Novel-novel oleh Ray Puspa

“Itu benaran Aluna. Tanpa bedak tebal saja, dia sudah menjadi perempuan paling cantik hari ini. Apalagi jika Aluna, menggunakan jasa perias,” tutur Lilis pelan pada Fatma. Mereka duduk berdampingan. “Aluna punya trauma, dia tidak ingin berdandan seperti layaknya perempuan lain dan akan di puji cantik. Aluna sangat membenci jika ada yang mengagumi kecantikannya,” ucap Fatma, sambil menatap Aluna yang saat ini sedang berbicara di podium. “Trauma … kenapa bisa?” tanya Lilis, menoleh ke Fatma. “Ceritanya panjang. Nanti saja aku ceritakan. Sekarang aku ingin fokus mendegar Aluna bicara,” ucap Fatma, tanpa melihat wajah penasaran Lilis. Ia mendengar Aluna yang sedang berucap, “atas apa yang dapat di raih hari ini, kita patut berterimakasih pada seluruh pihak yang telah mendukung dan membantu semua proses. Untuk itu perkenankanlah saya mewakili wisudawan untuk menyampaikan banyak terimakasih.” Lilis tidak melanjutkan percakapan mereka. Ia pun ikut fokus meny

*** Aluna sedang bersiap-siap, ia menggunakan kebaya berwarna biru nafi, dipadukan dengan rok batik bermotif kupu-kupu kecil. Kemudian ia menutupi dengan baju toga hitam pemberian kampus untuk wisudawan. Aluna tidak menggunakan jasa perias. Dengan kemampuan pas-pasan, ia menempel tipis bedak di wajah. Tidak lupa, Aluna juga memakai lip cream di bibir agar tidak terlihat kering. Kali ini, Aluna tidak akan mengepang dua rambut. Ia sudah membeli pengikat khusus agar bagian kepala terlihat cantik. Ia lalu memakai anting cantik berukuran kecil di telinga. Aluna hanya membutuhkan waktu tiga puluh menit untuk selesai. Ia lalu memakai high hells. Bercermin kembali, untuk memastikan jika ia sudah selesai. Aluna mengambil toga yang sudah ia siapkan di atas meja belajar. “Kok rasanya, aku malu. Ini pertama kali aku memakai bedak ke kampus,” tutur Aluna, ia memalingkan pandangan pada kacamata. “Sepertinya untuk hari ini, aku tidak memakai kacamata. Hanya untuk hari

Mengikuti kata hati, Sindy akhirnya masuk ke dalam warung untuk memesan makanan yang akan di bawa pulang. Ia bercerita dengan seorang ibu yang juga menunggu pesanan. Lima belas menit keasyika, Sindy menyadari jika lelaki itu sudah tidak ada. Dengan cepat Sindy membayar ketika namanya di panggil. Sambil memperbaiki masker dan topi yang ia pakai, Sindy melangkah lebar menuju rumah kos. Setibanya, sebelum memasuki rumah Sindy menoleh ke kiri dan ke kanan. Ingin memastikan jika tidak ada lagi yang mengikuti. "Sekarang aku harus lebih berhati-hati," Sindy berucap lirih sambil mengusap dada dari balik pintu. Beberapa jam telah berlalu. Waktu menunjukan pukul sepuluh malam, Fahmi masih berada di sebuah kafe menunggu seseorang. Saat ia meneguk kopi, orang yang di tunggu akhirnya datang. “Maaf aku telat, bos,” ucap lelaki yang sedang memakai topi hitam. Ia membuka masker yang ada di wajah dan menarik kursi untuk duduk. “Informasi apa yang sudah kamu dapa

