I sighed again. "I understand. I'm sorry for using the tone I used before." I ran a hand through my hair in frustration. "Why didnt you tell me about your problem on day one? I would have spoken louder. I wou-" She shook her head. "That's not necessary." "Why isn't it?" "T-t-there's something about your voice," she stammered nervously as she gently tugged at her fingers. "My voice?" She nodded again. "It's hard to ignore." "I don't understand where you're going with this." "Your voice," she looked down as a light blush stained her cheeks, "is the only voice that I can hear perfectly." ~ Alexia Dawson is a partially deaf woman who struggles to fit in with the other staff at her workplace. Being heterochromic as well, she is the main target for gossip and this makes her very insecure. One night, she is humiliated during a party by one of her coworkers and leaves the building in tears. In the parking lot, she meets a stranger who listens to her troubles and this man later turns out to be the boss' son who happens to be taking over the company the following week! As these two come together in this beautiful romance, a jealous younger brother and ex fiancée get thrown into the mix! What will become of this pair of lovers?
View MoreDelapan belas jam sebelum tragedi besar itu terjadi, di kantin yang ramai oleh siswa-siswi SMA, Eliz tengah duduk bersama seorang sahabat baiknya. Selembar undangan tergeletak di meja dan dua remaja itu memandanginya dengan lekat.
"Lu yakin?" Anne, sahabat Eliza, bertanya untuk kesekian kali. "Yakin lah, Ne! Ini kesempatan gue buat ketemu pria itu!" Eliza ngotot dengan keputusannya. "Kapan lagi gue bisa nemuin pria itu kalo bukan malam ini! Gue harus nemuin dia sebelum pertemuan keluarga bulan depan. Dan, lu harus bantuin gue!" "Tapi, 'kan masih banyak waktu, El." "Nggak ada! Mulai minggu depan kita udah sibuk ujian, Ne. Please, temenin gue, ya!?" Eliza memohon dengan tatapan memelas yang selalu jadi andalannya untuk membujuk Anne. "Lu 'kan tahu, gue nggak sejago lu dalam merayu orang! Cuma lu yang bisa gue andelin buat nemuin pria itu." Sembari menghembuskan napasnya berat, akhirnya Anne menganggukkan kepala. "Oke, gue temenin lu! Tapi sebagai gantinya, lu harus beliin gue--" "Gue akan beliin apapun yang lu minta. Gue janji!" Jari telunjuk dan jari tengah Eliza terangkat membentuk huruf 'V' sebagai bentuk kesungguhan ucapannya. "Jam 7 nanti gue jemput lu. Pokoknya lu harus udah siap!" "Oke." Dan malamnya, Eliza benar-benar menjemput Anne tepat waktu. Gadis yang jarang keluar rumah itu, tiba-tiba saja menjadi sangat antusias untuk datang ke pesta topeng yang diadakan oleh salah satu perusahaan otomotif, di hotel milik keluarga Eliza. "Lu yakin, Liz?" Anne kembali menegaskan keraguannya. Ia merasa Eliza yang sekarang duduk di belakang kemudi itu bukanlah Eliza yang ia kenal. Tak biasanya Eliz sangat ngotot untuk menemui pria itu, pria yang akan dinikahkan dengannya tahun depan. "Nggak pernah seyakin ini, Ne. Lu nggak lihat gue udah dandan semenor ini biar nggak kelihatan kaya bocil?" Tatapan Anne menyelidiki setiap jengkal wajah sahabatnya yang memang tampak berbeda malam ini. "Ya udah, pokoknya lu jangan sampai bikin gaduh ya di pesta itu. Sesuai rencana tadi siang, kita cuma datang buat nemuin cowo itu dan setelahnya kita pulang!" "Oke!" Nyatanya, rencana yang sudah tersusun rapi mendadak buyar ketika Anne bertemu DJ favoritnya di pesta itu. Anne yang memang gadis pesta, sontak lupa pada tujuannya datang ke sana. Ia meninggalkan Eliza yang kebingungan sendiri di antara ratusan tamu yang hadir dengan topeng beraneka ragam. "Minum, Miss?" "Oh!" Eliza menoleh dengan terkejut ketika seseorang telah berdiri di depannya sembari membawa nampan berisi beberapa gelas minuman berwarna-warni. Merasa haus, Eliz memilih salah satu gelas berisi cairan berwarna pink dan meneguknya dengan kalap. Eliza tak tahu, jika yang baru saja ia telan adalah minuman alkohol dengan kadar tinggi yang sontak membuatnya pening beberapa menit kemudian. "Kenapa semua orang jadi berputar-putar?" gumam Eliz bingung sembari bangkit dari kursinya. Dengan langkah sempoyongan, Eliz berusaha menuju toilet karena mendadak ia ingin muntah. "Di mana Anne?!" dengusnya kesal, ketika teringat pada temannya