In The Middle of Nowhere

Aku terbangun dalam cahaya yang menyilaukan. Begitu terang, begitu putih. Membutakan kedua mataku.

Seketika aku segera terbebas dari cahaya yang menghipnotisku. Sekelumit rasa cemas melanda pikiranku. Dimanakah ini? Dimanakah aku? Apakah aku sudah mati? Atau masih hidup?

Aku tak tahu. Aku merenung sejenak. Sejenak yang terasa bagai seabad. Begitu kusadari, kelima inderaku tak lagi dapat merasa. Aku buta. Tuli. Bisu. Otot - ototku tak dapat kukendalikan. Tak dapat kugerakkan. Lalu apa yang harus kulakukan?

Ruangan ini luas, sekaligus sempit. Terlihat luas, padahal sempit. Begitu menjepit. Terus mendesakku, hingga aku merasa sakit.

Ah, sepertinya sarafku telah berfungsi. Buktinya aku dapat merasakan sakit ini. Namun mengapa aku tak dapat merasakan apa - apa lagi?

Entahlah, aku juga tak mengerti. Kurasa aku sebaiknya mulai merenung lagi. Sampai nanti, semoga ajal menjemputku yang tersesat ini.

Antara Gelap atau Gemerlap

Sepi. Sunyi. Malam telah tiba. Gelap berperan sebagai pelarut, melenyapkan sisa - sisa cahaya yang ada. Disini hanya ada aku, ditemani oleh rimbunnya hutan dan ribuan bintang...

Jauh dari sana, di tengah kota Jakarta. Malam juga telah tiba. Gelap, memang. Namun kegelapan itu nyaris tidak kentara dengan ingar - bingar yang terjadi. Kota Metropolitan, kara orang - orang. Tak pernah tidur. Selalu bangun 1,440 menit sehari, 604,800 detik seminggu.

Aku menggigil ketakutan. Gelap. Gelap dimana - mana. Aku butuh seseorang. Batinku terus menjerit - jerit meminta pertolongan. Namun akal sehatku masih bertahan. Tugasku disini belum selesai.

Jalan - jalan, gang - gang di Jakarta, besar maupun kecil, tetap terisi dengan orang. Ramai. Sesak. Mungkin itu yang terbersit dalam pikiranmu. Aman, sekaligus tidak aman bagi siapapun yang lewat.

Sedetik, dua detik, tiga detik. Tik, tik, tik. Jam dalam otakku terus berputar. Sedetik bagaikan setahun. Ayolah, dimana dia? Aku lelah menanti. Aku ingin pulang. Ke tempat yang nyaman. Hangat. Terang.

Dimana - mana ada orang. Privasi nyaris tak berpenghalang. Kau pasti takkan heran, jika dikatakan bahwa semuanya tersedia di Jakarta. Ya, apapun. Uang? Banyak. Kekuasaan? Hal mudah. Kepuasan? Bukan masalah.

Astaga, lama sekali orang itu. Kulihat ada seberkas cahaya lilin disana. Terang, kemudian gelap. Terang lagi, kemudian gelap lagi. Ya, aku yakin ada lilin di jalan setapak di sebelah sana. Aku ingin berlari menghampiri, namun perintah untukku adalah untuk menunggu.

Sekilas, itulah yang kau lihat dari suasana Jakarta. Pernahkah kau, dan orang - orang lain, melihatnya dari sisi yang berbeda? Yah, kau pasti akan terkejut. Bersiaplah. Dibalik semua gemerlap, pasti ada gelap.

Aku menunggu, menunggu, dan terus menunggu. Tapi dimana orang itu? Kulihat cahaya itu hilang. Hiii.. aku bergidik ngeri. Apakah yang barusan kulihat? Aku mulai merasa sangat cemas. Dia dimana? Tolong, tolong aku. Selamatkan aku dari gelap.

Ingatkah kau, bahwa di Jakarta kau bisa mendapatkan uang banyak? Kekuasaan melimpah? Kepuasan tak terhingga? Kau pikir semua itu dicapai dengan cara - cara yang sama gemerlapnya? Jangan mulai menjadi orang munafik.

Cepatlah, bergegaslah, rasanya sebentar lagi aku akan mati. Secara harafiah. Mungkin saja jarak kita tak jauh. Hanya terpaut beberapa meter. Atau satu kilometer? Seratus meter? Aku tidak tahu. Aku tidak peduli.

