Did Geto Kill His Parents

After the fire, my younger brother, Ethan Harper, and I have become comatose. Our own parents choose to deliver us to the rebirth trial. If we pass the trial, we'll regain consciousness and be granted a brand new life. The sensory caps are attached to our heads and soon connected to our brainwaves. Ethan chokes out, "Since Mom and Dad loves you so much, you'll definitely receive their votes, Emma." I turn to look at the judge instead. "After I'm reborn, can I request a new pair of parents? It's fine if the answer is no. My parents will still die, anyway."

Dalawang taong anibersaryo ng mag-asawang Dindo at Annabelle, pinaghanda ni Annabelle ang asawa ng mga paborito nitong pagkain upang kanilang pagsaluhan. Gabi na noon at wala pa rin ang asawa niya, matiyaga siyang naghintay hanggang sa umuwi itong lasing, labis-labis ang pagkainis niya sa asawa sapagkat hindi nito naalala ang mahalagang okasyon ng kanilang pagsasama. Hindi niya inasahan ang pangyayaring bumago sa takbo ng kanilang pagmamahalan. Napagtanto ni Annabelle na mayroong kerida ang kaniyang asawa at ito'y inamin din naman nito sa kaniya. Nang gabing iyon ay pinahirapan siya nito, niyurakan ang kaniyang pagkababae at dangal. Kinulong siya nito sa loob ng basement. Akala niya ay doon na siya mamalagi nang mahabang panahon ngunit sa kabutihan palad ay nakaligtas siya mula sa madilim na basement na iyon sa tulong ng kaniyang pinsan na si Slyvia. Lumipas ang isang taon ay hindi pa rin nakalilimutan ni Annabelle ang masalimuot na pangyayari ng kaniyang buhay sa kamay ng dating asawa. Sa isang grocery store ay nagtagpo ang landas nilang mag-asawa kasama ang kabit nitong si Carla, walang kaalam-alam ito na kaharap na pala nito ang asawa ni Dindo. Hindi naglaon ay bumaliktad ang mundo nina Dindo at Annabelle matapos pumayag ni Dindo na maging drayber ng dating asawa. Nakilala rin ni Annabelle si Mr. Khou at nahumaling ito sa kaniya. Kitang-kita ni Annabelle ang pagngingitngit ng dating asawa kaya naman sinamantala niya ito. Umaayon ang takbo ng panahon sa kaniyang mga binabalak para sa dating asawa. Sa pagpapatuloy ng kuwento ay nais lang naman ni Annabelle na makapaghiganti sa kaniyang asawa dahil sa madilim na karanasan niya rito na siyang dahilan ng pagkawala ng kaniyang kauna-unahang baby. Makakayanan bang mahalin muli ang taong nakapanakit sa iyo? O handa mong dungisan ang iyong mga kamay para makapaghiganti sa kaniya?

My younger brother had stage four kidney cancer. Our parents demanded that I donate a kidney to save him. I told them I only had one kidney left. The transplant would kill me. Instead of listening to me, they forcibly strapped me to the operating table. “It’s just one kidney! Stop being so selfish!” they yelled. They did not care that I was telling the truth. Years ago, I had given my other kidney to save my father after his car crash.

To rebel against my family's arranged marriage, I run away from home. Six months later, I decide to return to university and continue my studies, only to be told by a professor that Adam Richmond enrolled six months ago. Not only that, but he and my fiancée have apparently become the campus' picture-perfect couple. I go to confront him, but the woman claiming to be Adam's fiancée drives me away. "You beggar and fraud, how dare you call yourself Mr. Richmond? Besides, I am Erica Wright, the eldest daughter of the Wright family. How could I not recognize my own fiancé?" I stare at the woman before me, unable to hide my doubts. I've never met her, yet I've always heard that the eldest daughter of the Wright family is supposed to be gentle and poised. Could this proud, overbearing woman really be my fiancée?

