Dig Deeper

Sa pagbabalik ni Thomas Mayo, isang Diyos ng Digmaan, mula sa giyera, nakaharap niya ang mga taong nais siyang pabagsakin at naging dahilan sa pagkamatay ng kanyang kapatid at pagkawala ng ama. Dahil dito umusbong ang pag udyok sa kanyang paghihiganti…

Seorang pengacara (pengangguran banyak acara) tiba-tiba digerebek warga di dalam sebuah mobil bersama seorang wanita dengan pakaian terbuka. Bagaimana nasibnya ketika dia yang tidak tahu apa-apa, harus menikahi gadis tersebut? Pun semua bukti mengarah padanya sebagai pelaku pelecehan. “Kamu harus bertanggung jawab, Syams!” ujar Pak RT. “Aku tidak akan bertanggung jawab untuk kesalahan yang tidak aku perbuat!” Syams bersikukuh tidak melakukan apa yang warga tuduhkan, tetapi semua bukti mengarah kepadanya. “Lihatlah, banyak cupang di leher gadis itu. Siapa lagi kalau bukan kamu pelakunya?” Seorang ibu-ibu yang hendak membeli sayur juga berhenti melihat keributan itu. Hendak mengelak, tiba-tiba sarung yang dikenakan Syams melorot hingga terlihat jelas kolor ijo yang dipakainya. Bagaimana keseruan kisah Syams selanjutnya?

Ten years ago, he was forced to escape from a rich and powerful family. From then on, he drifted away like an ant, and everyone could bully him. Until that day, he dialed the familiar yet strange number. If you hold my hand, I will make you proud...

"Kurang ajar kamu sudah melecehkan anak kesayangan saya! Pokoknya sekarang tanggung jawab nikahi dia!" serang Pak Hamdi sambil mencengkram kemeja lelaki yang hanya diam dengan tatapan dingin itu. "Maaf, Pak. Saya tak mungkin menikahi dia," ujar Malik dengan nada teratur dan berat sambil melirik Elrima. "Apa?! Kurang ajar kamu!" sentak ayahnya Elrima sambil mencoba memukul Malik tetapi segera ditangki lelaki itu. "Dengar, Pak! Saya sudah beristri dan kejadian hari ini hanya salah paham belaka. Jadi hentikan kegilaan kalian!" rutuk Malik karena sudah tak tahan lagi.

I always thought my boyfriend came from a poor family. One day, I saw him drink a bottle of wine worth 100,000 while tipping the waiter over 1,000. The watch he gave away without a second thought was worth millions. Yet, his gift for my birthday was a dirt-cheap trinket. He claimed it was a test to make sure I was not a gold digger. Later on, I proved that I was not a gold digger. That was when he begged and pleaded for me to accept his extravagant gift.

Arsilla berselingkuh dengan tetangga sendiri. Namanya Anton. Perselingkuhan mereka diketahui anak dari Arsilla. Nabilla. Nabilla melaporkan kepada ayahnya. Tamam. Hingga Tamam saat itu juga memeriksa, apakah yang dikatakan anaknya itu benar atau tidak. Ternyata, dugaan benar! Lalu bagaimana kelanjutannya?

Awalnya, hubungan Lyra dan Saverio baik-baik saja. Meski backstreet, mereka memiliki banyak kenangan dan mimpi yang ingin diwujudkan bersama di masa mendatang. Lyra mempercayai Saverio untuk banyak hal yang dijanjikan laki-laki itu. Tapi suatu hari, selayaknya bom waktu, hubungan itu harus menemui akhirnya ketika Lyra menerima undangan pernikahan atas nama Saverio dan perempuan lain. Bukan, kisah ini tidak lantas berakhir hanya karena Saverio pada akhirnya menikah dengan orang lain. Justru inilah awal mula semuanya. Ketika Lyra menerima kenyataan dan berusaha untuk sembuh, Saverio justru tidak bisa melepaskan Lyra kendati laki-laki itu sudah memiliki istri. "Bahkan meski kamu di ujung dunia sekali pun, aku akan tetap mencarimu," janji Saverio. Ini adalah kisah, tentang mencintai sampai sakit. Bahwa terkadang, memiliki justru hanya mendatangkan luka. Ini adalah kisah, tentang seseorang yang digariskan untuk hancur. Sebuah elegi tentang hidup. *** []

"MAPAGLARONG TADHANA." Ito lagi ang aking bukambibig sa tuwing binabalikan ko ang masasayang ala-ala ng nakaraan. Ang dati na masayang pamilya na binuo ng aking mga magulang na ngayon ay hindi ko na yata masisilayan pa. MAGDA ang tawag sa akin. Tulog sa umaga, gising sa gabi. Hindi ko ginusto ang kapalaran kong ito. Isang tanikalang bakal na tila nakagapos sa aking mga paa na kahit pilit akong kumawala ay wala akong magawa. Wala na bang pag-asang makaahon sa putik na aking kinalugmukan? Huli na ba ang lahat?

One day, Ivy suddenly wake up from her bed and found out she went back 15 years before her death. In her past life, she was like vicious villian of those romantic novels who tried to humilate the female lead due to anger and jealousy! Which later on became miserable due to karma. Her brother died, their company fall into bankruptcy, her ambition to became a successful violonist shattered, and finally she went insane. However, it seems that her misery wasn't enough. Ivy got into an accident and became paralyzed, unable to talk and unable to move. She can only silently hope that her life would end sooner, so she could apologize to her brother in the after life. When she thought that this would be her end, dying all alone in her hospital bed, a man suddenly showed up in front of her and make her realized that there's rainbow after the rain. Unfortunately before she could confess, she died tragically without saying goodbye—such deep feelings were all given to her in vain. But now, she was back again and this time, she would be a better version of herself, she would achieve her dreams, and she would be the one to find him. Will Ivy's glory as a prodigy can be heard again? Can she fulfill her regrets? What would happen when she finally found out the earth shattering truth of her miserable life before? Will she choose to rewind or continue?

"Who are you?" tanong ni Arlon habang hawak sa braso ang isang bata na babae. "Let go of me. You scumbag!" The arrival of his daughter awakened a longing for connection and love that he had never known. He loved Charlotte unconditionally but found himself lost, unsure of how to bridge the gap that had formed between them. Umiiyak si Charlotte sa isang kwarto. Puno iyon ng mga laruan na pambata, stuff toys at puno ang closet niya ng magaganda na dress ngunit wala sa mga iyon ang nakakuha ng ngiti at attention ng batang si Charlotte. As fate intertwined their lives, the complexities of love, sacrifice, and the unbreakable bond of family began to unfold. In their journey through the trials of life, would they discover that true strength lies not in perfection, but in the messy, beautiful reality of loving one another? "Wala sa inyo ni Miss Ophelia ang nagmatch ng blood type ng bata. Paano nangyari iyon?" May isang babae ang umiiyak na tumatakbo patungo sa emergency room na talagang kamukha ng nagpakilala na ina ni Charlotte at nakasama niya ng gabi na iyon. Cordelia Monteveros the woman who have a mentally unstable and walang kakayahan makapagsalita. Putikan ang dulo ng suot nito na puting dress at nakapaa. Hinawakan siya ng babae, puno ng pag-aalala at paulit-ulit na hinila ang sleeve niya— gumawa ng mga hand sign language na talagang hindi maintindihan ni Arlon. Nanatili si Arlon na nakatingin sa babae na akala niya na hindi na niya na ulit makikita at doon narealize ni Arlon na nakagawa siya ng malaking pagkakamali. In a world where family ties are tested by secrets, control and power.