Karma

"Boleh kamu menang dan merasa di atas angin saat ini, Novi. Tapi, lihat apa yang terjadi di kemudian hari! Kamu akan merasakan apa yang aku rasakan saat ini. Kamu akan merasakan sakit hati yang lebih dalam lagi dari aku. Camkan itu! Dan untuk kamu, Mas. Duniamu akan hancur sehancurnya. Ingat, tabur tuai itu berlaku!" Dengan dada naik turun, Sarah mengucapkan sumpahnya. Wanita yang telah baru saja melahirkan itu tidak dapat menahan amarahnya setelah mengetahui dirinya dimadu dan langsung diceraikan oleh suaminya, Hendrik. Novi dan Hendrik hanya senyum meremehkan, dianggapnya ucapan Sarah adalah angin lalu. Namun, apa yang diremehkan oleh mereka ternyata menjadi nyata suatu hari. Bagaimana cara Tuhan mengabulkan Doa Sarah? Ikuti kisahnya di sini.

I go ice fishing with my husband, and we encounter a snowstorm and hailstorm. The mountainside villa has no sustenance and power, and he takes my down jacket to keep his former superior warm. I'm three months pregnant, and my daughter is having a high fever. However, he pushes us out of the villa to look for wild vegetables. Why? Because his former superior wants to eat them. He probably has no idea that I've come to this villa countless times to prepare his anniversary gift. Later, my daughter ends up mentally disabled from the high fever. I finally get my hands on proof of his under-the-table dealings with his former superior. I destroy him before he's promoted!

Aku dan James bersama-sama menghadiri reuni dan ditanya kapan menikah. “Belum memikirkannya.” “Tanggal 11.” Kami berdua menjawab bersamaan. Dia tiba-tiba menatapku dengan pandangan bingung dan mempertanyakan. Mengabaikan pandangannya, aku memalingkan wajah dan menjelaskan dengan serius pada teman-teman: “Aku akan menikah pada tanggal 11 nanti, silakan hadir.” Aku tahu apa yang ingin dia tanyakan, setelah delapan tahun berpacaran, dia tidak pernah membahas soal pernikahan denganku. “Bukankah kita bilang untuk menunda soal pernikahan? Apa maksudmu sekarang ini?” Dia menarik aku ke sudut dengan wajah marah, aku melepaskan jarinya yang memegang tanganku. “Kamu tunda saja, aku tetap menikah.” Dia sudah bosan denganku, memilih perempuan muda, mengira bisa menyembunyikannya dengan baik. Untungnya, orang yang akan aku nikahi, bukan dia.

Aku benar-benar kelimpungan ketika Rania--istriku tidak lagi bekerja, dia berubah drastis. Apalagi suasana di rumah seringkali mencekam. Kenapa dia berhenti berkerja? Padahal selama ini baik-baik saja dan dia juga tahu kalau kebutuhan pokok di rumah ini mengandalkan gajinya.

My daughter hid inside the cabinet, her trembling hands dialing her father—James, the Alpha of our pack. "Mommy's bleeding a lot. Please, come back and save her," she pleaded. "I'm busy. Don't bother me," James said coldly. "If she's going to die, make sure she does it far away." As he wished, I never bothered him again. Because I really did die, right in front of our wedding photo. When he found out, he went mad, completely mad.

Pada hari ketiga setelah kematianku, Sandi Subowo menerima telepon untuk mengidentifikasi jenazah. Dia dengan santai merangkul wanita dalam pelukannya dan berkata, "Mati ya sudah mati, kremasi dulu baru hubungi aku." Tubuhku dimasukkan ke dalam tungku kremasi, dan setelah berubah menjadi abu, staf kembali menelepon Sandi. Dia mendecak tidak sabar. "Baiklah, aku segera ke sana."

Delima baru saja kehilangan suaminya ketika masalah beruntun menimpa. Utang yang begitu besar melilitnya sehingga dia harus berhadapan dengan debt collector yang mengancam kehormatan dan nyawanya. Keluarga dan sahabat tidak bisa menolong, sedangkan dia tidak punya sisa barang yang bisa dijual. Untunglah, kenalannya yang sangat misterius menawarkan bantuan. Muak dikejar penagih utang, Delima bersedia menjadi istri dengan semua syarat yang diajukan. Namun saat hari pernikahan tiba dan pria itu menunjukkan diri, Delima sangat terpukul melihat fisiknya. Pernikahan yang dia anggap sebagai solusi justru memberinya banyak masalah baru.

"Hi there, I'd like to emigrate." Christina stood at the counter and handed over the neatly prepared documents to the clerk on the other side of the glass. The clerk quickly stamped each page. The red ink spread like tiny ripples on still water. Then, without looking up, he pulled out another form and passed it back to her. "Ma'am, your paperwork will be processed in fifteen days." Christina nodded, turned on her heel, and headed for the exit. But before she could step outside, whispers trailed after her. "Did I see that right? Mrs. Waldorf is applying for emigration? Did she have a squabble with Mr. Waldorf?" "Even if they argued, would it go this far? Mr. Waldorf practically worships her. What could possibly make her leave so decisively?" "Exactly. Five years ago, their wedding was the event of the century. Even someone like me, who barely goes online, heard about it. And three years ago, after her car accident, the blood bank ran out of stock. Mr. Waldorf ignored everyone's objections and nearly drained himself to save her. Then, just last year, when she disappeared for an hour, he mobilized every media outlet worldwide to find her. Now she's leaving without a word—won't that drive him insane?" The murmurs swirled and lingered, but Christina only smiled faintly. Her expression was calm, but her eyes darkened with a bitterness that deepened with every step. Yes, she thought. Everyone knew just how much Lucien Waldorf loved her.

To encourage overall development, the kindergarten had asked each student to create a hand-drawn poster. My daughter Holly refused my help and insisted on doing it all on her own. Little did I know, most of the other children had their parents do the artwork for them. In comparison, Holly's delicate strokes were quickly dismissed. Not only was her work discarded into the trash, but her teacher also called her out in the parent group, criticizing her for being careless with the assignment. As I racked my brain trying to figure out how to help Holly regain her confidence in drawing, I was surprised to see Holly's artwork among the winning entries in the state-level children's art competition. But the signature wasn't hers—it belonged to another student from her class.

Pada hari ulang tahun pernikahan ketiga mereka, Raka Winata mengundang semua teman untuk merayakan. Namun, saat Shinta Ranadi tiba di lokasi, dia melihat Raka berlutut dan melamar cinta pertamanya. Shinta bertanya dengan suara dingin, tetapi Raka hanya berkata dengan tidak sabar bahwa itu hanyalah sebuah game Kejujuran atau Tantangan. Hingga suatu hari, Raka mendorong Shinta dari tangga dan menyebabkan dia keguguran demi cinta pertamanya, barulah Shinta sadar. Shinta pernah memberinya lima kesempatan, tetapi sekarang lima kesempatan itu telah habis. Raka, kita cerai saja!