Apa Itu Perfect Tense

Perceraianku yang keempat kalinya, ternyata membawa duka yang teramat besar bagi Bapak. Hingga rencana gilanya, seakan membuatku sesak napas! Benarkah, Bapak akan sanggup melanjutkan ide gilanya tersebut?! Lalu, bagaimana dengan tanggapan masyarakat?

   Nang dahil sa kahirapan at mga hindi inaasahang pangyayari, isa lamang ang maaaring puntahan ni Serenity Mendez–kulungan o simbahan. Makukulong siya kung hindi niya mababayaran ang kanyang mga utang at ito ang pinakaayaw niyang mangyari kahit gumuho man ang mundo. Paano na lang ang kanyang kapatid na may malubhang sakit? Kaya naman, wala siyang ibang nagawa kundi ang pumayag na magpakasal kay Sage Christensen, ang apo at tagapagmana ng kanyang matandang boss, kapalit ng hindi matutumbasang halaga. Pero hindi niya ito basta-bastang makukuha. Kailangan niyang tuparin ang nag-iisang kondisyon ng kanyang pinirmahang kontrata–ang bigyan ng apo sa tuhod ang matandang boss.       Ngunit paano niya lalapitan ang isang malamig at masungit na si Sage kung sa tuwing magkatinginan lang sila ay tila ba gusto siyang balatan nito ng buhay? Ang mas malala pa ay napapansin niyang nandidiri itong mapalapit sa kanya na para bang may nakakahawa siyang sakit. Dahil dito, palaging nauuwi sa away ang kanilang bawat pagtatagpo. Matutupad kaya niya ang nasasabing kondisyon? O mauuwi sila sa diborsyo?     "How much did that old man pay you? I'll triple it, just fucking disappear from my life, Serene." - Sage Christensen           

Atik menemukan seorang bayi perempuan dalam kardus di depan rumahnya. Dia bertekad untuk mencari tahu siapa orang tua bayi tersebut. Dia juga mencurigai orang-orang yang tinggal bersamanya

It was our wedding anniversary when my husband's high school sweetheart posted a sonogram picture on her social media, with her captioning a public thank-you to my husband: [Thank you to the man who's been there for me for ten years, and for giving me a son.] The room spun, and anger surged through me as I quickly commented: [So, you're proud of being a homewrecker?] Almost immediately, my husband called, his voice full of rage. "How can you think such disgusting things? All I did was help her with IVF, fulfilling her dream of becoming a single mom. "And by the way, Ruby only needed one try to get pregnant, while you’ve been through three rounds with nothing. Your body is useless!" Just three days ago, he told me he was going abroad for business—ignoring my calls and messages the entire time. I thought he was just busy. However, it turned out he was with her, attending her prenatal checkup. Half an hour later, Ruby posted again, showing off a table full of delicious food. [I got tired of French food, so Ash made me all my favorite dishes. He’s the best!] I stared at the pregnancy test in my hand, the joy I had felt earlier now completely gone. After eight years of love and six years of swallowing my pride just to keep the marriage alive, I’m finally ready to let go.

We're all broken, all beautifully Imperfect. They say these would be the best days of our lives but does that mean it could be the worst too? For a typical Nigerian teenager, secondary school days, especially the senior years are supposed to be the best, endless fun, happy memories, hangouts, friendship and even first loves but for Kunmi, a girl who suffers extreme low self esteem due to bodyshaming, she just wants to remain unseen for the rest of her secondary school days. A friendship with the queen bee of her school leads her to other group of teenagers, especially Adam, the pretty boy with the golden smile and for the first time, she felt she could truly belong somewhere but then, all is not the what it seems with the group of teenagers as some of them have even bigger demons and secrets, secrets that'd mar them forever. Follow these teenagers on their journey to self love, self discovery admist secondary school drama, set ups, make ups and well, brain bursting twists.

