Ang Aking Ina Essay

"Akin ka lang, Ninang Ruth! Walang ibang magmamay-ari sa’yo kundi ako!" Ramdam ko ang panginginig ng kanyang kamay habang hinawakan ko ito. Nanlilisik ang mga mata ko, puno ng pagnanasa at pag-angkin. Pero sa halip na matakot, marahan lang siyang ngumiti—isang ngiting may halong pangamba… at pagnanasa rin. "Wag ako, Ace," mahinahon niyang tugon, pilit tinatago ang emosyon sa kanyang tinig. "I’m older than you. I’m thirty… habang ikaw, twenty-five pa lang." Ngunit sino bang makakapigil sa puso? Ako si Ace Pattern, dalawampu’t limang taong gulang, isang business tycoon na sanay makuha ang gusto. Lahat ng gusto ko… maliban sa kanya. Si Ninang Ruth. Ang babaeng pinagbabawal mahalin. Ang babaeng dapat kong irespeto, pero mas gusto kong angkinin. Masama bang magmahal sa isang Ninang? Sabi nila, mas masarap daw ang bawal. At ngayong naranasan ko na siya… handa akong sirain ang lahat — kahit ang sarili kong pagkatao —mapasaakin lang siya.

Isang pagkakamali na naging sanhi ng isang aksidente. Pinagsisishanhan ngunit huli na ba ang lahat kung ang mahal mo ay nasa bingit ng kamatayan na alam mo ikaw ang may kasalanan. Kayanin mo ba harapin ang katotohanan kung sa huli ay ikaw ang sisihin ng lahat. Kaya sa puntong ito ang tanging magagawa mo lang ay ipagdasal ang kaligtasan ng mahal mo dahil kung hindi dahil sa iyo hindi siya ngayon nakaratay sa ICU naghintay ng oras ng pagbigay ng didisyon ng maykapal kung mabuhay ba siya o hindi.

Arnold dianggap menantu tidak berguna, hanya karena seorang pengangguran yang dinikahkan oleh Nenek Claire tanpa persetujuan siapapun termasuk keluarga besar Claire. Setelah kematian Neneknya Claire, sebuah berubah sikap. Arnold dipekerjakan layaknya seorang pembantu. Setiap pagi, hinaan serta cemoohan yang bisa mereka lemparkan kepada Arnold di saat sedang menyiapkan makanan untuk semua anggota keluarga. Namun siapa sangka, ternyata Arnold adalah salah satu pewaris yang hilang. Bagaimana reaksi ketika menantu yang selama ini dihinakan ternyata pria terkaya melebihi kekayaan keluarga Claire?

Noong tinanong ako ng aking ama kung sino ang gusto ko pakasalan para sa kapakanan ng alyansa ng aming pamilya, iba ang pinili ko sa buhay na ito. Hindi ko na pinili si Leonardo Vittorio. Sa halip, pinili ko ang nakatatanda niyang kapatid, si Ivan Vittorio. Mukhang naguluhan ang ama ko. Alam nga naman ng lahat sa Chicago na lumaki kami ng magkasama ni Leonardo. Sampung taon ko siyang hinahabol. Bilang nakatatandang anak na babae ng pamilya Lucien, matagal ng nakaukit ang pangalan ko sa tabi ng kanyang pangalan para sa listahan ng mga arranged marriage. Naniniwala na ang pagsasama namin ay nakatadhana. Habang inaalala ang nakaraan kong buhay, pinilit ko ngumiti ng mapait. Dati, pinakasalan ko si Leonardo tulad ng matagal ko ng hinihiling. Pero makalipas ang aming kasal, hindi niya ako ginalaw kahit isang beses. Ang akala ko may sakit siyang hindi niya masabi at nagpakahirap ako na pagtakpan siya. Sa ika-anim na anibersaryo ng aming kasal ko nalaman ng buksan ko ng hindi inaasahan ang kahadeyero niya. Sa loob, may maayos na litrato niya kasama ang ampon na babae na nagmakaawa ako sa ama ko na ampunin. Sa mga litratong iyon, may dalawang taong gulang na batang lalaki din–ang anak nila. Masaya silang pamilya ng tatlo. Doon ko napagtanto sa mga oras na iyon. Hindi sa may sakit siya. Hindi niya inisip na asawa niya ako. Para mapalayas ako, nagplano sila ng ampon kong kapatid para ako’y patayin. Ngayon at nabigyan ako ng ikalawang pagkakataon, pinili ko na ibigay sa kanila ang blessing ko. Pero noong naglakad ako sa simbahan suot ang aking wedding dress, habang nakapatong ang braso ko sa braso ni Ivan, pumasok si Leonardo bigla ng may dalang baril. Mukha siyang baliw at wala sa kontrol. “Madeline!” Paos ang boses niya at halos maputol. “Ang lakas ng loob mo?”

