Birthday Letter To Friend

On my birthday, the dining table was loaded with all my favorites. My mom had been cooking and baking the entire afternoon, insisting everything be perfect for when Mike got home from work so we could celebrate together. But then, he called and said his first love had been drugged at a bar, and he had to go help her. I stopped him and begged him not to go. Mike snapped at me. "Jesus, Em, don’t pull this jealous wife crap. She’s alone, defenseless, and unconscious—I can't let some random dude take advantage of her!" My mother heard those words and was so enraged that she had a heart attack. She died on the spot. Just like that, my mom died on my birthday. I called Mike, asking him to attend my mom's funeral. But before he could reply, I saw Cathy Miller's latest Instagram post, captioned: [Mikey… after all these years, it was always you.] Mike had liked it. My thumb moved before my brain caught up, typing out the only words that mattered: [A homewrecker and a lying bastard. Hope you rot together.]

I secretly ordered a delivery of a thousand roses for my wife's birthday, hoping to surprise her. After the delivery was completed, I got a message from the delivery guy. [By the way, I tossed the trash by your door on my way out. Didn't expect you to be so kinky. Good for you, man!] He even sent me a photo. In the picture was an open trash bag stuffed with shredded pantyhose. My mind went completely blank. I was overseas on a business trip. My wife was the only one at home.

Celebrating your birthday means you acknowledge your existence as a human here on earth. But what if your special day in life turns into nightmare that haunts you forever? What would you do? Kimberly Jade Quesada loves to celebrate her birthday every year eversince she was a child. Lahat halos ng gusto niyang regalo ay nakukuha niya magmula sa mga damit, gadgets at kahit na ang presensya ng kanyang mga magulang na abala sa trabaho ay nagagawa siyang paglaanan ng oras sa kanyang kaarawan. Ito ang petsa na palagi niyang inaabangan kada taon kung saan nakukuha niya ang lahat at nararamdaman niya ang pagmamahal ng mga taong nakapalibot sa kanya. Pero paano kung ang mismong petsa na minamahal-mahal niya ay unti-unting maglaho at mapalitan ng pagkamuhi at pagkasuklam? Anong gagawin niya? "No matter how many times we argue, I still think that you are the best and will always be the greatest mom here on earth," saad ko kasabay ng pagdausdos ng luha sa gilid ng mga mata ko. "Open your eyes for me, Hyacinth. Mama, hayaan mo naman akong makabawi sayo," pakiusap ko pa habang nakayapos sa malamig at nababahiran ng dugo niyang katawan. She loves to celebrate birthdays not until binawi ng langit ang dalawang regalong ibinigay sa kanya.

Di tengah sibuknya Tokyo, dua insan asing dipertemukan secara tak sengaja, dengan cara terkonyol, dan pada waktu yang tak terduga, tetapi seolah semua sudah diatur semesta. Diikuti oleh langkah yang ragu, kalimat yang terbata, dan pesan-pesan kecil yang perlahan membentuk ruang hangat di antara mereka. Tokyo Love Letter: Hibiki adalah kisah tentang keheningan yang berbicara, tentang hari-hari biasa yang tiba-tiba terasa berarti, dan tentang seseorang yang muncul begitu saja… lalu perlahan menjadi tempat untuk kembali dan menjadi diri sendiri. Ini bukan cerita tentang jatuh cinta dengan cepat, tapi tentang merasakan cinta tumbuh tanpa disadari lewat kebetulan, lewat jarak, dan lewat hal-hal kecil yang tak pernah kita rencanakan.