Orang munafik sepertimu, yang berpikir bahwa semuanya baik - baik saja, berjalan dengan cara yang seputih salju, akan ditindas. Dibunuh. Bahkan salju sekalipun ada yang kotor. Ternoda.

Menit - menit berlalu, masih belum ada yang menghampiriku. Tetes - tetes embun mulai terbentuk, hawa dingin semakin menusuk. Perlahan - lahan, cahaya bintang mulai pudar. Digantikan oleh tebalnya kabut malam.

Istilah diatas langit masih ada langit mungkin tepat. Yah, setidaknya di Jakarta berlaku hukum itu. Sekuat - kuatnya dirimu, toh nanti juga bisa terbunuh oleh hidup. Hukum rimba. Manusia biadab. Menghancurkan sebelum dihancurkan.

Hujan perlahan membasahi bumi. Aku mulai berpikir, betapa sialnya aku ini. Yang ditunggu tak kunjung datang, yang tak ditunggu justru berlari menghampiri. Hhh.. Aku menghela napas.

Kau ingin bertahan hidup di Jakarta? Berlatihlah menipu diri sendiri. Haha, ironis memang. Namun itulah yang terjadi. Berjuanglah untuk menapak di kaki sendiri. Jangan pernah bergantung pada orang lain. Atau digantungi hidup orang lain.

Kuputuskan aku akan menunggu sejenak lagi. Tes, tes, tes. Pohon tempatku berteduh mulai kewalahan menutupi aliran hujan. Tubuhku mulai basah. Tak ayal lagi aku menggigil semakin keras.

Semakin kau bertindak gegabah, tak mandiri, semakin besar peluangmu untuk hancur. Terinjak - injak. Jakarta tidaklah seindah seperti yang kau bayangkan. Seperti yang para urban bayangkan. Kadang kenyataan memang tak seindah mimpi. Jauh, jauh lebih pahit..

Apakah itu ? Siapakah disana, di jalan setapak itu? Apakah dia, yang ku tunggu - tunggu? Ya, memang benar. Lihatlah, ia melambai padaku. Senyumku merekah. Aku ditemukan. Aku ditolong. Cepat - cepat kutemui dia. Namun, sesuatu terbersit dalam pikiranku..

Apakah kau akan selamat? Apakah aku akan selamat? Dunia ini kejam. Tak suka melihat seseorang bahagia. Dengan cepat menghancurkan. Di tempat gelap maupun tempat gemerlap, hukum rimba berlaku.. Yang kuatlah yang menang, dan aku mulai kehilangan kepercayaanku padamu, maka sebaiknya kusudahi saja kisah yang singkat ini..

Jakarta, 080910

-based on true story

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella will be released at 12:01 a.m. June 5.

The 192-page story, an offshoot of the third novel in Meyer's best-selling teen vampire Twilight saga, has a first printing of 1.5 million. It's the first new Twilight title sinceBreaking Dawn, Book 4, was published two years ago.

The new novella is told in the voice of the teenage Bree, a "newborn vampire" whom we meet on page 569 in Eclipse. Ten pages later, she's dead.

"I started writing this a long time ago," Meyer said in an exclusive interview with USA TODAY. "It was when I was editingEclipse. It was more of just an exercise so I could be clear about what was going on in the story."

The Twilight novels are told from the perspective of Bella, who falls in love with the vampire Edward Cullen.

"There's only so much stuff you can tell when what Bella sees and hears is all you can tell," Meyer says.

Bree is part of an army of newborn vampires created by Cullen family nemesis Victoria. Thirsty for revenge after the Cullens kill her vampire lover James, Victoria's plan is to use her army to kill the Cullens and Bella.

"The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner is pretty much contained in the last week of the newborns' existence before the big fight (between the Cullens and the vampire army) in the meadow in Eclipse," Meyer says. "It's the last week before Bree dies."

In the novella, Meyer says, Bree has been a vampire for about three months. No other details are being released.

But some plot points from the novella have made their way into the Eclipse film, starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, which opens June 30. Meyer gave David Slade, the film's director, a draft to read during production. The character of Bree is played by Canadian actress Jodelle Ferland.

Fans have speculated that the next Twilight title would be Midnight Sun, the story of Twilight told in Edward Cullen's voice.

"I think they're all waiting for Midnight Sun," says Meyer, who putSun on hold indefinitely in 2008 when a draft was posted on the Internet without her permission and went viral. "But I'm not writing about vampires right now."

