Dusk Substitute
Go home

Daniel came out of Irfan's room. Daniel looked at all the houses. A magnificent house he left decades ago. To renounce Kusuma's big name, out of a luxury full of hubris. Daniel walked to every corner of the house. The palace was full of laughter. Now it felt cold and empty, no laughter could be heard. Daniel touches one of the walls, a formidable wall that was once a prison for him. As Daniel walked, he stood under the stairs. Daniel looked up, precisely the second floor of his house. There are several rooms, one of which is Elmaira. Room he once occupied.

Daniel stepped up, climbing one step at a time. His hand held the wooden ladder. Her happy memories with her sister Elmaira. A carefree laugh that sounded so loud in his ears. Daniel misses his older brother so much, a figure who was once a mother to him. Given their age difference of almost seven years. Makes Elmaira a surrogate mother, when their biological mother dies.

A classic story that intertwines between her sister and her brother. The relationship was so close that Daniel decided to leave the house. When he heard Elmaira died and blamed Irfan for Elmaira's departure. Daniel could not forget his pain. So Daniel chose to leave his home and country where he was born. Daniel became an adult male in his teens. His hatred and anger towards Irfan. Makes Daniel tough to climb the steepest of life.

Daniel continued to walk, until his steps came to a halt in front of a room. Daniel touched the door leaf that I don't know when it was last opened? Daniel holds the door, but the door is locked. Daniel clasped his forehead, as if Daniel was recalling a memory. Daniel banged slowly on the door, hoping it would open without a key. The longing now mixed with guilt, fused in Daniel's heart.

"Young man, here's the key!" greeting Irma softly, Daniel immediately turned his head. A key is seen in the hands of Irma, one of the ARTs in Kusuma's house. A key that will pay for his longing.

"Why are you holding it?" daniel said softly, Irma smiled faintly. Then opened the door of the room in front of Daniel.

"Since Miss left this house. The master locked this room and didn't let anyone enter it. But I managed to get the key to this room. Almost every day, I clean it. Hope the young lady will come home and occupy this room!" irma said, Daniel was silent.

Irma is no stranger to Daniel. Irma worked longer than Daniel's age. Now his body is weak, but his affection for Elmaira never subsides. Young Irma who used to babysit little Elmaira. Genuine affection without expecting anything in return. Irma is no longer young, but her love for Elmaira has never faded. Every day Irma erases her longing by coming to Elmaira's room. At every moment Irma sensed the presence of Elmaira nearby.

"Sister, I'm home!" daniel's mind was troubled, just after he had entered into Elmaira's room. The room that was supposed to be Nissa's room.

"Sir, I'm back in the kitchen!" pamit Irma, Daniel nodded. Daniel looked around the room. Nothing is different, everything remains the same as it used to be. Daniel stepped to one side, right at a table. Looked at the photo of Elmaira who was smiling beautifully. Daniel took the photo, gently rubbing Elmaira's face.

"Why is papa that bad? You're his daughter, Nissa's grandson. Why is he so bad?" murmured Daniel could not believe it.

Daniel laid his body on the bed. Daniel curled up on the brother's bed. Feel the warm embrace of his most beloved sister. Daniel closed his eyes, hoping he could feel Elmaira's presence. Daniel misses Elmaira. A single tear fell right on his eye patch. Tear down the fierce image inherent in Daniel. The big boz, crying from longing.

"Papa may be angry at Elmaira's sister. But trust me, you always miss you both!"

"Go!" daniel shouted, Aryan kept silent.

"Sister, I miss you. I stayed by Papa's side. For the sake of today, which day can I meet you?"

"If you miss me, where were you when Nissa cried? Where were you when that woman insulted Nissa? Where were you when Ardi sold Nissa to Radit? Where were you when Nissa was neglected? You keep hiding behind papa's arrogance. You coward, keep quiet to see Nissa cry!" said Daniel loudly, Aryan mute. Everything Daniel said was the truth.

"Sister!"

"In front of your eyes, Nissa was humiliated. What the hell are you doing? You just shut up, doing nothing to that woman. If there were no Nissa at the time. Trust me, Aryan, I can tear his mouth off. He insulted my brother with his dirty mouth!" daniel said emotion, Aryan wants to understand. But Daniel stops him, Daniel asks Aryan out of the room. But Aryan remained silent. Aryan wanted to explain everything.

"You go or I go!" daniel said, Aryan was silent.

"All right, I'm leaving!" daniel said firmly, then walked past Aryan.

"Sister, I miss you. I'm lonely without you guys, honestly I'm tired of surviving this lonely!"

"Then go, no one will hold you back. Papa was never lonely, he still had that woman. Losing one more son, it would make no difference to great master Kusuma!" daniel said indifferently and coldly, Aryan shook his head.

"Why have you changed? Look at me brother, I'm the brother who misses you. I'm lonely without you, I'm tired and want to lean on you!" aryan looked at Daniel's back.

"Om Daniel, when is it coming? I'm sorry I didn't welcome you!"

"I don't need your welcome, this is my home before it becomes your home. I'm not a guest, but the owner of this house!" sahut Daniel was cynical, without looking at Alvira.

"I'm sorry, but that's not what I meant!"

"There's no need to be nice to me, I won't be affected. I will come just to say hello. Don't want me to meet you. Be far from my sight, before my tenant becomes angry with me!"

"Grandfather has adopted me legally. Means I'm the granddaughter of this family, my status is the same as Amira's. Daniel's hatred is unwarranted, because I never hurt you!" sahut Alvira loudly, Daniel turned to Alvira. Daniel walked over to Alvira. Without saying much, Daniel pushes Alvira's body until it hits the wall.

"I never doubted your status as papa's adopted grandson. But you forget, that status is only on paper. Later, when the paper is torn. Then your status will just come off. So don't ever boast of the status borrowed from you by my daughter Nissa!"

"Daniel, let him go!" irfan shouted, as he saw Daniel pushing Alvira's body. Daniel immediately released Alvira.

"Look, I won't hurt your favorite granddaughter!"

"Grandchild pick!" alvira said, imitating the words of Daniel.

"Papa chose him over me!" inner Daniel.