เข้าสู่ระบบAsri tak pernah menyangka pernikahannya akan menjadi neraka. Dicap pembawa sial, dihina, dan dijadikan babu oleh keluarga suaminya sendiri, ia terperangkap dalam hubungan toksik yang menggerogoti jiwanya. Luka batin itu dipendam Asri dalam diam, di bawah atap yang sama dengan para pencaci. Namun, di titik terendahnya, takdir berbalik. Sebuah peristiwa tak terduga mengubah segalanya, mengangkat Asri ke puncak kesuksesan yang membuat semua orang terkesima. Mereka yang dulu mencibir, kini merapat penuh harap. Tapi Asri yang lama telah mati. Ia bangkit, tangguh, dan siap membalas dendam setimpal.
ดูเพิ่มเติมCHAPTER ONE.
LARA'S POV.I heard the sound before the pain registered on my being. It was a splitting ache that tore from my nape, downwards to the small of my back."You want another?" I heard the so familiar voice. The voice which I dreaded. And the owner, was the last person I wanted to see at that moment.A swift push, and the locker door hit my head once again. I stifled a scream. No, crying would ignite their spite.I felt my wolf's fury, as she struggled to get out. My eyes widened.I forced myself out of the locker, and with my head bent low, I made to move past the three bags of human tormentors."Not so soon, Lara," Aiden chuckled, and grabbed my wrist.My skin felt scorched under his touch, and as I struggled to free my wrist from his grip, he tightened his hold."You know what to do." Another voice sneered behind me. I knew who it belonged to of course. It was one of Aiden's cohorts, Drake.The tears spilled fastz before I could stop it. I sniffled softly, and lowered my head to a bow."I'm a slave, and I'm nothing in your presence, Aiden." It was a line I had memorized so well.A line I had been forced to repeat ever since I became a student at Fred White's High school. A line which I loathed.So many students were passing by and no one would dare to say anything to help me. They all hated me and it was something I was no longer new to anymore.Practically,everyone took advantage of me and no matter who it was doing it the rest would follow suit to make mockery of me by calling me names,or just laughing at me.“We should leave her now,she reeks.” Aiden called his minions into order,still Drake shoved my head into the locker before they walked away from the scene.I brought my head out of the locker and I was having a very serious headache as all my body was in immense pain.My hair would have been a mess and my uniform was already wrinkled so badly I wondered how I was going to make this work.So many girls standing in clusters laughed loudly to make fun of me.“Such a freak,I wonder how she got here.” One of the girls muttered out.My nose was all runny and I felt my eyes get red in embarrassment and anger, I felt so ashamed as I stood there.I have actually gotten used to this treatment but it’s not always as easy as it would seem as each time was more painful than the last.I didn’t even bother to try to make friends because I didn't meet up with the looks,influence,wealth or class.I was at the very last point making it way for anyone to walk over me as they pleased.I couldn’t take the laughter,the insults and the shame anymore,I felt like the ground should just swallow me up because I didn’t really have a good purpose anyways.I ran into the bathroom and met some girls there.They were the least of the girls I would want to see In a time like this as if it would only make things worse for me.To avoid any problems I walked into a restroom and locked the door,I was going to wait till they were out before I came out.I couldn’t see my face but I knew it was tomato red and not the blush kind but that of anger