A Substitute Bride
Living Like Death

After 2 days of searching, Keisha could not be found. In the end, the police stated that Keisha had indeed disappeared or maybe even died. So inevitably Raymond also said that to Kayla and Karina.

Seeming at this moment both of them were crying hysterically because they did not expect to lose Keisha in this fast time, they seemed to be in disbelief if the story had really disappeared from their side.

"Kei, I beg you to return Kei. Whatever wrong you've done to me, you're still my sister. I love you Kei" Kayla said in her tears.

"Keisha, Mama loves you so much, Mama wants you back, Mama wants to be with you again. Mama just wants you to be a good person not want you to leave us, son," Karina said.

They were all at the riverbank, where Keisha was declared missing. Of course accompanied also by the police and SAR team.

Although Axel no longer has any feelings for Keisha, even he is very disappointed and arguably hates the woman, but Keisha has always been a part of his life. Axel had also been happy with her, so it was inevitable that he would also feel sad because Keisha had to leave in such a way. But he did not want to show it, he just tried to calm his wife's heart at this time.

Likewise with Raymond who also calmed the wife's heart because it seemed very hysterical, could not accept the departure of their youngest child.

While Roseline, even though she really does not like Keisha, but after all she has known Keisha and is also saddened by what is happening to her at this time.

"Darling, it's already darling. I beg you not to be like this. This is all the way," said Axel as he stroked the wife's hair gently.

"But I can't believe Mas that Keisha just disappeared. Or maybe Keisha survived, he has been found by residents," said Kayla who thinks like in the world of soap operas.

"Sorry Madam, but we've been looking in the village where the river's water is flowing, but no one has found Keisha. That's why we declare that Keisha is indeed missing and we cannot continue this search" said one of the police there.

After a week they were in Surabaya because of the unfinished kidnapping of Kayla. Here looking for the whereabouts of Keisha who also never met and is currently still in a state of mourning, they decided to return to Jakarta the next day.

****

Days have passed, it does not feel that 2 months Keisha has been declared missing. Since that day, the family has seemed sincere but sometimes if you remember it the family still feels disbelief and hope that someday Keisha will return. Even until now they never considered if Keisha had died, because they did not meet where Keisha's body was. So that the Keisha family is currently away or can be said to run away like when he had run away from home at that time.

Justin and his men involved in Kayla's kidnapping have now been sentenced to prison, with different sentences between Justin and his men.

Currently Orlando, Justin's father is in a holding cell where his son is locked up.

"How's Justin, have you been here for 2 months, are you okay?" Ask Orlando.

"Papa still asks how am I doing now? As Papa sees if my physical condition is fine, but my mind is very tormented Pa. When am I gonna get out of here, Pa, where are I gonna be free?" Ask Justin.

"You have patience, Papa will try hard so that you can get out of here as soon as possible and after that you have to follow Papa's game" Orlando said.

Justin frowned, "Game, what game?" Ask.

"Did you forget, if it wasn't for Papa's help that helped you, you wouldn't have been languishing here for 2 years, it would have been years just like your men. It's all because Raymond, he's never changed, always arrogant. Papa can't take it, we have to give them the calculation. Not just Raymond's family, but Alex's, too" Orlando stared intently at the hatred.

Orlando has long known Raymond and Alex as rivals in college and is now a business rival.

"Let's talk about it, the important thing is that you have to be okay here first. Later after you get out of here, Papa will tell you what we will do to avenge them. Right now you no longer need to defend them, the woman you love no longer exists. Even they do not care at all about their own children, they already assume that Keisha really died like what the police said," said Orlando.

Justin clenched his hands tightly, holding back the emotion of hearing his father's words.

"But I'm sure Keisha is still alive Pa, somehow my heart says that" Justin said.

"Yes, you take it easy Papa will continue to deploy Papa's men to find where your wife is" Orlando said.

"Thank you so much Pa" Justin said and the two hugged for a moment.

Because the clock has ended, now Orlando also left the prison cell in Surabaya.

****

In a village that is still included in the city of Surabaya, there is an old grandmother who only lives with her grandson because her husband and son and daughter-in-law have died. He only worked on traveling cakes, while his grandson worked as a laborer in a factory.

Now they are confused because accidentally the grandson found a woman by the river, when he had just returned to work, so he took her home. However, due to limited costs, they were unable to take the woman to the hospital, only crowned at home by mantri and given traditional medicines so that the woman can still survive even in a state of unconsciousness.

At night, when the grandmother who had just finished cooking, she approached and intended to invite her granddaughter to eat dinner together. He saw the granddaughter who still seemed to accompany the woman he met in his room.

"Cu, let's have dinner first," invited the grandmother who was familiarly called Grandma Aminah.

"Yes Nek. When will this woman wake up? It's been 2 months, but this woman is still in a coma. Is there any hope for him to wake up, Grandma?" Ask Arya, the granddaughter who looks so sad.

"Arya, you don't recognize him, you just find him and bring him home. But why do you look so sad, you seem so afraid if this woman does not wake up" said Grandpa Aminah.

"yes Nek, if I just find it, I don't recognize it. But as time went on because I took care of her, I was always close to her, I felt in love with this woman and I wanted this woman to wake up soon" Arya said

"Yes, we just pray that this woman will wake up soon and you can express love for her. Better now we just eat first yes," said Grandpa Aminah who felt sorry for her granddaughter.

During this time Arya was only busy working to the point of not knowing and approaching women and now instead fall in love with women who live but die. Today it is only because of a miracle that the woman can still survive, even without medical equipment from the hospital.

Then Aminah and Arya were about to leave and go to the kitchen, but suddenly …

"No. I'm not wrong. I don't want to go to jail, I don't want to."

The footsteps of Aminah and Arya stopped because they heard the voice from the woman.

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