The Substitute Bride of my Best Friend
Will Take You Home

When Zahira and Shaka are making out, vying for satisfaction on the soft bed of their apartment unit, at the same time Hanna has just finished her job. The woman got her day shift and her shift was completed at exactly eight p.m.

"Doctor Hanna, I go first, huh? It just so happened that my husband was waiting for me downstairs." One of Hanna's colleagues said before leaving the ward where they worked.

Hanna turned her head for a while and replied, "Yes. Be careful on the road." After saying goodbye, Hanna's colleague swung her feet towards the elevator that would lead her to the ground floor.

Hanna immediately removed the white snelli and hung it to a clothes hanger then draped the bad sling between her shoulders and armpits. The woman glanced at the wall clock taped to the room. Time is eight o'clock fifteen minutes.

"Hopefully there's still a taxi to take me home" Hanna murmured. Because the city of Jakarta has just been hit by heavy rain accompanied by strong winds. Usually it will be difficult to get a four-wheeled vehicle when the rain subsides because people will use the opportunity to book a taxi or motorcycle online so they can quickly go home.

Hanna stood in front of the hospital entrance. The latest mobile phone is in the hands. "Hu .. Why is it so hard to get a taxi anyway. I waited for five minutes" he lamented. Paying attention to the screen of his phone, hoping that there is an online taxi that can take him home. However, until this moment all the fleets are in full condition.

"Damn! Then I'll be late for home." Hanna re-opened another online app and ordered another taxi. Actually Hanna could have booked an ojek online, but because it was already night and worried that it was raining again when she was on the way, she decided to book a taxi rather than an ojek online.

Cold air penetrates the surface of the skin. A strong wind swept over Hanna's face, causing her to freeze because she was wearing a dress under her knees. Hugging himself while rubbing his shoulders hoping that his body warms up.

While Hanna was waiting for a taxi, there was apparently a pair of eyes watching the woman from a car parked in the special parking lot of doctors. The man continued to look at Hanna who seemed to start to get cold due to the strong wind at night.

Not wanting Hanna to fall ill and cause her job to lie dormant, Nizam got out of the car and walked over to the woman. "Doctor Hanna, I'll take you home. It's not safe for you to take a taxi home alone. Especially with this weather, it is difficult for you to get a vehicle that will take you home" said the man.

Hanna jumped, but the next second she could control herself. "No need, I can order another taxi" she said. His attitude was impressed cold and indifferent, even he did not want to look at the figure of the man next to him.

If his eyes sparkled happily and his heart flowered when he met Nizam, this time Hanna was just ordinary even though the debate was still there. However, the pain of the rejection that the man showed had hurt his pride.

"Come on, Doctor Hanna, come home with me. I promise I won't do anything." Nizam still persuades Hanna to come with him. Although he was not interested in Hanna, but seeing the woman standing alone at night made him not have the heart.

Concerns approaching Nizam. Should she leave Hanna alone or persuade her even if her former co-worker refuses to be escorted home?

While Nizam was struggling with his own thoughts, Hanna's sweet voice blew away everything. "If Doctor Nizam wants to go home, please. No need to offer me a ride."

Nizam took a deep breath. It was useless to persuade Hanna to want to be driven home because the woman had built a high fortress between them since the incident some time ago and it was all her fault.

Not long after, Hanna's taxi arrived. The woman rushed into the car and asked the driver to drive her to the destination.

Along the way, Hanna just fell silent while looking at the view from inside the car window. The honking sound of two-wheeled vehicles and four-wheelers did not distract him in the slightest. It dissolves and gets more and more immersed in long daydreams.

"Well, sir, what's the car?" hanna asked after waking up from her daydream. The car that was boarded suddenly stopped abruptly at the shoulder of the road and it made several vehicles in the back honk. Fortunately, there was no accident when the vehicle stopped suddenly.

"Go ahead, Mom. Wait, I'll check first." The taxi driver pulled the lever under the steering wheel, then got down and opened the hood of the car.

White smoke billowed into the air when the hood of the car was opened. "Damn it, how come this is?" said the man was about thirty-five years old. His face looked frustrated after checking the problem with his vehicle.

Hanna noticed the motion of the taxi driver from inside the car. His forehead puckered as he saw the pale face mixed with annoyance painted clearly in front there.

"What's going on, sir?" ask Hanna. The woman stood next to the taxi driver and watched the hood of the car.

"Overheat, Mum. Maybe because it was stuck so badly that it did not move at all and I did not pay too much attention to the radiator water so it broke down like this," he explained.

Hearing the taxi driver's explanation, Hanna's body went limp instantly. The body tired from a day of work plus hungry stomach and cold air that pierced into the spinal cord makes the woman frustrated. Hope to lay the body on a soft mattress while hugging the bolster just vanished. He wanted to protest and complain because the man next to him was so careless, but it felt useless after all.

Mendes@h quietly and said, "Yes, if so I order another taxi." Hanna took the money out of the wallet and gave it to the driver. "The rest take it. Next time, diligently check, sir, so that this incident does not happen again."

The taxi driver hesitated to receive Hanna's money. "Thank you, Mom. I'm sorry if I can't get Mom to her destination." The man regretted that his carelessness caused Hanna who was none other than his passenger to suffer losses.

Hanna walks down the street, looking for a safe place to book a taxi back online. It would be very risky if you continue to be on the shoulder of the road especially traffic when it is quite crowded.

When Hanna was about to cross, suddenly one unit of vehicle stopped. Then, the owner of the car got down and walked over to him.

"You ...?" hanna said as she looked up at the head.

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