LOGINOpening my eyes in an unfamiliar place with unknown faces surrounding me, everything started there. I have to start from the beginning again, because I am no longer Ayla Navarez and the world I am currently in, was completely different from the world of my past life. Rumi Penelope Lee. The cannon fodder of this world inside the novel I read as Ayla, in the past. The character who only have her beautiful face as the only ' plus ' point in the novel, and the one who died instead of the female lead of the said novel. She fell inlove with the male lead and created troubles on the way. Because she started loving the male lead, her pitiful life led to met her end. Death. Because she's stupid. Literally, stupid. A fool in everything. Love, studies, and all. The only thing she knew of, was to eat and sleep, then love the male lead while creating troubles the next day. Even if she's rich and beautiful, her halo as a cannon fodder won't be able to win against the halo of the heroine. That's why I've decided. Let's ruin the plot. Because who cares about following it, when I, Ayla Navarez, who became Rumi Penelope Lee overnight, would die in the end without even reaching the end of the story? Inside this cliché novel, let's continue living without falling inlove, shall we?
View More"Mas, besok sore aku pulang agak telat ya. Soalnya ada tamu penting dari kantor. Jadi aku harus nemenin Bos buat jamu dia."
Pria bernama Jean itu tak mengatakan apapun. Dia sibuk menatap layar laptopnya dalam diam. Toh dia juga bingung harus menjawab apa. Sebab ini, bukan pertama kalinya Sang istri ijin untuk pulang terlambat. Bahkan, dia tak ingat ini permohonannya yang ke berapa. Elisha yang sibuk mengoleskan Skin Care Routinenya langsung menengok ke arah sang suami yang duduk bersandar di kepala ranjang. Diamnya pria 30 tahun itu tentu saja membuatnya resah. "Mas!" Ia menatap pria itu, "Kok kamu diem aja? Kamu ngasih ijin kan?" tanya perempuan dengan gaun tidur berbahan satin itu sedikit penekanan. Jean hanya mendengus. "Terus aku harus jawab apa? Ngelarang juga mustahil kan? Toh kamu nggak akan pernah nurut." Jawaban ketus suaminya membuat Elisha jengah. Jika sudah seperti ini pasti ujung-ujungnya hanyalah pertengkaran saja. "Ya gimana pun juga, aku kan butuh restu kamu Mas. Biar aku kerjanya nggak kepikiran. Gitu lho." Elisha merapikan tutup skincare miliknya dan berjalan mendekati Jean Sang suami. "Kan aku kerja juga demi keluarga kita." Jean masih memfokuskan kedua matanya ke arah monitor. Pura-pura tidak melihat gerakan istrinya. Kata-kata Elisha seolah mengingatkan dirinya dengan kebodohannya beberapa bulan yang lalu. Saat ia meminta istrinya itu untuk bekerja, membantu perekonomian keluarga mereka. Dan sekarang, ia seperti dapat karma. Sebab karir istrinya bisa melejit begitu cepat, lengkap dengan gaji yang cukup besar. Sementara ia? Hanyalah penulis lepas yang entah kapan bukunya bisa meledak di pasaran. Ironis bukan? "Iya-iya. Makasih buat kerja keras kamu," balas Jean tak ikhlas. "Ayo dong Mas! Jangan gini..." Ia naik ke atas ranjang. Lalu memeluk pinggul suaminya. "Kita kan harus—" "Iya, Sayang. Iya! Aku dukung semua pekerjaan kamu kok." Jean memilih untuk mengalah. Dan itu terjadi untuk kesekian kalinya. Dia sedang tidak dalam mood untuk berdebat dengan wanita yang sudah hampir 8 tahun ini ia nikahi. "Makasih ya Mas. Aku cinta banget ama kamu," ucap Elisha penuh syukur. Tidak lupa ia memberikan kecupan singkat di pipi Sang suami sebagai ungkapan terima kasih. "Ya udah, sekarang kamu tidur aja!" "Kamu?" "Aku mau nerusin deadline dulu." Elisha menganggukkan kepalanya dan mulai menata diri untuk tidur. Sedangkan suaminya kembali melanjutkan pekerjaannya. Menikmati malam yang dingin dengan saling memunggungi satu sama lain. * "Mas. Hari ini pembantu baru kita bakal datang." "Oh ya? Jam berapa?" Sambil menikmati sarapan paginya, Jean bertanya pada sang istri yang tengah menyuapi anaknya. "Aku nggak tau jam berapa. Soalnya penyalur cuma bilang gitu aja." Perempuan yang tampak rapi itu juga tidak lupa menyantap sarapan untuk dirinya sendiri. "Oke." "Nanti tolong interview yang bener ya Mas. Jelasin apa-apa aja aturan di rumah ini," pesan Elisha. "Iya." "Trus, hari ini jangan lupa jemput Qila ya Mas. Dia pulang jam