Foto Captain Tsubasa

My sister and I have a joint wedding. My husband is a firefighting captain, and hers is a policeman. They grew up together and purchased apartments on the same floor to continue being neighbors. However, when there's fire, neither of them comes to our rescue. In the end, I give birth to a stillborn, and my sister loses her child. We decide to get divorced together.

O momento de trocar as alianças finalmente chegou. No altar, meu marido hesitava em dizer o tão esperado ‘sim’. Tudo porque, uma hora antes, seu primeiro amor havia anunciado o término nas redes sociais. A foto era de uma passagem aérea, o horário de chegada, dali a uma hora. Meu irmão, então, subiu ao altar e comunicou a todos o adiamento do casamento. Os dois, em perfeita sintonia, eles me deixaram ali, no centro das atenções, feita de piada diante de todos. Mantive a calma, resolvi tudo com tranquilidade e, ao mesmo tempo, olhava o Instagram da amiga do meu marido. Na foto, meu irmão e meu marido disputavam para agradá-la, cada um tentando dar a ela o melhor de si. Com um sorriso amargo, disquei o número dos meus pais biológicos. — Pai, mãe, eu quero voltar pra casa. Estou pronta para o casamento de aliança entre a Família Lopes.

Tiga bulan sebelum menikah, pacarku memposting di instagram sebuah foto dirinya bersama adik angkatku. Foto itu menunjukkan surat pernikahan mereka dan potret kehamilan adik angkatku. Caption yang dituliskan, [Resmi menyambut kehidupan kecil kami.] Adik angkatku meninggalkan komentar dengan emoji malu-malu. Ibuku memberi tanda suka pada unggahan itu dan menambahkan komentar, [Aku akan menjaga anak itu setelah lahir. Kalian berdua tenang saja menikmati hidup berdua.] Aku tidak bisa menahan diri dan hanya meninggalkan tanda tanya sebagai komentar. Detik berikutnya, pacarku langsung memarahiku habis-habisan. [Dia hanya meminjam status pernikahan denganku selama satu tahun. Setelah anak lahir, aku akan kembali padamu.] [Jangan pelit begitu. Ibu juga sudah bilang, kamu baru boleh menikahiku setelah melahirkan anak laki-laki. Jadi, kita adakan pernikahan dulu, baru urus akta nikah nanti..] Aku hanya menjawab dengan datar, "Oh." Setelah itu, aku menghapus semua unggahan di media sosial yang berkaitan dengannya. Sebagai gantinya, aku memposting hal baru, [Butuh calon pengantin pria. Siapa yang mau menikah denganku?]

A viúva do melhor amigo do meu marido postou nas redes sociais uma foto do ultrassom da gravidez. [Obrigada pelo seu esperma que me permitiu ter meu próprio bebê.] Quando vi o nome do meu marido, Gustavo, preenchendo o campo "pai" no exame, comentei apenas com um ponto de interrogação. Gustavo me ligou na mesma hora, gritando furioso comigo: — Ela é uma viúva que vive sozinha e só quer ter uma criança para fazer companhia, você não tem nem um pingo de compaixão? Além disso, Valentino era meu amigo, e agora que morreu tenho a obrigação de cuidar da mulher dele. Isso se chama lealdade, entende? Semanas depois, a viúva do amigo dele exibiu fotos de um apartamento luxuoso em Leblon. [Ainda bem que você está comigo, me fazendo sentir de novo o verdadeiro aconchego de um lar.] Na foto, Gustavo aparecia ocupado na cozinha, e naquele momento soube que aquele casamento precisava chegar ao fim.

Menghadapi pertengkaran di malam pertama bukanlah suatu hal yang diinginkan setiap pasangan pengantin. Anin terpaksa mengalami hal buruk yang tidak akan pernah bisa ia lupakan seumur hidup. Selembaran foto tak senonoh dan sedang dikerumuni para pria, membuat sang suami meradang. Penderitaanpun di mulai. Ketika seorang pria bernama Jonan datang, perlahan sebuah senyum mulai terukir. "AKU MENCINTAI KAMU. BERHENTILAH PURA-PURA BAHAGIA." Jonan.

Synopsis: “You don’t have to change yourself in order to be my ideal woman. `Coz you are that woman.” -Captain Lark Adriel Calumpang Kahit na duda kung totoong siya ang ama ng ipinagbubuntis ay napilitan si Captain Lark Adriel Calumpang na pakasalan si Maricel Paligumba dahil namimilegro ang kanyang military career. Sa kanyang edad ay wala pang balak na mag-asawa si Maricel Paligumba. Lalo na sa isang sundalo na thirty five years old na! Pero dahil buntis siya, pinilit niya itong panagutan siya. Pumayag naman ang sundalo pero nagpapirma ito ng kasunduan sa kanya at iniwan siya nitong mag-isa sa honeymoon nila. Walang manners na matanda! Sa galit ay walang salita niya itong nilayasan. For sure hindi siya nito hahanapin dahil naniniwala ito na hindi ito ang ama ng kanyang ipinagbubuntis.

Suamiku meninggal. Di hari peringatan pernikahan kami, dia nekat keluar di tengah hujan lebat untuk membeli kue buatku, tetapi malah tertabrak truk besar. Jasadnya hancur berkeping-keping, bahkan tidak bisa dikenali lagi. Adik ipar menyalahkanku, katanya aku penyebab kematian kakaknya dan tidak layak mewarisi harta suamiku. Mertuaku menangis dan menyebutku pembawa sial, lalu mengusirku dari rumah. Aku tersiksa batin setiap hari, selalu membayangkan bahwa kalau saja aku menghentikannya hari itu, mungkin dia tidak akan meninggal. Akhirnya aku jatuh sakit dan divonis kanker. Di ambang hidup dan mati, mertuaku datang menemuiku. “Dasar bodoh, percaya saja dengan apa yang dibilang orang!” Ujarnya sambil melempar foto keluarga kecil berisi tiga orang. Setelah melihat foto itu, aku langsung sesak napas dan mati dengan penuh amarah. Ternyata, suamiku tidak hanya masih hidup, tetapi juga sudah punya anak dengan pujaan hatinya. Begitu membuka mata lagi, aku kembali ke hari ketika pertama kali menerima kabar kematiannya.

Suamiku tidak mencintaiku, apalagi mencintai putri kami. Selama enam tahun sejak putri kami lahir, dia bahkan belum pernah menggendongnya sekali pun. Dokter bilang, dia mengidap gangguan emosi. Bukan karena tidak peduli, hanya saja dia tidak tahu cara mengekspresikannya. Namun hari itu, saat wanita yang pernah dia cintai kembali, untuk pertama kalinya suamiku tersenyum pada kami. Bahkan di luar kebiasaannya, dia membawa hadiah untuk putri kami. Aku pikir, mungkin dia akhirnya sadar dan berubah. Sampai aku dan putri kami melihat foto yang jadi layar kunci di ponselnya. Di foto itu, dia tersenyum lebar. Satu tangannya memeluk gadis kecil yang giginya ompong, tangan lainnya menggenggam wanita yang pernah dia cintai. Putriku menggenggam tanganku erat dan matanya mulai memerah. "Ma, apa kita harus pergi dari sini?" bisiknya pelan. "Boleh nggak kita kasih Papa tiga kesempatan terakhir saja? Kalau setelah itu Papa tetap nggak mau sama kita ... ya sudah, kita pergi saja."

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