Bahasa Inggris 101

Marsyilaya Sukmawati, lebih akrab dipanggil Syila. Mahasiswa akhir kampus ternama di Universitas Negeri Cilacap (UNICILA) Kabupaten Cilacap. Duduk di bangku program studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, ia bercita-cita menjadi guru bercap PNS atau minimal P3K di tingkat sekolah dasar. Rutinitasnya saat ini banyak direpotkan oleh skripsinya. Syila, gadis berparas anggun dengan pipi mungil dan tinggi badan tak sampai 160 cm. Ia berasal dari keluarga sederhana bersama kedua orang tuanya dan seorang kakak laki-laki. Ia juga gadis modern yang punya pola pikir terbuka. Keluarganya ketat mendidiknya dengan sentuhan-sentuhan halus ajaran agama. Perjalanannya meniti cita-cita tak semulus paras ayunya. Lika-liku dan medan terjal kerap menghadang niat dan tekad cita-citanya. Ujian bertubi-tubi dari berbagai arah hampir berkali-kali mematahkan semangatnya. Lantas, sampai manakah Syila sanggup menghadapi rentetan cobaan hidup? Akankah ia tiba di titik impian yang didambakannya? *** Rendika Rama Saputra, pemuda berusia dua puluh empat tahun yang banyak dicambuk kerasnya kehidupan. Ia tengah memulai karir di sebuah perusahaan peninggalan orang tuanya yang entah di mana keberadaannya. Ia memiliki seorang adik di bangku SD. Ia berjuang untuknya bersama seorang asisten rumah tangga yang telah menemaninya belasan tahun. Pertemuannya dengan Syila menghadirkan warna baru di kehidupan hitam putihnya. Meski tak jarang bertengkar, ia menyadari kenyamanan bersama Syila. Semesta selalu menawarkannya celah bertemu dengan sang gadis. Kehidupan Rendi yang kelam masih terus menggelayutinya. Urusan dengan kekasih kontrak tak sedikit menimbulkan masalah hebat di hidupnya. Dayanya kerap terkuras saat bermediasi dengan kekasih yang tak pernah dicintainya. Kekelaman itu kian pekat tatkala kedua orang tuanya mendadak merebut adiknya. Tentu kali ini Rendi takkan membiarkan kemalangan terus menyapa hidupnya. Lalu, bagaimana ia memadamkan ledakan-ledakan drama kehidupannya? Dapatkah ia menjumpai kebahagiaan juga ketenangan yang dinantikannya?

Karena dijebak oleh seseorang yang menginginkan tubuhnya, Elara justru tak sengaja tidur bersama dengan seorang pria yang sangat familiar baginya. Bukan familiar karena pria itu adalah rekan maupun keluarganya, tetapi karena pria itu merupakan sosok yang selama ini sering menampakkan wajahnya di layar televisi maupun di situs internet. Elara terbangun dengan kebingungan, karena dia mendapati tubuh polosnya tanpa sehelai benang pun. Namun, yang lebih membuatnya terkejut adalah karena saat itu dia sedang berada di balik sebuah selimut bersama dengan pria yang sama sekali tak asing baginya. "Arion Kyle?" Ingin rasanya Elara berteriak dan menjerit kegirangan saat itu. Namun, begitu menyadari bahwa dirinya dan aktor itu sama-sama tak mengenakan busana, seketika rasa senang itu pun berubah menjadi kebencian. Elara segera membangunkan Arion dan langsung marah-marah. "Siapa kamu?" Pria itu bertanya dalam bahasa inggris. Elara benar-benar emosi karena pria itu bersikap seolah tak mengenalinya. Padahal ia yakin bahwa sang aktor juga pasti mengenal dirinya sebagai seorang model papan atas, dan tak bisa dipungkiri lagi bahwa Arion juga menginginkan tubuh indahnya, sama seperti para pria yang lain. Elara pun menuduh bahwa Arion telah menodainya, tetapi aktor berusia 30 tahun itu justru terlihat santai dan tersenyum sinis ke arah Elara. "Aku menodaimu? Apa kamu tidak ingat, jika kamu yang menerobos masuk ke dalam kamarku dan meminta bantuanku untuk menyentuh tubuhmu?"

