Introduction
Alice adalah seorang gadis berusia lapan belas tahun, seorang pemain luncur indah yang cantik. Kerjayanya hampir mencapai kemuncak apabila bapa tirinya yang kejam menjualnya kepada sebuah keluarga kaya, keluarga Sullivan, untuk menjadi isteri kepada anak bongsu mereka. Alice menganggap pasti ada sebab mengapa seorang lelaki kacak mahu berkahwin dengan seorang gadis yang tidak dikenali, terutamanya jika keluarga itu adalah sebahagian daripada organisasi jenayah terkenal. Adakah dia akan menemui cara untuk mencairkan hati yang sejuk beku, untuk membebaskannya? Atau adakah dia akan dapat melarikan diri sebelum terlambat?
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Chapter 1
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Alice
Saya tergesa-gesa keluar dari bangunan yang menempatkan bilik latihan skater, berusaha keras untuk meninggalkan kelab tanpa menangis. Semua orang selalu begitu baik kepada saya. Saya menerima seutas rantai leher yang cantik dari pasukan saya sebagai peringatan masa yang kami habiskan bersama.
Meninggalkan tempat itu sangat sukar. Jurulatih saya telah berada di sisi saya selama bertahun-tahun, tetapi berpisah dengan sahabat baik saya, Lucas, adalah yang paling sukar. Kami telah bermain skate bersama sejak kami berumur empat tahun. Kami bertanding dalam Kejohanan Junior pertama kami bersama, dan sejak itu, kami selalu menyertai pertandingan. Kami mencuba bermain skate berpasangan beberapa kali dan cepat terbiasa antara satu sama lain. Jurulatih kami mencadangkan kami mencuba bertanding sebagai duo, tetapi saya lebih gembira sebagai skater solo.
“Alice, tunggu!”
Saya menutup mata apabila mendengar dia memanggil saya. Saya berpaling untuk melihat dia berlari ke arah saya. Rambutnya yang perang kusut, dan matanya yang biru, penuh dengan air mata, mencerminkan kesedihannya.
Dia cuba menangkap nafas. Saya tahu dia telah jatuh cinta dengan saya untuk beberapa lama, dan baru-baru ini, saya mula memikirkannya lebih sebagai teman lelaki. Dia satu-satunya lelaki yang pernah saya rapat, dan saya sangat menyukainya. Saya boleh melihat diri saya jatuh cinta dengannya, mungkin suatu hari nanti.
Tetapi sudah terlambat untuk mempertimbangkan memulakan hubungan dengannya. Saya tahu bahawa bertengkar dengan bapa tiri saya boleh membawa akibat buruk, dan saya yang akan menderita, bukan dia. Saya tiada pilihan; saya terpaksa pergi.
“Tak terfikir nak tinggal? Ada banyak universiti yang bagus di Montreal. Kenapa fikir universiti di Amerika lebih baik?”
Saya tidak dapat mencari kata-kata untuk menjawabnya. Sebaliknya, saya melangkah lebih dekat, memeluknya erat, dan memegangnya selama yang saya boleh.
Apabila saya mendengar bas menghampiri, saya melepaskannya, mencium pipinya, dan tergesa-gesa masuk ke dalam kenderaan.
Saya memilih tempat duduk di seberang bas. Saya tahu bahawa melihat figurnya yang sedih berdiri di sana, berharap saya akan berubah fikiran, akan mematahkan hati saya sepenuhnya. Saya mengesat air mata dan cuba melihat pemandangan yang biasa melalui mata yang berair, tetapi saya tidak dapat melihat apa-apa.
Saya turun dari bas satu hentian sebelum jalan saya. Saya ingin berjalan sedikit, berharap ia akan membersihkan fikiran saya, tetapi saya masih berasa sama apabila saya sampai di rumah.
Apabila saya melangkah masuk ke pintu depan, saya mendengar suara ibu saya. “Alice, itu kamu? Mari makan malam.”
Saya tidak berkata apa-apa. Saya tidak pasti sama ada dia telah menyediakan makan malam untuk kami semua, tetapi saya berjalan ke ruang makan dan duduk. Tiga pinggan makanan dimasak menunggu kami.
