Ear Gauging

อัยรินทร์เสียพี่ชายเพราะโรคร้ายในวัยเพียงสิบเจ็ดปี เธอไม่มีญาติพี่น้อง และโตเกินกว่าจะอยู่สถานสงเคราะห์เด็ก ก่อนตายพี่ชายของเธอฝากฝังเธอเอาไว้กับน้องรหัสคนรวยของเขา หนุ่มหล่อ รวย เสน่ห์แรง อย่างอาชวิน เพราะพี่รหัสดันตายจากไปกะทันหัน นักศึกษาปี 3 อย่างอาชวินจึงต้องเลี้ยงเด็กสาววัยมัธยมไว้อย่างลับ ๆ เป็นแฟนก็ไม่ได้เพราะวัยยังไม่พ้นคุก เป็นน้องสาวก็ไม่ได้เพราะนมน้องมันโตเกินกว่าจะเป็นน้องสาว เลี้ยงไว้ก่อนก็แล้วกัน อีกแค่ปีเดียวเขาก็ไม่เสี่ยงคุกแล้ว

Naranasan ni Lemuel ang masasayang araw ng buhay niya dahil kay Jossa. For him, their relationship was the best thing that happened in his life. Ngunit ang babaeng buong akala niyang magiging dahilan ng lubos niyang kaligayahan ay siya din palang magiging rason ng pagkasira ng kanyang buhay. He was put in a jail because of her. Ito rin ang naging dahilan ng malaking pagbabago sa kanyang pagkatao at sanhi kung bakit siya napunta sa maduming trabaho. Several years later, they met again. Kung kailan unti-unti nang nagiging maayos ang buhay niya ay saka nagulo ulit dahil sa presensiya ng dalaga. Would he let her enter his life again? Kaya niya nga bang kalimutan ang lahat ng nangyari dahil sa pag-ibig? Would second chance heal... his scarred heart?

I made my way directly to the library with the present I had for Asher all nicely wrapped up, ready to be torn open. I was so excited and nervous at the same time. When I arrived at the library, no one was there. I sat there for a whole 20 minutes waiting for Mr. no show. I felt stupid for thinking he would actually come. I got dolled up for no reason at all. Maybe I’ll still meet my mate today. Then it won’t be for no reason. I got up from the table seat and went into the hall, hearing a lot of whispers regarding my new appearance. Some asking if I’m a new girl, others saying I’m trying too hard and others saying I look drop dead gorgeous. I didn’t know how to feel about myself. As I was wandering around the halls waiting for school to start, a smell hit me like a truck. It filled my lungs and took over my mind. It was the smell of after the rain had fallen. Petrichor. "Mate", I growled. I let the scent lead my feet to where my mate was. I was so excited and my palms are sweaty. It led me to the janitor’s closet and before I opened it I heard a moan. I put my ear to the door and heard shuffling. “Hurry Saige, I smell my mate, I can’t let her meet me like this.” I know that voice my heart skips a beat, fear and anger covers my heart like a blanket. It can’t be. It can’t be. There’s no way.

Shortly after I married Andrew Lorne, my mother-in-law has my husband's widowed sister-in-law move in with us. She wants my husband to bear the responsibility of caring for two families. My husband says he wouldn't be who he is without his elder brother's help, so he won't let his sister-in-law suffer. And so, she and her son steal my home and my husband's love. Meanwhile, my daughter and I are banished to the countryside. On the first day of our banishment, I'm violated and murdered by beggars who barge into the house. … It takes three years for my husband to remember me. He comes to the countryside to take me home. "Come out, Jovana. I'll immediately bring you home as long as you agree to give your property to Tiana as an apology for the things you've done." As soon as the words are out of his mouth, my daughter emerges from the yard, which is overgrown with weeds. She tells him I was dead. He doesn't believe her. He allows his mother to beat my daughter half to death and berates me while he's at it. "How dare you, Jovana! You haven't learned your lesson at all, have you? These dirty tricks are all you know, and you even taught our daughter to lie! It's been years, yet you still can't compare to Tiana!"

