Dana Tan Batman Beyond

-C’EST SOIT CE MARIAGE, SOIT LA TAULE ! QUAND MARYA QUITTE MOSCOU POUR ASSISTER AU MARIAGE DE SA SŒUR JUMELLE, ELLE NE SE DOUTAIT PAS UNE SEULE SECONDE DU DRAME AUQUEL ELLE SERAIT SUJETTE MAIS AUSSI ET SURTOUT, QUE C’EST ELLE QUI MARCHERA JUSQU’À L’AUTEL EN ROBE BLANCHE POUR DIRE « OUI » À ASHER PAVAROTTI. LE VRAI PROBLÈME N’EST PAS DE JOUER LA MARIÉE DE SUBSTITUTION MAIS D’ÊTRE MADAME PAVAROTTI CAR ASHER EST TOUT SAUF LE MARI QU’ELLE AURAIT SOUHAITÉ AVOIR…

Palaging nagkakaro’n ng weird na panaginip si Thea Amarrile, dahil halos araw-araw n’yang napapaginipan na nakikipag sex s’ya sa lalaking hindi n’ya naman kilala, ngunit ang pinagtataka n’ya ay kapag nagigising s’ya ay naaalala n’ya parin bawat detalye ng panaginip n’ya. Hanggang isang araw, bigla na lang sumulpot ‘yong lalaking palagi n’yang napapaginipan sa pinag tatrabahohan n’ya and later on, nalaman n’ya na lang na ‘yong lalaking palagi n’yang napapaginipan ay s’yang magiging panandaliang boss n’ya.

BRIX AEDAM CROMWELL, a young, handsome and hot CEO. Sa edad na thirty ay may matayog at nangungunang negosyo sa bansa, and he is certified womanizer. Kung maganda ka, pasok ka sa kaniyang maiikama. Paano kung dumating ang magpapatino sa kaniya? Hindi babaing puwede niyang mapaglalabasan ng init, kundi isang bata. A four year old girl, at sinasabing siya ang ama nito. How did that happen? "I used c*ndom and it's all branded. Hindi iyon mabubutas. Hindi naman puwedeng lumipad ang sperm ko sa matris ng nanay niya? Imposibleng anak ko iyan!" Pero, kamukha niya ito... "Bu*llshit na sperm! Pakalat-kalat kasi sa daan."

Twenty-two-year-old Athena Paulsen’s life is a never-ending tragedy, but on the surface everything seems fine. A fine daughter, dependable sister, successful entrepreneur and renowned doctor. She is the envy of the town. But if you pull the curtain called skin and peep a little deeper you will see the reality: a scared girl who has nowhere to hide. Andrew Knight is a dashing and ruthless businessman akin to his last name. He would go to any lengths to get what he wants and stroke his massive ego. From the moment Athena stepped into his life it was never the same again. Initially he hated her but slowly her intelligence and kind heart melted away the Knight’s armour. Not all was rosy in the paradise. Athena’s past and the complex situation of both their familial ties was soon coming back to bite them hard and shatter their dreams of “happily ever after”. What is the big secret? Why is Athena trying to run from her past? What does the future hold for both of them? Every person has a skeleton in their closet.

"I love you." She blurted out, eyes wide, filled with unshed tears as they both stared at each other. "I love you and I know you know that so please don't say what happened was a mistake or that you're leaving me." Her cracked at the last statement. "Don't destroy us." She moved closer to him, putting a gentle hand on his arm. He lifted his gaze to hers and she feared whatever it is he was going to say the way his eyes looked. They've never looked so....empty. "Darling, there is nothing to destroy if there was nothing to ever break. There was never an us Idalia." He stated venom lacing his words. "What?" Her voice cracked "Whatever happened between us was a mistake. I regret it." Her face crumpled as her hand dropped from his arm, putting space between them. "Don't say that." "Just leave Idalia." He turned his back to awards her and continued stuffing clothes into his bag. After some time, "Okay." She nodded her head in understanding, wiping her tears, trying to stop the already flowing tears. Glancing at him one more time, she walked out of his room. When Idalia Bianchi confesses her love to Ivan Volklov, her best friend and the heir to the Italian mafia, he does not reciprocate the feeling. Years after walking out of the room of the one she loves, he is back in her life. Her brother's best friend. It’s finally time for her to find a husband and according to her family tradition it has to be an arranged marriage and what better and safer match for her than a member of the Italian mafia. Even though there is already an alliance between the families, a marriage makes it more "sophisticated", like her father says.