Ratna Dewi, seorang jurnalis muda, tak sengaja menemukan kisah tentang sebuah desa misterius yang tidak tercatat di peta, dikenal sebagai Desa Tanpa Nama. Terpikat oleh rasa penasaran, ia memutuskan untuk menjelajahi desa itu, tanpa menyadari bahaya besar yang menantinya. Setibanya di desa, Dewi menghadapi berbagai kejanggalan: penduduk yang diam seribu bahasa, suara-suara aneh di malam hari, dan sebuah kotak musik kuno dengan melodi menyeramkan. Ketika ia mulai menggali rahasia desa itu, ia menemukan bahwa keluarganya memiliki hubungan gelap dengan tempat tersebut. Desa itu ternyata menjadi gerbang antara dunia manusia dan dunia makhluk gaib, dengan kutukan yang telah berlangsung selama berabad-abad. Dewi harus melawan bayangannya sendiri, yang perlahan berubah menjadi ancaman nyata, serta makhluk-makhluk yang ingin mengorbankannya demi menjaga kekuatan desa. Dalam perjalanan ini, ia dihadapkan pada pilihan sulit: melarikan diri dan membiarkan kutukan terus berlanjut, atau menghadapi kegelapan untuk menghancurkan desa dan menyelamatkan dirinya serta dunia. Namun, keberanian dan cinta pada hidup membuat Dewi berhasil menghancurkan kutukan tersebut. Ia tidak hanya menyelamatkan dirinya, tetapi juga memutus hubungan kelam keluarganya dengan desa itu. Kini, dengan pengalaman luar biasa itu, Dewi memulai hidup baru, mendokumentasikan kisah-kisah mistis Indonesia untuk melestarikan cerita rakyat sekaligus memberi pelajaran pada dunia. Misteri, ketegangan, dan pelajaran hidup berpadu dalam kisah ini, membawa pembaca menjelajahi kegelapan yang menakutkan dan cahaya yang akhirnya menyelamatkan. Desa Tanpa Nama adalah perjalanan tentang keberanian menghadapi ketakutan terdalam dan menemukan harapan di tengah kegelapan.

Pada pernikahan tahun keenam, suamiku sudah tidak menyentuhku selama tiga bulan. Dia mengatakan bahwa dirinya sangat kelelahan karena sibuk bekerja. Aku yang merasa kami sudah saling mencintai selama bertahun-tahun pun memercayainya tanpa ragu. Namun, pada hari ulang tahunku, aku malah mendengar teman suamiku bertanya padanya dalam bahasa asing, “Kamu sudah putus hubungan sama selingkuhanmu itu? Sebelumnya, kamu pergi cari dia setiap hari. Entah tubuhmu tahan atau nggak. Apa istrimu nggak keberatan kamu begini?” Suamiku mengembuskan asap rokok, lalu menjawab dengan acuh tak acuh, “Aku sudah nggak sentuh dia selama beberapa bulan. Sallie punya teknik yang bagus. Aku masih belum bosan. Sayangnya, dia hamil. Istriku nggak suka anak. Jadi, aku akan kasih Sallie sejumlah uang dan suruh dia pergi lahirkan anaknya di luar negeri beberapa saat lagi.” Aku mengepalkan tanganku dan diam-diam meneteskan air mata. Suamiku pun bertanya aku kenapa dengan gugup. Namun, aku hanya menggeleng. “Kue buatanmu enak banget. Aku sangat terharu.” Kue itu sangat manis. Namun, aku yang mengerti bahasa asing yang mereka gunakan merasa sangat getir.

Anamika found herself in a situation where she must lose her Virginity to save her brother's life. Unfortunately, instead of her client, she slept with a stranger. A mistake she never thought would become a big deal, ruined her life and left her vowing to never see the stranger again. But fate has something else in store for her. Five years later, Anamika returned to the Country with her cute twins. But those two little demi-devils will stop at nothing to reunite their parents. ... "Nadia, what do you think of this uncle in this picture? isn't he just as handsome as me? huh?" Aidan winked. "Don't kid yourself, but he's indeed handsome and good enough to be our daddy... Wait, something's not right, why does he have your facial features?" Nadia asked as she stared at the photo on her twin brother's laptop. "Unless..." Aidan gasped. "Daddy!!!" They both screamed.

Camila Brinx, a 19 year old heiress, living in the city of Los Angeles. She was the daughter of a wealthy business owner. Starting a new contract for business, Camila's father arranged for her to get married to billionaire bachelor Elijah Camorra, a 21 year old business man who follows in his father's footsteps and did everything his father said. Elijah Camorra was a charming young man, who has never looked at love as he did before. Growing up in the same wealthy environment, unfortunately Camila and Elijah had never spoken to each other but now they had to act as if they were in love to seal the deal for their father's contract Camila and Elijah are thrown into a dangerous game, both playing each other with witty words and sarcastic phrases. Both realizing that they were never enemies, now the two used their charm on the other for fun, while not noticing how hard they were both falling for the other. Life decisions had to be made together, since they were now married, Elijah falling for the girl he had admired for years and Camila falling for the man she thought was just like every other wealthy business man.