dua soalnya." "Iya-iya. Aku udah paham kok." Jean mulai sedikit jengah. Elisha yang kini sibuk menyiapkan bekal untuk anaknya sambil repot memakan sarapannya sendiri memberikan senyum kecil ke arah suaminya. Meskipun paginya cukup sibuk dan merepotkan, namun perempuan 28 tahun itu tidak sekalipun mengeluh. "Sayang—" Ia mendekati Qila. Anak tunggalnya yang masih berusia 7 tahun. "Ini bekal kamu yah. Jangan lupa dihabisin." "Iya Mama." "Terus, pas di sekolah jangan nakal ya! Dengerin kata Papa sama Bu Guru. Dan—" Perempuan dengan setelan blouse dan rok sepan selutut. "Udah dong El, anak kamu juga udah pasti paham." Elisha melihat ke arah suaminya. "Kan aku cuma mastiin aja, Mas. Ya kan Qila?" Perempuan itu mengusap rambut anaknya. Yang dibalas cengiran lebar oleh sang anak. "Ya udah Ya, Mama berangkat dulu." Perempuan bertubuh ramping itu memeluk anaknya. Memberikan kecupan singkat di kening, pipi, dan bibir anak semata wayangnya sebelum berangkat. "Mas, aku kerja dulu ya." Elisha juga tidak lupa memberikan kecupan di dahi suaminya sambil pamit untuk berangkat. Hal yang wajib dia lakukan sebelum pergi ke kantor. Jean hanya menhanggukk kepalanya. Ia hanya menerima ciuman istrinya tanpa mau memberikan balasan untuk Elisha. Entahlah, dia sedang tidak mood untuk itu. Dia malah menghela nafas berat saat perempuan itu pergi dari pandangannya. Beginilah pagi yang harus ia lalui. Melihat keribetan Elisha, dan petuah-petuahnya untuk sang anak. "Papa, ayo berangkat!" Pria tampan dengan rahang tegas, hidung mancung, dan body atletis itu melihat ke arah sang anak dan tersenyum. "Oke. Ayo kita let's go!" Ia menutup laptopnya dan menurunkan anaknya dari kursi makan yang memang dibuat agak sedikit tinggi. Membantu Qila memakai tas dan menggandeng anaknya untuk ke depan. Menuju tempat mobil mereka terparkir. Itulah kegiatan Jean setiap pagi. Mengantar anaknya ke sekolah, bertegur sapa dengan guru yang ada di depan, atau saling melemparkan senyum saat ada wali murid yang dia kenal, sebelum kembali ke rumah. Padahal seharusnya ini jadi tugas Elisha. Tapi sayang, semua itu kini dia yang ambil alih karena istrinya sibuk bekerja. "Seandainya aku nggak kena PHK, mana mungkin aku ngelakuin hal kayak gini." Sudah berulang kali Jean menggumamkan hal yang sama. Ia cukup jenuh menjadi pekerja lepas seperti ini. Membuatnya seperti tak punya harga diri. Apalagi saat melihat tatapan aneh orang-orang padanya. Makin membuatnya merasa tak berguna. Tapi mau bagaimana lagi, mencari pekerjaan di tengah krisis seperti ini juga bukanlah hal yang mudah. Jadi dia harus tetap menjalani semua ini dengan lapang dada. * BRAAK! Sekitar 30 menit, ia kembali tiba di rumah. Dan pria tampan itu langsung ke dapur untuk mencuci piring bekas keluarganya sarapan tadi. "Ck. Bisa-bisanya aku malah ngelakuin semua kerjaan perempuan! Nyuci piring, nyapu, ngepel! Aaargghh!!" Jean terlihat emosi. Ingin sekali membanting piring di tangannya. "Ini kan tugas perempuan, tugas pembantu! Nggak seharusnya aku ngelakuin hal kayak gini!" "Lagian si Elisha itu, katanya mau ada pembantu yang kerja di sini! Tapi mana? Sampai sekarang belum datang juga!" Meskipun sambil marah-marah, Jean tetap melakukan semua pekerjaannya. Sampai, selang dua jam kemudian, terdengar bunyi bel yang dipencet beberapa kali. "Siapa itu? Apa— si pembantu yang dateng?" tanya Jean pada dirinya sendiri. "Bagus deh kalau beneran pembantu yang dateng, jadi aku nggak perlu capek-cepak lagi." Dengan sedikit berlari, pria tampan berkulit eksotis itu menuju ke arah depan. Bersiap membukakan pintu untuk tamunya. "Permisi Pak, selamat siang." Saat pintu rumahnya terbuka, ia malah dikejutkan oleh...My eyes squinted as I look down at him, he, who on the other hand was looking up at me, while he sits on the vacant seat besides my chair. I could feel my whole body being shaken up just right after meeting him and the feeling of knowing the fact that he's my seat mate makes me scared.I could really feel the death on my doorstep.Hoo~Right. Let's calm down.It's not like I haven't died before and it's not like he's the one who will kill me. Well, he'll only be the reason of my death. And stop thinking about it, Ayla. I mean, yeah, I'm Ayla but no, I'm Penelope now. So, calm down."You're right. I'm you're seat mate." I said in a while after calming myself down. Because I know what's his problem.Calix doesn't like having a seat mate.My smile froze as I watched him, then I added. "From the look in your eyes, it seems like you don't like it. I mean, you don't want to have a seat m