Plot Summary:

The story begins with Bree and Diego hunting for human blood in Seattle, Washington. Bree has been a vampire for three months, and Diego has been one for eleven months. Together they kill and drink a pimp, two prostitutes and two homeless people. Bree and Diego talk about "her" (Victoria) and ask why she is turning so many people into vampires. Diego thinks something is coming, and that "she" is using them as protection. They hide in a cave and discuss their human lives, and how Riley came to offer them a second life as a vampire. Together they deduce that Riley is using them as pawns for protection, and that he might be lying to them. They also discover that sunlight does not kill a vampire, but makes their skin sparkle. They become friends and decide to form a "club," spending the day "playing ninja," looking for Riley and the other vampires they live with. They find that Riley had relocated everyone to a log cabin and Diego gets into a fight with Raoul, an arrogant newborn, but another newborn, "Freaky Fred," uses his repelling power to stop Raoul from killing them. That night Bree and Diego stalk Riley, suspicious that he is meeting with "her." They eavesdrop on Riley's conversation with Victoria. Eventually the Volturi show up, threatening to punish Victoria for amassing a vampire army but willing to give her army a chance to destroy the Cullens. The Volturi say that if Victoria does not attack within five days, they will kill her.

Bree returns to the log cabin and resolves to run away, while Diego stays behind to talk to Riley. Riley returns to the cabin alone and tells his vampire army that there are older vampires in Seattle (the Cullens) who want to kill them, and if they want to survive, they will have to work together and learn how to fight. Riley tells Bree that Diego is doing surveillance work with "her" and will return to join them in the fight. After three nights of training, Bree and the vampires hunt a ferry boat to drink the passengers' blood and regain their strength for the battle against the elder vampires. Riley then tells everyone that the vampires they will be fighting have yellow eyes and keep a human (Bella) as a pet, giving them Bella's scent to hunt. They head off to fight the Cullens. Fred decides to run away to Vancouver before the battle, and Riley retreats, telling Bree that Diego has already started fighting with the group. Bree arrives at the battle to find the newborn vampires being killed by the Cullens, and realizes that Diego is already dead because she cannot see or smell him anywhere. She deduces that Victoria and Riley killed Diego for being disobedient the night he went missing. Bree surrenders to the Cullens. They debate whether or not to kill her and decide to restrain her until the Volturi arrive. Bree has trouble resisting the urge to drink Bella's blood. The Volturi show up and interrogate Bree for information. She explains that Riley lied to her and everyone else, and if they did not do as they were told they would be killed. She uses her thoughts to tell Edward that the Volturi had allowed the army to attack the Cullens. The book ends with the Volturi deciding to kill Bree, and Edward tells Bella to close her eyes. Bree thinks that Edward is talking to her. She closes her eyes, and is instantly killed.

Characters:

• Bree Tanner: The narrator of the story. She was 15, almost 16, when she became a vampire. Bree was introduced as a three month old newborn in Eclipse. Bree's father had been hitting her after her mother left them. She ran away from home and was living in the streets ofSeattle when Riley found her. She was starving, and either ate out of garbage cans, or attempted to steal food. Riley asked, "Want a burger, kid?" and then took her to Victoria who turned her into a vampire. Bree, like other newborn vampires, believed in the urban vampire stories and was afraid of the sun and wooden stakes. Later when Diego showed her they weren't true, she was relieved, but wasn't sure if they should tell Riley. She didn't trust Riley that much. Bree is confused in Riley's true plans and tries to figure out the truth with Diego. She also doesn't know all the rules of the vampire world because Riley never explained to any of the newborns. She likes to read and develops a crush on Diego during the book. Bree could have run away from the fight and left with Fred but she went back to look for her Diego. Bree surrenders to the Cullens but in the end the Volturi destroy her.
• Diego: Bree's friend, who eventually falls in love with her and is alluded to be her "mate." He was 18 when he was turned into a vampire. He was trapped in an alley when he killed the leader of a gang who killed his brother. He was rescued by Riley, who offered him a new life. Diego considers Riley, besides Bree, one of his best friends and trusts him, but he still doubts Riley's motives. Diego confronts Riley on the urban vampire stories about the sun burning them telling Riley it wasn't true. It is suggested that Riley and Victoria brutally killed Diego.
• Riley: The leader of the newborns. He gets his orders from Victoria. He is responsible for finding troubled children and bringing them to Victoria so she can change them into vampires. He is described by Bree as beautiful, just like all vampires are. At first she likes him, but after she has been changed into a vampire, she becomes distrustful and suspicious of him. Riley is said to be very fond of Diego and in love with Victoria.
• 'Freaky' Fred: Develops friendship with Bree. Fred has the power to repel others. He uses this to keep other newborns away from him. Because of this they call him Freaky Fred. Bree has a habit of hiding behind him to keep herself away from the attention of Raoul and Kristie and their gangs. Fred is also described as handsome, has blond hair, and looked like his age is of a college student. Among all the vampires who have decided to fight, he is the only one who decides to run away. He asks Bree to join him but she decides to first go back to find Diego.
• Raoul: One of the leaders of a gang of newborns. Bree strongly dislikes him. He seems to have the power to attract people, although this power only seems to work on people who are dimwitted. He is very competitive and definitely not the smartest. He and his gang has a rivalry with Kristie and her gang until Riley forces everyone to work together against the Cullens.
• Victoria: Victoria gives Riley orders to create an army to battle Bella and the Cullen clan. She gives directions which includes telling lies to the newborns but she also lies to Riley which is exposed in Eclipse: Victoria pretends to love Riley when she truly loved James (the reason for creating the vampire army). During the battle, both she and Riley are destroyed by Edward Cullen and Seth Clearwater. Bree and the rest of the newborns have never met Victoria, their creator. Riley tells the newborns it is to protect themselves and that their minds were not safe but it was not totally true. Though the newborns' thoughts were not safe, the newborns could not see Victoria for her safety, not theirs, due to Alice's ability to the read the future. She (Alice) was focused on Victoria's choices but was not 'tuned in' to the newborns.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2010-03-30-breetanner30_ST_N.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Short_Second_Life_of_Bree_Tanner

