Chapter: Extrapart [2]Bermandi peluh dalam kenikmatan yang tidak terelakkan membuat Bonita dan Benjamin lupa segala yang terjadi di luar campervan. Sudah tidak terhitung berapa kali Jeremy mencoba menelepon pengantin baru yang menghilang di acara pernikahannya sendiri. Padahal dia sudah jauh-jauh datang mengitari setengah dunia demi menghadiri acara sakrat adiknya yang selalu bersikap seenaknya."Sudahlah, biarkan mereka berdua. Tidak akan terjadi apa-apa." Ujar Melissa yang mencoba membuat kemarahan Jeremy reda seraya menepuk punggung anak laki-laki mereka yang bernama Julian yang berada di pelukannya. "Bahkan jika terjadi sesuatu, mereka akan menemukan cara menyelesaikannya."Jeremy melirik ke arah Edith yang tersenyum simpul di sudut resort yang disewa sebagai tempat menginap selama menyiapkan acara pernikahan. Setelah bertahun-tahun tidak bertemu dengan ibunya, perasaan benci yang dulu menggerogoti hatinya perlahan pudar."Edith tidak akan khawatir. Boo sudah membuktikan dirinya pantas berkeliling dunia
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Chapter: Extrapart [1]Cumbuan dalam dan hangat terjalin di antara sepasang suami istri yang baru saja menikah di altar yang dibangun di area air terjun yang dikelilingi kabut tipis. Keluarga dan sahabat kedua mempelai bersorak riang saat menyaksikan dua sejoli itu akhirnya bersatu dalam cinta setelah perjalanan panjang yang menghabiskan waktu bertahun-tahun dan jarak jauh hingga mengelilingi dunia.Hanya ada belasan orang di tengah dinginnya hawa pegunungan termasuk pengantin. Tempat yang tidak lazim untuk mengadakan pesta pernikahan tentu saja, tapi apapun akan dilakukan agar Bonita dan Benjamin yang sudah lama menjalin hubungan dalam ketidakpastian mampu melangkah ke jenjang pernikahan.Gaun dan jas yang dipakai mempelai pengantin merupakan gaun dan jas yang sudah mereka miliki sejak lama. Dekorasi altar pernikahan dibuat sederhana menggunakan bunga dan tanaman pohon lokal yang berada di sekitar lokasi pernikahan. Velica dan Melissa yang menyiapkannya selama beberapa hari. Sedangkan hidangan hangat yang m
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Chapter: 76. Berbagi Napas"Hentikan!" Tegur Bonita.Tawa Benjamin menggema di dinding batu. Poin-poin yang dituliskan Bonita sebagian besar masuk akal, walau ada poin yang menurutnya konyol, "Kamu yakin ingin tahu tentang itu? Kamu mungkin akan cemburu.""Aku tidak akan cemburu selama kamu jujur padaku. Aku tidak akan cemburu pada yang hal-hal sudah berlalu.""Baiklah." Ujar Benjamin seraya menggenggam tangan Bonita dan mengajaknya duduk di sofa. Tatapannya terpaku pada wanita yang paling bersinar di matanya itu, "Hanya agar segalanya jelas, apakah ini artinya aku diterima menjadi kekasihmu lagi?""Selama kamu memenuhi semua poin di kertas itu ..., maka: ya."Kecupan yang mendarat di bibir Bonita membuatnya terkejut dan canggung. Dia belum sempat berpikir lebih baik saat Benjamin meraih wajahnya seraya menggeser tubuh lebih dekat pada kekasih hatinya itu. Perlahan, Benjamin memimpin kecupan hingga berubah menjadi cumbuan lembut. Belum terbiasa bercumbu setelah bertahun-tahun berlalu, Bonita berusaha menyamakan
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Chapter: 75. Lembah Cinta"Itu benar." Ujar Bonita dengan wajah tertunduk. Dia sudah memikirkan hal itu jutaan kali. Keputusan membatalkan pernikahan memang bukan hanya karena Mea. "Aku pergi mencari ibuku di hari seharusnya kita berkencan —di hari kamu bertemu Mea. Ibuku memberitahu semua yang terjadi dengan hubungannya dengan ayahku. Aku memang mencintaimu, tapi ... kupikir mungkin lebih baik jika aku kembali memikirkan apa landasanku jatuh cinta. Aku tidak tahu apakah cintaku padamu murni atau karena aku mencintai ide tentang jatuh cinta seperti yang dulu ibuku rasakan pada Frans."Angan Benjamin yang awalnya melayang, ditebas hingga roboh. Dia sadar harapannya masih ada, tapi alasan Bonita membatalkan pernikahan mereka membuatnya merasa hampa."Jujur saja, aku ragu apakah kamu benar-benar mencintaiku. Mencintai seseorang pada pandangan pertama terasa sangat sulit untuk kupercayai. Saat mengetahui tentang Mea, kupikir kamu hanya mencintaiku karena aku mungkin mirip dengannya.""Kalian sangat berbeda." Jelas
