Cerpen Santhy Agatha

Takut dengan yang namanya pernikahan membuatku sampai hari ini memutuskan untuk sendiri, bahkan ketika saudara sepupu yang seumuran denganku saling bertukar cerita tentang anak-anak mereka, aku hanya bisa menjadi seorang pendengar dan mengulas senyum tipis sekadar membalas pertanyaan "kapan nikah?". Aku bahkan tidak bisa mengatakan pada siapapun tentang ketakutanku, tidak pada ayahku, apalagi ibuku. Ada apa denganku? Apa yang selama ini ku terima dari sikap kerabat ayahku lah yang menjadi salah satu alasan kuat trauma tentang pernikahan yang bahkan sejengkal pun belum ku tapaki. Kejadian demi kejadian membuatku semakin enggan menjalin komitmen dengan siapapun, mungkin sampai aku menemukan rumah yang tepat untukku pulang.

Conrad Lexus Farris. All he wanted is to skip his toxic life away from the city for a while. Dawn Zelena Augustino. All she wanted is to finish her studies and find a great job to achieve her dreams in life. But when their paths crossed, kapwa nagulo ang payapa nilang buhay. Hindi man maganda ang una nilang pagtatagpo, naging daan naman iyon upang makilala nila ang isa't-isa. But the summer that made their heart extremely happy, was also the summer that made their heart empty. Akala ni Dawn, kaya niyang ibaon sa limot ang lahat. Ngunit paano niya magagawa iyon gayung sa init na kanilang pinagsaluhan, may nabuong sanggol na mag-uugnay sa kanila ng lalaking bigla na lamang siyang iniwan sa ere at naglaho na parang bula? At sa di inaasahang pagkakataon, muling nagtagpo ang kanilang landas. Yun nga lang, hindi siya nito kilala. Malamig at arogante ito makitungo sa kanya na parang hindi na ito ang lalaking nakilala at minahal niya limang taon na ang nakararaan. Ayaw niya na sanang ipaalala ang masaya at mapusok na pinagsaluhan nila noon. Ayaw niya sanang umeksena sa buhay nito lalo pa't nalalapit na itong ikasal sa ibang babae. Kaso nang makita ni Conrad ang anak niya, di maipagkakaila na parang pinagbiyak na bunga ang dalawa. At ang masaklap pa nito, ang bata mismo ang umamin sa lalaki. "You're my dad right? Mama has many photos of you together and told me a lot of stories about you!" Connor screamed in excitement. Napaawang si Conrad at di makapaniwala sa natuklasan! At nang magtama ang mata nila ng lalaki, alam ni Zele na ito na ang magiging simula ng kalbaryo niya.

Kania--seorang single parent, muda, luar biasa menawan, jenius, anak emas perusahaan --terpikat pada pandangan pertama dengan CEO baru yang baru saja naik tahta. Saat ia mengetahui sang CEO tampan pun tertarik padanya, ternyata seorang petinggi perusahaan yang selama ini dibenci juga ikut memperebutkan cintanya. Tanpa ia sadar dirinya telah terbawa pada intrik perebutan kekuasan di kerajaan bisnis tempatnya bekerja. Mampukah ia menghadapi pesona dua pria tampan berbeda karakter itu?

Sebastian, berusia 29 tahun CEO of ADF Company. Laki-laki tampan yang hanya mengetahui tentang pekerjaan dan bisnis. Di pikirannya, hanya ada cara untuk menunjukkan kemampuannya pada orang tua dan kakeknya. Namun, dia tiba-tiba melamar Ranegia, sekretarisnya sendiri! Tentu saja, Gia menolak. Namun, pengobatan Ibunya yang terkena gagal ginjal dan biaya pendidikan sang adik membuat Gia menerima tawaran ini. Lantas, bagaimana jadinya jika dua orang yang bahkan tak pernah mengobrol lebih jauh selain tentang pekerjaan, berakhir di sebuah pelaminan? Terlebih, Gia mendadak hamil dan berbagai masalah datang di kehidupan mereka .... "Jangan pergi bersamanya dengan anakku!" Tatap Sebastian tajam. Sontak, Gia mengelus perutnya. "Bukankah Anda tidak berhak melarang saya, pak CEO?" *** Happy Reading!