yang justru menghilang tanpa jejak diantara ratusan tamu. Tepat di sebuah lorong menuju toilet, Eliza merasakan kepalanya semakin berat dan tubuhnya seakan ringan. "Jangan pingsan di sini, Liz! Jangan!" Masih dengan langkahnya yang semakin terseok-seok, Eliza memberi sugesti pada dirinya sendiri. Eliz tak menyadari, seseorang juga sedang berjalan di belakangnya dengan tubuh panas membara. Ia baru saja meneguk minuman yang diberi oleh rekan kerjanya beberapa menit yang lalu. Melihat seorang perempuan bergaun backless berjalan dengan sangat lambat dan sedikit oleng di depannya, membuat pria itu mengawasinya dengan waspada. Punggung mulus wanita itu nampak sangat menggiurkan, tubuhnya yang sintal dan mungil juga mulai mengusik gelora nafsunya. Saat tiba-tiba tubuh Eliza berhenti dan ambruk, pria itu sontak mendekat dengan panik. "Nona, are you oke?" Pria itu mengangkat kepala Eliz dengan cemas. "Geri!! Geri, di mana kamu!" teriaknya seraya mengedarkan pandangan ke sekeliling. Namun, tak ada siapapun di lorong itu. Semua orang sedang menikmati musik yang menghentak riuh dan menggema. Entah mendapat dorongan dari mana, pria itu mengangkat tubuh Eliza dan membopongnya. Masih dengan topeng yang menutupi wajah keduanya, pria itu membawa Eliza keluar dari gedung pesta. Sesuatu di dalam tubuhnya semakin memanas ketika melihat belahan dada Eliz yang tersingkap kala pria itu menggendongnya. Tidak, jauh sebelumnya pun pria ini merasa tubuhnya tak baik-baik saja usai meneguk minuman sialan itu. Karena tak tahu harus membawa wanita ini ke mana, akhirnya ia menggotongnya ke dalam kamar yang sudah ia tempati sejak tadi sore. Ia membaringkan tubuh mungil Eliza di atas ranjang kingsize itu dengan napas tertahan. "Minuman brengsek!" maki pria itu sembari beringsut ke kamar mandi untuk membasahi badannya yang terasa panas terbakar. Namun, rupanya dinginnya air shower tak mampu melenyapkan sensasi aneh yang semakin menyiksa di sekujur tubuhnya. Merasa semakin pening dan ingin meledak, pria itu akhirnya keluar dari kamar mandi sambil terus menggerutu, tatapannya lantas tersita pada seseorang yang sedang duduk di atas ranjang. Untuk beberapa detik, pria itu terpana menatap wajah cantik yang kini sudah melepas topeng yang ia kenakan. "Lu ganteng banget." Eliz masih belum sadar dari pengaruh alkohol. Melihat seorang pria tiba-tiba muncul di depannya hanya dengan mengenakan bath robe dan rambut basah, respon otaknya seketika menganggap pria itu adalah idolanya. "Maaf, kamu bilang apa?" "Lu ganteng banget, sih! Boleh peluk dan minta tandatangan, nggak?" **************Alexia. "I had a talk with the wedding planner yesterday and let me just say, the lady knows what she's doing," Luis said as she poured a bit of milk into a bowl and mixed it all together. I laughed. "I almost thought that you were going to complain." "Why would I complain?" She began to mix the dough. "The woman's a goddess." "I was worried that you wouldn't like her." She looked up at me and grinned. "Well, despite being a chatterbox, she's damn good at her work." "You're a chatterbox as well." I laughed and got the bowl from her before pouring it's contents into a baking tray. Luis and I were baking cupcakes for desert. Tonight, we were all gathering for a family dinner at my house and Luis and I decided to cook up something more refined than our everyday meals. I was a little disappointed that Michael's dad couldn't make it. He said that it was because he was busy but I felt like it was be
Micheal. My eyes were heavy and I felt like I was floating in an endless, dark void. The sounds around me were muffled and my temples had a mild ache. The pain in my chest was minimized though. I could breathe better and the tightness that I felt earlier was gone. My mind drifted to what happened at the cafe. When Bianca drove that knife into me, I was shocked. Even more than that, I was scared. I didn't want to die. I didn't want to leave my family, Alexia and my unborn child behind. I could barely remember what happened after that. My memory was fuzzy and Bianca was saying something that my ears couldn't register. A part of me felt bad for her. I didn't think that she'd be pushed so much into a corner and thoughtlessly attack me. Maybe she planned it. Who knows? But I was dumb for not considering it. That woman was crazy and I hoped that wherever she was right now, she could get help. I groaned and tried to move my body but I couldn't. I had to wake up. I didn't want to die. Ale
