Dekada 70 Ni Lualhati Bautista

Naging ampon ang isang batang babae nang dahil sa mapaminsalang plane crash. Gayundin, ang isang lalaki na babago sa buhay niya.Sa kasamaang palad, kasalanan ng tatay ng batang babae kung bakit naulila ang lalaking ito. Eight years old pa lamang siya nang dalhin siya sa Tremont Estate ng lalaking sampung taon ang tanda sa kanya. Akala niya noong una, dinala siya dito ng lalaki dahil sa kabutihang puso nito, hindi niya alam na nandito siya para pagbayarin ng kasalanan ng kanyang ama.Sampung taong inisip ng babaeng ito na may galit sa kanya ang lalaki, dahil mabait at maingat ito sa ibang tao pero masama ito sa kanya... Ipinagbawal sa kanya ng lalaki na tawagin siyang 'kuya'. Kailangan niyang tawagin ang lalaki sa pangalan nito - Siya si Mark Tremont, paulit-ulit niyang sasambitin ang pangalan na Mark Tremont hanggang sa tumatak ito sa kanyang isipan...

Stavros Bienvenelo, always thought women were beneath him. However, in order to get his inheritance, must marry a woman he knew nothing about. Aviona Sarrosa was a pawn to get what he wanted. Little did he know that behind his wife's innocent face lurked a secret he would never have thought. When all hell breaks loose, would love begin to bloom between them, or would the secret drive them apart?

Minahal ni Madeline Crawford si Jeremy Whitman sa loob ng labindalawang taon, subalit siya mismo ang nagpadala sa kanya sa kulungan. Sa gitna ng kanyang sakit at pagdurusa, nakita niya pang nahulog ang lalaking ito sa ibang babae… Limang taon ang nakalipas, nakabalik na siya ng may panibagong lakas, hindi na siya ang parehong babae na pwede nilang maliitin ilang taon na ang nakararaan! Sa bago niyang anyo, sisirain niya ang kahit sinong magpapanggap at aapakan niya ang lahat ng sinumang basura. Kaya nga lang, nang sisimulan niya na ang kanyang paghihiganti sa lalaking sumira sa kanya… Biglang nagbago ang ugali nito. Mula sa pagiging isang malamig at walang emosyong tao, naging isa itong mapag-alaga, maalalahanin, at mapagmahal na lalaki! Hinalikan pa nga nito ang kanyang paa sa harap ng maraming tao habang nangakong, “Madeline, nagkamali ako na magmahal ng iba. Mula ngayon, ibubuhos ko ang natitira kong buhay para bumawi sa iyo.” Tumugon naman si Madeline, “Papatawarin lang kita kapag…. namatay ka na.”

Sabi nga ng iba... Love can be sad and love can be happy. Yena Suarez. Kung magkakaroon man ng katawan ang salitang 'maganda' ay siya na iyon. Noong walong taong gulang pa lamang siya ay alam na niya sa sarili niya na naka takda silang ikasal ng kaniyang matalik na kababata na si Nikko. Masaya naman sila noon, ngunit nang mag laon at namatay ang Ina ni Nikko ay doon nagbago ang pakikitungo nito sa kanya. Lalong lalo na ng malaman niyang may lihim na kasintahan pala si Nikko na matagal na palang ikinukubli nito sa kanya. Nadurog ang puso niya sa nalaman. Tinulungan siya ni Dwight, ang nakakatandang kapatid ni NikkoNikko sa labas. Doon niya pa mas nakilala si Dwight Collymore. Ngunit paano kaya kung malaman niya kung ano ang lihim na matagal ng ikinukubli rin ni Dwight sa dalaga? Paano kung... siya ang Adiksiyon niya?

The most important thing in the world is family and love. The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, is in its loyalty to each other. Family time is sacred time and should be protected and respected. Family is where life begins & love never ends. — Copyright 2021 © Xyrielle All Rights Reserved No Copy Stories No Plagiarism Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, business, events and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Nagimbal ang buong mundo ni Harmony Tasha Crisostomo nang malaman niyang buntis siya… at ang ama ng bata ay ang sariling professor niya, si Professor Darien Atlas Legaspi, iyong lalaking naka-one night stand niya noong panahong lango siya sa alak! Nang sabihin niya sa lalaki ang sitwasyon, binigyan siya nito ng dalawang pagpipilian: ipalaglag ang bata o magpakasal sila. Pinili niyang magpakasal. Kahit mag-asawa na, hiwalay pa rin sila ng kwarto. Hanggang sa isang gabi, kumatok si Professor Darien at pinagbuksan ni Harmony. “Nasira aircon sa kwarto. Pwede bang dito muna ako?” At mula noon, hindi na ito umalis sa kwarto ni Harmony. — Isang araw sa klase, may nagtanong, “Totoo po bang kasal na kayo, Sir?” Ngumiti si Professor Darien. “Harmony.” Tumayo si Harmony nang tawagin. “Present.” “Harmony Tasha Crisostomo Legaspi is my wife,” sabi ni Professor Darien. “She's an excellent doctor and my beautiful lovely wife.” Nalipat ang lahat ng tingin kay Harmony at napalunok siya sa announcement ng asawa. Hindi kaya kuyugin siya ng mga fangirl ni Professor Darien? Kailangan na ba niyang tumakbo paalis?

