Cerita Pendek Tentang Bullying

Gagal ginjal stadium akhir. Ginjal yang paling cocok untukku… justru diberikan suamiku kepada adikku. Aku menolak saran dokter untuk terus menunggu donor baru dan memilih keluar dari rumah sakit lebih awal. Hati yang telah lama membeku, tak lagi punya alasan untuk bertahan. Seluruh harta yang kukumpulkan selama bertahun-tahun, kuserahkan kepada adik. Akhirnya, senyum orang tuaku pun kudapatkan. Suamiku merawat adikku siang dan malam tanpa istirahat. Aku tak marah, malah mengingatkannya untuk lebih hati-hati dan teliti. Bahkan ketika anakku ingin memanggil adikku sebagai “ibu”, aku pun tersenyum dan menyetujui. Semuanya sudah berjalan sesuai keinginan mereka. Lalu… mengapa sekarang mereka menyesal?

Tangan pria itu menyusup ke dalam pakaianku, menyusuri punggungku yang halus dan dingin, bergerak perlahan seolah menelusuri setiap inci kulitku. Aku terdiam di pelukannya, tak berani bergerak sedikit pun. Di telingaku, suaranya yang dalam dan menggoda berbisik, "Katakan, apa kamu menginginkanku?" Saat itu, di kamar sebelah, sang majikan dan kekasihnya sedang berlatih "yoga berpasangan". Getar hasrat dalam diriku pun perlahan mulai tergugah! Aku rasa aku sudah kehilangan akal. Jangan-jangan aku juga ingin melakukan hal yang sama seperti mereka yang ada di kamar sebelah?

Pada kehidupan sebelumnya, demi sahabat baikku, abang dan calon suamiku bersekongkol untuk menghancurkan perusahaanku. Ketika melihat aku yang gulung tikar berdiri di tengah hujan deras, mereka berdiri di samping sahabat baikku sembari mentertawakanku. “Rose, kamu seperti seekor anjing saja!” Saat aku membuka mataku kembali, aku kembali ke acara tender proyek pada tiga tahun silam. Awal berdirinya perusahaan pada kehidupan sebelumnya, abang dan calon suamiku memperingatiku. Mereka tidak mengizinkan aku memanfaatkan kekuatan Keluarga Tiara dan Keluarga Qindara. Katanya, perbuatanku tidaklah adil bagi orang lain. Namun di balik itu, mereka justru menggunakan berbagai alasan untuk memberikan proyek kepada sahabat baikku demi mengembalikan senyum manisnya. Saat aku terlahir kembali, aku melihat mereka berdua sama seperti kehidupan sebelumnya, diam-diam mengambil proyek yang seharusnya menjadi milikku kepada sahabat baikku. Akhirnya aku pun telah patah semangat. Sewaktu mereka mengetahui kabar aku hendak ke luar negeri, abang dan calon suamiku memasang kembang api semalaman demi merayakan akhirnya terbebas dari beban sepertiku. Namun pada acara tender Grup Arkava pada tiga tahun berikutnya, aku menggunakan statusku sebagai istri presdir berpidato di atas panggung. Kedua mata mereka berdua malah memerah.

Yvonne Xander had three of her ribs broken before she finally managed to escape from the mental asylum. After she escaped, the first thing she did was to sign the agreement to donate her body after her death. “Miss Xander, we must let you know that this is a special donation. Your body will be used to test a new chemical reagent. By then, there might be nothing of you left.” Yvonne pressed down on her aching chest. Her broken ribs made her voice sound like a broken ventilator. With great difficulty, she grimaced. “Just what I want.”

My husband's true love developed acute kidney failure, and I was the only matching donor. To save her life, he forced me to terminate my pregnancy at six months. Despite his gentle tone, he said the most heart-wrenching words, "Can't you be a little kinder? You're just losing a child, but she's losing her life." I resisted with every fiber of my being, but he threatened his own life to force my hand. On the operating table, both my child and I died. Meanwhile, his true love's transplant was a success, and she lived. Although the outcome was exactly what he wanted, he spiraled into madness upon hearing news of my death.

