The Substitute

Apologise

Ameera was still crying a mouthful. The shadow of Ozan's extremely harsh treatment of her continues to haunt her.

"Am I dead, yeah... I can't live anymore" murmured aameera in her tears.

Dad, why did you force me to marry him. He's evil... Look what he did to me...

****

Morning time...

"Ozan, Ameera didn't come down for breakfast?" Hasan asked in between her breakfast.

Seeing Ozan was tidy in his suit while Ameera did not appear.

"No Pah, Ameera is not feeling well."

"You're forcing again?" ask Zarima.

Ozan was silent to the question. It was true that he forced Ameera. So that he was kicked out of the room and had to sleep in the guest room.

After finishing breakfast, Ozan asks a waiter to prepare breakfast for Ameera. Ozan returned to the room with breakfast for his wife.

After knocking on the door a few times, Ameera did not answer. Ozan finally decided to come in. However, upon entering the room, his eyes caught Ameera lying in front of the bathroom.

Ozan dropped his breakfast tray and ran to Ameera. He grabbed Ameera's cold and pale body. Instantly his eyes watered to find the amount of foam coming out of Ameera's mouth. Then look at the insect repellent bottle located on the side of Ameera.

Nah! Did Ameera try to kill herself?

"Ameera.!"'s search...!" call Ozan and pat him on the face, "MAMA! PAPA!" ozan shouted loudly startling Zarima and Hasan who were just downstairs.

They immediately ran to Ozan's room. And how surprised to find what happened there.

"Ozan what happened to Ameera?" ask Zarima while crying. Hasan became very panicked after realizing that his son-in-law was trying to kill himself.

"Come on Ozan, get Ameera to the hospital!" hasan said in a panic.

Ozan takes Ameera to the parking lot. A driver swiftly prepared the car as soon as Ozan carried Ameera. The car drove at high speed to the hospital.

***

Hasan was pacing around waiting in front of a room waiting for Ameera to get treatment from a doctor.

"Ozan, what's going on? Why would Ameera kill herself by drinking an insect repellent? What did you do to him?" asked Hasan with a tinge of emotion.

Ozan can only be silent while lowering his head to hear the question. While Zarima was still crying, afraid that something might happen to his beloved daughter-in-law.

"I'm sorry, Pah... My fault. Last night I and Ameera had a fight and I slept in the guest room. So I didn't know that Ameera did that,"

Not long after, the doctor came out of the room. Hasan, Ozan and Zarima immediately stood up to the doctor.

"How's my son, Doctor?" hasan asked with a worried face.

"Let's talk in my room" the doctor asked.

"Doctor, can we see it?" ask Zarima.

"Of course, please come in" said the doctor.

Ozan and Zarima went into the room, while Hasan went to the doctor's office.

Zarima cried to see Ameera lying weak, while Ozan was filled with guilt. His behavior that vented his blind jealousy resulted in Ameera choosing to try to kill herself.

Ozan kissed Ameera's unconscious forehead. A drop of her tears fell.

What kind of husband am I. I'm sorry, Ameera.

***

Her night...

Ozan and Zarima were at the cafe in the hospital, and Hasan had gone home first.

"Mama just go home, yeah... Let me take care of Ameera" Ozan said.

"No. If he wakes up and looks for Mama how?"

"I'll call Mama when Ameera wakes up. Mom needs a rest. I called Papa, yeah, to pick up Mama."

"Alright, Zan... But you can't be mad at Ameera if she wakes up." Zarima said.

"Yes, Mah... Can I still scold my wife in this situation. It's my fault anyway."

***

Ameera opened her eyes slowly. The girl rolled her gaze to every corner of the room. Finally he realized he was in the hospital.

His eyes watered back to him, remembering what Ozan did to him.

Why they saved me... Why don't I just die. I have to get out of here, Inner Ameera.

The girl then got up from her lying position, glancing at her hand attached to an infusion needle. Ameer took off the intravenous needle forcibly so that he grimaced in pain.

Ameera came down from her bed with her weak body. Then he approached the door.

Ameera opened the door of the room and watched the surroundings. When it felt safe, he came out of the room and then with a ceoat went from there.

Using the uniform of a hospital patient, Ameera stepped foot into the hospital yard, barefoot.

I don't want to go back to that bad guy's house again. I have to go to a place where he can't find me.

Ameera kept walking away from the hospital. He arrived at a bus stop not far from his school. Suddenly he remembered Rangga.

Stifling... You're where... Need you.

"Are you sick? Can I help you?" ask the woman.

Ameera raised her head and wiped her tears.

"Can I borrow the phone? I want to call someone" Ameera told the man.

She lent her phone to Ameera. Ameera immediately contacted the only person she always remembered.

***

Rangga was stuffing his clothes in a suitcase, suddenly his phone rang. Rangga also grabbed his phone and appeared on the unknown dialing number screen.

"Who is this." murmured Rangga when looking at the screen of his phone.

Rangga answered the call and was surprised to hear the voice of Ameera who had just called his name.

"Ameera.." call Rangga.

