LOGINAfter an earthquake, my boyfriend chooses to save a manipulative woman who's closest to the door. I'm pinned to the floor by a cupboard, but he forgets all about me. I pass out from the pain. When I wake up, I discover that my right hand is now useless. My boyfriend apologizes to me. He tells me he was only thinking about saving a life. Later, my boyfriend is diagnosed with a terminal illness. I'm the only person in the world who can save him. He weeps and begs me for help, but I can't hold a scalpel anymore.
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Aku buta,
Aku tidak bisa melihat apapun dengan jelas. Aku terjebak.Mungkin, semuanya sudah terlambat.Kalimat itu terus terulang di kepala Abigail. Kakinya bergerak lebih cepat dari yang dia rasakan. Pikirannya memerintahkan untuk terus berlari.
Sesekali kepalanya menoleh ke belakang untuk memastikan enam lelaki yang mengejarnya masih jauh. Berharap bisa meloloskan diri meskipun Abigail sadar di sela napasnya yang semakin terasa berat, kemungkinan besarnya, dia akan tertangkap.
Semua ini karena kebodohannya sendiri yang terlalu ingin tahu. Tidak sengaja melihat apa yang seharusnya tidak dia lihat.
Hosh..Hoshh..Hoshh..Hoshh..
Napasnya pendek-pendek, kakinya mulai letih, air matanya mendesak keluar. Apakah ada yang akan menolongnya saat ini?Abigail memilih untuk terus berlari.Membiarkan saja rambut hitamnya berkibar tertiup angin laut yang berhembus. Berlari di antara kontainer yang tersebar di sekitar dermaga. Sialnya, dia malah menjauhi keramaian di sisi lain bar.
Saat napasnya mulai terasa sesak, Abigail melihat ada celah tertutup di antara kontainer dengan bangunan di sampingnya tidak jauh di depan dan bergegas masuk untuk berlindung.
"Please, pergilah. Please," gumamnya berkali-kali seraya memeluk tubuhnya sendiri dengan erat. "Aku tidak melihat apapun."
Bunyi langkah kaki di kejauhan terdengar semakin mendekat. Abigail menutup mulutnya sendiri dengan tangan agar tidak mengeluarkan suara apapun. Menahan napasnya saat para lelaki berpakaian hitam itu lewat.
Beberapa saat dia hanya diam, memastikan mereka tidak kembali agar dia bisa pergi dan mencari bantuan."Tuhan, lindungi aku," ucapnya dengan penuh keyakinan, keluar dari persembunyian saat dirasa cukup aman ke arah yang berlawanan. Gerombolan lelaki itu sudah tidak terdengar lagi dan inilah kesempatannya untuk kabur.
Hanya tinggal beberapa belokan seperti yang diingatnya tadi, dia akan lolos. Sesaat Abigail menoleh ke belakang memastikan tidak ada yang mengikuti dan ketika kembali menghadap depan, kakinya langsung berhenti berlari sebelum menabrak seorang lelaki yang menghadang jalannya dengan wajah tertutupi topi hitam bundar. Coat hitam panjangnya berkibar tertiup angin laut.
Dengan napas naik turun, Abigail berdiri di sana didera ketakutan yang amat nyata. Laki-laki itu hanya diam, tidak melakukan apapun tapi Abigail seperti tidak bisa bergerak. Padahal kesempatan satu-satunya hanyalah berbalik dan lari menjauh tapi dia seakan membeku di tempatnya memandangi lelaki yang merupakan pimpinan semua orang-orang menakutkan itu. Dia melihatnya membunuh beberapa orang di dalam sana.
Aku akan mati!
Laki-laki itu bergerak maju, Abigail menahan napasnya. Saat mereka berdiri berhadapan, dia mengangkat sedikit kepalanya dan Abigail seakan melihat malaikat. Angel yang turun dari langit karena ketampanannya.