Ella Alvarez, a woman full of dreams in life grew up in an ordinary family, happy and contented for what she had and worked hard just to fulfill them. But despite the good heart everything she has now is full of lies, how can she accept everything that is hidden from her? Is it the same in love that everything shown to her is all lies? Where and who is this person who should look she will take revenge?

Nathaniel Vhan was Arni's childhood crush. Sa tuwing naroon siya sa mansion ng pamilya Vhan ay hindi maaaring hindi niya ito tanawin mula sa malayo. She would often stare at him and watch him from afar, dreaming that someday, he would notice her and somehow, she would exist in his life. She was ready to devote herself to him, but Nathan left to study abroad. She was heartbroken, but she knew he would come back. A few years later, he came back. And the first time he saw her, he fell in love, right before he learned who she really was. Now that they're both in love with each other, everything seemed to be perfect. Pero hanggang saan kakayanin ng pagmamahalan nila ang mga pagsubok na haharapin nila? Lalo't kung ang pagtitiwala na siyang dapat na pinakamatibay na pundasyon sa pagmamahalan ay siyang unang natibag?

Tak banyak hal yang dapat aku ceritakan. Tentang hidupku masih saja sama, sama-sama berantakan dan tak terkendali. Kumatikan diriku, hatiku bahkan hidupku setelah semua hal buruk menimpaku. Ku tutup diriku, menjadi lelaki tak berguna dan tak bermaya.

Saat amarah menguasai diri seseorang apapun akan dilakukannya untuk melampiaskan kemarahanya seperti Hilman Junanta yang membunuh Karina dengan tangannya sendiri. Kejadian itu berdampak buruk pada psikologis Lilian Junanta anak kedua dan putri kesayangan pasangan Hilman Junanta dan Karina. Menyaksikan papa dan mama bertengkar setiap hari sudah membuat Lili, nama panggilannya. Muak! Dan lebih memilih mengurung diri dikamar sepulang sekolah. Apalagi melihat papa membunuh mama dengan kedua tangannya. Setelah insiden pembunuhan itu berdampak buruk terhadap lingkungan dan kehidupan yang dijalani Lili. Disekolahpun. Kini. Lili diasingkan dianggap sebagai anak seorang pembunuh. Teman-temannya serentak mundur dari list pertemanan. Lili yang sifatnya ceria secara perlahan menjadi pribadi yang tertutup. Begitu juga dengan cinta pertamanya Aliando Jacob. Memilih menjauh darinya. Dengan alasan yang sama yaitu karena dirinya anak seorang pembunuh. Lagi-lagi ia ditinggalkan dengan alasan anak seorang pembunuh Aliando Jocob adalah orang pertama dan terakhir yang ia harapkan tinggal disisinya namun ia juga kehilangan harapannya tersebut. Karena Alinado Jacob mundur teratur dari hidupnya. Tidak ada lagi alasan untuk hidup bukan?

At a company party, Taylor Kennedy plays a game of mouth-to-mouth cookie biting with his female assistant as everyone watches. I blend into the crowd and laugh along. The room instantly falls silent. The assistant bursts into tears and plays the victim. Taylor lets go of her, turns to me, and coldly scolds me in front of the entire company. He berates me for not knowing how to read the room and being a buzzkill. Then, without hesitation, he wraps his arm around the assistant and kisses her deeply as I watch. If this were before, I would've stormed over in a rage and ripped them apart. Then, I would've humiliated her in front of everyone, not caring whose pride I trampled. But now, I feel nothing. Not even as I watch them kiss. Not even though today marks my ten-year anniversary with Taylor.

Shifters have come out of hiding. Not all of them are good, but its not just the shifters that are the bad guys anymore. I was only 12 years old when the announcement came over the news. I had no clue what a shifter was but I knew I was just human. Until I met him. The only one who made me doubt everything I had been taught and made me realize what type of world we really live in.