Niat hati ingin melabrak mantan kekasihnya yang akan menikahi sahabatnya sendiri, Maheswari Arshavina Marthadidjaya malah terbangun di atas ranjang bersama seorang pria yang tidak dia kenal. Tubuhnya dan pria itu sama-sama telanjang bulat, hanya selimut putih yang membalut tubuh mereka. Tiga tahun susah payah menjaga keperawanannya dari kekasih yang mesum dan tadi malam dia menyerahkannya begitu saja kepada pria yang tidak dikenal dalam keadaan mabuk. Arshavina tidak bisa menuntut apapun lantaran dia masih ingat kalau dia pun menanggapi setiap sentuhan pria tampan bertubuh atletis itu. Beberapa hari setelah one night stand dengan pria tidak dikenal, Arshavina dijodohkan oleh daddynya dengan seorang pria yang merupakan anak dari rekan bisnis beliau. Dan dia harus terkejut bukan main karena ternyata pria yang dijodohkan dengannya adalah pria yang pernah tidur dengannya tempo hari. Namun ternyata Kama-pria yang dijodohkan dengan Arshavina itu memiliki karakter dingin dan menyukai kedamaian bertolak belakang dengan Arshavina yang pecicilan dan senang mencari keributan agar hidup penuh warna. lalu bagaimanakah nasib pernikahan yang berlandaskan atas perjodohan tersebut?

Di jodohkan dengan anak pengusaha kaya membuat Naufal semakin kebingungan, pria itu merasa dirinya tak pantas akan perjodohan itu, namun Rafly - ayah perempuan berkata jika anaknya harus menikah segera untuk menemukan imam yang bisa membimbing anaknya untuk menjadi pribadi yang lebih baik. Awalnya Naufal menolak, terlebih saat ia tahu Nesa- perempuan yang hendak ia nikahi merasa tak terima jika dirinya di jodohkan. Namun Rafli terus meyakinkan Naufal, bahwa menerima perjodohan ini adalah penyelamat hidup anaknya. Mau tak mau, Naufal menerima perjodohan tersebut, pernikahan pun di lakukan sebulan setelah acara perjodohan. Akankah rumah tangga Naufal- Nesa berjalan lancar seperti apa yang Naufal bayangkan?

Seorang Ayah sejatinya adalah pelindung bagi anak-anak perempuannya. Apa jadinya, kalau justru seorang Ayah yang menghancurkan masa depan putri-putrinya? Apakah masih pantas dia disebut sebagai Ayah?

He called me his princess and he promised me a ring, our life together was going to be Epic but when I turned 18 and my wolf cried “Mate”, He rejected me and claimed another girl in front of my eyes before he disappeared from my life, until……one night he caught me in that nightclub, I couldn’t believe it was him but I was sure it was him but then he pinned me to the wall and whispered through gritted teeth. “I don’t know you, and certainly do not love you. You have got the wrong man. But I don’t mind having you for tonight’s appetite.”

Sa mundong puno ng kasinungalingan, pipiliin mo pa rin ba ang taong paulit- ulit ka nalang niloloko? Magiging sapat ba para sa iyo ang mga matatamis na salita na halos walang katapusan niyang binabanggit sa iyo? Si Mikaela Sabino, ang babaeng pinangakuan ng lahat ng bagay. Ang babaeng naniniwala na ang taong kaniyang minamahal ay magbabago para sa kaniya. Ang lahat ng sakit, pagkadurog, kawalan ng tiwala, karupukan, at paghihirap na mararanasan ay mapapalitan ba ng salitang "patawad"? "Handa akong mahalin ka hanggang sa maubos ako, palagi lang akong nasa tabi mo kapag ako na ang kailangan mo. At handa akong masaktan kung ikaliligaya mo" Ang lalaking magpapabago sa buhay ni Mika, ang taong dudurog sa puso ng babaeng tunay na nagmamahal sa kaniya. Si Renrem Reyes, ay isang tao na lubos na pinipilit baguhin ang lahat ng pagkakamali na mayroon siya ngunit nang dahil sa tukso ay nagiging mahina ito. May pagkakataon pa ba na maging malakas siya para sa taong pinakamamahal niya? Hahayaan ba niyang mawala ito nang tuluyan sa kaniya at makuha ng iba ang babaeng pinangangarap niya? "Pinipilit kong magbago, pangako. Pero tao lang din ako at may kahinaan, patawarin mo ako." Magkakaroon ba ng masayang wakas ang dalawang tao na nakakaranas ng sakit? It is true that love can conquer everything?