and pain. I shoved my handkerchief into my mouth as I sobbed bitterly.I didn’t want them to hear me cry,it would just make them bully me more.So I heard their footsteps leave, making the coast clear for me to come outI got out of the toilet and went to the mirror,my eyes were very sore and my face was very red.My whole body was aching and it was hard to cry when you don’t want people to know you are crying.I tried my best to hold my tears down but it was very hard for me,the teardrops fell freely from my eyes and I had no control over it.I felt so weak,useless and fragile and just wished everything would go away,Every girl had a fantasy life to live,a live story and so many interesting things along the way but I never got any of that.High School was where most girls found love,affection,twists and all sorts of amazing things.But for me it was where I was bullied, insulted,and learnt to be so little of myself.I washed my face calmly as the soothing sounds of the water attracted me and I had a thought of how cool my life would be if it was that free.I knew classes would have started and I would definitely get punished for coming late to class.But even if I went, what was the point? I hurriedly wagged my face and tried to put my wrinkled clothes into order but it didn’t work.I was looking so rough and unkempt but I couldn’t skip classes because we might have a pop quiz and I would do anything to avoid going to the staff room for a Make-up test.After washing my face I ran into the class and like I thought they were having a pop quiz already.“And if I may ask where are you coming from?” Miss Deen asked with a questioning look on her face.“Uhm …i…..was….” I stammered and the whole class bursted into laughter.“Uhm yourself,see me after class and take your seat. I would not tolerate any form of indiscipline.” She said strictly and I ran along to have my seat.Just as I sat down I noticed water was on my seat,it was quite a lot as it didn’t take time to soak any skirt.I took a long sigh and looked around, Adrien smiled at his friends and they all looked at me with disgusted looks on their faces.My fate was inequitable.“Rain!” teriak Asri dan Ello.Di dalam gubuk tersebut, Rain tengah duduk di samping tubuh terbaring seorang lelaki dewasa.Lalat-lalat tampak berkerumun di ruangan itu. Ya, Asri bisa melihatnya dengan jelas. Lalat-lalat hijau itu tengah mengerubungi tubuh lelaki itu.Menahan mual, Asri dan Ello masuk ke dalam gubuk itu untuk menghampiri Rain.“Rain, kamu sedang apa di sini? Siapa dia?” tanya Ello.Asri memeluk Rain, menciumi wajahnya dengan tangisan haru.Di tempat itu pula, terdapat banyak kantong kresek berisi makanan dan obat. Ada beberapa di antaranya makanan itu telah dikerumuni belatung. Membuat Asri teringat akan obrolannya dengan pemilik warung tadi. Apakah mungkin anak yang dimaksud adalah Rain?Rain menoleh ke arah lelaki itu.“Itu Papa!” jawab Rain.Asri mengernyitkan dahinya, lantas Ello memastikan siapa lelaki yang dipanggil papa oleh Rain tersebut.Tubuh Ello seketika lemas, melihat wajah yang cukup ia kenali.“Sayang, dia Dirga!” ucap Ello.Asri terkejut, lantas ia pun
“Jangan sedih, kita pasti bisa menemukannya. Gunakan nalurimu, karena kamu Ibunya,” imbuh Ello.Setelah dokter mengizinkan pulang, Ello memulai pencarian Rain. Walaupun Asri telah melarangnya, dan menyuruhnya untuk istirahat. Namun, Ello bersikeras ingin mencari anak itu hingga berhasil ditemukan.“Rain, di mana kamu, Nak? Mama kangen sama kamu,” gumam Asri.Keluarganya pun berpencar mencari keberadaan Rain. Mereka berkelompok menjadi beberapa bagian, dan akan saling menghubungi jika ada kemungkinan Rain ditemukan.“Semua ini gara-gara Reno. Aku tidak akan pernah memaafkannya,” ujar Asri.“Sabar, Sayang. Kita pasti bisa menemukannya,” sahut Ello.Ello mengusap bahu Asri, mereka terus berjalan menyusuri jalanan yang cukup sepi. Sengaja mereka tidak membawa kendaraan, mereka ingin menyisir tempat tersebut tanpa terlewati sedikit pun.“Sudah jauh kita berjalan, tapi anak kita belum ketemu, Mas. Aku khawatir, selama ini dia makan apa, tidur di mana, dan … apakah dia ketakutan dan kedingin