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Dongeng Sebuah Tanggal

080910. Sebuah tanggal unik, sangat menggelitik. Begitu banyak orang - orang bumi di luar sana yang menaruh harapan besar pada deretan angka - angka ini. Terutama para gadis - gadis manusia, tua maupun muda. Ah, manisnya..

Hari ini, genaplah penantian mereka. 080910 telah tiba. Namun sepertinya langit sedang tak bersemangat. Sedari pagi, mentari enggan keluar dari persembunyiannya. Ngumpet dibalik awan, katanya. Sang awan pun tak kunjung bergerak. Ia hanya terdiam, menunggu kawan - kawannya untuk bergabung.

Tak lama sang awan pun mulai kehilangan sinar cerahnya mentari. Ia menggelap seiring dengan berjalannya waktu. Tes... Tes... Tes... Ia menangis. Mulanya hanya sedikit, namun perlahan - lahan tangisnya tak terbendung lagi. Ia pun menangis tanpa suara.

Ow, ada apa gerangan? Bukankah seharusnya hari ini adalah hari bahagia? Hari dimana para gadis - gadis manusia, muda dan tua meletakkan harpannya? Seharusnya demikian. Lalu, mengapa sang awan menangis?

Aku tak pernah bisa bersanding dengan rembulan, katanya. Satiap kali aku muncul, aku akan selalu menutupi cahayanya..

Oh ternyata demikian ceritanya, ujarku dalam hati. Janganlah kau bersedih lagi, kataku. Kau mungkin tak bisa bersanding dengan rembulan, namun aku pasti akan tetap menjadi sahabatmu. Tak lama lagi pasti kau akan menemukan pengganti sang rembulan.

Siapa yang bisa? Hatiku telah ia ambil, jiwaku telah direnggut dari tempatnya.., bisiknya lirih.

Sejenak aku sampai merinding mendengar suaranya yang sarat akan duka. Betapa kejamnya sang rembulan, pikirku. Ia telah merenggut jiwa awanku yang manis hingga menjadi seperti ini.

Ya, aku marah. Aku sedih karena awanku sedih. Sakit hati, karena awanku sakit hati. Namun aku juga tak bisa terus menetap di sini. Tak bisa tetap menemani awanku. Memang sudah kodratku untuk pergi, melanglangbuana ke segala penjuru dunia. Bertemu dengan awan - awan lain yang tak seindah awanku ini..

Dengan hati teriris aku mohon pamit pada awanku, dan dengan tegar ia melepasku pergi. Selamat jalan, kawan, katanya. Selamat tinggal, awanku yang manis. Semoga saat kita bertemu lagi, kau sudah tak menangis lagi..

Dan aku pun pergi, kembali melanjutkan perjalanku yang tiada akhirnya...

-Jakarta, 080910

untuk seseorang yang sedang termangu di sana

P.S.:

this is my first fictional story. jadi maklum aja ya kalo ada banyak kekurangan..