between ruin and resolve: my ex-husband's regret

“Kamu siapa?. Kenapa kamu disini?.” Tanya olivia sambil menatap arka dengan tatapan tanyannya. “Aku sering mengunjungi danau ini ketika otak dan fikiranku tidak sejalan.” Jawab arka yang masih menatap lurus kedanau yang ada didepannya. Olivia pun tak lagi membalas ucapan arka ia lebih memilih diam dan menundukkan kepalanya lagi.

Syaffira Adinaya. Mahasiswi semester lima, yang dijodohkan oleh Shinta, Ibu tirinya. Dengan seorang Asisten dosen di kampusnya. Syaffira sudah menolak. Namun, Shinta tetap memaksa. Bagi Syaffira, ia berhak menentukan pilihannya sendiri. Bahkan Syaffira sudah mempunyai kekasih. Syaffira tidak bisa membayangkan jika ia dijodohkan dengan Alterio Reiki, seorang Asdos terdingin di kampusnya. Akankah perjodohan itu akan berjalan lancar atau sebaliknya?

This is a story of Bridgette who grew up smart, a typical NBSB girl at the age of 21, and who started falling in love late. Many believes that she is weird, she is a little introvert, and only has few friends. She is so focused on her studies because she wants to be a lawyer someday. She believes that being a lawyer will eventually help her family financially, and will definitely make her parents proud. She is the darling of the crowd because of her skills, friendly personality, and smiling face, but when at home, she prefers to stay whole day inside her room, and have some time with herself. Bridgette or Jette for short has a secret that she keeps for a long period of time. Jette will fall in love at the peak of her career goals… to someone who is a boy next door, and a former classmate, his name is Alejandro or Drew for short. Drew will be her first heart break, leaving her with nothing but tears in her eyes. After so long, they will meet again… at an unexpected way… Will Jette's secret be revealed this time?

Nagpakasal si Celine ng wala sa tamang oras sa isang biyudong mayaman na may isang binatang anak na ang pangalan ay David Gonzalo kahit hindi niya ito mahal. Matapos ang kasal nilang dalawa ay dinala siya nito sa mansion kung saan nandoon ang anak nitong binata na hindi makapaniwala na ang daddy niya ay may bagong asawa na. Unang kita pa lang ni Celine kay David ay nasabi na niya sa sarili niya na gusto niya ito. Wala pa ngang isang linggo ay natagpuan na lang na wala nang buhay ang daddy ni David na pinakasalan nga niya. Galit na galit sa kanya si David sa nangyaring 'yon. Inaakusan siya nito na pumatay sa daddy niya ngunit tinatanggi naman niya 'yon. Pinapaalis na siya ni David sa mansion nila. Kahit mahal niya ito ay umalis siya sa mansion na 'yon. Makaraan ang ilang taon ay nagkita silang muli ni David. Bumaliktad ang takbo ng buhay nilang dalawa. Kung dati siya ay mahirap ngayon ay si David na ang naghihirap. Winaldas nito ang perang pinamana sa kanya ng daddy niya. Nawala ang lahat sa kanya. Gusto ni David na tulungan siya ni Celine. He knows that she became rich because of his dad's money. Tulungan kaya siya ni Celine? Mahal pa rin ni Celine si David ngunit sa tuwing makikita niya ito ay naalala niya ang masasakit na salitang binitawan nito sa kanya. Paano kung iparanas rin ni Celine ang naranasan dati sa kanya kahit may nararamdaman pa rin siya sa kanya?

“My father didn’t protect me. He used me for his own purposes. He forced me to marry Dante—not for love, not for peace, but because he hoped to get from Dante what he needed—power. He wanted to silence his enemies, and Dante was the key. And Dante… he wasn’t just any man. He was cold, ruthless, and feared by everyone. A devil in disguise. I didn’t love him. I was afraid of him. But the more I saw behind his darkness, the more I realized—we were both broken in different ways. Two lost souls. Two shattered hearts. And a love neither of us expected. This isn’t a fairytale. This is a story of fear, power… and a love born from pain. “They call him a monster… but to me, he became home.” “Love will always find you. Sometimes, it just takes time—so give time the time it needs.” 🌼

