Emoji Rindu

Tiga tahun dihina sebagai menantu benalu, Ghazam akhirnya ditendang keluar dari keluarga Galenka. Dan kini, keadaan telah berbalik. Keluarga Galenka membutuhkan bantuan Ghazam lagi dan Serina sang mantan istri datang memohon bantuan. Namun, Ghazam hanya menatapnya dingin dan berkata, “Tidurlah denganku sekali lagi, merayaplah ke ranjangku seperti seorang istri yang rindu tubuh suaminya setiap malam.”

Book #1 Marked by the bully Book #2 Protected by the bully ________ Having fallen for his best friend's mate, Zander's finding it difficult to keep up with his promises as a best friend. It is hard to draw her out of his head. Everything about her has attracted him. And watching her around him all the time with his best friend is having an adverse effect on him. He hates it when they kiss, when his friend touches her, and when she lingers around him to make her boyfriend feel jealous. Zander's trying hard to keep it easy between them but in vain— until a mysterious message pops up in his messenger. ***"Hii!" "Who's this?" "You guess *winking emoji*" "Fuc** you" "I asked you to guess, not to swear on me." "I'm asking you for the last time.. Tell me WHO ARE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" "I wish that was 'I LOVE' than 'WHO ARE' before that YOUUUUUUUUU. *monkey hides face emoji*" "Go to hell..." "Hey, wait! I'll tell you who I am *sighing emoji*" "Bark" "I am," "You are???" "I am... Your mate!" "Wait, what? Hey, where are you going come back online and talk to me. At least tell me your name!" //Protected by the bully//**Book #2 for Bully Series. Can't be read as a stand alone, so it's recommended that you read book #1 first.**

Two months after I died, it finally occurred to my parents that they'd forgotten to bring me back from their trip. My father scowled in frustration. "She was supposed to walk back herself. Does she really need to make such a big deal out of it?" My brother, ever smug, opened our chat and sent an emoji, along with a message. [You'd better die out there. That way, Scarlett and I will split Grandma's inheritance.] He received no reply. With a frosty expression, my mother said, "Tell her if she shows up for her grandmother's birthday on time, I'll let the whole pushing-Scarlett-into-the-water thing go." They never believed I hadn't made it out of those woods. After digging six feet into the ground, they finally found my bones deep in the forest.

Kata orang tua-tua, yang dibenci itulah bakal menjadi jodoh kita. Walau sejuta langkah kita cuba melarikan diri, tetap juga dia datang menghampiri. Begitulah ikatan yang terbina antara Iman Afina dan Nazrul Haq. Tetapi yang lebih membengongkan jiwa, ikatan itulah juga yang sebenarnya permulaan jodoh mereka. "Hoi! Alihkan motosikal kau ni. Aku nak keluarlah. Abang makan panda!" - Iman Afina. Pertemuan pertama mereka sudahpun mencetuskan rasa benci yang mendalam. Terus terbenam ke dalam jiwa seorang Iman Afina dan Nazrul Haq. "Buat pengetahuan kau, aku bukan abang makanan panda! Aku adalah pengeran muda yang diminta untuk menghantar makanan!" - Nazrul Haq. Seorang gadis kasar dan seorang lagi jejaka poyo. Bisakah terbibit rasa cinta dan kasih pada diri mereka? Apakah yang mengunci perasaan mereka agar terus menyakiti?. "Dalam hati ini, ada namamu. Nama seorang insan yang aku rindu ..." - memori. Demi sebuah janji, mereka menoktahkan rasa. Demi sebuah rindu, mereka terperangkap di dalam celahan memori yang pernah tercipta. Adakah ini satu kebetulan?

Dalawang buwan ng mamatay ako, napagtanto ng mga magulang ko na nakalimutan nila akong iuwi mula sa lakad nila. Naiinis na sumimangot at sumigaw ang ama ko. “Dapat siyang maglakad mag-isa mismo. Kailangan ba niya talaga itong palakihin?” Ang kapatid ko, na mayabang, ay binuksan ang chat namin at nagpadala ng emoji, kasama ng message. [Mamatay ka na dyan. Sa ganitong paraan. Kami ni Scarlet ang maghahati sa pamana ni Lola.] Wala siyang natanggap na sagot. Habang malamig ang ekspresyon, nagsalita ang nanay ko, “Sabihin mo sa kanya na kapag nagpakita siya sa kaarawan ng lola niya sa tamang oras, hahayaan ko na ang pagtulak niya kay Scarlet sa tubig.” Hindi sila naniniwala na hindi ako nakaalis ng gubat. Matapos maghukay ng malalim, nakita nila sawakas ang mga buto ko.