Novels by Willy Andha

A loud thumping sound was created as the wisp of wind smashed against the wall and caused part of the ceiling to collapse. Luminous rocks, dirt, and pebbles rained down from above. Half of the vast square was covered in thick dust, making it impossible to guess where Dimas was.My energy was gone. Chill ran down the spine and gave this body a feeling of intense horror. While hanging on to the root fibers of the Hanarusa tree, my eyes widened. Looking down, hoping that Dimas would immediately come out of the dust and attack the monster's feet like before.However, he still didn't appear even though time had passed. Beads of sweat dripped from my forehead. Not a word was spoken from this mouth while hoping for the best possibility.But when? Until when should I keep hoping? What if that hope never appeared?Negative questions kept coming to my head, making me unable to think clearly. Coupled with excessive indecision and anxiety, my fear is getting worse. I looked up. The exit was just

My eyes locked on two lights shining in the darkness. Part of my brain had sent orders to this body to leave immediately. But some were curious about what was behind the gap in the wall. The feeling of horror was increasingly enveloping my whole body and making me completely numb. Cold sweat started pouring down profusely when my ears caught a growling sound inside the gap. I froze, too shocked and couldn't remember to move. Needless to say, Dimas was frightened too. This was the first time I'd seen his hands shaking like this. Though usually, he was not afraid to face anyone, even though his opponent was the Elvian army.I forced myself free from the stiffness of my body, trying to move my legs little by little."Dimas! Dimas!" I screamed loudly, but the man ignored me. My hand grabbed Dimas' shoulder, then shook his body hard to wake him up."Uh, what?" he answered, looking confused. He was too fixated on a figure and ignored the other stuff."Let's get out of here quick

"No, Fool!" he replied curtly. "Haven't you gotten more of an idiot lately?""I already get it. But you don't really mean to go down there, do you? What if the Spirit Crystals aren't there?""We won't know unless we go, right?"I scratched the back of my head even though it didn't itch. Maybe it was an expression of my frustration when I found out what Dimas meant. At first glance, the idea may seem frivolous. Even though I saw a massive room underground, I wasn't sure what it was.It was like winning the bet if the Spirit Crystal was in that room. Conversely, we might find an underground monster lair. When using Super Sense, I only saw the dirt wall and the roots of the Giant Hanarusa tree. However, down there was still dangerous. It could be that there was a nest of centipedes, worms, or other monsters that were giant in size.However, I'm curious.After thinking for a while, I decided to go down the hole. I stepped to the edge of the hole, squatted down, then tried to put one foot

"S-Sister? S-So you are … Almira's brother? I mean Elywien's?" I asked in a high-pitched voice. "Elywien is my sister. She used to be an intelligence member of this kingdom. Before finally leaving her job and family after marrying a human. Are we talking about the same person?" I immediately covered my wide-open mouth. Unable to contain the shock of such an unexpected coincidence, I shuffled back a little. "Yes, you're right. My friend Almira is indeed Elvian, who eloped with her husband," "How is she now? I haven't seen her in years," Elzhar asked enthusiastically as if he didn't care about the condition of his body that had not fully recovered. "She's fine, really. Indeed she lived a simple life, but she is now happy. I've never met her husband. I think he's a loving husband. Oh, yeah! She also has an adorable five-year-old son, his name is Cedric," Elzhar suddenly smiled, an expression of relief now attached to his face. "Thank God she's happy. I'm glad to hear that," "Don

As the night got late, I found Elvian's words were the truth. The entire forest area was flooded due to springs suddenly appearing everywhere. The water discharge was swift enough to submerge this forest as deep as two meters in a short time.Fortunately, I was already on top of the Hanarusa tree, which was quite high and far from stagnant water. The Elvians called this giant bonsai tree that way. I didn't know where the name came from. At least now I knew the right name for this tree. Then for this forest, they named it the Hanarusa Sacred Forest. It seemed the Elvians respected highly to this forest for some reason I didn't understand."After this, we head to that tree!" exclaimed the limp young Elvian while pointing to a Hanarusa tree near me." We have to make a detour to a deserted place.""Okay," I answered briefly. Then I translated it into the Lurivian language so that it was easy for my friends who didn't speak Elvian to understand.Dimas carried the Elvian carefully on his ba

