Sad Ending

When the half-mile sprint test is about to begin, Quiana Sullivan, the class president, and I have applied to be exempted from it. My own mother, who's the homeroom teacher of my class, approves Quiana's application with a smile. But she then throws mine to the floor. "You're having a chest pain, you say? I can't believe you're able to come up with such lies just to avoid the half-mile sprint! I'd have known if you had a heart condition! "Quiana is weak by nature, not to mention she's on her period right now, so she can't handle the agony. What about you, hmm? You've always been perfectly healthy, yet now you're telling me that you're suffering from heart pain? "Don't go around embarrassing me just because you want to slack off! I don't want others claiming that I'm being biased toward my own child! As long as you're still alive and kicking, you must finish the half-mile course no matter what!" Left without a choice, I can only return to the field. The cold wind makes me feel even dizzier now. My heart keeps contracting uncontrollably against my will. Suddenly, it just stops pumping. The next thing I know, I collapse onto the grassy field heavily. When my consciousness is about to flicker to darkness, my mom finally walks over to me. But she merely kicks my arm with a frown on her face, and her tone remains glacial. "Stop playing dead. Get up right now." She doesn't realize that I can never open my eyes ever again. Isn't this great, Mom? No one will ever claim that you're biased toward your own child. I've used my life to prove how fair and just you are. You must be happy now, right?

THE PLAYBOY AND THE GOOD GIRL Mixing business with pleasure can be dangerous but also quite sexy. “Playboy” Liam Right works for one of the best insurance companies in the States. His skillfulness and professionalism are well appreciated by his boss and rightfully so, he’s in line for a huge promotion. Unfortunately, only married men get such promotions. So, for the next three months, Liam needs someone to play the role of the dotting fiancée. And it’s quite urgent to find this perfect “someone” since his boss wants to meet the “future Mrs. Right”. Chef Maxima Davenport has returned to New York to fulfill her goals: become one of the best chefs in the country and create her own “empire”, starting from a small catering business. She needs a perfect place big enough to take her first steps. The solution to her problem comes from Liam, her best friend’s brother and the one Maxima has loved since she was fifteen. So, Maxima agrees to help him but a few rules of this fake engagement must be followed religiously. No kissing or touching unless it can’t be helped. No sex... Definitely no sex. No fooling around while they are in the privacy of Liam’s apartment. But can they really follow these simple rules?

Rustlers and Romance:Desire in his eyes gave her a sense of power.Can life on his ranch be a fresh start from her volatile past?The flare of desire in his eyes filled her with a sense of power.An Uptown Girl and A Cowboy:A city slicker meets a world class outdoorsman.A rugged, stone-faced cowboy greets her with a mesmerizing stare. Will murderous evidence she innocently possesses kill her?Secrets and Deceptions:The years of separation have taken their toll, testing the strength of their love. Will she take the risk of revealing her secret? Can he leave the horrors of battle behind?The Saddle Creek Series is created by Lorelei Confer, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Sadewa Atmadja hanya butuh istri boneka—cantik, patuh, tanpa cinta. Linda, gadis polos yang terjebak hutang, menerima pernikahan kontrak itu tanpa tahu apa yang akan dia hadapi kedepannya. Namun Sadewa tak seperti yang ia kira. Tatapannya menusuk, sentuhannya mengguncang, dan bisikannya membuat Linda goyah. Hari demi hari, batas antara peran dan perasaan pun memudar. Linda tak tahu lagi mana yang nyata: kebencian, ketakutan... atau ketergantungan. Dan saat Sadewa mulai terobsesi, Linda justru menjadi candu yang tak bisa ia lepaskan. “Kamu tidak akan bisa lepas dariku, Linda. Tidak akan pernah.”