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Chapter: 74. Rumah BatuSemua jendela di rumah batu milik keluarga Tristan berteralis hingga membuat Bonita menyerah untuk kabur. Dia sudah mencari setiap sudut rumah yang sekiranya bisa dibuka, tapi tidak ada jalan untuk keluar. Dia sudah meminta tolong pada orang-orang yang lewat melalui jendela, tapi mereka semua mengabaikannya seolah tidak ingin memiliki masalah karena membantu tahanan.Bulan sabit muncul dengan cepat. Bonita memilih bersabar menunggu Tristan esok hari dan akan membuat perhitungan dengan pria itu karena menyekapnya bersama Benjamin walau perkataan Tristan tentang makanan dan kamar benar adanya.Benjamin sudah mandi dan berganti dengan pakaian yang ditemukannya dari dalam lemari. Dia meminta Bonita untuk mandi dan berganti pakaian sementara dia menghangatkan makanan yang ada di dalam kulkas, tapi Bonita terlalu kesal untuk menurut saat melihat semua pakaian wanita di lemari hanyalah gaun tidur seksi.Anting berlian dan gaun putih berenda masih membalut tubuh Bonita yang berbaring di tempat
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Chapter: 73. Rahasia Kecil"Apakah kamu sedang menggunakan metode yang sama seperti saat kamu meminta dekorasi bunga kesukaan Mea untuk tema pernikahan kita?" tanya Bonita dengan tatapan miris.Pertanyaan Bonita membuat tubuh Benjamin membeku. Dia tidak menyangka Bonita menaruh perhatian pada bunga itu hingga masih mengingatnya setelah bertahun-tahun berlalu."Kukira aku sudah menuliskan dengan jelas bahwa aku tidak sudi menjadi pengganti bagi wanita manapun.""Kamu tidak pernah menjadi pengganti wanita manapun, Boo.""Jangan!" Teriak Bonita penuh amarah seraya menunjuk ke wajah Benjamin. "Jangan memanggilku dengan sebutan itu! Aku tidak akan pernah mengizinkan kamu menyebutku seperti itu!""Baiklah. Akan kukatakan sekali lagi agar kamu mengerti. Kamu tidak pernah menjadi pengganti bagi wanita manapun, Bonita."Ujung jari Bonita terasa seolah terkena aliran listrik saat Benjamin menyebutkan namanya. Dia menurunkan telunjuknya dan menyilangkan lengan di depan dada untuk melindungi diri dari serangan yang mungkin
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Chapter: 61. The OneI canceled our wedding. I’ve returned Jenna’s ring and transferred all the money you spent on the wedding back to your account. The wedding suit I had made for you is yours to keep. I left it on the chair.There’s a wedding invitation card for you on the table. My parents are getting married in place of our wedding. I don’t expect you to attend because my father and Jeremy would be furious if they found out what happened. I left the card so you’d know.I wish I could say all of this to you in person. I’ve already said some of the things I wanted to, but you might not remember them when you wake up.I love you. Truly.My love for you is still the same as I write this. I canceled the wedding not because I hate you.When I first met you, I thought you were crazy for proposing to me before getting to know me better. I’d never been interested in falling in love before meeting you, but your presence kept haunting me. You kept pursuing me, and eventually, I gave in. I’m not even sure when I
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Chapter: 60. Empty Vodka BottlesBonita placed the suit on the back of the chair and the wedding invitation card on the table, then approached Benjamin, who was sprawled awkwardly on the bed. The room reeked of alcohol, with five empty vodka bottles on the bedside table. In the four and a half years Bonita had known Benjamin, he had never been a drinker. She didn’t even know his alcohol tolerance.The man looked utterly disheveled, with unkempt hair and stubble on his chin, longer and messier than usual. His shirt appeared unchanged for several days, with hardened stains near the collar. His shoes dangled oddly from his feet, as if his attempt to escape had failed.Bonita removed his shoes and adjusted his bent legs before turning him to his side and propping him up with a pillow to prevent him from sleeping on his back. She was about to climb off the bed when Benjamin weakly reached for her arm, mumbling incoherently.Bonita gently brushed his messy hair back, her tears spilling over as the pain in her heart became