Gerakan tangan Asri berhenti dengan tiba-tiba . Terdiam dengan tatapan tak percaya. Terasa mimpi. Namun, ini nyata.Matanya menatap tubuh Ello, lalu beralih menatap petugas pemandi jenazah yang tengah sibuk membersihkan jenazah Ello.“Pak, berhenti!” pinta Asri.Petugas pemandi jenazah itu berhenti, menatap heran ke arah Asri.“Kenapa, Bu?” tanyanya.“Suamiku masih hidup, detak jantungnya masih terasa. Tolong hentikan, bawa kembali ke ruangan tadi,” jawab Asri.Kedua petugas rumah sakit itu saling melempar pandang.“Saya yakin, Pak. Coba sentuh dada suami saya. Saya … merasakan jantungnya masih berdetak. Demi Tuhan, saya tidak bohong,” lanjut Asri.Salah satu petugas yang memandikan Ello pun menuruti permintaan Asri. Menyentuh tubuh Ello di bagian dada.Matanya terbelalak tak percaya. Lantas melirik ke arah temannya, mengangguk kecil sebagai isyarat bahwa perkataan Asri memang benar adanya.“Benar kan, Pak?” tanya Asri.“Ya, sepertinya suami Ibu mengalami mati suri. Sebaiknya kita baw
“Mas!” gumam Asri.Semua yang ada di ruangan itu menoleh. Asri menatap satu persatu keluarga Ello yang tengah menatapnya dengan derai air mata.“Apa yang terjadi?” tanya Asri dengan bibir gemetar.Tubuhnya mematung, degup jantung yang tiba-tiba bertalu hebat. Kemudian lemas saat Erina berbicara dengan suara yang cukup lantang.“Ke mana saja, kamu? Puas kamu melihat anakku terbujur kaku seperti ini?!” sentak Erina.Deg!Jantung Asri serasa berhenti berdetak detik itu juga. Begitu juga dengan Gala, wajahnya memucat saat mendengar kenyataan, bahwa kakaknya telah tiada.“Mas Ello meninggal?” tanya Asri.“Memangnya apa lagi? Kenapa kamu pergi? Kenapa kamu meninggalkan anakku? Lihat dia, dia pergi meninggalkanku, meninggalkan kami semua. Ini semua gara-gara kamu!” Erina menunjuk-nunjuk ke wajah Asri.“Mami, Mami, tenang dulu, Mam. Jangan emosi, kita berikan kesempatan dulu buat Mbak Asri untuk melihat jenazah Mas Ello untuk yang terakhir. Mami duduk dulu!” Nabila membawa Erina ke sofa.Asri
Pyar!Gelas berisi air minum tiba-tiba terlepas dari tangan Asri, terjatuh ke atas lantai, menimbulkan suara nyaring, serta serpihan gelas berserakan nyaris mengenai kaki Rain.“Ya ampun, Bu Asri!”“Mama kenapa?” tanya Rain.Jantung Asri tiba-tiba berdetak tak karuan. Perasaan tidak enak, napas mem
Bendera kuning berdiri miring di atas pagar. Suasana duka menyelimuti seluruh atmosfer di tempat itu.Raungan, tangisan, menghiasi ruangan besar di dalam rumah. Di mana orang-orang tengah duduk mengelilingi tubuh kecil tak bernyawa berbalut kain kafan.Lantunan ayat suci begitu menggema.“Sayang, k
“Apa kau masih mengingatku?” tanya seorang wanita, berdiri dengan sebuah kruk di sebelah tangannya.Sebelah kakinya terlilit kain perban elastis. Wanita itu menatap lurus ke arah Ello.Ello berdiri mengamati wanita itu untuk beberapa menit.“Kenapa? Aku rasa … tidak mungkin kamu lupa denganku, Ello
“Panas sekali, kasihan sekali kamu, Nak. Yang sabar, ya! Mama akan berusaha mencari kontrakan buat kita tinggal.”Terik panas matahari begitu menyengat. Terasa membakar kulit hingga menimbulkan sensasi gerah pada tubuh, terasa tak nyaman.Asri yang baru saja turun dari angkutan umum, berjalan menyu












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