He didn't bid for her, yet snatched her away from the highest bidder. Not only that, he killed them all. And Just like that, Rena's savior showed her a glimpse of his dark world. She should have taken to her heels, run away from him as fast as she could, but no, she had nowhere to go. On one side of her world, was her boyfriend, Roland, and his girlfriend, Soni, who put her up for sale in the first place, like a commodity. They killed her mother and ruined her life, and Rena was sure they would be waiting to catch her again. And, on the other side of her world, the highest bidder's gang might go looking for her to settle scores. Her surest bet was to go with her savior, whom she didn't even know his name. He has two conditions for saving her: win his daughter over and become his wife, or be returned to the wolves who wanted to tear her apart. To Rena, It was an easy task. She was good with kids… Except that her savior’s daughter wasn't a kid, she was Soni, her mortal enemy! Rena vowed for vengeance, but how would she seek vengeance when her savior loves his daughter a little too much? "Three days, Mr. Kaan, give me three days and I'll make you fall in love with me. Then, you'll have a reason to keep me," Rena promised. However, he looked down at her, shaking his head, he replied. "I don't fall in love... Make me obsessed with you, little kitten. The more obsessed I am, the harder it will be to let you go." He paused, lifting her jaw with a finger, "If you do, I might let you seek your revenge on Soni and Roland."

What happens when the most innocent being is mated with the most treacherous?. For Adeena Rye, the last born of four daughters to the Moon Goddess Selene, she was raised up in the safest way possible, shielded from the acts of not only mortal men, but also the supernatural. That all changed when Alpha Kalan Enzo came to visit her palace. Alpha Kalan Enzo, one of the most feared Alphas in all of the werewolf world. With a beast lurking inside of him, he prayed to never find his mate until it's tamed, now he was bewitched by his mate. For some reason, the Moon Goddess decided to pair her youngest and most shielded child with a man who was broken beyond repair. In hopes of what? Read to find out!

"Saffron, I asked you a question. What happened to your dress?" Atlas asked again like he cared. Why was he calling her name like they were pals? How did he even know her name? This was the first time in seven years that they talked. Atlas isn't one to care about mere workers in the mansion, let alone commit their names to memory. So why her? Ignoring Atlas was not an option, so she parted her lips. "I–" Saffron was about to lie her way through when she caught sight of Caspian walking over. "Talk to me! Did Caspian do this to you?!" Atlas frowned and grabbed her jaw, forcing her to look his way. "How did–" so this was it? Atlas orchestrated last night's incident? He set her up! Now Caspian would think she was involved with Atlas! There's no way for her to prove her innocence anymore... "Ahh!" Saffron cried out loud and moved back with her rear hitting the wall. She slid down slowly until she was sitting on the floor, bawling her eyes out. "I'm just an insignificant Chef who is only here to work, please I beg you, let me live… waaah… I want to live…!" She continued crying as she lamented sorrowfully like she was already having her last minute of life. Caspian walked past without acknowledging any of them with a mere glance. After he ambled out of the corridor, Atlas moved away and glared condescendingly at Saffron, "Don't think too highly of yourself. You've served your purpose. You were a mere pawn." ... Saffron, a Chef who wanted nothing but a simple life, ended up becoming a pawn in a life and death's game for three brothers. However, time will tell if she's a pawn, or the Queen on the chess board.

“God forbid I let you go, Meera… here, push the knife into my heart, until I take my last breath, you can't leave me. Not now, not ever!" “I'm not ready for a new relationship, Greg. I'm broken and still healing. I –” “I'll wait for as long as it takes. I won't force you to do anything. You can take all the time in world.” “Aren't you afraid you'd wait forever?” “In as much you don't go running into that undeserving man's arms, I'll gladly wait.” “And if I do?” “Then you'll have no choice but to watch me kill him slowly." ... Used as a stand-in wife for three years, Meera’s fairytale marriage was broken when she least expected it. As if that wasn't enough to kill her, her enemies plotted and ruined her completely, sending her to death's door, but unfortunately for them, her late grandfather-in-law left a hefty inheritance in her name. Greg, a rebellious and mysterious CEO of a multi-billion dollar company, who had been secretly brooding over Meera’s marriage for three years couldn't wait to hop on the opportunity that presented itself. At the last minute, he entered Meera’s life and gave her reasons to live again. But Meera wasn't ready to give him what he wanted as her heart was still in shambles. .... As deep secrets about the inheritance are uncovered, hearts become desperate and greed set in, will Meera be steadfast and continue her planned revenge or chicken out and embrace another heart wrenching betrayal?