Setelah dikecewakan oleh mantan kekasihnya, Alena tidak berani berharap apa pun dari dunia ini. Dia hanya ingin menjalani hidup sebaik yang dia bisa jalani. Namun, takdir hidup nyatanya tidak dapat ditentang, dia kembali bertemu mantan kekasihnya. Kini, hubungan mereka adalah boss dan sekretaris. Mampukah Alena bertahan menjalani hari-harinya bersama mantan kekasihnya? Belum lagi, día terus-menerus mengejar maaf dan ingin kembali bersama.

Lumaki sa bahay ampunan at nilinlang ng taong kumupkop sa kanya para sa isang illegal na prostitusyon. Ganyan mailalarawan ang masalimoot na buhay at karanasan ni Emeryn Del Rosario. Sa pag-aakalang wala ng direksyon ang kanyang buhay, nakilala niya ang babaeng sumagip sa kanya. Ang nag-aruga, nagpaaral at nag-ahon sa kanya sa putikang kinasasadlakan. Ngunit kapalit ng kanyang marangyang buhay ay ang isang misyon na kailangan niyang maisakatuparan. Yun ay ang paibigin at wasakin ang gwapong bilyonaryo ngunit mabangis na si Dreymon Velmonte. Inalay maging ang kanyang katawan. Naging sex slave si Emeryn makuha lamang ang loob at puso ng binata. Ngunit kung kailan napagtagumpayan ang kanyang misyon ay saka niya naman natagpuan ang sariling umiibig na ng labis sa binata. Pero walang sekreto ang hindi nabubunyag. At nang malaman ni Dreymon ang pinakatinatago niyang lihim ay labis siyang kinasusuklaman nito. And he planned to punish her for a lifetime. "Marry me or I'll kill you!" Madilim ang anyo nitong alok sa kanya.

“Agatha.”“I’m not Agatha.”“Where’s the baby?”“There’s no baby.”“You aborted the baby?! How could you?!”“I’m not Agatha, and there’s no baby.”“Agatha…”Violet Wickham knew very clearly that she did not have amnesia, but for some reason, this man just kept thinking that she was Agatha River post-plastic surgery. He somehow even proved that they were once in a relationship. Violet fought back, but she was never able to escape from Lucius Davis’s control. She became his Agatha and had to accept the love meant for the beloved woman he had punished but lost. As time passed, she slowly forgot that she was Violet Wickham and loved Lucius with her heart and soul. But one day, he suddenly said, “I just got news. You’re not Agatha. You can leave whenever you want now.”

"You're a curse!" exclaimed Austin. Agatha flinched at his hurtful words. "Everyone on this land knows that!" Agatha remained silent from his outburst. "I wanted your sister as my mate, my Luna!" Agatha felt her heart aching painfully.  "You will never be anyone important to me." She clenched her hands tightly together at his words. Her heart was pounding loudly. "You better live as if you are invisible." "Then let's make a contract," said Agatha. "What?" "In one year's time we will get divorced. Thus, breaking this bond. And by that time, you can marry any woman you want. Especially the woman you love. And I will get my freedom." "Do you know how serious mating is?" "I do," said Agatha, nodding her head. "You may never mate again." "So? You're willingly to set me free." "Now, don't ever say I forced you into this contract." "Of course, I wouldn't your majesty." Agatha took off her head cover, unveiling her face. Austin gasped at her beauty. His beautiful little wife left him speechless. She was so beautiful that he could have swore she was a hidden deity standing before him.

Adam Meadows is a ruthless billionaire, with a heart hardened by a relentless thirst for vengeance. Consumed by the brutal murder of his parents, his life's singular goal is to amass wealth and exact retribution. Relationships are a distraction he couldn't afford, and he dismissed them as trivial. But Adam's meticulously controlled world is upended when he is compelled to look after Jazzlene Agatha Hart, his best friends' sister. Resistant at first, Adam's loyalty to his friends forces him to agree. But as he spends more time with Jazzlene, something surprising unfolds. She brings out a side of him he never knew existed.

After what happened five years ago, Agatha Tatiana finally had the courage to go back to her hometown, Pampanga. The nightmares she tried burying six feet under came back, adding to her struggles. She tried hard to fight it and to forget her past, but her scars reminded her of everything. She covered it up and hid it, not until she met him, a light-hearted person who gave her butterflies. But… are those butterflies enough to make her love her beautiful scars?