Abigail terkesiap saat lelaki itu dengan gerak cepat mengulurkan tangan berbalut sarung tangan hitam, mencengkram lehernya kuat mengabaikan kenyataan kalau dia seorang wanita."Please—" Abi menahan lengan kuat itu dengan kedua tangannya sendiri, mencoba berbicara. "A-ku tida-k me-lihat apa-pun."
Cengkramannya menguat, Abigail berdesis merasakan sakit.
Biasanya Devil serupa dengan Angel."Ya aku percaya." Laki-laki itu berbicara Bahasa inggris dengan aksen yang terdengar sedikit aneh. "Namun, aku harus mencongkel kedua bola mata indahmu itu lebih dulu."
"To-long, le-paskan a-ku." Abigail semakin tidak bisa bernapas dengan benar. "Ak-u tid-ak ak-an meng-atakannya p-ada siapa-pun."
Lelaki itu menarik sedikit sudut bibirnya ke samping. Abigail melirik sekilas ke bawah, melihat kalung putih bentuk salib yang melingkari lehernya tapi buru-buru dialihkannya lagi tatapannya ke wajah lelaki itu.
"Aku sering mendengar kalimat itu dari orang-orang yang bertemu denganku sebelumnya." Abigail memejamkan mata saat lehernya semakin dicengkram. "Sayang sekali, wanita secantik dirimu berada di tempat dan waktu yang salah. Siapa yang harus disalahkan? Hmm?"
Abigail kembali membuka mata, "Am-puni ak-u."
"Pengampunan." Nada suaranya terdengar meremehkan. "Apa setiap orang hanya bisa mengatakan hal itu padahal mereka sadar, ada konsekuensi disetiap tindakan dan aku sama sekali tidak menyukai orang-orang yang terlalu ingin tahu sepertimu," tambahnya penuh penekanan.
"Ap-a yang bis-a aku lak-ukan ag-ar men-dapat pen-gampunanmu?"
"Apa yang bisa kau tawarkan?" Lelaki itu bertanya balik. "Jangan katakan tubuhmu karena aku sama sekali tidak tertarik."
"Aku juga tidak sudi—ssshhh," desis Abigail, semakin merasakan sesak. "Ap-a yang ka-u ingin-kan se-lain hal it-u?"
Senyuman smirknya semakin membuat Abigail takut. Lelaki tampan itu memiliki pandangan yang membuat siapapun teepesona tapi juga takut di saat yang bersamaan.
"Kematianmu," bibirnya menyunggingkan senyuman menakutkan.
Abigail membenamkan kukunya di lengan lelaki itu dengan rasa takut yang menjalar.
"Siapa namamu?" Abigail diam, cengkramannya menguat, dia berdesis, "Siapa namamu?"
"Abi. Na-maku Abi."
"Halo Abi," sapanya. "Sepertinya malam ini bukan malam keberuntunganmu karena bertemu denganku."
Laki-laki itu semakin mencengkram lehernya erat membuatnya tidak lagi mendapatkan asupan udara hingga dadanya sesak. Seperti ikan yang dilempar ke daratan tanpa peringatan. Kepalanya terasa sakit dan dia tidak bisa melakukan apapun untuk menyelamatkan diri.
Aku akan mati. Siapapun, help me.BRUUMMMMMM!!
Tiba-tiba suara mobil yang datang mengagetkan keduanya. Sorot lampunya membuat pandangan silau, tanpa benar-benar sadar, mobil itu melaju mendekat dengan suara mesinnya yang menggelegar ke tempat di mana mereka berada.
BRAAAAKKK!!
Setelah hantaman itu, Abi merasakan tubuhnya terlempar bersama dengan lelaki itu dan terjatuh di aspal dingin dengan rasa nyeri yang tidak terelakkan.
