LOGINKevin Valencia is a college student in X University who always had his heart, broken. He had lots of relationship but sadly, all of them failed. Due to the numerous time he losed a relationship, he decided not to enter one, again. Everything goes smoothly for Kevin as he focuses on his studies, not until the varsity player, Jairuz Andrei, asked him to be his boyfriend. "Will you be my boyfriend?" What will happen to the broken heart of Kevin?
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Di balik gelas wine itu terlihat sepasang mata yang menatap seorang wanita cantik dengan tajam. Dengan perlahan, seorang pria yang memiliki rambut cepak, kulit yang terlalu putih untuk seorang pria dan dan wajah yang terlihat penuh keyakinan, menenggak wine-nya.
“Ini mengherankan,” kata Lucy. “Kamu mengajakku ke Delmonico’s. Bukankah kamu selalu enggan mengajakku ke tempat seperti ini?”
Attar menggeleng. “Kita sudah lama tidak bertemu. Lagipula, apakah aku salah mengajakmu makan malam? Atau kamu takut suamimu akan melihat kita di tempat seperti ini?”
Perempuan yang memiliki rambut pirang itu tersenyum tenang. Dari awal ia bertemu dengan Attar, sekitar dua tahun lalu, ia tahu Attar memiliki sifat sarkasme yang tidak bisa dikendalikan.
“Suamiku sedang di Pound Ridge, entah apa yang sedang dilakukannya. Ya, aku tahu, kamu tidak akan peduli dengan hal itu. Hanya saja ini sangat mengherankan, Sayangku, kamu mengajakku makan malam di restoran seperti ini. Semua ini terlihat…bukan dirimu.”
Ya, Attar sadar akan hal itu. Mengajak seorang wanita ke sebuah restoran kelas atas, dan terkesan romantis memang bukan dirinya. Dirinya adalah tipe pria yang senang menghabiskan waktu di lapangan golf, klub, bar, dan tempat sejenisnya. Dan wanita adalah hiburan baginya. Seperti Lucy.
Kehidupannya di Jakarta yang penuh dengan segala aktivitas yang berhubungan dengan pekerjaan membuatnya lelah. Sebagai anak sulung dari tiga bersaudara, Attar memiliki tanggung jawab yang besar untuk mengurus perusahaan keluarganya yang bergerak di berbagai bidang.
Sebagai generasi ketiga dari keluarga Hardana, Attar ingin membuktikan bahwa pernyataan generasi ketiga yang menghancurkan usaha yang telah dibangun oleh dua generasi sebelumnya adalah salah. Karena itu ia selalu bekerja keras, dan baru malam ini ia menyadari, pria macam dirinya tidak memiliki cinta.
Selama ini ia mengira hubungannya dengan Lucy akan berjalan dengan serius. Namun rupanya Lucy enggan bercerai dari suaminya yang hidung belang. Dan anehnya, Attar sama sekali tidak merasa marah ataupun cemburu. Ia menjalankan hubungan gelapnya tanpa merasa berdosa.
“Aku akan segera menikah, Luce.”
“Kamu?” Lucy tergelak. Perempuan itu menggeleng.
“Well, aku tidak sedang bercanda.”
Lucy menatap dirinya, tidak percaya. “Dengan siapa?”
“Seorang wanita Indonesia yang belum mengenalku.”
“Jangan bilang kamu dijodohkan, Attar." Lucy menatap Attar dengan tatapan mengancam. Namun Attar menepisnya dengan senyum santainya.
“Mengapa kamu terlihat takut, Luce? Kukira hubungan kita memang hanya sebatas ini saja. Kamu, istri yang kesepian membutuhkan pria yang selalu melindungumu."
Attar kini hanya perlu meninggalkan Lucy, menikahi cucu dari teman kakeknya, dan dia akan mendapatkan setengah warisan kakeknya. Attar bukan tipe orang yang matre, hanya saja tawaran itu tidak salah untuk tidak ditolak untuknya.