Quando eu estava grávida de seis meses, minha irmã sofreu um acidente de carro e precisava urgentemente de uma transfusão de sangue. Após os testes, ficou claro que apenas o meu tipo sanguíneo era compatível. Mas eu já estava exausta por conta dos enjoos da gravidez. Fraca e abatida, recusei doar sangue. Minha família, no entanto, me arrastou à força para a sala de transfusão. Carregando uma barriga pesada, sem forças para resistir, só me restou pedir ajuda ao meu marido. Para minha surpresa, ele apenas me olhou friamente e disse: — Você está saudável, doar um pouco de sangue não vai te matar. Yona, por outro lado, tem um futuro brilhante e não pode atrapalhá-la. Depois do procedimento, desmaiei na sala de transfusão. Quando acordei, a primeira coisa que fiz foi marcar uma consulta para o aborto.

My sister, Gabriella Rutherfurd, is the richest female CEO in Brightshire. Her male secretary, Freddie Morgan, mentions that he wants to see a real-life version of the Squid Game, so she builds the venue and spends 100 million dollars to make it happen. The lure of a gigantic cash prize draws in countless desperate souls. Even the bodyguards responsible for protecting my brother-in-law, Cyril Harding, abandon their posts to participate. Cyril has no choice but to go to the hospital without the bodyguards for his medical appointment, but he is abducted halfway there. In my previous life, I found Gabriella and asked her to stop the game and send people to rescue Cyril. After hesitating, Gabriella agreed. She stopped the game and managed to save Cyril just in time. But the few players who had made it to the final round were furious that the game was canceled. To vent their rage, they took Freddie and beat him to death. Gabriella acted like it had nothing to do with me. Yet, on the day Freddie was buried, she ordered her men to beat me up. When I open my eyes again, I am back to the day that Cyril was abducted. This time, Gabriella gets what she wants, and the Squid Game is held as planned. By the final round, a masked man is dragged onto the high platform. Freddie announces that whoever slices the man's head off will win the 100-million-dollar prize. When Cyril's head rolls to Gabriella's feet, she finally snaps.

I stayed by William Gavin's side for three years and proposed to him three times. He rejected me each time. With a look of utter disdain, he said, "Every time I see that scar on Whitney Spencer's stomach, I remember the baby that died in there. It just makes me think she's dirty." The words pierced my heart like a knife. And yet, I still asked him to marry me a fourth time.

Six months ago, I was accidentally poisoned by wolfsbane. The poison is deadly, and my days are numbered. My body gradually weakens. Today, my wolf is completely gone, and I have three days left to live. On the last day before I draw my final breath, I agree to donate my kidney to my sister. Thrilled, my mate swears that he'll make it up to me someday. My sister is being swamped with insults on the college forum after she was caught plagiarizing my Belladonna thesis. But I come forward and claim that I'm the one who plagiarized it. Mom and Dad are pleased, saying I've finally become mature. At last, I've become the perfect mate and daughter in their eyes. But why are they crying after my body has turned cold and lifeless?

Takut dengan yang namanya pernikahan membuatku sampai hari ini memutuskan untuk sendiri, bahkan ketika saudara sepupu yang seumuran denganku saling bertukar cerita tentang anak-anak mereka, aku hanya bisa menjadi seorang pendengar dan mengulas senyum tipis sekadar membalas pertanyaan "kapan nikah?". Aku bahkan tidak bisa mengatakan pada siapapun tentang ketakutanku, tidak pada ayahku, apalagi ibuku. Ada apa denganku? Apa yang selama ini ku terima dari sikap kerabat ayahku lah yang menjadi salah satu alasan kuat trauma tentang pernikahan yang bahkan sejengkal pun belum ku tapaki. Kejadian demi kejadian membuatku semakin enggan menjalin komitmen dengan siapapun, mungkin sampai aku menemukan rumah yang tepat untukku pulang.