DOWN UNDER DOWN
Bias Sastra
"Aku masih menjaga kamu dalam pikiranku AUSTRALIA."
Haidar bangun dari tempat tidur. Mengusap wajah dan memandangi dinding kamarnya. Di sana ada brosur pendaftaran magister salah satu universitas di Australia. Sekolah yang menjadi impiannya saat ini.
Namun semua itu tidaklah mudah untuk di wujudkan, bertahun-tahun ia dan ibunya berpindah-pindah rumah demi menutupi jati diri mereka. Tinggal di rumah yang reot serta makan dari hasil belas kasihan orang.
Semua pekerjaan dilakukan ibunya agar dia bisa sekolah seperti anak-anak Aceh pada umumnya.
"Kau anak seorang pejuang. Kakekmu juga seorang pejuang. Jangan ada air mata untuk setiap masalah yang kau hadapi."
Kalimat itu yang diulang-ulang ibunya setiap kali Haidar menangis karena ejekan teman sekolah.
Terpaan ibunya tiap hari membuat keteguhan hati Haidar menjadi sekuat batu. Sama seperti namanya, Ibnu Haidar. Nama ini dalam bahasa Arab artinya, si Anak Batu.
Breaking Up and Moving Up
Orlando and I had been together for ten years.
I'd looked after his sick mom, sweating out a fever of my own, and where was he? Knocking back drinks with Rosalind, playing therapist to her broken heart.
I swallowed my pride at work, getting chewed out by my boss, while he spent the night companying Rosalind because she had cramps.
Then, when I got the news my mom had passed, I tried calling him, desperate for support. But nope—phone off. After a wild goose chase, turns out he was at Rosalind's graduation.
That was it. I gave up.
But Orlando wouldn't let go. Red-eyed, he begged me for just one more chance.
Not Today, Alphas!
When I was young, I saved a fae—charming and extremely handsome. In return, he offered me one wish, and I, lost in romantic fantasies, asked for the strongest wolves to be obsessed with me. It sounded dreamy—until it wasn’t.
Obsession, I learned, is a storm disguised as a dream.
First up, my stepbrother—his obsession turned him into a tormentor. Life became unbearable, and I had to escape before a mating ceremony that felt more like a nightmare than a love story.
But freedom was short-lived. The next wolf found me, nearly made me his dinner, and kidnapped me away to his kingdom, proclaiming I would be his Luna. He wasn’t as terrifying, but when he announced our wedding plans (against my will, obviously), his best friend appeared as competitor number three.
“Great! Just what I needed,” I thought.
This third wolf was sweet, gentle, and truly cared—but, alas, he wasn’t my type.
Desperate, I tracked down the fae. “Please, undo my wish! I want out of this romantic disaster!” My heart raced; I really needed him to understand me.
He just smiled and shrugged his shoulders. “Sorry, you’re on your own. But I can help you pick the best one out of them!”
How do I fix this mess? Facing three intense wolves:
“Marry me, I’ll kill anyone who bothers you!” the first declared fiercely.
“No, marry me! I’ll make you the happiest ever,” the second pleaded.
“I’ll destroy every kingdom you walk into. You’re mine!” the third growled, eyes blazed.
“Seriously, what have I gotten myself into?” A long sigh escaped my lips.
Caught between a curse and a hard place, I really just wanted peace and quiet…but which one do I choose?
Spiraling Down
Peach Moonshine
The night before the company went public, my wife told me she had a surprise for me and reminded me to dress up for the occasion.
I thought she was planning to reveal our secret relationship, and I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep all night.
However, the next day, in front of everyone, she announced that I was a creepy obsessive admirer. On top of that, she revoked my promotion and gave my position to her first love who had just returned to the country.
Everyone was waiting to see me humiliated.
I froze for a moment but quickly composed myself, walking up to her first love with a faint smile. Then, I took off the badge on my chest and placed it on him.