Aluna kembali ke kamar dan memilih berbaring di atas ranjang. Mata menatap langit-langit dan tidak berpindah. “Tidak mengapa Aluna. Sebentar lagi kamu akan koas. Kalian akan jarang bertemu, jadi kamu pasti bisa kuat,” batin Aluna menyemangati diri, "apa aku harus menyerah?" Aluna memiringkan badan ke samping. Menatap tempat Zolan jika tidur di kamarnya. Tangan mengusap bantal yang sering digunakan suaminya, ia berucap lirih, “aku harusnya sadar dari dulu, jika tidak boleh mencintai kamu, Zolan. Ini akibatnya, karena telah lancang berharap dicintai.” Tidak terasa, air mata yang sudah ia tahan sejak berada di kamar Zolan, akhirnya tumpah. “Aku tidak pernah meminta takdir seperti ini. Mengapa harus aku yang merasakan?” Bantal yang digunakan Aluna telah basah. Tangan menutup mulut dan membiarkan air di mata keluar begitu deras.Satu jam lebih ia berbaring di atas kasur, meratapi hati yang di rasa begitu sakit. Aluna akhirnya bangkit menuju meja belajar,

***Hari ini, tepat sepekan Marfel berpulang. Aluna sedang berada di kamar Zolan. Sudah seminggu Zolan tidak keluar rumah, begitupun dengan Aluna.“Aku masih kenyang, Aluna. Kamu saja yang makan,” tutur Zolan, melihat Aluna masih memegang sendok berisi makan, dari tadi Aluna terus memaksa.“Kamu harus makan Zolan! Hari ini kamu belum makan. Tiga sendok saja, terus aku akan keluar dari kamar kamu.” Aluna terus berusaha merayu. Sejak meninggalnya Marfel, Zolan sudah jarang makan. Makanan yang sering di antar ke kamar, selalu di ambil kembali dalam keadaan utuh.Melihat Zolan, yang masih menutup mulut. Aluna berdiri untuk menyimpan piring yang di tangan ke atas meja. Ia lalu kembali duduk di dekat Zolan. “Aku tahu kamu merasa bersalah! Aku tidak tahu sebelumnya apa yang terjadi antara kamu dengan ayah! ... Tetapi, kamu tidak bisa begini terus ... Badan kamu juga punya hak untuk sehat!” Aluna berkata dengan suara sedi

Asisten itu menarik lembut Aluna. Ia langsung memeluk tanpa banyak berkata. Ia tahu bagaimana rapuhnya Aluna. “Ada kami, Non. Non Aluna masih punya kami, tidak sendiri,” ia berbisik pelan di telinga Aluna, berusaha menguatkan.Semua asisten mengetahui hubungan Aluna dan Zolan. Meskipun sudah tidur sekamar, tetapi masih nampak di mata semua asisten, jika Zolan tidak mencintai Aluna. Bukan hanya itu, asisten yang setiap hari membersihkan rumah mengetahui, jika Zolan masih menyimpan semua baju di kamarnya, tidak memindahkan ke kamar Aluna.Di tempat lain, Zolan masih berada di depan sekolah. Setelah bertengkar hebat dengan Marfel, ia tidak bisa fokus untuk bekerja, sehingga ia pergi meninggalkan kantor dan menuju sekolah yang sudah mempertemukannya dengan Sindy. Zolan juga tidak mengaktifkan handphone, ia sedang tidak ingin di ganggu.Zolan memarkir mobil di seberang sekolah. Dari jauh ia melihat anak-anak sekolah keluar dari gerbang. Ada yang jail, ada

"Young Master used to have a relationship with his school friend. When he was in high school, Young Master loved her very much. Her name is Sindy. Young Master often invites her here. She is a very cheerful girl. Miss Sindy is good at cooking and also easy to get along with. Even though she loves Young Master, she never treats us like assistants. She is also very gorgeous. If we look closely, Miss Sindy is a bit like Miss Aluna. It's just that your appearance is different." There was a pause in her speech. "Sorry, Miss!" Aunt Sarti said with an uncomfortable face. "Just keep going. It's ok," said Aluna with a smile, still wanting to listen. "Miss Sindy also loves Young Master very much. However, Miss Sindy disappeared out of nowhere. Since then, Young Master has changed a lot." Aunt Sarti was silent. Her movements seemed to be waiting for a response from Aluna. Aluna smiled. "Thank you, Aunt Sarti. Oh, don't forget to prepare chicken porridge for Dad. The doc

