LOGINEvelyn couldn't see the school rules being ignored and the harming of others running rampant. In her new school there is a boy who always behaves at his own whim and pretends to be in power. What is more, she does not understand that in the situation the teacher or the school does nothing but give a warning. It is known later that his influential background made the school can't do anything Unfortunately, the person whom Elyn really hates and avoids is the fiance arranged by her parent. Anthony is really the big-boss at school. But his rebellious attitude was for a reason. Everything Anth did with his gang was a form of protest to the school. After getting to know Anthony better and the reasons behind his aggressive attitude. Elyn could feel the loneliness, also seeing what was hidden deep down in Anthony's heart. Despite still not fully accepting Elyn as his fiancee, Anth is comfortable with Elyn as she is the only stranger present in Anth's life without being involved in his past. Anth begins to open up to Elyn, from there their relationship develops. Witness Anth's persistence in uncovering the truth about what happened a year ago to his best friend–Alan and the suffering Carol has had to experience losing the person she loves. James makes a confession to them–Anth, Carol and William. It opens the veil of mystery that happened to Alan on that day. But after learning the whole story that happened to Alan, Anth can't do anything about it. Finding the truth hurts him, time cannot be turned back and all that remains is regret. Anth must be able to start learning to accept Alan's departure like Carol who gradually releases the memory of her togetherness with Alan.
View More"Elyse, hentikan! Ini sudah gelas keberapa? Kalau kau terus minum seperti ini, kau akan pingsan!"
Nada suara Viona tidak membuat Elyse berhenti menenggak isi gelasnya, gelas keempat, atau mungkin kelima, ia sudah tidak peduli.
"Viona… lepaskan aku." Elyse menepis tangan temannya dengan gerakan putus asa.
Mereka duduk di sebuah sofa beludru hitam di dalam Salon, pesta rahasia yang hanya diakses oleh bangsawan kelas tertinggi, tempat mereka melampiaskan hasrat terpendam.
Seharusnya Elyse tidak ada di sini. Jika sang ayah tahu, sudah dipastikan dirinya akan mendapatkan hukuman yang mengerikan.
Tapi, pagi ini Elyse mendengar calon suaminya, Jester, Duke Levric, terang-terangan berkata ia menikahi Elyse agar wanita yang ia cintai bisa menjadi Ratu. Dan yang lebih parahnya lagi, wanita itu adalah Ivanka, sepupunya sendiri!
"Aku tidak pernah mencintai Elyse, aku hanya menikahinya agar posisi ratu dimiliki Ivanka. Hanya Ivanka yang pantas. Dan aku akan melakukan apa pun untuk kebahagiaan wanita yang kucintai."
Kalimat menyakitkan itu terucap dari mulut Jester. Betapa bodoh dirinya mengira selama ini pria itu mencintainya juga.
Namun siapa sangka, cinta yang selama ini ia harapkan ternyata Jester berikan pada sepupunya sendiri! Yang lebih menyedihkan lagi, selama ini keduanya sering bertemu dan bermesraan di belakangnya.
"Cukup, Elyse! Kalau kau mabuk seperti ini, bagaimana aku bisa mencari lelaki?"
"Pergilah, Viona. Aku tidak masalah minum sendiri." Elyse membalas tanpa menatapnya.
Viona terdiam, sedikit ragu meninggalkan wanita itu sendirian di tengah kekacauannya ini.
“Aku mengerti kau patah hati, tapi sebaiknya kau tetap menahan dirimu,” suara Viona melemah. “Kau tidak pernah seperti ini sebelumnya. Dan Elyse, kalau Duke Levric tahu kau ada di pesta seperti ini, apalagi aku yang mengajakmu, dia mungkin akan-”
“Memenggalmu?” Elyse menyelesaikan kalimat itu sambil tersenyum kecil, senyum yang tidak mengandung humor. “Dia tidak peduli. Dia bahkan pergi bersama Ivanka.”
Viona terpaku beberapa detik, sebelum akhirnya ia menyerah.
“Baiklah. Aku pergi dulu. Tetaplah di sini sampai aku kembali lagi.”
Elyse tidak memberi respons. Ia berdiri, pelan, goyah, dan meraih gelas lainnya sebelum berjalan menuju balkon besar.
Sesampainya di sana, tubuhnya terbentur pembatas balkon.