“As the new director, you should celebrate, shouldn't you? How about a wedding? I’ll officiate for you two.”
Glaring at me coldly, my wife told me to get lost and stop embarrassing myself.
What they didn’t know was that I was the key connection holding the entire company together. If I left, none of the investors would back them anymore.
THE OUTBREAK: USA MUST FALL!
After an explosion in Philadelphia, Mike loses his mother while his fiance, Rose , is at the verge of dying. He vows within himself to take up the fight and put and end to the national crisis. His best friend, Steve who was a brother stood with him in the fight. He goes through too many life seeking encounters in his course to know the truth behind the crisis. But he is stunned by a strange discovery. The head of the secret organization behind the crisis happened to be his biological father who his mother had left pathways to find. Was he going to put an end to his own father? While battling with this reality, he also finds out that his best friend, Steve, was not who he thought him to be. Steve was a traitor who was sent by his father to keep an eye on him. Justice demands that he end his father and best friend, Steve while bond calls on him to do otherwise. While standing at this crossroad, an outbreak of a deadly virus sought to wipe the whole country. Will this be the end of the United States of America? The answer now rested upon his shoulders.
Love Beyond Words
Larh_deh
Isabella is an 17 years old final year highschool student with a simple life and best friend, untill she met Rey her class mate,who is very popular in school. Rey is from a rich while she is from a middle class family,she has a best friend who left for her home town.Issa was left alone with her family ,Not untill Rey became her best friend few month into their friendship ,they both develop feelings for each other.Rey asked her out and she accepted. Rey had to manage his dad's company after highschool while she wants to attend the university.During her second year in the university she met a boy who was also in his second year,they would go on dates and fun.Rey was busy and stuck at work ,he didn't have the time for his girlfriend anymore. Issa don't want the sweet, loyal Girlfriend anymore ,she was falling deeply with Derek. She was tired of Rey and his excuses ,she wanted a romantic relationship. Rey found out about Issa relationship and broke up with her, but he still wanted her back. Would he fight for his love or let the guy win?
DOWN MEMORY LANE
Otteewrights
Meghan is happily married to the man of her dreams. Shortly after he gets deployed and never returns. Meghan finds love again after waiting so long for her first love. But her world turns upside down when he gets back. She's plunged into a life of confusion and dilemma.
Today Until Forever
yourpurpleXhie
Si Serenity Delpino ay isang pihikan at bitter na dalaga. May trust issues siya because of her past relationship and past experience. Hanggang sa umeksena sa buhay niya ang isang richman and womanizer na si Braiv Jexon Velazco.
Ang dating tahimik at simpleng buhay niya ay magbabago. Paiibigin siya ng lalaking una pa lang ay kinaiinisan niya na. Pagkatapos niyang mapaibig ay masasaktan siya dahil malalaman niyang ang lahat ng ito ay planado lamang ni Braiv.
Muli na namang masisira ng isang lalaki ang tiwala niya at mangangako siya sa sarili na hinding hindi na magmamahal pang muli.
Ngunit pagkalipas ng ilang taon ay pagtatagpuin na naman sila ng mapaglarong tadhana. Madidiskubre niyang si Braiv ay parte pala nang nakalimutan niyang nakaraan, her childhood memories.
Madudugtungan pa ba ang naudlot nilang istorya? Posible pa bang magmahal ang babaeng hindi na naniniwala sa tunay na pag-ibig, o may pag-asa pa ba talagang magbago ang lalaking walang planong magseryoso at magmahal?
HIS LOVE BEYOND WORDS
Humiliated, belittled, mistreated, rejected because of her silence, Emma has no hope for the future. Until she meets Michaël Keller, the son of the most powerful man in town and also the richest. Michaël has everything going for him, extraordinary beauty, influence but above all power, everyone expects him to go out with a girl from his background but he falls irremediably in love with Emma. In a society where appearance takes precedence over everything, how are these two teenagers going to be able to live their love and brave all the obstacles? Between pain, sadness and tragedies, can love despite the handicap survive?