“Kamu tidak akan ke New York lagi, begitu maksudmu?” tanya Lucy dengan bibir gemetar menahan kesal.
“Tidak juga. Wanita yang dijodohkan padaku ini tinggal di sini. Aku akan berada di sini sampai aku mendapatkannya.”
“Jadi wanita itu tidak tahu bahwa ia dijodohkan denganmu?” Lucy tertawa, meremehkan. “Kasihan sekali wanita itu.”
“Aku tidak seburuk itu, kan?”
“Tidak, kamu hanya memiliki wajah seperti Narkissos, namun hatimu seperti Satyr. Tampan tapi tidak memiliki perasaan.”
"Aku pewaris keluargaku, dan kurasa ia bukan wanita yang didambakan semua pria. Kalau iya, kakeknya tidak akan menawarkannya pada kakekku.”
“Menawarkannya. Hati-hati dengan kalimatmu, Attar.”
“Tapi aku tahu satu hal. Ia lebih baik darimu, Sayang. Setidaknya, ia tidak menawarkan dirinya padaku.”
Kurang dari dua detik wajahnya sudah tersiram wine. Begitu ia membuka matanya, Lucy tak lagi duduk di depannya.
Attar sama sekali tidak tersinggung. Ia justru tersenyum. Dengan begini, ia tidak akan terbelenggu dalam hubungan tak jelasnya dengan wanita bersuami itu.
***
Rubinia Adiwangsa menyalakan rokoknya di depan gedung Citibank. Sudah lama ia menunggu seseorang di sana, dan udara dingin New York tak bisa ia tahan lagi. Ia harus menghangatkan dirinya.
Seseorang memeluknya dari belakang.
Tanpa menolehpun Ruby tahu siapa seseorang itu. Ia dapat merasakan bau maskulin dari seseorang itu.
Seseorang itu adalah Adam.
Adam membalikkan tubuhnya dengan kedua tangannya yang masih melingkari pinggangnya. “Sudah berapa kali kubilang untuk berhenti merokok, anak nakal?” Adam menarik rokok dari mulutnya dan menginjaknya. Lalu pria itu mengecup bibirnya. “Kamu hanya bisa merokok kalau mulutku sudah busuk, Sayang.”
“Kamu tahu aku paling kesal menunggu.” Ruby melepaskan pelukan kekasihnya. “Apakah meeting-nya berjalan lancar?”
Adam mengangguk. “Awalnya aku sangat nervous. Kamu tahu kan, sejak SMA aku tidak bisa presentasi. Tapi syukurlah, hari ini semua orang yang mengikuti rapat itu mengerti apa yang aku sampaikan.”
“Jangan dipikirkan, kan sudah berlalu."
Pria itu tersenyum. Ruby memang paling tahu tentang kekasihnya. Mereka berpacaran sejak mereka duduk di bangku SMA di Indonesia. Sejak itu pulalah mereka bercita-cita untuk tinggal di New York. Dan kini, mereka telah mewujudkannya. Sebenarnya, belum. Ada satu lagi yang Ruby inginkan: menikah dengan Adam.
“Bagaimana kalau kita pergi makan? Aku yang pilih restorannya."
Alis Adam terangkat satu, memberi kesan ia tidak percaya dengan selera Ruby. Ruby mencoba meyakinkan, “Ayolah. Seleraku tidak terlalu buruk, kan?” Sebelum Adam menjawab Ruby telah menarik pria itu ke mobil sedan BMW-nya yang terparkir di pinggir jalan.