Bugh.
Dan kemudian,
Uekk.
Ia memuntahkan semua alkohol yang ia telan tadi. Rasanya lebih lega, meski pikiran dan hatinya tetap sesak.
"Bajingan kau, Jester!" teriaknya ke arah malam yang sunyi. Suaranya pecah, namun ia tidak peduli. Tidak ada orang lain di balkon itu. Ia sudah memastikan.
"Hiks..." tangisnya mulai pecah, air mata mengalir tanpa bisa ia tahan.
“Dasar bajingan…” gumam Elyse pelan.
“Siapa yang bajingan?”
Deg!
Elyse mengangkat kepalanya. Di depannya berdiri seorang pria bertubuh tinggi, mengenakan topeng hitam. Sosoknya terlihat samar dalam cahaya bulan yang remang, tapi cukup untuk membuatnya terlihat mencolok dan misterius.
“Siapa Anda?” tanya Elyse dengan suara serak.
“Hanya orang lewat yang tidak sengaja mendengar teriakan Anda,” jawabnya santai.
Elyse menghapus air matanya dengan gerakan kasar sebelum kembali menatap pria itu.
“Apakah Anda pemburu cinta satu malam?” tanyanya tiba-tiba.
Pria itu tidak langsung menjawab, hanya melangkah sedikit mendekat. Balkon itu cukup gelap, sehingga Elyse tidak benar-benar bisa melihat ekspresinya, hanya siluet dan cahaya bulan yang memantul di topengnya.
“Anda juga?” tanyanya, kali ini berjongkok di hadapan Elyse.
“Ya,” jawab Elyse datar.
“Mau mencoba dengan saya?” tanyanya tanpa basa-basi, nada suaranya terdengar enteng namun ada sesuatu yang tajam di baliknya.
Elyse mengangguk.
“Sepertinya tidak buruk. Keberuntungan berpihak pada saya malam ini, nona topeng kelinci.”
Elyse membalas. “Benar… tuan burung hantu.”
Mereka saling menyebutkan jenis topeng yang dikenakan, keduanya sama-sama menyembunyikan identitas.
“Kalau begitu,” ucap pria itu sambil mengulurkan tangan.
Elyse menatap tangan itu lama. Lalu menatap pemiliknya. Jika ia meraih tangan tersebut, maka tidak ada jalan kembali. Namun… mungkin ini lebih baik. Mungkin ini cara termudah untuk mempermalukan Jester, pria brengsek yang telah menghancurkan harga dirinya.
Elyse tersenyum kecil. Jester selalu mengatakan bahwa Elyse tidak akan bisa tanpanya, bahwa semua orang tahu Elyse akan selalu kembali padanya.
Namun malam ini, tidak lagi.
Ia meraih tangan pria itu.
Tangan besar, kokoh, dengan kapalan kasar seperti seseorang yang terbiasa memegang pedang. Tubuhnya atletis. Mungkin seorang ksatria… atau seseorang dengan profesi berbahaya.
Ah, siapa peduli. Di pesta Salon, tidak ada informasi pribadi yang boleh ditanyakan.
Brugh.
Jika pria itu tidak menahannya, Elyse pasti sudah jatuh. Sekarang tubuh mereka saling menempel, dan Elyse bisa mencium aroma parfumnya, mahal, mewah, berkelas. Mirip aroma Jester, namun dengan karakter yang berbeda. Lebih gelap. Lebih dewasa.
“Anda sudah mabuk?” tanyanya pelan, suaranya tepat di samping telinga Elyse, terlalu dekat, terlalu lembut.
“Tidak. Apakah anda tidak suka wanita mabuk?” Elyse membalas.
“Tidak masalah. Kadang justru membuat segalanya lebih… santai.” jawabnya.
Tanpa mengatakan apa pun lagi, pria itu mengangkat Elyse begitu saja, tanpa ragu, tanpa tanya, tanpa sopan santun.
Seolah tubuh Elyse tidak lebih berat dari selembar kain.
Dan dengan tenang, ia membawa Elyse pergi dari balkon itu.
Di dalam ruang pribadi yang tidak dikenalnya, Elyse bahkan tidak tahu siapa pemiliknya. Yang jelas, pria di depannya bertindak seolah dia menguasai segalanya.
Mereka berciuman, panas, dalam, dan tanpa jeda.