Dusk Till Down
eveawonyu
Rich privilege is real. I just got dumped after two months of dating. The reason is I'm not rich. My ex said, "Grace gives me everything I want. You're just an ordinary girl."
Instead of crying ugly, I'll shine to the highest level until their necks hurt from looking down.
However, my path up the level ladder wasn't as smooth as a child's romance. I must work hard under a boss who drives me crazy every day.
He's too crazy. Even the blind date was my decision, he was the one who decided to be my partner.
Nail It Down
My husband and mother-in-law fell off the cliff in my past life. I was pregnant and fell into a coma. I could not take the blow and had a miscarriage. A few days later, the neighbors informed me that my child could not be saved and urged me to see him for the last time. The corpses of my husband and mother-in-law were nowhere to be found. A year later, our house was demolished. However, I accidentally consumed paraquat. I saw my husband and my mother-in-law when I was dying.
"Finally, we got rid of you. My grandson and my daughter-in-law can finally marry."
Next to my mother-in-law was Jessie Charles, the girl next door, and a little boy.
Weight of Words Untold
The day I decided to file for divorce, Dean Potter couldn’t wait to draft the divorce agreement.
Five years ago, he had been forced to marry me, and now he was finally free.
On the day we were finalizing the divorce, Dean arrived with his new flame, radiating delight mixed with a hint of mockery. “Veronica Byrd, look at you—you’re miserable.”
I watched his figure fade into the distance, my vision blurring.
Miserable?
In the next life, it wouldn't happen again.
Hooked up
There are a few grammatical errors, please bear with me
Emily Cole a simple bubbly, serious/fashion minded 22 year old from Seattle that stays in new York and works for one of the prestigious company in NewYork . Her family is everything to her, her mom, dad, sister not forgetting her bestie Susan .Working in the finance department as an assistant to the financial advisor.
An incident occurs and she's promoted to the personal assistant for the boss. Her life becomes a roller coaster of drama as she not only falls in love with her boss, but also managed to get a few enemies
What else could go wrong for Emily?
Damien Richardson, an arrogant billionaire, he's got everything a man could ask for. Good looks, greek god body, unlimited bank balance and any woman he wants at his beck and call. Not forgetting his "on and off " girlfriend.He's arrogant, possessive,and absolutely cold. He doesn't believe in love To top it all of a crazy ex-girlfriend seeking revenge His former P.A betrayed him and he finds himself hiring Emily Cole to fill the position.
What he doesn't know is that his life can never be the same again.With a crazy ex-girlfriend on the loose and a stalker
Follow the amazing drama filled story of Emily and Damien.
Expert Down The Mountain
To repay his master’s kindness, Cyrus was forced to get married. But to his surprise, his wife is a beautiful female CEO, and she offered him thirty million dollars as a wedding gift…
Burning It All Down
During my wedding, hundreds of photos of me being sullied flutter down from the top of the church, landing before the guests below.
My fiancé instantly calls off our engagement and turns to kiss my sister.
Devastation washes over me. Just then, my childhood friend Derek Church, the Capo of the Church family, the East Coast's most powerful mafia family, pulls me into his arms.
He kicks the church's door open and presses a check worth a million dollars into my father's hands. He pulls me to the priest and has him announce that we are husband and wife.
I'm so touched that I agree to marry him. From then on, I become the Capo's wife.
Two years later, Derek and I finally conceive through IVF. I want to share the exciting news with him when I overhear his conversation with his subordinate.
"Lilyanne is afraid of pain and becoming ugly, so we can use Nicole to give birth to her child. Once she produces an heir for the Morse family, her position will be solidified. Then, the Morse family will become the Church family's MadeMan."
"As expected of you, boss. You knew the Morse family is full of politicians who would never accept a sullied woman into the family. The only way for Lilyanne to marry into the family was by having Nicole sullied."