***
Every participant in the operation had practiced countless times beforehand. I had them hone every detail to perfection without allowing for the slightest error.I monitored their every move closely. By the time the surgery was complete, I was drenched in sweat and felt more exhausted than anyone else in the room.Thankfully, the surgery was a success. The patient's most severely cancerous trachea was removed. While the body might not fully recover to the state of a normal, healthy person even with follow-up medication, they had a second chance at life. With proper care, they could live for ten years or even several decades more.The team celebrated this hard-won victory, feeling hopeful about the surgeries to come. This lifted the patients' spirits as well, filling them with anticipation for the future.No one wanted to die young. Even those with terminal illnesses had the right to fight for survival.…Nigel retired to focus entirely on his health as he was getting old.Foll
I nodded and poured a glass of water for Nigel. There came a knock on the door, and an unexpected visitor walked in.It was Shaun, and he had changed a lot.Plagued by terminal illness, he spent his days worrying about his impending doom. He had been desperately searching for someone who could save him. So, he had no energy left to take proper care of himself.In just over ten days since I last saw him, he no longer had the handsome, vibrant appearance he once had. Instead, his face was filled with worry, and it was obvious that he was seriously ill.As a doctor, Shaun understood that maintaining a positive mindset and an optimistic attitude toward life was crucial when facing a terminal illness. But it was precisely because he was a doctor that he knew how fragile and insignificant life could be in the face of death.Hence, he couldn't resign himself to spending his remaining days waiting helplessly. However, no matter who he turned to, the answer was always the same—his only cha
I was looking at the analysis report submitted by David York. So, I responded with an absentminded grunt, acknowledging that I'd been listening.As expected, Shaun couldn't wait to reveal the real purpose of his call in the next second."Look, Nancy. Can't you forgive me since I've already apologized? I was diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer yesterday. Only you can save me now!"I put down the report in my hand and replied coldly, "Didn't you say Flora was more capable than me? Go find her and stop bothering me.""She's capable, my foot!" Shaun blurted. He frantically tried to justify his current stance. "She's already killed two people. Now, she's in the ICU after one of the patient's family members attacked her. No one knows when she'll wake up."I frowned when I heard this. I had been so busy with my team that I hadn't paid attention to what was happening at the hospital. I had expected Flora to run into trouble, but I hadn't anticipated it would escalate to this extent.T
I had no choice but to rely on Nigel's connections to assemble a new team.A week later, what I feared happened. I had tried to dissuade Miriam from going through with the surgery, but she didn't want to wait any longer.Despite my efforts to lower the costs of medication and surgery for the patients, the most basic medical fee would still be incurred. Miriam didn't have health insurance and couldn't afford to stay in the hospital for long.Every extra day she stayed meant higher fees, and what she lacked the most was money.Even though I had warned her that the success rate of a surgery performed by Flora was only ten percent, she still chose to risk her life for a slim chance at hope. The surgery wasn't even completed when Miriam succumbed to respiratory failure. Efforts to resuscitate her were unsuccessful, and she died. Outside the operating room, her four family elders stood huddled with her two children who were under ten years old. They cried their hearts out mournfully.
"Go away! Get out of here!" I shouted at Shaun.He snorted coldly and strode toward the door.Before he left, he added, "Know your place, Nancy. If you end up crippled, it'll be hard for you to get married. For old times' sake, I'll give you a piece of advice. If you're willing to stay home, take
"Nancy, I didn't want this either! You know how dangerous it was at the time. If I'd been alone, I would have come to save you first. But Flora was there too! How could I just let her die and leave her in danger as well?" Shaun tried to justify his actions.He couldn't leave Flora to die but had no
When I woke up again, I was lying in a hospital. The smell of dirt and blood that lingered before I passed out was gone. It was replaced by the familiar and comforting scent of disinfectant.My body was wrapped in bandages, especially my right hand. It was completely bundled up from my upper arm ri
The earthquake struck suddenly, and everything around shook violently as if the entire world had lost its balance. I steadied myself and held onto the wall.Then, I ran toward the door.But Flora Blanche stood in front of me, blocking my way. Her face was pale, and she stood frozen in place as if






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