"Rangga, help me... Pick me up... I was at the bus stop near the school. "blu Ameera.

Rangga was suddenly shrouded in panic hearing Ameera's extremely weak voice. He glanced at the clock on his wrist.

"You're not going anywhere I'm going to go." Rangga got out of his room in a hurry and grabbed the car keys on the table and immediately drove his car at high speed to the place where Ameera was waiting for him.

It did not take long, Rangga had reached the place, from a distance he saw Ameera sitting at the stop alone in a hospital patient uniform. Rangga was filled with questions in his mind. About what happened to her beloved girl.

Rangga immediately got out of the car and approached Ameera. Instantly his heart throbbed to see Ameera in a weakened state and leaning on the chair barefoot. Rangga vowed never to forgive anyone who made Ameera like this.

Ameera's tears fell when she saw Rangga approaching. Ameera immediately stood up and hugged Rangga.

His cry broke out in Rangga's arms, "Rangga... Why did you let me marry that guy? Why don't you just take me away? Please take me away that far away until she can't find me anymore..."

Rangga tightened his embrace, "What did he do to you? Why are you outside at this hour in this state?"

Ameera did not answer Rangga's question. He continued to cry shedding his sorrow, until his feet felt weak. Rangga carried Ameera to his car and took her away from there.

Meanwhile, Ozan has just arrived from the cafe and enters Ameera's treatment room. Suddenly his eyes were round and he saw the patient's bed empty.

"Ameera.." call Ozan. He then checked the bathroom but still did not find the wife. Ozan was flabbergasted when he found an intravenous needle hanging just like that in his pole.

"Don't Ameera run away..." Ozan was panicking not too dumbass. He searched here and there and did not find Ameera.

That night, the hospital was filled with panic. Ozan immediately contacts Ramon and Hasan to tell Ameera that he is missing.

Ozan goes to the cctv room to see the hospital's cctv footage. It appears Ameera left the hospital yard a few hours ago, causing Ozan to panic.

"Where is he?" ozan muttered.

As he was about to drive, his phone rang. Rangga's number appears on the phone screen. Ozan immediately answered the call.

"Ameera was in her old house. You come here now," Rangga said as soon as the call was connected.

Ozan immediately drives a car to Ameera's old house.

***

Rangga sat on the side of the bed in Ameera's room, looking at the sleeping girl's face fixedly. He fondly stroked the top of Ameera's head.

I'm sorry Ameera. I shouldn't have given you up on that guy in the first place. I should have taken you away so that no one could separate us. Inner Rangga.

"I'll make him regret making my Ameer become like this." murmured Rangga.

After hearing Ameera's story of what Ozan did to her, Rangga became very furious. He clenched his hands, his sharp gaze as if capable of splitting anything in front of him.

Not long after, Ozan's car entered the courtyard. Rangga had been standing in front of the door waiting for him with both hands clenched.

As soon as Ozan approached, without any cue, Rangga beat him mercilessly. He continues to beat Ozan with emotion, venting all his anger until Ozan fell.

"WAKE UP! " said Rangga while pulling the collar of the shirt that Ozan was wearing, "Why? Why don't you reply? You ashamed of your behavior?" rangga asked and immediately returned to shower Ozan with his fist.

"Let's hit until you're satisfied" Ozan said after Rangga finished beating him.

"BANGS*T YOU!" Rangga cursed Ozan loudly and then pushed him to the ground, "Gue relented and handed Ameera over not to hurt you at will."

Ozan, who realizes his mistake can only be silent, accepts whatever Rangga did to him. Ozan realizes Rangga is capable of fighting one world if it is to protect Ameera. Even his own father he put in prison to make sure Ameera is safe, let alone just Ozan.

"Where's my wife?" tanya Ozan makes Rangga squeak.

Rangga then approached Ozan and again grabbed the collar of his shirt.

"Lu listen carefully. Once again you hurt Ameera, I'll take her away that far away. Until you can't find him anymore. You know why? Because he's everything to me." Rangga pushed Ozan's body again.

After that, Ozan entered the house and approached Ameera who was sleeping in her room. Ozan sat on the side of the bed and stroked Ameera's face.

Ozan kissed his wife's forehead, letting go of his worries, "I'm sorry, Ameera." he whispered later.

Ozan takes Ameera to his car. Rangga who was still in the front yard only looked at Ameera with a sad feeling. Ozanpun approached Rangga who was still standing there.

"Thank you all this time you've taken care of Ameera. I promise to take care of him with my own life" Ozan told Rangga.

After saying that, Ozan immediately drove his car away from the house and took Ameera back to the hospital. He then contacted Ramon and Hasan again to inform him that Ameera had been found.

Rangga let out a long breath while closing his eyes. A woman's hand landed on her shoulder.

"You're patient, yes." said Bu Yani.

Rangga smiled at the middle-aged woman and hugged her, her tears falling in her arms.

"I promised Om Rudi I'd look after Ameera my whole life, Mom. I will continue to take care of him even from afar" Rangga told the woman.

"Mom knows, Rangga,"