My blood runs cold when I hear this, and the pregnancy report in my hand feels unbelievably heavy.
The man I thought was my salvation was actually the devil who pulled me into the abyss.
I dry my tears and call the Capo of the West Coast's mafia family, Derek's nemesis. "I have a way to help you become the mafia Capo dei capi. Do you want to work with me?"
LDR (Lock Down Romance)
Mary Ann “Maan” Perez resigned from her work as an office secretary in their province to apply as a Customer Service Representative (call center agent) in Manila. After receiving a message from her prospective employer for a scheduled interview, she decided to contact her cousin to tell her to fetch her at the bus terminal in Manila for she will be staying with them for a week. Unfortunately while on her way to Manila, her cousin Joan, had an emergency to attend to and would not be able to fetch her. Instead Joan’s cousin from her mother's side of the family came to fetch Maan. Virgil ‘Gil” Velasco (Joan’s cousin) who lives in his own apartment brought Maan to his house with an agreement that Joan will be fetching Maan that day. Later that day, Joan called to inform them that she could not fetch Maan because her mother is suspected to have contracted COVID-19 and needs to be under observation for at least 14 days and if it wasn’t bad news enough, an announcement was made that night that the government decided to put National Capital Region (NCR) and the entire Luzon under lock down. Going in and out of the area is prohibited for 1 month!Locked in together for a month, will they catch the virus called love and start a romance or will it end when the lock down ends?
Caught Up
zellerougeliet
Ace was raised in a world where death and betrayal go hand in hand. How can she move forward if she's still trapped in her past? She can't trust anyone except herself and her trusty bullets. Can someone thaw her frozen heart? Or will she kill them all and it will be too late for her.
Down the Rabbit Hole
Cielo Yap
History repeats itself in many ways. Maybe for the family, the love, or even for yourself. Would you be willing to go back to the past to be able to change the history? Sacrifice yourself and change the fate of those who are in the present and in the future.
Like Lia, living in a modern world, who is very contented in her life despite being adopted and having a risky relationship in the meantime that can end her in many ways. And that is why, some things, some pasts are better kept hidden and not known. Would she go back to where history started and change it for the better?
Then Lia stays in the past, stuck on her own fate. Will it be the further destruction, or the salvation of her history?
The Gap in Our Words
My mother-in-law could not understand me.
Before my business trip, I repeatedly told her not to touch anything in my study, but she mixed up the contract I needed. As a result, I lost a million-dollar order and was fired from my company.
To make up for her mistake, she promised she would take care of my child and help me find another job.
I froze my milk, labeled everything with notes, and gave her detailed instructions on timing and measurements.
However, when my baby ended up in the hospital, I found out that she had thrown out all the milk and fed my baby expired formula instead.
Even worse, she fed my baby peanuts behind my back, causing my baby to suffocate and die.
Afterward, she wailed, "That was my granddaughter! How could I not care? If I could, I'd die with her..."
My husband slapped me, shouting, "My mom worked so hard to take care of the child, and you want to drive her to her death? She's an old woman. It's not easy for her!"
My sister-in-law came over too, calling me ungrateful and blaming me for treating an elderly woman badly. She claimed I deserved to be childless and alone.
However, they did not know how many times I had stopped my mother-in-law from causing trouble and harm to them.
I was driven to depression by them and eventually sent to a mental institution, where I was tortured to death.
If I had the chance to do it again, I would protect my child and myself and stop preventing my mother-in-law from causing chaos for others.
I would watch her bring equal destruction to each one of them!
Today, I married the billionaire CEO
Elora Johnson
18+. Carmen is the secretary of Kay and Bay's corporation. She fell in love with the Billionaire CEO,Kay who has intentions of marrying her. Their story is one filled with unending passion of love and affection. Kay on the other hand becomes obsessed with his darling wife despite the unfavorable circumstance shaking their marital life. Carmen recounts the sweet memories of their interesting and intimate moments of living as a couple amidst the doubt and rage of others