I sat limply in front of the teenager Elvian, lying helplessly. The sign of life in his eyes faded away, his breath getting weaker. It was only a matter of time until he lost his life.But is this correct?Is killing someone the right thing to do at this time?At first, I just wanted to paralyze him. I never thought the arrow I let out would thrust into his chest. Oh, my god! I didn't want to see someone die in front of my eyes because of me. Imagining the grief that the Elvian family had to go through instantly made my chest hurt.I knew I couldn't be naive. In this journey, there must be a time for me to take the lives of others. But not so fast as this. I wasn't ready to bear the responsibility and guilt of killing people.Deep down, I wanted this teenage Elvian to stay alive. If only I could—."...-ggi. Anggi!!!" Suddenly Dimas' screams echoed in my ears. It was as if the voice had just emerged from the silence."Eh, wh-what

Di tengah kerumunan murid yang berada di kantin, aku dapat dengan mudah menemukan sosok Ditha. Cewek itu memiliki hawa kehadiran yang menonjol di antara orang-orang lainnya. Sebab itulah, aku tak bisa menyalahkan mataku yang kerap tertuju padanya.Ditha tengah berusaha mengambil bola daging di mangkuknya menggunakan dua sumpit. Hal yang tampak sepele, namun sulit bagi orang yang tak terbiasa memakainya. Berulang kali ia mencoba tapi tidak berhasil, tingkahnya yang lucu membuat hatiku tergelitik dan tidak kuasa menahan senyum kecil. Sampai seorang pria berparas indah yang duduk di depannya menusuk bola daging dengan garpu dan langsung menyuapinya. Keduanya lalu tertawa bersama. Sebuah tawa yang mengasyikkan bagi mereka, namun menyakitkan bagiku untuk dilihat.Orang-orang di sekeliling yang awalnya acuh, menjadi tertarik dan mulai menggoda pasangan sempurna itu. Muka Ditha memerah, kini ia menolak suapan dari kekasihnya karena tak sanggup menahan malu. Suasana di sekitar

Gadis itu mengangguk setuju seraya melempar senyum manis. Di mataku Ditha begitu bersinar, sepasang sayapnya mengembang indah mengalahkan kecantikan burung merak yang terkenal sebagai hewan terindah di dunia. Sungguh, dia bagaikan malaikat penolong yang datang di saat-saat kritis.Ditha duduk di bangku sebelah, kemudian tangannya membuka tas lalu mengambil sebuah buku tulis yang kemudian dia serahkan padaku. Aku bisa melihat wajahnya dari dekat. Paras gadis berambut sebahu itu begitu memukau sampai membuatku lupa bernapas, apalagi berkedip. Hingga tanpa sadar aku telah memandangnya begitu lama.“Sena?” tanya Ditha sembari melihatku dengan aneh. Mungkin tatapanku terlalu kuat hingga membuatnya tidak nyaman. “Kok bengong?”“Ah, maaf! Cuma kepikiran, kenapa bisa ada malaikat baik hati di kelas ini.”“Ya ampun, kamu bisa aja ngelucunya.” Gadis itu tertawa renyah, dengan gaya menutup mulut yang membuatnya tampak

Di balik gerbang besi berkarat, terdapat bangunan utama sekolah bertingkat dua. Cat pada dindingnya terkelupas dan retak, sebagian gentengnya pecah, lantai berubin tampak menghitam di beberapa bagian. Hidup segan mati pun tak mau, seperti inilah kondisi sekolahkuPadahal beberapa tahun yang lalu, sekolahku adalah yang bergengsi di kota ini. Pergantian kepemilikan dan hilangnya donatur jadi penyebab utama tersendatnya pemugaran gedung beserta aktivitas sekolah. Aku tidak ingin mengatakan ini, seiring dengan kondisi yang apa adanya, biaya SPP bulanan sekolah ini tidak terlalu tinggi. Dibandingkan dengan sekolah swasta lainnya yang rata-rata di atas Rp 500.000 per bulannya.Adapun alasan mengapa aku memilih sekolah swasta adalah karena aku tidak diterima di sekolah negeri. Aku tidak akan membual dengan berbagai alasan manis meskipun itu akan membuat imejku baik. Lebih baik jujur tapi pahit dari pada bohong tapi manis. Itu prinsipku.Baru saja dari gerbang, tiba-tib

