karma

Azra membuat keslahan yang bodoh 10 tahun lalu. Kesalahan yang membuatnya menjauh dari orang yang amat penting baginya. Karena egonya, dia bahkan semakin menjauh terjatuh dalam jurang yang digalinya sendiri. Icha, yang lelah mencari jawaban atas sikap Azra, kini telah pasrah. Bukan karena kalah. Bukan juga karrena sudah Move On, nyatanya, Move On nggak sekeren yang orang-orang ceritakan di dalam novel yang sering dia baca. Kini dia dan Azra bertemu kembali. Bisakah mereka memperbaiki semuanya? Sempatkah? Apakah perasaan mereka masih sama meskipun sepuluh tahun telah terlewat?

Sungguh bahagia jika mempunyai suami perhatian dan suka membantu pekerjaan rumah. Akan tetapi bagaimana jika di balik semua ada sesuatu yang disembunyikan oleh sang suami. Seperti hanya Hadi. Sikap perhatian yang ia berikan pada sang istri ternyata menyimpan rahasia yang mana bisa menghancurkan jika terbongkar. Sosok wanita lain menjadi penghangat Hadi di luaran sana. Pelakor. Memang selalu menghantui rumah tangga.

I had been secretly in love with my childhood friend for nine long years. When we finally got married, my family and friends thought I was the happiest person in the world. After I became pregnant, he used the excuse of "helping an old classmate" and invited the most beautiful girl from our class into our home. During the worst of my pregnancy, when nausea and exhaustion hit hardest, he took her to the hospital, made crafts with her, and watched sunsets with her. He even had the guts to accuse me of being small-minded and petty and acting like a bitter, jealous wife. Only then did I realize that it was just my foolish fantasy that I lived my dream of marrying my childhood sweetheart and had a happy life. I let go of the love I had for him and of the future I thought we would share. Now, however, he was the one who regretted it.

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"

The moment I was born, I took her life. They called me a murderer. Marcus used to burn me with cigarette butts, and Dad would say it was my fate. “You’re a curse. If you had any conscience, you’d have gone to join Mom a long time ago to repay what you owe.” When Marcus was diagnosed with kidney failure, that same cold, distant father knelt in front of me. “Please… save him…” I put my hand on Dad’s shoulder. “Dad, I’ll do the surgery. But can you promise me one thing?” Dad performed the surgery himself. It was a success. He saved the son he loved most and took the life of the daughter he hated. But after I died, Dad turned himself in to the police, and Marcus lost his mind.

Leo, my mate, wanted to spend Valentine's Day with Cheryl, his first love, on the night Victor and Vera, his parents, were abducted. But this time, instead of stopping him, I contacted the Werewolf Enforcement Bureau to help. After all, when I tried to stop him in the last life, Cheryl ended up dying a horrific death, her heart gouged out by the Feral Rogues, a group of werewolf gangsters. "You killed her! Cheryl wouldn't have died if it weren't for you!" Without hesitation, Leo threw me into a cave where a pack of hungry wolves tore through my body, along with the child I was about to bring into the world. "You don't deserve to live after what you've done… I'm going to stand here and watch you endure all the pain she felt as she died!" Surprisingly, rather than staying dead, I woke up on the exact day when Victor and Vera were abducted once more…

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.

Di acara perayaan hari keluarga taman kanak-kanak, suamiku Gaius beralasan ada urusan kantor dan bahkan menyuruhku dan putri kami untuk tidak ikut menghadirinya. Melihat wajah kecewa putriku, hatiku terasa sakit. Akhirnya, aku memutuskan untuk pergi sendiri bersamanya. Saat baru sampai di taman kanak-kanak, aku melihat Gaius sedang menggendong seorang anak laki-laki di satu tangan, sementara tangan lainnya menggandeng Sunlina, teman masa kecilnya. Mereka terlihat seperti keluarga kecil yang bahagia, berbincang dan tertawa bersama dengan akrab. Saat melihat diriku dan putri kami, Gaius mengerutkan dahi, lalu buru-buru melepaskan tangan Sunlina. "Jangan salah paham, Yuri. Sunlina itu ibu tunggal dan membesarkan anaknya sendirian. Hari ini ulang tahun anaknya yang kelima, jadi dia hanya ingin anaknya merasakan kasih sayang seorang ayah." Aku menatapnya dengan tatapan penuh arti, lalu berjongkok dan menggenggam tangan putriku, berkata, "Sayang, ayo panggil om."

(18+) Adakah wanita yang sebodoh diriku? membohongi diri lalu hidup dalam kebohonganku sendiri. Pergi adalah satu-satunya pilihan yang kamu berikan padaku. Tapi, kenapa kamu kembali dan memperkenalkan diriku dengan anak yang tidak mampu kubenci kehadirannya? Sesungguhnya apa yang kamu harapkan dariku? saat kita sama-sama tahu, ibu dari anak itu menginginkan dirimu seutuhnya. mencintaimu begitu menyakitkan, Ken. Sangat menyakitkan. ---------- baca dan menagislah bersama Arini.