Dare For Crush

Di hari pendaftaran pernikahan, sahabat baikku melakukan kesalahan hebat. Ia menarik tangan seorang pria asing, bukannya tunanganku. Konyolnya lagi, kami resmi dinikahkan hari itu juga. Tidak terima dengan kesalah pahaman ini, aku ke apartemen tunanganku dan mendapatinya sedang tidur dengan sahabat baikku di satu tempat tidur. Keesokan harinya aku harus menerima fakta kalau suamiku adalah calon suami adik tiriku, anak dari ayah kandungku yang membuang dan menghina keluargaku. aku memutuskan mabuk dan melontarkan pertanyaan ke suamiku malam itu, "my dear husband, can i crush our marriage?"

Si Chaira ay maganda, mabait, at matalino, ngunit likas siyang mailap, lalo na sa mga lalaki. Bagama’t nakapagtapos ng Business Management, pinili niyang manatili sa kanyang condo bilang online seller at freelance editor para sa mga social media vloggers. Sa kabila ng simpleng pamumuhay, sapat ang kita niya upang matulungan ang kanyang dalawang ate. Isang gabi, sumama siya sa club sa pilit ng mga kaibigan. Sa kalasingan, hindi niya inaasahang mawawala ang kanyang virginity sa isang one-night stand, at ang lalaking ito ay ang kanyang crush noong high school. Sa gulat at hiya, iniwan niya ito nang walang paalam. Dahil sa pangangailangan ng pera para sa kanyang may sakit na pamangkin, napilitan siyang mag-aplay sa isang trabaho. Hindi niya inakalang ang CEO ng kumpanya ay ang lalaking kumuha ng kanyang virginity at ang crush niya noong high school. Paano niya haharapin ang mapang-akit na kaniyang boss? Paano niya pipigilan ang pusong umibig, takot na masaktan at muling maranasan ang pag-iisa? Kakayanin niya bang manatili sa trabaho para sa kapakanan ng kaniyang pamilya?

For three agonizing years, my mother struggled with kidney failure. Finally, after all the waiting and the constant dialysis, she was next in line for a transplant. Hope seemed so close. But then, my husband, Zachary Levi, an esteemed nephrology professor, did the unforgivable. He surreptitiously gave his lover's mother the kidney that was intended for my mother. He said almost dismissively, "Ella's mother couldn't wait any longer. Your mother's been on dialysis for so long, she's not going to die anytime soon." Later, my mother passed away. I called Zachary one final time. Yet, it was a woman who answered. "Margaret, right? Zachary's in the shower. Is there something you need?" I stared at my mother's smile on the gravestone, and an overwhelming emptiness spread through me. "It's nothing. Just wanted to talk about the divorce."

...In the name of crush, love and lies...They say broken people can't fall in love, right? But what if love really lies? Fighting depression and bipolarity along with eating disorder and coupled with fighting the urge not to take her own life, can things get anymore confusing for Fay when a silly crush transpire into something else? They say obsession is sweet, but when it leads to infatuation, it tends to get more dangerous and powerful. "Can I kiss you?" He whispered, his lips hovering above hers slightly, their lips almost touching. She shook her head negatively, her lips unconsciously dying for his taste. "Alright." His breath out, untangling his fingers from her hair as he made to move his lips away from hers but she pulled his head back quickly before muttering against his small pink lips. "Kiss me." © Josephine. C. Ivy

Eight years after my boyfriend’s mom made us break up, that strong-willed, wealthy woman suddenly showed up again. “After you left, Nigel’s hair turned white overnight. He’s been in and out of mental hospitals so many times… “Please, come back. If you don’t, he might die!” I touched the scar on my forehead and gave a bitter smile. “But I’m no longer young or pretty.” She got on her knees and begged, “If you come back, I’ll give you ten million to help pay for your mom’s treatment, no matter what happens.” For my sick mom, I decided to return to Nigel Jefferson. “But now that I’m no longer pretty… would he still love me?”

The day Stella Jameson was released early from prison for good behavior, my husband Samuel Xenos, who was always so calm and collected, lost control. He did everything he could to please Stella in her bed. He said that our marriage was nothing but fake. He never had any real feelings for me. And that lawsuit, for which he risked his life to win for me three years ago, was nothing but a complete setup. [Zara, the man you love most is just my dog. He comes whenever I call. He has always been like this. He’s no different from Victor back then.] That was the message Stella sent me to taunt me. I wiped my tears and prepared a big surprise for them.

"..as you can see from the title.. it's our last letter for you..", mom is sobbing as dad said that and he pulls my mom closer to him and kissed her temple, normally I would gag at their affections but this time I couldn't bring myself to do that. ".. we know you had so many questions you want to ask us about.. but time is still time.. we're mortal.. we can't run from it.. like we can't reach the edge of the universe no matter how much speed and power and technology we have today..", he then pauses.

Kalista Laila Jaffa, harus dihadapkan pada situasi yang tak terbayangkan, saat harus menikah dengan Bian Qais Lianda, suami dari sahabatnya sendiri yang bernama Jihan Violetta. Kalista dan Bian yang awalnya menolak pernikahan, berakhir pasrah, karena Jihan mengancam mengakhiri hidup, apabila suami dan sahabatnya tidak mau menikah. Apa alasan Jihan rela menikahkan suaminya dengan Kalista? Padahal Bian seorang pria yang setia dan penuh cinta. Apa ada rahasia yang ditutupi oleh Jihan? Mampukah Kalista melewati hari-hari sebagai madu sahabatnya?

Nami dan Samudra tidak sengaja tertukar ponsel saat sama-sama mengunjungi sebuah restoran. Hal tersebut menyebabkan keduanya harus rutin berkomunikasi dan bertukar peran satu sama lain. Samudra adalah seorang penyanyi jebolan anggota boyband berjumlah lima orang, penulis lagu, model, sekaligus pemimpin sebuah agensi musik. Sementara Nami adalah seorang karyawan sebuah perusahaan yang memiliki lingkungan kerja toksik. Keduanya bertukar peran di pekerjaan sampai ke dunia pertemanan dan keluarga. Gara-gara ponsel yang tertukar, dimana Samudra yang terbang ke Milan sepulangnya dari restoran. Samudra jadi mengetahui tentang kekasihnya yang telah berpaling ke lain hati, tentang lingkungan kerja salah satu perusahaan yang sangat buruk, dan tentang ibunya Nami yang sangat tidak mencerminkan sikap lembut seorang ibu. Apa saja kah perubahan yang terjadi selama tujuh hari diantara Nami dan Samudra?

Jatuh cinta dengan pasien sendiri? Pernah. Sakit hati dengan pasien sendiri? Pernah juga. Selalu berada di titik terendah pasien? Tentu saja, pernah. Katakan saja jika Dokter Bella, Spesialis Jiwa dan Psikiater di RS Jiwa Provinsi, memiliki sebuah perasaan aneh. Sebab, selama 5 tahun dinas di sana, hatinya telah berlabuh kepada seorang pasien dengan gangguan jiwa halusinasi dan isolasi sosial. Namanya, Kaisar Magenta. Mahasiswa tingkat akhir Teknik Kimia menjadi gangguan jiwa karena sebuah peristiwa besar yang disembunyikan, membuat keluarganya memutuskan untuk memasukkan ke dalam RS Jiwa.