“Tidak buruk,” gumam pria itu ketika bibir mereka terpisah.
Elyse menelan ludah. “A-apa… apa rasanya akan sakit?”
Pria itu hanya tersenyum samar, lalu mengambil gelas dari nakas dan menyodorkannya.
“Minum.”
Elyse meneguk isinya dalam sekali minum, lalu sebelum sempat bertanya lagi, bibirnya kembali ditangkap. Kali ini lebih menuntut, hangat, kuat, dan bercampur rasa wine.
Elyse masih berusaha mencari matanya dalam gelap, namun pandangannya mulai kabur.
“Buat aku tahu rasa surga dunia tanpa sakit.”
Love With Flaws Part 6Since they started working on the task together, there was actually something Jennie wanted to ask Matthew. But felt doubtful if it was right for her to do that. What if his feelings for her were a thing of the past. That means she doesn't deserve to ask and bring it up again.“You know the letter you left behind," Jennie thought of a way to find out the boy's current feelings. The only way she thought of it was by bringing up the subject of the letter he had written to her.Matthew flinched, but his mind was busy thinking. “Letter? What does she mean is a letter in a glass bottle? So she took the letter I left behind, is it?" doubted in his heart and never thought Jennie would talk about the letter he wrote. “You took it? When?" he asked.“When you no longer come there.”again he wrestled with the thoughts in mind. “Even she knew that I was always there and stopped coming back. But we never met!” The two never met because if Matthew was there, Jennie would tu
Love With Flaws Part 5Love, Jennie does not understand what love is. But it isn't the feeling of love that she felt for father and mother as well as her sister–Bella it is also love. Jennie's love for people who are precious and very important beyond herself. Not wanting to lose those people and always wanting to be together is a form of love for them. The love that Matthew declared was not like that, is it? What each love has a different form. He said about the proof of love, let there be time to speak, the part she could not understand what he meant in the letter. In every letter that she receives, Matthew always leaves an unsolved mystery that makes Jennie feel curious even more than that. It's not just a question of how she describes it.“Did you read that letter again?” Egy rebuked her fellow classmate.“Huh? It’s just..” Jennie can't excuse being caught red-handed. Not once did she read the letters but repeatedly at every opportunity. The more she read, the more get lost in th
Love With Flaws Part 4 On the way to the club room Jennie saw a football club that was training on the field. her footsteps stopped, then stood there watching. Matthew might have been one of those who was training in the middle of the field, thought her. From the beginning if Jennie had a desire to find a young man named Matthew, the sender of the letters. she could easily find it. Jennie has enough clues about Matthew's identity and whereabouts. 1) Matthew is Lea's cousin, 2) Matthew close with Alec, 3) Matthew was a soccer member, 4) Matthew is a boy from nextdoor class. With all the hints of a dot, Jennie chose not to do anything. So Lea and other friends think Jennie is not interested in him. So is the conclusion that Matthew can draw from all the collected pieces of fact. When it feels like there is no hope anymore and the opportunity to meet, why now Jennie and Matthew must cross paths as if they had been destined. Jennie finally got to know Matthew for the first time. It's ha
Love With Flaws Part 3 Lea is more often outside the room if not during class hours. Finding Lea's whereabouts was like looking for a stray cat, difficult until Jennie was exhausted. “I got another letter.” Jennie immediately conveyed her needs as soon as met Lea. “Then why?” Lea reacted flatly. “I want to ask for your help.” Lea's face looked uncomfortable. “It makes my position difficult... Matthew's my family and you're my friend. I want to be neutral.” “No wait! Don't get me wrong.” Jennie refuted Lea's remarks quickly. “Oh, thank God then... I thought you asked me to tell you to turn him down.” “No. It's about the content of the letter–huh? Wait! What do you mean by rejecting?” Jennie asked, not understanding. “What happened to the letter?” Lea dodged Jennie's question. It was clear to her that Jennie did not seem to know the purpose for which her cousin had sent a letter. Jennie gives Matthew's letter for Lea to read.“Does Matthew want to see me? But he didn't ask me t
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They entered through the main door. Right in front of the house. The door is large, tall and heavy. Leafy double door, opening towards the inside. Carol's family rules have strict traditions. One of them requires entering from the main door as soon as returning from anywhere outside the house. Enter












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