Nenekku yang berusia 70 tahun menjual bacang untuk mengumpulkan uang agar bisa membelikan aku tas sekolah. Tetapi, dia dihentikan oleh seorang wartawan cantik di pinggir jalan. Nenek yang baik hati itu berniat memberikan bacang kepadanya, tetapi keesokan harinya nenek itu menjadi viral di media sosial: "Seorang nenek berusia tujuh puluhan menjual bacang beracun di jalanan dan mencoba menyuap wartawan yang membela keadilan."

Kung hindi pa malalagay sa malalang karamdaman ang ina ni Basha, hindi niya malalaman ang kanyang tunay na pagkatao. Hindi niya akalain na anak siya ng isang mayamang businessman. Sa kagustuhan na maoperahan ang kanyang Ina ay lumuwas siya ng maynila upang humingi ng tulong dito. Ngunit kahihiyan lamang ang inabot niya dahil pinagtabuyan siya nito at hindi kinilalang anak. Dahil sa kaibigan niyang si Myla nagkakilala sila ni Diego. Naghahanap kasi ito ng surrogate woman na papayag makipagtalik sa kanyang nobyo na si Thaddeus upang magkaroon ng anak at maipamana kay Thaddeus ang lahat ng ari-arian ng kanyang lolo. Pumayag siya sa isang gabi kapiling ang isang bakla upang tuluyang mapaoperahan ang kanyang ama at dalhin ang magiging anak nito. Nakipagsiping si Basha habang nakatakip ang kanyang mga mata ay patay ang ilaw kaya hindi niya alam kung ano ang anyo ng lalaking katabi niya sa kama. Simula nang makatikim ng babae si Thaddeus ay palagi na niyang naalala ang gabing angkinin niya ang babae. Hangang sa humantong sila sa kasal at kasunduan. Mapanindigan kaya ni Basha at Thaddeus ang kunwaring pagsasama nila para sa kasal at upang mailipat kay Thaddeus ang hinahangad na mana? Magawa kaya ni Thaddeus na iwan si Diego at talikuran ang ilang taon nilang relasyon upang mas maging tahimik ang kanyang buhay at maging asawa at ama sa dinadala ni Basha?

남편의 컴퓨터를 닦아주다 나는 실수로 파일 하나를 열게 되었다. 안에는 입에 담을 수 없을 정도의 수위를 가진 영상이 만 개 남짓하게 들어 있었다. 주인공은 바로 남편과 여태 결혼하지 않은 친구 윤아였다. 내가 아이를 낳고 얼마 지나지 않아 남편은 몸을 상해 더는 잠자리를 가질 수 없게 되었다며 플라토닉 연애를 하자고 했고 그렇게 40년간 내게 손도 대지 않았다. 반평생 그를 위해 아이를 낳고 키우면서 살아온 내게 돌아온 건 완벽하게 포장된 거짓말뿐이었다.

นอนอ่านนิยายอยู่ดี ๆ ถิงถิงก็ไปโผล่ในนิยายที่ไม่เคยได้อ่าน นอกจากไม่เคยได้อ่านแล้ว สามีเจ้าของร่างก็พึ่งเสียไปหลายวันก่อน ลูกสาวก็พึ่งจะเดือนเศษ แม่สามีก็ป่วยอีถิงถิงคนนี้สุดจะงง ถิงถิงจำได้ว่าเธอเพิ่งจะนอนหลังอ่านนิยายเรื่อง ‘ฝากรักไว้กับรักแรกของแฟนเก่า’ จบไปตอนบ่ายสามของวัน นิยายเรื่องนี้เป็นนิยายรักน้ำเน่าที่ถิงถิงชอบมาก และมันยังเป็นนิยายของนักเขียนที่เธอติดตาม เนื่องจากนักเขียนได้ส่งนิยายที่สั่งพิมพ์ให้กับนักอ่านที่สั่งซื้อมาถึง ถิงถิงที่ว่างจึงรีบอ่านนิยายเกือบห้าร้อยหน้าโดยที่ไม่ยอมพักจนจบโดยใช้เวลาเพียงสิบชั่วโมงในการอ่าน จากนั้นจึงหันไปหยิบหูฟังมาสวมพร้อมกับผ้าปิดตาที่ใช้ตลอดเพราะเดี๋ยวแดดจะแยงตาตอนเช้า แต่แล้วถิงถิงที่นอนอย่างสบายใจก็ต้องสะดุ้งตื่น เพราะได้ยินเสียงเด็กร้องไห้ข้างหู ถิงถิงขมวดคิ้วระหว่างรู้สึกตัว ตั้งแต่จำความได้เธอก็โตมากับคุณยายสองคนที่บ้านนอกและเสียไปเมื่อห้าปีก่อน หลังเรียนจบมัธยมปลายจึงย้ายเข้ามาเรียนในมหาลัยรัฐบาลที่มีทุนเรียนฟรี นอกจากยายแล้วเธอก็ไม่ได้มีญาติคนอื่นอีก จึงเป็นไปไม่ได้ที่จะได้ยินเสียงเด็กร้องในห้อง เพราะที่พักของเธอนั้นเป็นหอพักสำหรับนักศึกษา เด็กที่ต่ำกว่าสิบสองขวบถูกห้ามเข้ามาอยู่เพราะเจ้าของหอกลัวจะรบกวนเหล่านักศึกษาในมหาลัยที่ต้องตื่นไปเรียนเช้าและกลับดึกบางคณะ