Alexia. "I didn't expect the Head of Department to do that," Luis said with a laugh. "He doesn't look like the type." "Well, there's more to people than what meets the eye," I said before looking up at her. She was seated at the corner of my table and was telling me about how her supervisor suddenly cracked a joke that completely put her department in shock. Hearing that the joke was actually funny took me by surprise as well. Mr. Johnson, her supervisor, was known as a strict man who talked as much as he smiled. Which wasn't much. "Exactly. It makes me want to be more aware of the people around me. Maybe I should approach Grace. She's the most introverted person in the office," she pondered loudly. "Don't go around harassing your co-workers." "I'm not harassing them. It's called socializing." "Don't take it too far though." I thought for a moment and asked, "Hey, won't you be yelled at for slacking off here?" "I'm not slacking off. I've come to pay you a visit." "During work
Michael. The day gradually became hotter as the afternoon approached and I loosened my tie to allow space for breathing. I looked at my phone. It's been over a week and Bianca hadn't tried to communicate with me. Didn't Madison tell her anything? I looked at the ceiling and sighed. The private investigator, that Gabe hired, followed Bianca after she met up with some friends and found out that she was staying in an apartment on the other side of the city. I didn't want to follow her to her house but if she didn't reach out to me soon, I'd have to start considering it. The case about Alexia's apartment didn't seem to be going anywhere and I wasn't happy about that. I wasn't in a position to press charges against Bianca since I didn't have any evidence and nothing could connect her to this. I wanted to at least have a talk with her so that we could sort this out as soon as possible. I heard the door swing open and I looked up at Alexia, who had just entered my office with a red file
Michael. Click. The soft shutter of my camera registered in my ears, making me hum in appreciation. I looked at the pictures that I had been taking for a while and brought the camera back to my face to take more pictures. I smiled as I watched Alexia and Luis play in the water. They were laughing as they splashed water on each other and talked. My heart warmed up at how great the day was going and I felt fulfilled to spend so much time with these people. Taking pictures with my camera fully awoke the photographer in me and before I knew it, I couldn't put it down. I started taking pictures of the sky, the trees, the water and with consent; some strangers. I had fun and I looked at the warm sand under my feet. Closing my eyes for a moment, I basked under the sun and opened my eyes to look at anything else that I could take a photo of. "You're sucked into that camera, huh?" Tony said as he stood next to me and kept his eyes ahead. I chuckled. "It's been a while since I've taken ph
Michael. The day was finally done and after paying the doctor a visit, we went back home. The drive was slow and I appreciated that the driver did so. Alexia rested her head on my shoulder as she dozed off and I kept my gaze at the passing houses and pedestrians outside. Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with the baby although we were told to be careful. Alexia was also given some medication for a few days and I hoped that they would do their part. The car slowed down when we reached the front of the house and lightly tapped Alexia's cheek, making her sit up with a groan. "We're home," I said with a light chuckle as she wiped a trail of drool from her cheek. "Oh, my God, I'm sorry," she said and wiped my shoulder with the sleeve of her blazer. "I never drool. I wonder what happened today." "You're tired. Let's go inside." "Yeah." I got out of the car and offered her my hand as I helped her out. Yawning, she held my arm and we walked into the house. I looked up at Jim, who wa
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