Ugh~ "Let's eat something from the street stalls. They were much tastier than the expensive one." I heard Jen suggested when the other girls nodded their heads as if agreeing to her. Their neatly combed hair bundled into different hairstyles, bounced as they moved their head swiftly. The streetlights were jist enough to reflect their beaming smiles in the night that it seems like a warm sunset light, prettily. My lips went into a lopsided smile as I watched the three of them helplessly and was about to agree with them, when somebody speak from our side. It was Maxwell. "You like those things? We aren't even sure if it's clean or not, so why not eat in a restaurant or something." He murmured but we still heard him. It's not surprising to see him react like that especially when he's someone who was born with a silver spoon on his mouth. Even in the original novel, Maxwell never like cheap things. I don't know why but maybe it was influen
I flipped through the pages of my notebook and slammed it back, closed and shut. My lips created a sound when I smack it twice before licking my lower lip. I gasped for air when I suddenly remembered something that happened earlier. And now that I remembered it again, I thought I was going crazy. Even the heavens aren't helping me now and it felt like a grave sin that I committed unknowingly just because I am unlucky enough to experienced it. 'Hah~I just met the second male lead, Asterion.' I mentally hissed. His eyes that resembles the sun directly complimented his gorgeous silver flocks of hair. It never occured to me that it will looked so divine even after seeing the second male lead that I only met through the book, in my past life. And instead of feeling the childish fluttering inside my chest, I somehow felt annoyed upon meeting him instead. I mean, I already promised myself that I will stay away from the ma
I walked along the empty corridor and went to the vending machine located at the end of the hall and where the stairs was located. Fitting my right hand inside my wine coloured, school hoodie, I fiddle for a coin I brought with me before standing in front of one of the vending machine. It was so convenient to try different outfits that one was comfortable with, when the school offers other type of uniforms for students. They offers a hoodies, a sweater, uniform with a vest and shirts that can be used by the students as an alternative with the official uniform. And today, I chose to wear the wine coloured hoodie paired with the school's above the knee skirt for girls. Lucky enough, the school doesn't restrict the students with their outfits as long as it was in accordance with the school policy. One student should only wear the outfits that has a logo of the school and should only wear the outfits according to the school levels' color coding. Senio
"Hah~" A sharp sigh escape from my lips. It took me a moment before finally throwing my gaze on my study table, where my laptop was placed above its flat surface. My books and notebooks, as well as my homeworks were scattered in a mess. Clicking my tongue in dismay, I took a step to m
"That's all for today's class."My ears twitched when I heard the teacher's words making me look in front and watch as she stepped out of the room. Seconds later, the school bell rang for the fourth time today, maybe a signal for the end of today's classes.
The next day, all I did was to roamed around the mansion. The servants kept on bowing their heads like there's no end nor tomorrow and it totally makes me dizzy. It all happened and continued for almost two weeks of recuperating. Besides roaming around in in my free time in those two weeks,
I sighed for the nth time and wondering if I should do this. I mean, who would want to act stupid when you're completely sane?Rumi Penelope, I guess.I wanted to roll my eyes so bad when I regained most of Penelope's memories, and if you'll ask me if its all good,
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