Tanpa menunggu lama aku segera membuka ikon balon pesan yang ada di ponsel. Dengan sekali sentuh, tampilan layar ponsel membawaku ke kanal pesan pribadi. Kubaca untaian kata yang Ditha kirimkan untukku.“Sena, udah ada kelompok buat tugas Bahasa Inggris nanti?”Aku tertegun sejenak. Mataku memandang langit-langit kamar putih. Mencoba menembus lautan ingatan dalam kapasitas yang kecil di kepalaku. Aku berusaha mencari-cari informasi tentang tugas kelompok yang Ditha sebutkan berusan. Namun tetap saja aku tidak menemukannya.Tampaknya aku melupakan hal itu. Lucu. Kata orang, apa yang kau lupakan adalah hal yang tidak penting bagimu. Apa aku memang kelewat bodoh atau malas sampai-sampai menganggap tugas sekolah tidak penting?Terkadang aku ingin memukul diri sendiri. Sikap yang setengah-setengah seperti ini seolah berada di situasi hidup enggan mati pun tak mau. Aku memiliki mimpi mengenyam pendidikan hingga ke bangku kuliah. Tapi semang

Selepas menghembus napas panjang, aku melempar tubuhku ke atas tempat tidur. Meski tidak empuk, kasur ini membuatku ingin menggeliat guna melepas lelah. Suara kipas angin yang mirip mesin mobil tua memang menyebalkan. Namun masih bisa kutoleransi karena angin segar yang dihasilkan membebaskanku dari hawa gerah dan panas. Peluh keringat dari sekujur tubuhku perlahan menghilang, rasanya seakan baru saja menyelam ke hulu sungai yang dingin setelah berjalan di gurun pasir berhari-hari.Beuhhh, mantap!Pandanganku beralih pada jam weker yang berada di atas meja belajar. Jam menunjukkan pukul sebelas malam tepat. Aku baru saja sampai ke rumah setelah memeras keringat di pinggir jalan. Ya, tebakanmu benar! Untuk memenuhi kebutuhan sekolah dan mendapat uang jajan lebih, aku rela berjualan serabi selepas pulang sekolah.Aku tidak mengikuti kegiatan ekstrakurikuler apa pun. Jadi setelah pukul dua siang tepat, aku langsung pulang ke rumah. Setelah beristirahat sej

Kau tahu? Cinta itu memiliki musim. Ada kalanya ia bersinar dengan keindahan yang membuat kita tersenyum. Namun tak terkadang juga ia menyiram dengan kesedihan yang teramat sangat. Saat kau meniti jalan kecil yang bernama cinta, hanya ada dua tujuan akhir. Bahagia atau nestapa.Aku yakin semua orang setuju ketika kukatakan cinta sepihak hanya mendatangkan kesedihan. Pilihan terbaik bagi yang menjalaninya adalah mundur sebelum semuanya terlambat. Kendati demikian, ada pula orang bodoh yang akan tetap bertahan meskipun tahu dia akan berakhir seperti apa. Seolah dibutakan harapan, tak lagi mampu berpikir dengan akal logika dan mengabaikan kenyataan. Di dunia ini, ada banyak sekali orang bodoh seperti itu. Aku tahu, aku tak bisa membenci orang seperti mereka. Karena aku adalah salah satunya.Sudah lebih tiga tahun sejak aku memendam perasaan yang terus berkembang dalam hati. Perasaan itu … tidak pernah kulepaskan sekali pun. Hanya menyimpannya dengan rapi bagai kole