Cinta pertama William Yuardi tidak sengaja terkunci dalam kantor. Demi menghukumku, dia mengurungku ke dalam gudang pendingin untuk mengintrospeksi diri. “Kamu juga harus rasakan penderitaan yang dialami Nelly. Dengan begitu, kamu baru bisa jera!” William hanya memberiku semangkuk air sebelum mengunciku di dalam. Namun, dia tidak tahu bahwa gudang pendingin yang sudah tidak dipakai ini tiba-tiba menyala setelah dia pergi. Aku yang kedinginan di dalam tidak berhenti meminta tolong. Baik di pintu maupun di dinding, terdapat bekas darah dari jariku. Tujuh hari kemudian, William ingin aku meminta maaf dan membuka pintu gudang pendingin ini. Namun, yang dia temukan hanyalah seonggok mayat yang sudah beku.

Loathefiya 's life turns miserably after viewing the death of her beloved mother and forever disappearing of her father. As her life turns darker, two couples rescues and adapte her in their own life. Getting along with different people how will the girl find the taste of happiness that was dragged away from her?. Will the flowing sadness take it's turn?

Si Evelyn Garcia ay nagtatrabaho bilang sekretarya ng makapangyarihang self-made billionaire na si Sebastian Martinez ng dalawang taon na. But he hardly noticed her as a person—para sa kanya, siya ay parang robot na sumusunod lang sa mga utos niya, palaging nakasuot ng konserbatibong business clothes at may buhok na laging naka-tighty bun. But things changed when they were both caught in a vulnerable situation. Si Evelyn ay heartbroken nang iwan siya ng kanyang first love para sa isang babae, Samantalang si Sebastian naman ay nahihirapan na iwasan si Sophia, ang ex-girlfriend niya na ngayon ay asawa na ng kanyang client. Evelyn and Sebastian decided to help each other by pretending to be a couple, with an agreement... not to fall in love.

"Tolong biarkan aku pergi, jangan bunuh aku kumohon" pinta Rayna dengan sendu. Axel dengan wajah datar dan sikap dinginnya hanya menatap Rayna tajam untuk sesaat. "Apa kau benar ingin tetap hidup?" tanya Axel dengan dingin. "Ya, ya apapun akan kulakukan asal kau membiarkanku tetap hidup" kata Rayna dengan bernafas lega. Ada secercah harapan dalam dirinya. "Menikahlah denganku" kata Axel dengan ringan tanpa beban sedikitpun. Rayna menatap Axel tidak percaya, bagaimana mungkin bisa terlontar kalimat itu dari bibir pria yang baru ditemuinya. Rayna seorang dokter bedah profesional harus terlibat dengan Axel yang merupakan seorang mafia pembunuh bayaran. Karena kesalahpahaman mengharuskan rayna harus menikah dengan Axel demi untuk menyelamatkan nyawanya dan kakaknya, satu-satunya keluarga yang dia miliki. Bagaimanakah kehidupan Rayna setela jih menikah dengan Axel? Akankah cinta bersemi diantara mereka dengan perbedaan yang mereka miliki? Ikuti perjalanan sang dokter dan mafia...

My boyfriend's first love and I roll down the stairs at the same time. I'm unscathed, but she passes out. He's furious and orders people to break my limbs, drug me, and throw me into a kennel. "I'll make you pay a hundredfold for the pain Jean experienced!" I think about the hurricane warning I saw earlier and endure the pain while pleading with him. "Please don't do this, Jason! I'll die!" He sneers at my begging and holds Jean close while she continues acting like she's unconscious. He snaps, "It's too late to beg for mercy now!" It's pouring outside, and the wind whips everything around. Thunder cracks and lightning flashes, but I'm still thrown outside. Two days later, Jason instructs someone to get me. "Go get her. Jean wants to have her cooking!" What he doesn't know is that I'll never stand before him again. Not alive, anyway.

My daughter, Tina, locked herself in her room, crying so hard her body shook. I pried the door open and saw that she was clutching a test paper that was torn to shreds and pieced back together. It was a math Olympiad selection test. She should have gotten a perfect score, but was given a score of zero instead. "Mom," she sobbed, "the teacher said 3x5 is not equal to 5x3; that it's taking shortcuts. She tore my paper up in front of everyone, revoked my eligibility for the competition, and told the whole class not to talk to me…" I looked at the deep red scratch marks on my daughter's wrist and immediately picked up the phone to call the principal. "What good does it do for your school's reputation to drive a kid who loves math to their breaking point?"