Karma

Pada hari ibu mertuaku didiagnosis kanker rahim, dia membawa koper dan pindah ke rumahku. "Ibu nggak punya banyak waktu lagi, hampir nggak ada harapan," dia terisak, "Kalau kalian usir Ibu, kalian bukan manusia." Aku melihat suamiku yang diam tanpa kata, lalu beralih ke putraku yang selama ini kubesarkan dengan penuh kasih. "Kalian mau bilang apa?" Suamiku yang diam itu tampak muram, lalu menarik tanganku. "Soal waktu pasca melahirkan itu, mau kamu ingat sampai kapan? Ibu sudah seperti ini." Putraku juga ikut mendukung, "Nenek hampir tiada, merawatnya di masa tua itu kewajiban kita." Aku tersenyum menatap suami dan putraku. "Kalau begitu, silakan kalian yang merawat."

Api abadi terus menyala. Mengurung jiwanya yang terjebak dan tak bisa kemana-mana. Ia marah, sangat marah. Ia harusnya menjadi ratu abadi yang tak terkalahkan. Namun harus terjebak di dalam tanah ini hingga ratusan tahun lamanya. Ia adalah orang yang dipuja dan disembah, namun harus hidup seperti benalu di tanah kematiannya. Darah terus mengalir di tanah gelap yang ia huni sekian lamanya. Bau yang menggugah seleranya untuk segera melahap lapar mangsa didepannya. Tapi,, "Apa kau bisa menolongku?" Gadis itu bicara padanya!! "Kau bisa melihatku?" "Tolong aku...." Senyum indah langsung terpatri diwajahnya. "Kemarilah,, berikan aku jiwamu dan kamu akan mendapatkan segalanya"

Olivia terkejut mendapat pesan dari nomor tidak dikenal, mengaku sebagai Mentari. Isi pesan itu menyampaikan bahwa Mentari adalah gadis yang kini mencintai Abyan—suami Olivia. Karena masalah itu terkuaklah kalau Abyan memiliki gadis simpanan di luar sana. Olivia marah sampai jatuh talak untuknya. Abyan pun tidak peduli, dia malah dengan entengnya membahas masa lalu Olivia yang terpaksa Abyan nikahi.

"Tidak, tiga terlalu banyak, aku bakal kapok..." Dua teman sekelas kakakku dari sekolah khusus olahraga mengangkat kakiku, satu di kiri dan satu di kanan, lalu menggantungku di udara, mereka meremas bokongku yang montok. Ada teman lainnya di depanku, suaranya agak serak. "Gadis lemah sepertimu harus dilatih dengan keras." Sambil berkata demikian, dia merobek celana dalamku yang sudah basah...

The day after my best friend, Sarah Blunt married Patrick, the second son of the Brosnan family, I too became a bride and wed Matthew, his older brother. She married a swimming champion, and I, the rock-climbing coach. We thought we had our futures all figured out. Then, something happened that summer. The four of us planned a getaway but Matthew and Patrick’s baby sister, Megan joined us and our peaceful trip became a crowded affair.  While rock climbing, disaster struck—the rope snapped, and all five of us plummeted into the river below. The brothers rushed frantically to save Megan, leaving Sarah and me at the mercy of the river’s current, battered and tossed like driftwood. By the time the rescue team pulled us from the water, we were bruised, scraped, and utterly spent. In the hospital, Megan and I received devastating news that would change everything.  “You’ve been pregnant for 40 days, Ma’am. How could you put yourself in such a risky situation? Your baby survived, but your friend lost hers.” Shaken, I called Matthew to tell him about the pregnancy. His anger cut through the line. “You’re angry that I went to Megs first and now you’re trying to fool me with a fake pregnancy? She’s my sister—it’s my duty to protect her!” Sarah faced her own storm. Patrick practically scoffed at her grief. “Miscarriage? Do you expect me to believe that? The doctors said you only had a 30% chance of conceiving. I can’t stand women who create drama out of nothing.” Both calls ended abruptly, leaving us stunned as we stared at each other in the sterile light of the hospital room. In that shared silence, we made our decision—we would leave these men behind and start anew, launching a business together. But when the brothers received our divorce papers, they showed up at my door in the middle of a storm, kneeling in the pouring rain, crying through the night for a second chance.

The year my boyfriend lost his sight in a car accident, I silently disappeared. Later, when he regained his sight, he used every means to find me and forced me to stay by his side. Everyone said I was his true love, unwilling to let go even though I abandoned him. Until one day, he appeared in front of me with his fiancée, and he asked, "Mia Frank, does the taste of betrayal feel good?" I shook my head with a faint smile, it didn't matter, even if it hurt, it wouldn't hurt for long, because I was about to forget him.

The Richie Rich who violated my daughter has gotten off unscathed. He sneers and throws a wad of cash in my face. "I'll show you what people mean when they say money makes the world go round!" In that split second, I want to tear him to pieces.

Mahasiswi gatal menganggu suamiku. Kukirimkan karangan bunga di acara wisuda untuk mempermalukannya! Buat apa sekolah tinggi kalau ujungnya cuma jadi pelakor!

Setelah bertahun-tahun meninggalkan Jakarta, Pradnya Suri kembali ke kota yang banyak menorehkan luka itu bersama Andaru, anak semata wayangnya yang berusia 5 tahun. Keputusannya untuk menikahi Adnan Danuarta membuat hidup wanita itu dilanda banyak masalah. Puncaknya adalah saat Pramudya Danuarta, mantan suami sirinya, mengetahui sebuah fakta bahwa Andaru adalah darah dagingnya. Yang selama ini diakui Adnan sebagai anak kandung. Perang saudara antara Adnan dan Pramudya pun tak terelakkan. Namun, masalah tak hanya selesai sampai di situ. Suri lupa bahwa ketakutannya terhadap mantan suaminya tidak ada apa-apanya ketika ia akhirnya berhadapan dengan Prabu Danuarta. Kakek bengis gila yang membuat hidup Suri semakin menderita sejak menjadi bagian dari keluarga Danuarta. “Aku tidak bisa menjanjikan kehidupan bahagia selamanya, tapi kamu bisa memegang kata-kataku, Suri. Sesulit apa pun keadaan kita nanti, aku tidak akan pernah melepaskanmu.” - Adnan Danuarta “Kembalilah padaku, Suri! Atau kamu mau kita bertemu di pengadilan saja? Dan kita akan bisa menentukan secara adil, kira-kira siapa yang paling pantas mendapatkan hak asuh atas Andaru?” - Pramudya Danuarta

“No Jason!I cannot stand in as your brother’s bride ! What happens to our engagement?” Aliyah shrieked after her long college sweetheart asked that she stands in as his brother’s bride till he finds the real bride. “Nothing Aliyah, Nothing can come between our love, i just need you to help save the face of my family, id be back with the bride before the wedding proceeds “ he lied and successfully manipulated love struck Aliyah. Little did she know her close to perfect lifestyle is about to become a nightmare. Time is speeding and the real bride is yet to be found, now, Aliyah has to stick to the script and play the role of Kelan Donald's bride who happens to be in coma. Soon she found some shocking truth that left her world crumbling down What happens when Aliyah finds out there was no initial bride, everything was a charade and pre-planned by her college sweetheart, Jason? What happens when she realizes the man she was lured to marry is actually in coma? And why will Jason do that to her?