After my parents died, the family went bankrupt, leaving my brother and me with a large sum of debt. To pay it off, he became a haunted-house test sleeper, while I acted as a corpse on film sets. For five years, we worked tirelessly, not daring to rest a single day—and still, the debt wasn't cleared. By the end of the year, only 13 thousand dollars remained. Gritting my teeth, I signed up as a clinical trial volunteer. When it was over, I dragged 13 thousand dollars in cash, brimming with joy, to show my brother. But I found him frowning, on the phone. "Dad, Mom, Lily's doing well. Have fun abroad," he said. "She's stopped spending recklessly. The punishment ends next year." What? Our parents weren't dead? Our family wasn't bankrupt? The five years of hardship, every ounce of struggle—I'd endured it all as punishment for my love of spending. My smile froze on my face. My stomach churned violently. A mouthful of fresh blood spilled out.

"Be careful of who you love, maybe, he is just - Killing you softly." Si Dana ay nagkaroon ng panibagong rason para mabuhay, pagkatapos ng isang malaking trahedya na pumatay sa boung pamilya niya. Pero what if, the person she thinks giving her the urge to continue living, is just Killing Her Softly, not just in his obssessive dark romantic love, kundi dahil sa mga katutuhang pilit nitong tinatago.

Today is the sixth time my girlfriend, Shirley Lake, is supposed to meet my parents. My parents and I wait at the restaurant for four whole hours. I call her over and over again, but she never picks up. Just as I'm about to try one last time, I see Shirley's childhood sweetheart, Joshua Solomon, post a picture on his Instagram, with the location tagged at a suburban hotel. The picture shows a woman's pale back, one shoulder bare, with a striking red spider lily tattoo visible on her skin. Underneath the picture was the caption, "We'll make it from 18 to 80." A mutual friend comments, "First-love couples are the sweetest!" I silently hit the like button, then comment, "Make sure to get buried together when you die. And don't come back to haunt anyone else."

Après que ma vingtième demande de lien mental ait été ignorée par mes parents, j'ai foncé vers le Conseil des affaires de la meute. Le rapport médical en main, j'ai lancé sans préambule : « Bonjour, je veux renoncer à mon identité au sein de la meute... et IMMÉDIATEMENT ! » Dix minutes plus tard, mes parents ont fait irruption dans la salle, traînant ma sœur adoptive Elsa. Tous les trois avaient l'air terrifié. Mon père, un Bêta, les crocs apparents et les griffes frémissantes, s'est avancé en hurlant : « Tu n'es qu'une enfant gâtée en quête d'attention ! Arrête ton numéro, tu me fais honte ! » Ma mère, médecin légiste de la meute, a arraché mon rapport, y a jeté un coup d'œil et a ricané : « Tu as falsifié ça juste pour qu'on s'intéresse à toi ? Tu as toujours été une menteuse pathologique. » Elsa, accrochée à leurs manches, sanglotait : « C'est de ma faute… Je devrais pas insister pour organiser cette cérémonie de transformation… Je suis désolée, mais Jennifer, arrête de mentir pour manipuler la culpabilité de papa et maman ! » Je me suis calmement essuyé le sang qui coulait de mon nez, me suis redressée et ai répété à la conseillère : « Je n'ai plus de famille depuis longtemps. Effacez toutes mes traces du registre de la meute. Mes funérailles sont dans trois jours, et je veux pas les retarder. »

When Noah, alpha of the Lykos pack, proposes a two-year marriage agreement to Charlotte, she's desperate enough to accept. With nothing to lose and a death sentence looming, she agrees to become his wife and bear him an heir. But as they navigate their fake marriage turned real passion, secrets threaten to tear them apart. Noah's pack is cursed, and Charlotte's connection to the enemy could spell doom. As war erupts and loyalties are tested, can their love survive the darkness of their fate? Or will Noah be forced to choose between his pack and the woman he's destined to love?

During the New Year’s, on the highway back home to our hometown, my younger brother pestered us to stop for a bathroom break. My mother nudged both my older sister and me. “The next rest stop is quite far from here. You should head to the washroom; otherwise, you’ll regret it later. “Be quick; don’t dilly-dally!” Just as I jumped out, my family’s car pulled away and started driving away. The temperature was close to the freezing point, but my parents left me behind at an unmanned rest stop. I could only rush over and yell after them, “Dad! Mom!”