As my murderer's claws tear into my abdomen inch by inch, my father and brother are seated in our family's banquet hall. They're celebrating Carly's 18th birthday and coming-of-age. "You'll always be my little girl." "Happy birthday, Carly." They light 18 pink candles for her. On top of the exquisite red velvet cake is a wolf figurine that they carved for her, and there are well wishes and laughter all around. Meanwhile, I'm curled up in a sewer filled with liquid silver as I bleed to death. My phone has been crushed, and I can't get out. I can only cry for help. A few days later, my father and brother show up together at the autopsy room. My brother stands by the operating table with a scalpel. He slices open the body and sews it back up like it's nothing. My father just covers his nose as he shoots a disgusted glance at my body. He urges my brother to hurry up with the autopsy report. "The victim is a young female wolf presumed to be of pure lineage. Before her death, she was subjected to prolonged captivity and torture. Her throat is nearly severed, her cervical spine is dislocated, and her chest cavity has collapsed. She was also injected with liquid silver before death." Hearing the report, my father looks so calm that it's just like a case study of no consequence. Neither of them can recognize that the body belongs to me—their daughter and sister!

In the middle of Tokyo’s relentless rush, two strangers cross paths—by accident, in the most ridiculous way, and at the most unexpected moment—yet it feels as if the universe had quietly arranged it all. What follows are hesitant steps, faltering words, and small messages that slowly create a warm, quiet space between them. Tokyo Love Letter: Hibiki is a story where silence speaks, where ordinary days suddenly begin to matter, and where someone appears out of nowhere… only to become a place to return to, and a space to simply be oneself. This isn’t a story about falling in love quickly, but about feeling it grow—quietly, unexpectedly—through coincidences, through distance, and through the little things we never meant to hold on to.

Arabella Daisy Abraham yang sejak kecil berteman dengan Alexander Ambrosius Caesar hingga sampai dewasa pun mereka tetap bersama-sama sampai kuliah ditempat yang sama. Apakah akan ada benih-benih cinta yang akan tumbuh dihati mereka nantinya?

Seperti linglung seolah berjalan tanpa arah. Orang-orang datang lalu pergi dengan mudahnya seperti permisi ke jamban saja. Menciptakan rasa cemas sekaligus takjub. Hidup dalam segala pengharapan benar-benar bagaikan menggali lubang kubur sendiri. Tak ada yang sungguh setia selain kesedihan. Meski dia menyakitkan namun tidak seperti kesenangan yang kerap kali datang lalu tiba-tiba hilang tanpa pamit. Begitulah Lisa, hadir dengan segala kelinglungannya mencari jati diri, mengejar impian, persahabatan hingga berakhir dalam kisah cinta yang tidak pernah terencana sebelumnya. Bagaimanakah hidup akan membawa Lisa mengejar impiannya, dan bagaimanakah kelanjutan hubungannya dengan kekasih sekaligus sahabatnya ? Selamat datang di Lalisa...

Alyada Kirania Putri—biasa dipanggil Kiran. Kiran adalah siswi kaya raya dan juga pintar. Hal itulah yang membuat dirinya menjadi pribadi angkuh dan tidak dapat disentuh. Ia selalu menjaga reputasi dan juga kehormatannya. Sementara itu, Kevin Clavinova adalah saingan terberatnya. Pintar, tampan dan juga kaya raya. Selain itu, Kevin juga merupakan preman di sekolahnya. Kevin dan Kiran selalu bersaing dalam segala hal, sehingga sering terjadi gesekkan di antara mereka. Kebencian Kevin terhadap Kiran semakin memuncak ketika Kiran memperlakukan kekasih Kevin dengan buruk. Kevin yang tidak terima akhirnya melakukan segala cara untuk menjatuhkan Kiran. Cara bersih dan cara kotor Kevin lakukan pada Kiran.

During the year that changed my life, my high school homeroom teacher called me to the corridor and asked if I was the heroine of the dirty scandal that shook the whole school. “I know you’re here on a scholarship because of your family’s underprivileged background, but you can’t just do anything for money!” As everyone threw me strange looks, she continued smugly, “Don’t deny it. The mole on the girl’s neck is just like yours!” I calmly wiped off the ink stain on my skin, revealing my unblemished neck. My teacher turned red in the face. Unfortunately for her, I had been reborn. This time, I was not going to fall into the same traps.