After eating at the cafeteria, Ezekiel and I decided to walk Aleah back to her classroom since it'll be also on our way to the clubroom. At first, Aleah refused but I really insisted so she just let me. This is the least thing I can do for everything she did for me. If it wasn't for her, I really don't know how I would be able to catch up with my missed classes. "Here you go. Thank you again for the handouts you've given to me. You're my saviour," I said as we reached the door of her classroom. Ah, I miss being in class. "Don't mention it. Anyways, thank you too. Goodluck for the both of you. I hope you guys will be back with positive news.""We surely will be, see you later," Ezekiel said as he waved his hand. And with that, Ezekiel and I left, and we walked to the clubroom. This will be another tiring day, yet fulfilling. As soon as we arrived there, it only took us 10 minutes before we were all gathered and resumed campaigning again. Of course, since I am more close with Ezekie
Ezekiel and I arrived at the club room, and thankfully, our other members were already there. I guess it wouldn't take us long to wait for the others and then we'll start ahead. I really hope this will be done immediately. The election's already near and yet, we still haven't finished campaigning. I already missed lots of classes because of it. "Hey, what's with the long face?" Elena asked me. Oh, did I make it obvious to them that I am thinking hard? "Oh, nothing, I'm just thinking about some stuff," I said. "I see, I won't question you anymore. I just hope you're not regretting your decision joining us." Actually, that's the thing I am thinking about, I felt like it was wrong for me to join and now I'm regretting it. I just awkwardly laugh at her. Just like what I thought, it doesn't really take us long to wait for the others. Now, since we're already complete, we immediately continue campaigning. Our goal for today is to at least finish half of the remaining classes. Our day
It was 4 in the morning when I woke up. After minutes of staring at the ceiling, I finally decided to get up. I only did some workouts, and then took a rest. Afterwards, I took a bath and fixed myself. Luckily, there were still some good clothes left at my cabinet that I can use. When I was done, I took my bag and then left. Mom's still sleeping so I just left a note for her, I hope she'll be able to read it. "Mom, sorry for leaving without giving you a notice. You're still sleeping so I decided not to wake you up. I'll be heading to school now. Please have some rest, okay? I'll visit again when I'm free. I love you."I walked my way to the village's gate. It was still dark outside, well the sunrise hasn't risen yet. I sitted on the bench at the waiting shed, and waited for a bus to pass by. Hoh, it was so cold outside. I didn't have any jacket with me. I looked at my surroundings, there was no one. I was alone here. Before, I really didn't like the feeling of it. I used to call my
After that conversation I had with Andrei, I immediately went downstairs to help mom prepare the food, leaving Andrei alone in my room. I hadn't even reached the kitchen when I already heard his footsteps behind me. I didn't even dare to look at him so I just continued on my way to the kitchen. "Oh, I was about to call you two. Take a seat," mom said and the two of us obliged. I sat down at the edge of the table while Andrei sat beside me. Mom on the other hand, sat in front of us. Hope that I survive this night without mom noticing anything wrong between me and Andrei. Afterwards, we started eating. "So how's the university?" Of course it's still a university, mom. Or am I unaware that it became a hospital or cementery? "Our schedules have been kind of hectic these past few weeks due to loads of work. There's also many upcoming events that's why we really don't have enough time for leisure, Auntie. Right, Kevin?" What should I do tonight? I made my way here instead of stayin
When I came home, mom wasn't around. I kept calling her but there's really no one answering me. I wonder where she went. I reminded her multiple times to stay only in the house when she's alone because something might happen again to her yet she doesn't really know how to listen. I was about to call
Days have passed since Andrei and I had a conversation, well that wasn't really a good one though. We didn't even exchange phone calls or even messages. Since our last conversation, we haven't had a new one. And I'm so busy with the campaigning that I don't have time to message or call him. He's pro
He looked at me the moment the kid called her daddy. There's no emotion within his eyes, so different from he used to. While me, he surely can see how confused I am right now. Too many questions kept circling in my mind. "Andrei, what does she mean-""Come on now, Nicole." And just like that, they
I went straight home. I wanted to take some rest because this day is really exhausting. This will continue for the next few weeks and I don’t know if I can stand it until then. When I arrived, I didn't even think of changing my clothes, I quickly went to my bed and lay down. Argh, so tiring. And a
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