Menikah dengan orang yang kamu cintai diam-diam memang membuatmu bahagia. Sayangnya meski kamu memang dinikahi lebih dulu tapi bukan berarti kamu adalah yang pertama dihatinya. Bahkan kamu tidak pernah ada disana. Dia hanya menganggapmu sebagai adiknya sendiri. Tidak lebih. Dan kamu harus menerima jika kamu akan membagi suamimu sendiri yang tetap menikahi kekasihnya bahkan setelah pernikahan kalian.Bahkan suamimu tidak pernah menganggapmu dan memperlakukanmu dengan baik.Pernikahan impian yang kamu inginkan hanya angan belaka. Lantas apakah kamu akan tetap menjalani pernikahan sepihak yang hanya membuatmu terluka atau pergi dari pernikahan itu dan mencari kebahagiaanmu sendiri?Hidup itu pilihan.

Sagara Kin Bimantara merupakan seorang kepala sekolah di yayasan milik keluarganya. Pria itu dijodohkan oleh dua gadis yang berbeda oleh kedua orangtuanya. Mendiang papanya ingin dia menikah dengan Gistara — gadis pekerja keras dan memiliki banyak prestasi dari keluarga sederhana. Sedangkan mamanya ingin menikahkan dia dengan Nesa — anak dari sahabatnya. Satu kejadian tidak di sengaja membuat Sagara jatuh cinta dengan salah satu gadis itu. Siapakah dia? Gistara, gadis cantik, jutek dan pekerja keras. atau Nesa, gadis cantik, tempramental dan kaya.

Adel dan Beni menikah karena peristiwa menginap bersama di ranjang yang sama, padahal mereka berdua tidak melakukan hal apapun. Iya, hanya tidur. Namun keluarga besar mereka menyuruh mereka untuk menikah sedangkan usia Adel masih 17 tahun. Mereka melewati pernikahan dengan banyak cobaan, salah satunya adalah kemunculan Nata, adik kelas yang menyukai Adel. Mampukah mereka mempertahankan rumah tangga mereka?

"Lucien, let's get a divorce," I said in a peremptory tone that was long overdue, the most decisive farewell to this absurd marriage. We had been married for exactly three years—three years that, for me, were filled with nothing but endless loneliness and torment. For three years, the husband who should have stood by my side through every storm, Lucien Sullivan, had completely disappeared from my life as if he had never existed. He vanished without a trace, leaving me alone to endure this empty, desolate marriage. Today, I finally received his message: "I'm back. Come pick me up at the airport." When I read his words, my heart leapt with joy, and I raced to the airport, thinking that he finally understood my love and was coming back to me. But his cruelty was far worse than I could have ever imagined—he was accompanied by a pregnant woman, and that woman was Carla, my closest and most trusted friend. In that moment, all of my previous excitement, all my hope, and all of our shared laughter and tears turned into the sharpest of daggers, stabbing into my heart and leaving me gasping for air. He should know that it was his own hand that trampled our love underfoot, that his coldness and betrayal created this irreparable situation. But when he heard those words, he desperately clung to this broken, crumbling marriage, unwilling to let it end—almost as though doing so could rewind time and return everything to how it used to be. "Aurora, come back. I regret everything!" Regret? Those simple words stirred no emotion in me—only endless sadness and fury. My heart let out a frantic, desperate scream: It's too late for any of this!

"Kupikir kaumerasakan hal yang sama. Kupikir kau juga mencintaiku," desah pemuda itu dengan raut wajah terluka. "Aku mohon, pergilah bersamaku. Kita akan memulai kehidupan yang baru. Lupakan pernikahan itu. Aku tahu kau tak pernah menginginkannya." Setengah mati Naraya mengidolakan Orion—anggota grup Stargazer yang tengah naik daun. Ia tak pernah menduga pertemuannya dengan sang idola saat acara fansign akan mendekatkannya dengan pemuda itu. Apalagi menyangka perasaannya akan berbalas. Namun, kehadiran seseorang dari masa lalu menjadi penghalang hubungan mereka. Orangtua Naraya menjodohkannya dengan teman masa kecil gadis itu, Xabi. Lalu, bagaimana nasib hubungan Naraya dengan Orion? Dipublikasi tanggal 16 Oktober 2021 ©2021, Jili Nai Picture by Resplash Font by Canva