Dia jatuh cinta pada teman ayahnya, seorang pria yang berusia dua belas tahun lebih tua darinya. Saat pertama kali bertemu, pria itu mengenakan setelan jas rapi, bahunya bidang dan pinggangnya ramping, jelas sosok yang paling mencolok di kerumunan. Sambil tersenyum, pria itu mengusap kepalanya dan memberinya sebuah gaun putri yang cantik. Saat usianya dua puluh tahun, pria itu menghadiri sebuah pesta dan tanpa sengaja diracuni. Gadis itu pun mengenakan gaun putrinya dan menyerahkan tubuhnya untuk menjadi penawar sang pria.

Irina was a witch, but she didn't know she was one or the fact that she was spellbound. Until one day, she met an attractive mysterious man. He showed her true origin to her. He also claimed that he was from the future and told her that her mother was an evil queen and was wrecking a havoc in his land, the only one who could stop her evil mother was her. What Irina will do? Will she believes him and go to the future with him?

It's our third wedding anniversary. On this day, Zoey Hayes, who has had a crush on my husband for three years, flaunts their love on her social media.

Twenty-three-year-old Samantha Peters has been a good girl her entire life. She's never broken the rules, never did anything crazy, and never stood out in any way. When her best friend conveniences her to go to New York for the weekend, she has her first one nightstand. No big deal, right? No one back home will ever know and she'll never see him again.

I hadn't seen my mafia husband, Luca Moretti, and our daughter Dora in three whole months. Why? Because his mother, Fiona, said Dora should stay with her "for a while." And Luca? He was "too busy with business," as always. So when Luca finally called and said he was going to pick me up for a family reunion at the villa, I was overjoyed. I thought maybe, just maybe, I'd finally get to hold my little girl again. I spent the whole damn day running around the city, buying her favorite dolls, snacks, a new pink dress, anything I thought would make her smile at me again. But when the car arrived, it wasn't what I imagined. Before I could even say Hi, Dora turned her head, took one look at me… and then wrapped her arms even tighter around Maria, the maid. She buried her face in Maria's neck like I wasn't even there. Like Maria was her mom. I tried to approach her, but Dora straight-up told me she didn't want to ride in the same car as me. And Maria, wearing that fake, polite smile, kept trying to gently talk me into giving Dora "a little more time." I looked over at Luca, hoping he'd step in. Instead, he just looked annoyed, like he couldn't be bothered to lift a finger to help fix things between me and our daughter. Clearly, they didn't want me there. So what was the point of trying to join the ride? I stepped back from the SUV. Then Luca just turned to me and said, "Just wait here. I won't be long." What he'll never understand is… I'm done waiting for him.

Dracah was feared by all even before he was confirmed to be Alpha after his father. He never broke any Lycan rules and was certain he would never have to. Luna on the other hand was part wolf, she hid her Siegen side from the rest of her Lycan friends as she worked hard to become a beta but she had never caught Dracah's attention until they both almost turn eighteen. While they bask in their new found love and mate bond, their love was seen as an abomination but Dracah and Luna saw nothing ill of it until he eventually uncovers a very disturbing truth about each other. Will they allow their love to be decided by prophecies or can their love conquer all...?