Dusk Substitute
The Syakira Asyiffa Ghinyah

Two days passed by, Nissa lived her life without a burden. Meeting with Radit two days ago. Not a single bit disturbed his calm. Unsettled in Nissa's mind, canceling her wedding plans. Nissa chose to keep stepping towards a new life and status. Only one thing made her sad, Nissa stepped in unaccompanied by her birth mother. A longing that he cannot endure. Loneliness is always in your heart and soul.

"Nissa baby, good luck!" whispered Amira, both hands of Amira close in Nissa's neck.

Nissa clasped his best friend's hand. The white wedding dress looks beautiful and graceful attached to Nissa's body. Amira was amazed to see a different friend. Nissa is beautiful with natural make up. Amira wiped her tears, happy to see her best friend getting married. At once sad, when he realized the status of Nissa that is not profitable from a substitute. Redeemer of family debt to the rich and arrogant young master.

"Thank you, come to my wedding. At least one of them all. You're the only one who cares about my happiness. Amira, you're my booster!" nissa said softly, Amira nodded her head. Amira leaned her head right on Nissa's shoulder.

Nissa and Amira stared at the blue sky from Nissa's bedroom window. Both are dissolved in boundless thinking. Nissa pondered the big step she took. Marrying a widower with one child is not hard. But being an unappreciated surrogate wife. Forgetting his smile, for the sake of putting on the smile of the young master and his family. It's not something that's easy to get through. A step that does not go along with his heart. The unsettling pain Nissa received in her family. Maybe it'll happen again in her wedding daydream.

"Nissa, get out. He's come!" shouted Syakira, the older sister who had always bullied Nissa.

"Yes!" nissa said, then walked towards the door. Amira opens the door to Nissa's room. Seen Syakira standing arrogantly in front of Nissa's room.

Syakira Ashiffa Ghinyah, Nissa's sister. A different sibling mother with Nissa. Both were born from two different wombs. One thing that made Nissa ignored was none other. The mother's status as a second wife. Syakira's haughty attitude is derived from his status as the son of the first wife. Including refusing the marriage that Syakira should have done. Syakira forces Nissa to take her place. All because of the age and status of Radit who is no longer single.

"The old man has arrived. Get down and go with him. Please be the great mistress in her house. I won't disturb your life from now on!" syakira said cynically, Amira glared with anger. A fortress that will fight anyone for Nissa.

"Shut up!"

"Amira, take your best friend to his security. After this, you will not have a chance to see his smile. He would just cry and cry!" syakira said ketus, Amira was getting upset. But Amira's steps stopped, when Nissa's hand held Amira's wrist very firmly.

"Sister, I'm going down. Brother take it easy, after this brother does not see me. Even the sound of my breathing will never be heard in this house!"

"That's what I've been waiting for decades. Since your presence, my life has been a mess. Mama loses her laugh, every time she sees your ugly face. A face that reminds me of the betrayal of your father and mother!"

"Sister has the right to insult me, but never insult my parents!"

"That's the truth. Your mother's the reason for every tear drop of my mother's. Now get ready to make up for every tear of my mother's. Be the old man's wife. Cry every second of your life. You will live in misery. Even dying might be much better. Marry the man, not just to pay your debts. But your mother owes my mother!" syakira said cynically full of hatred. Amira was inflamed, she advanced in front of Syakira.

Amira was upset and hurt to hear Syakira's words. Nissa was silent, not because she was afraid to fight Syakira or justify Syakira's words. Nissa was more afraid of the reaction of the father. If there is a quarrel between him and Syakira. After all, they are both siblings, but different mothers.

"Amira we better get down. My sister Syakira will not stop insulting me. He will never be content to insult me. Unless I'm far away from her and this family!" nissa said, pulling Amira's hand. Nissa asks Amira to stay away from Syakira.

"Nissa, he's outrageous!" amira said in an annoyed tone. Syakira smiled triumphantly. Seeing Nissa silently give in, as if such a happy thing.

"Alright, we leave grandma behind. May he be lonely all his life!" amira said in a high tone. Syakira glared, her anger ignited hearing Amira's words. His frustration deepened, as Nissa and Amira just passed by.

"Awas you Nissa, your smile won't be long. Your marriage will bring you the pain of a lifetime!" shakira muttered, her sharp gaze following the steps down Nissa and Amira.

Nissa and Amira are lost from Syakira's sight. Both are down to the pelaminan. Nissa's father looked up at his daughter. A sad look accompanied his daughter's steps. A marriage that should bring happiness. It actually left regret in his heart.

"I'm sorry papa!" ardi said, Nissa shook her head weakly. Nissa raised her father's hand. Kissing the soft back of his father's hand. Ardi was puffed up, his heart ached. He knew the reason this marriage happened.

"After today, papa's hand will be second in Nissa's life. Therefore, Nissa wanted to leave papa with a calm feeling. Never blame yourself papa. Everything that happened is written. Pray for Nissa the happy world of the afterlife. Find a priest who can lead Nissa to HER jannah!" nissa said, shortly after she kissed the back of Ardi's hand.

"Well when is the farewell? I'm so tired already. We start now or not at all!"

"Sorry Mr. Radit!" ardi said, Nissa lowered Ardi's hand. Nissa forbade Ardi from serving Radit Nissa and even asked her father to raise his face.

"He's your son-in-law's son-in-law, not the young master who's in debt. Hold your head up, and marry me to her now!"

"Large master, please wait for me at the guarantee!" nissa said to Radit. Amira chuckles, instead Radit smiles knotfully. A smile that holds a lot of question marks.

"I'll be waiting for you, not just at the bar. I will wait for you to come into my life. So that I can lean on you the meaning of power. I'll make sure you remember every second of being with me!" sahut Radit, Nissa silently looked at the future priest of the afterlife.

"I'll come, because I'm not a coward!" said Nissa cynically, Radit laughed. The sound of laughter that makes Ardi pensive. Radit's laughter was a sign of his daughter's misery.

"I'm sorry papa!" inner Ardi pilu.

"Father!"

"Yes Syakira!"

"Who was that man? Why is he headed for the guarantee?"

"Achmad Dzaky Raditya, Nissa's future husband!" ardi said firmly and loudly. Syakira was silent in disbelief.

"It's impossible, isn't that who's getting married to Nissa an old man. Why is he so handsome and so young?" batin Syakira doesn't believe.