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Chapter: 59. Broken HeartsTwo suitcases and Bonita’s favorite bags had been moved to the hotel room, along with two dresses and two suits retrieved from the bridal shop before it opened. Edith’s dress was completed in the afternoon, while Nolan’s suit required only minor adjustments, taking just an hour and a half. Her wedding gown and Benjamin’s suit were intentionally left untouched inside their garment bags.Bonita packed up dresses and suits, along with her tools, mannequins, and materials from the bridal shop as she left the hotel. She spent the day driving around town, delivering the remaining wedding invitations. After a solitary dinner at a café, she headed to Velica’s apartment. Her best friend was stunned to see the bridesmaid dress looking quite different from the last fitting at the bridal shop the previous week.“Are you sure this matches your wedding gown?” Velica asked suspiciously.“No, it doesn’t. But it’ll pair perfectly with another dress.”“What do you mean?”Bonita held Velica’s hands tigh
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Chapter: 58. A KeyAfter ensuring that Jeremy and Edith had reconciled, Bonita left for the hotel room she had rented at dawn to alter the dresses. She left a note on the refrigerator door instructing everyone not to contact her phone or inform Benjamin about anything, as she intended to meet her fiancé herself.Inside the hotel room, three headless torso mannequins stood in a row. Two wore the dresses belonging to Velica and Melissa, while the third was dressed in Jeremy’s suit. Bonita had little time to complete all the alterations, but she was determined to finish everything before the wedding ceremony.Her body moved tirelessly, fixing designs she found lacking and undoing unnecessary details. She skipped breakfast and lunch, entirely engrossed in her work. Every stitch she sewed into the fabric affirmed her resolve. She had no regrets—none at all.The dresses for Velica and Melissa, which required more adjustments, were completed first, followed by Jeremy’s suit. Night had fallen by the time she pa
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Chapter: 57. Miss MeIt was late at night when everyone who needed an invitation received their cards, except for a handful of people. Bonita decided to deliver the remaining cards to the guests the next day, as her body was nearly numb with exhaustion.She stopped by the bridal shop, which had already closed, to pick up three dresses, two suits, and various sewing tools and extra materials. Then, she booked a hotel room as a temporary storage space for the items before heading home.The house was quiet when she stepped out of her car. For a moment, she almost thought she had entered the wrong home, but the unique architectural design reassured her as she walked further in. Melissa was chatting with Edith in the living room over a pile of photo albums on the table, while Jeremy and Nolan were nowhere to be seen.“You two seem to be having fun,” Bonita remarked, sitting down beside Edith. “Where’s Jeremy?”“He is locked himself in his room ever since you two argued,” Melissa replied with a serious expressi
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Chapter: 56. Drowning in DespairThe days passed terribly for Benjamin. Losing his fiancée drove him to spend his time drinking until he passed out. Unable to move much due to his empty stomach since returning from the bar, he felt utterly drained.After being escorted home by someone he didn’t recognize, Benjamin decided to stock up on alcohol and finish it all in his apartment. Now, his room reeked of empty bottles and his unwashed body, untouched by water since his last meeting with Velica at the salon.Benjamin was drowning in despair. His upcoming wedding was beyond saving—he felt that with absolute certainty. Bonita must have decided to leave his life for good.The sensation of Bonita's lips on his haunted him vividly every time he took another drink. He clung to that lingering memory, refusing to let go of the last trace of her presence on his body. So, he continued drinking until he blacked out, the faint image of Bonita being the only company in his solitude.He gave up trying to reach for the bottle on the
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