“Dek, tolong catat semua hadiah yang udah aku kasih ke kamu. Bonnya ada di tasku!” “Catat lagi?” “Iyalah kita harus menghemat. Pengeluaran dan pemasukan harus ada notanya. Tidak boleh kita pakai berlebihan sehari hanya boleh 70 ribu. Tidak boleh lebih.” Tak ada sahutan dari istriku malah menatap lurus dengan pandangan kosong. Aku mendekat untuk memastikan dia mendengarnya atau tidak. “Kau dengar tidak, Dek?” Baru saja kau ingin menyentuh pundaknya. Prily sudah lebih dahulu berjalan menghindar. “Hmm,” sahutnya tak acuh. Bahkan barang-barang yang kuberikan sebagai hadiah ulang tahun pernikahan kita saja dia abaikan. Bukankah dia pernah bilang menginginkan long dress dengan berwarna merah muda dengan aksen renda. Sudahlah aku repot-repot memesannya diam-diam lewat market place online. Prily justru membiarkan gamis beserta coklat yang kupesan khusus untuknya tergeletak di meja. Ck, kenapa perempuan susah sekali dimengerti. Sungguh membuatku frustrasi saja. Lebih baik bermain game dari pada terus memikirkan hal-hal yang hanya memancing emosi. ~ Di sore hari Prily biasanya akan berdiri di atas balkon. Aku sudah hafal dengan kebiasaannya. Kamar kami mengarah ke lapangan, yang biasa dipakai anak-anak kompleks untuk bermain di pagi dan sore hari. Prily tak pernah melewatkan melihat canda tawa mereka di balik jendela, barang sekali. “Mau sampai kapan berdiri di situ,” tanyaku sembari memakai kaus lengan pendek, lalu mengeringkan kepalaku dengan handuk. Prily segera mendekat lalu tangannya begitu cekatan menggosokkan handuk itu ke kepalaku. “Padahal aku punya hair dryer loh, Mas bisa pakai kalau mau.” “Kamu saja yang pakai, aku tidak perlu lah. 10 menit juga kering.” Mampukah Prily bertahan dalam pernikahannya dengan Arjuna yang serba perhitungan? atau memilih pergi saat cinta pertamanya? Dia Akbar, pria kaya raya, yang ia kira telah lama mati, justru hadir kembali.

Sebaik-baik wanita adalah yang paling sedikit maharnya. Namun, tidak untuk keluarga Kanaya, mereka meminta mahar sebesar lima puluh juta pada Akbar yang hanya seorang petani muda. Akbar dihina, dicaci dan dihardik oleh keluarga Kanaya karena dianggap tidak tau diri. Akankah Akbar mempertahankan perasaannya, atau justru berpaling pada wanita lain?

Aku dan ketiga anakku hanya bisa memandang dari kejauhan, melihat hajatan aqiqah mewah di rumah Ibu. Aroma gulai kambing, menu primadona di hajatan itu, tercium samar-samar hingga ke tempat kami berdiri. Tapi, hanya aroma. Tak ada piring, tak ada undangan, hanya jarak yang memisahkan. Padahal, aku adalah anak kandung Ibu. Anak sulung dari empat bersaudara. Namun, di saat acara penting seperti ini, kenapa aku malah diasingkan? Yang lebih menyakitkan, aku bahkan baru tahu tentang hajatan itu dari tetangga yang kebetulan baru pulang dari rumah Ibu.

“You’re here.” A deep familiar voice came from the top stairs and I turned around, staring in disbelief as my mysterious stranger strolled down the stairs. “Uncle.” Aria hurried to meet him across the room. “I brought a friend, to be honest we both needed the weekend off.” Uncle? My mysterious stranger who I had a one night stand with is my best friend’s uncle which also makes him my ex boyfriend’s uncle too!

Di bandara yang riuh, Elara harus merelakan separuh jiwanya pergi. Axel memilih terbang ke Tokyo, meninggalkan kota kecil—dan perempuan yang paling ia cintai—demi satu mimpi besar: menjadi seseorang yang pantas untuk Elara. Di antara janji, pelukan terakhir, dan air mata yang tak tertahan, mereka percaya bahwa cinta mampu menunggu, bahwa jarak hanya sementara. Namun, perpisahan tak pernah sesederhana janji. Saat langkah Axel menghilang di balik pintu keberangkatan, dunia Elara runtuh perlahan. Kesepian, ketakutan, dan rasa kehilangan menyesakkan dadanya—hingga tubuhnya sendiri memberi sinyal bahwa ada sesuatu yang tak beres. Sesuatu yang tak terduga. Sesuatu yang bisa mengubah segalanya. Ini bukan hanya kisah tentang cinta yang terpisah oleh jarak, melainkan tentang janji yang diuji waktu, dan sebuah perpisahan yang mungkin bukan sekadar perpisahan.