Malam tahun baru,
Saat semua orang berpesta riang,
Aku tenggelam dalam Dilan dan Milea,
Dialog brengsek yang membuatku rindu,
Rindu yang tak tahu rindu apa.
Aku punya segalanya,
Kebahagiaan, orang-orang tercinta,
Namun, adegan itu menyeretku pulang,
Ke masa muda,
Ke masa beban di pundak masih ringan,
Dan masalah terbesar hanyalah cinta,
Atau tugas sekolah yang terlupa.
Suara kembang api memekakkan,
Namun hatiku tenang,
Usia tiga puluh,
Mungkin belum tua, kata mereka,
Tapi bagiku, masaku bersenang-senang,
Sudah berlalu bersama kenangan.
Tuhan,
Mungkin aku bukan hamba-Mu yang taat,
Tapi Kau tahu hatiku,
Terima kasih atas tiga puluh tahun,
Atas pelajaran, kenangan,
Dan harapan untuk lebih berarti.
Selamat tahun baru,
Semoga aku bisa menjadi cahaya,
Untuk mereka yang membutuhkan.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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