing up teenagers are taken from various angles. Starting from the expression of happy, angry, sad, everything is there and maybe thousands.

Rangga who is very fond of photography channeled his hobby with the object of the person he loves the most. Had he and Ameera been able to unite in the future, perhaps Rangga would have been the happiest person in the world.

My dear Ameer, if fate had been kind to me by giving me a choice, I would have chosen not to be born in the Great Darmawan family. It's up to me to be born in any family that destiny wants. Because I will definitely pursue your love. I'll do anything for you. I won't let anyone else have you. But look at this sad reality. I must hold you as your best friend, not as the man who loves you. Even I have to pretend to love the other person in front of you, so that you don't have more feelings for me. It hurts a lot, no, living as me. I feel like I want to be selfish and take you away to be happy with me, while waiting until I'm old enough to marry you. Hehe! I want to forget all the people who made the gap between us. But Ameera, in reality I'm just a pathetic human being. Who can't show you how heavy you are to me. I love you Ameera, with all my soul.

Such were the words that Rangga wrote to Ameera on a paper and put into an envelope. Then put it in the drawer. Inside the drawer were several similar envelopes. It was in these letters that Rangga poured out all his feelings to Ameera. But unfortunately, the letters will never reach Ameera's hands.

To the knowledge of some people who knew him, Rangga was the son of the secret marriage of Hendri Agung Darmawan with Aliyah.

Since marriage, Hendri and Aliyah have lived separately. Hendri gave everything to Rangga, except confession. For the reason of maintaining his good name, Hendri hid from the public about the whereabouts of Rangga and his mother.

In the past Rudi, Hasan and Hendri were good friends. However, now everything changes, Hendri who is also a business rival of Chandra Jaya Group, has a past grudge on Rudianto Hutomo.

Rudi married Ratna Ayu, who was Hendri's former lover. Hendri's obsession with Ratna blinded his heart, thus hating Rudi and always trying to harm him. However, Rudi did not even have a gap, he was very difficult to reach.

The accident that killed Ratna sapyuh last year is part of Hendri's plan to eliminate Rudi. But his evil plan is misdirected, making Ratna a victim.

Instead of regretting his actions, Hendri increasingly hates Rudi. Even he swore he would make Rudi cry blood with the death of his son.

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