Saya tidak terkejut melihat bapa tiri saya sudah duduk di situ.
Aku bencikan dia. Dia tidak pernah menyentuhku secara fizikal, tapi aku bencikan dia kerana bertahun-tahun penderaan mental yang dia lakukan terhadapku dan kerosakan emosi serta fizikal yang dia sebabkan kepada ibuku, yang membawa kepada penyakitnya. Tapi kini, setelah dia menghancurkan masa depanku, aku rasa seperti boleh menyeksanya sampai mati. Aku tetap diam ketika mendengar dia bercakap.
“Alice, aku telah bercakap dengan keluarga Sullivan tentang kamu. Mereka tidak kisah jika kamu meneruskan luncur ais dan telah menerima permintaan kamu untuk belajar di universiti. Mereka kata kamu bebas memilih mana-mana universiti, dan mereka akan membayarnya.”
Aku tidak memberi respon. Dia tetap diam sementara ibuku duduk juga.
“Aku menghantar kamu ke tempat yang baik, Alice. Mereka adalah salah satu keluarga terkaya di Los Angeles. Mereka akan memberi kamu segalanya yang kami tidak pernah mampu berikan.”
Sambil dia terus bercakap, aku meletakkan peralatan makan. Aku perlu menahan diri daripada bersuara.
Dia mengeluh sambil aku merasakan pandangannya tertumpu padaku. “Kamu tahu kita tiada pilihan lain. Aku berharap kita ada,” katanya dengan penuh kesakitan.
Itu sudah cukup. Aku rasa marahku akan memakan diriku jika aku terus diam. Aku berdiri tiba-tiba dan menghentak meja.
“Charles, kamu sedar apa yang kamu telah lakukan kepada aku? Bagaimana kamu berani mengatakan kamu tiada pilihan lain? Aku anak tiri kamu. Adakah ini tujuan kamu membesarkan aku? Untuk menjual aku ketika kamu kekurangan wang?”
Aku menjerit padanya, tangan aku menggigil.
“Tenanglah, Alice. Kamu akan dapat segala yang kamu mahu, dan hutang serta budi yang aku berhutang kepada orang-orang itu akan selesai. Perjanjian ini menguntungkan kita berdua.”
“Apa kaitannya aku dengan perniagaan gelap kamu? Kenapa aku? Kamu sedar bahawa kamu memaksa aku berkahwin? Kamu sedar ini bertentangan dengan kehendak aku? Ini adalah hidup aku, demi Tuhan. Kerjaya aku, impian aku — semua usaha keras sejak kecil adalah untuk apa?”
Dia hanya memalingkan muka, seolah-olah tidak peduli. Aku memandang ibu yang menundukkan kepala. Akhirnya, Charles berpaling kepadaku.
“Kamu akan menjalani kehidupan yang baik,” katanya.
“Kehidupan yang baik? Kamu benar-benar fikir aku begitu naif sehingga tidak dapat melihat apa semua ini? Siapa yang membeli manusia pada zaman sekarang? Adakah mereka membeli organ dalaman aku? Adakah mereka merancang untuk menggunakan aku sebagai pelacur atau sebagai hamba rumah?”
Kali ini, dia ketawa.
“Dari mana kamu dapat idea itu? Kamu akan menjadi ahli keluarga mereka. Mereka akan menjaga kamu.”
“Aku tidak akan pergi ke mana-mana!” Aku menjerit. “Kamu dengar tak? Kamu adalah seorang yang kalah, seorang yang jahat. Aku tidak akan biarkan kamu mendapat keuntungan daripada aku. Aku ada hidup dan kerjaya aku sendiri, dan aku akan terus tinggal di sini—walaupun bermaksud pergi ke polis untuk melaporkan kamu.”
Aku menunjuk ke arahnya, tapi ketakutan menghentikan aku daripada bersuara lebih lanjut ketika dia berdiri dan menolak aku ke dinding. Dia mencengkam leher aku. Aku rasa ingin menangis, tapi aku tidak mahu menunjukkan kelemahan.
“Diam, budak nakal! Kamu akan pergi esok. Jangan buat aku ulangi diri jika kamu mahu kekal selamat!”
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