Aluna took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, "Fatma, thank you!" she said, Aluna's feeling was better. "You're welcome! You should always tell me when there's a problem. Don't keep it to yourself! What's the point of our friendship?" Fatma said with a gentle smile and held Aluna's hand. "Hahaha," Aluna laughed softly, "if there's something wrong, I'll definitely tell you!" she continued. "Ha ha ha!" their soft laughter wiped the remaining tears on the face. "I'm sorry Fatma, I can't tell you about my marriage, it's about other people's live," Aluna thought. *** Mr Marfel had been allowed to go home this afternoon. Even so, he had to do hemodialysis regularly. Even though the kidneys could not function properly, they could still be helped through dialysis. The treatment to replace kidney function used an artificial kidney in a dialysis machine. Aluna had to picked him up, because Zolan couldn’t go to the Hospital. On the way home, Marfel c

***Today the cake shop was not taking orders. Aluna and Fatma were busy cleaning the dust. A lot of cakes that couldn’t be sold anymore were thrown away. In the midst of cleaning, Aluna was surprised by Fatma's question."Aluna, do you want me to introduce you to my sister's best friend?" asked Fatma."What did you say?" said Aluna, she was surprised. She turned to Fatma."I want you to have a boyfriend, Aluna! She is Fahmi's best friend! He is not married yet because he said he is still waiting for her ex-lover. He is so handsome Alunaa! It suits you very well. He is handsome and you are beautiful. He is a businessman who has many businesses. He shut himself off from all women who approach him," said Fatma."What do you mean anyway? Who says I'm beautiful. Can't you see the big glasses perched on top of my nose? Can't you see the two hairs tied around my head? Where can a handsome boy look at a girl like me? A girl with two braids!" said Al

"Miss Aluna, are you okay?" asked Aunt Sarti. She saw Aluna who kept looking at the floor. Food and plates were not formed."Yes, aunt, I'm fine!" said Aluna, wiping away tears. She was silent for a few minutes. Aunt Sarti had not moved from her place.Taking a breath, Aluna continued to say to Aunt Sarti, "Please, please clean everything, aunt!" She ran leaving aunt Sarti in the dining room. Sounds faint in the ears, Aunt Sarti replied, "Yes, Miss Aluna!" Aluna ran to the room.Aluna stood looking out the window, "Zolan, can't you treat me like a friend? I know you have to accept this arranged marriage! But this is not how you treat me!" softly. Tears kept rolling down her cheeks."Zolan, I won't just give up. I'll fight for you to be my friend. Don't think of me as a wife. I'm just a friend, that's enough for me," continued Aluna, not moving."I will try! Don't call me Aluna, if I give up easily!" she said encouragingly.***"Starti

*** Aluna entered the lecture hall, "This morning begins with Mr. Anton's course. He is a surgeon. However, he doesn't want us to call him Dr. Anton, he prefers to be called Mr. Anton. Strange, why do you want to be a doctor? If you don't like being called doctor," she thought. Fatma was already in class. Almost all the seats were occupied. Aluna sat in the front, opposite to the lecturer's desk. The seats were always empty if it was not Aluna who occupied. "Let's watch a movie tonight!" said Fatma while sitting in the back seat of Aluna. "I can't Fatma!" said Aluna briefly. "We rarely go out together, Aluna! You are always busy, every time you are asked to go out, you always can't," said Fatma, annoyed at Aluna. "Hehehe, we'll take a walk later," replied Aluna, turning her head to look at Fatma. "How's the cake shop, Aluna? We've been closed for a week. The customers will run away, if it's always closed," said Fatma. T

Aluna folded the white paper in her hand. She was shocked after reading five points that welcome her arrival in this magnificent house. The room was too big for her to occupy alone. But what could she do, Aluna had to sleep here alone. "Alone again, it seems I was created to always be alone," Aluna thought, folding a small piece of paper and storing it in a ring box. Aluna stepped to sit in front of the mirror. Taking off the glasses she was wearing, freeing his hair from the tie, let it fall straight. Her eyes were closed, feeling the wind blowing against his body. He wanted a moment not to see the world. It's sad that fate had scratched it, it's not enough for a day to become a wife, and she had been shocked by the marriage rules made by Zolan. "Always alone, I've been alone since I was little! Mom is busy working to support me, until I can't fully get Mom's love. I'm not angry mom does it to make me happy with an affluent life. But as a child, I also need love!" A