“LELAKI itu ujiannya perempuan.”
Dia kait jari-jemari aku dan dia. Disulam menjadi genggaman.
“And you are that woman. The woman that make me fall deeper…and deeper in love. Perempuan yang buat abang gagal dalam ujian perasaan. All these years, you make me failed, sweetness. Can’t breath without you. You are the air that I breath. You makes me looks forward to tomorrow because I can’t wait to be with you. Only with you.”
Genggaman tangan dibawa ke bibir. Melekat kemas.
“I love you for all that you are, sweetness. All that you have been. And all that you’re yet to be.”
Aku balas genggaman tangannya. Erat.
“Perempuan itu ujiannya hati. Tempat tumbuhnya segala perasaan. Tempat tersimpan kemas segala rasa. Segala rahsia.”
Aku renung matanya yang cantik. Jauh hingga ke dasar. Mengimbau jejak pertemuan dahulu. Kisah dan sejarah.
“You know that I don’t trust love anymore.”
Sebelah tangannya singgah di pipi.
“And I took that challenge.”
“Because you want me.”
“Only you, sweetness.”
“Pipinya pula aku paut.
“You are the love that came unannounced. You had my heart before I say no. Love me without fear. Trust me without questioning. Need me without demanding. Want me without restrictions. Accept and love me for who I am. Never ask for more.”
Bukan mudah aku dan dia kembali bersama. Ada perit luka dan pedih duka yang terpaksa ditelan. Cinta tanpa makna mungkin dah lama kami tersungkur. Aku dan dia sama-sama membina kekuatan. Demi ikatan ini. Demi cinta yang bertiup dan berbisik dalam jiwa. Rasa yang kembali menyapa hati.
“Love is just a word. Till you came to me and gave its meaning.”
Dahiku dikucup.
“Thank you for staying even when you had every reason to leave.”
Tangannya yang aku genggam aku bawa ke dada.
“Thank you for making it easy when life get harder.”
“My one and only sweetness. I loved you yesterday. Love you still. Always have and always will.”
“My one and only HSM. I loved you then. I love you still. I always have. I always will.”
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BELI NOVEL KETIKA CINTA BERBISIK KEMBALI (PENULIS: APRIL SNOW)