How Did Arya Go Blind

Di desa kami tidak ada laki-laki dewasa. Setiap gadis yang mencapai usia 18 tahun harus melakukan upacara kedewasaan bersama-sama di kuil leluhur. Gadis-gadis muda berpakaian indah berbaris untuk memasuki kuil. Saat mereka keluar, mereka semua menunjukkan ekspresi kesakitan sekaligus senang. Kakakku berusia 18 tahun, tapi Nenek tidak mengizinkan dia mengikuti upacara ini. Dia menyelinap ke kuil leluhur di malam hari dan berjalan dengan langkah tertatih-tatih saat keluar. Darah segar menetes di antara kedua kakinya.

Santi, gadis belia yang baru lulus SMA, diimingi-imingi pekerjaan sebagai foto model dan artis. Namun, setiba di Jakarta, dia diminta menjual keperawanannya kepada pria hidung belang. Tak bisa lari, dia pun terpaksa melakoni peran sebagai wanita malam. Pijakan kakinya sudah terlalu dalam – berharap bisa mengangkat status ekonomi keluarga. Lambat laun, Santi bertemu dengan Firman, pria beristri yang mengaku tidak bahagia dalam pernikahannya. Firman jatuh hati pada kesederhanaan Santi. Sementara itu, Santi sudah terikat janji bersama Wildan, kekasihnya di desa. Apa yang harus Santi lakukan ketika berbagai rasa membayangi pikiran? Perasaan yang fluktuatif, cinta yang manipulatif, dan lingkungan yang stereotif merupakan keadaan yang kerap mendegradasi harga diri. *** “Semisal lu hilang keperawanan sama pacar lu, apa lu yakin dia bakal nikahin lu? Hidup itu keras, Say. Terkadang orang menghujat dosa orang lain hanya untuk menutupi dosanya.” – Keukeu, sang mucikari. “Mereka membenci pekerjaanku, tetapi mereka mencintai uangku. Mereka tidak ingin aku pulang. Namun, mereka selalu menunggu transferanku setiap bulan.” – Riana, teman Santi di Rumah Butterfly.

“Aji! Apa tujuan akhirmu di Padepokan ini,” tanya Rimpang kepada Ajiseka saat mereka sedang beristirahat. “Tidak ada, aku hanya ingin kuat dan membantu Romo menjaga kehidupan di wilayah Punden. Namun, aku berharap dapat membantu mengurangi kekejian di muka bumi ini, terlebih banyak siluman yang semakin merajalela dengan tingkat kekejian yang di luar nalar,” Jawab polos Ajiseka. “Ah! Kau ingin jadi pelindung rupanya. Ambillah jalur Naga, agar sesuai dengan niatmu, Ajiseka. Romoku pernah berucap jika Naga adalah pelindung yang kuat,” timpal Condro Kumolo. “Iya kah? Pasti akan sangat berat. Sudahlah, tidak perlu terlalu jauh berangan-angan. Aku sudah melihat banyak kematian, dan aku harus segera membantu Romoku menyelesaikannya.” Mampukah Ajiseka menuntaskan tujuannya? Apakah jalur naga jadi pilihan Ajiseka?

Sebuah pesawat mengalami kecelakaan dan akhirnya terjatuh pada pulau kecil bernama pulau Gumantra. Para penumpang dan awak pesawat yang masih selamat mencoba mencari bantuan. Mereka akhirnya menemukan pemukiman penduduk di pulau itu dan mendapat pertolongan. Sembari menunggu tim evakuasi, mereka tinggal bersama penduduk setempat. Pada awalnya semua berjalan dengan normal, sebab para penduduk sangat ramah dan baik. Namun makin lama mereka menemukan keanehan dan merasa nyawa mereka sedang terancam! Apa yang terjadi? Berhasilkah mereka selamat dari pulau itu?

Cerita ini menceritakan sebuah keluarga yang mempunyai anak perempuan, dan perempuan itu bersekolah di sebuah SMA di kota tempat ia tinggal, perempuan itu mempunyai 3 teman sekolah dua perempuan dan satu laki-laki, yang dimana salah satu dari temanya itu mempunyai indra keenam, suatu kejadian yang terjadi dengan pertemanan mereka membuat sosok gaib mengikuti mereka, sampai dimana ada kejadian yang fatal menimpa mereka, mari simak ceritanya teman-teman.

To drown away her pain from a harsh breakup, Jayda went to a bar to get wasted. She met Sebastian Miller, The multimillionaire with the worst personality but incredibly sexy. She had a one night stand with him, creating a bond that binds them forever!

Since the day Serenity got hitched to a stranger on their blind date, she had assumed married life would be ordinary but respectful and mundane. It never crossed her mind that her new husband would be clingy like a piece of gum stuck to the bottom of a shoe. To her utmost surprise, he could make her troubles disappear whenever she was in a fix. Despite her questioning, her husband would always pass it off as luck. Until one day, she watched an interview with a local billionaire known for fussing over his wife. That was when she noticed the uncanny resemblance of the billionaire to her husband. The wife whom he was showering attention on turned out to be her!

It was the day of our marriage. We were supposed to meet up at the City Hall, but my fiancee stood me up. I waited for her the whole day, and the only answer I got was a picture from her assistant. My girlfriend sat astride on his lap, and her arms were wrapped around his neck while they were locked in a deep kiss. "Sorry, Mr. Terraton. Sophie insisted on comforting me. You don't mind, do you?" I demanded answers from my girlfriend, but that only made her impatient. "He donated his blood to me. Yeah, I was with him, but so what? Man up, will you?" That killed any love I had for her, and I called my soon-to-be ex-girlfriend's sister. "Hey, Sylvie. Yeah, about your proposal. So will you marry me?"

Faryah Mustapha has always been mute due to an alleged accident that happened when she was six years old, she couldn't say words out loud. She lived her life observing, learning and enduring everything happening around her. When her Grandfather, Mustapha gets on his death bed, Faryah is obliged to fulfill his dying wish which unknown to her and everyone else is bound to change the course of her life for good.

Lorenzo De Angelis is an Italian tycoon who runs his empire with an iron fist. He is gorgeous, powerful, young, and very wealthy. His enemies are several and quite ferocious, so Lorenzo trusts no one. This is why when he discovers a woman hiding in his office, listening to some important and extremely confidential information, his first instinct is to keep her ‘prisoner’ for a few days while trying to discover who is this beautiful ‘spy’. She is Phoebe Stone and she is just doing her job cleaning offices, without knowing she is ‘in the wrong place at the wrong time’. So, in a matter of minutes, against her wishes, she will start a thrilling adventure, next to a stunning but frightening man. This adventure will change both their lives forever. (Excerpt) The reality hit her hard. She was standing in a dimly lit room, half naked in front of the man who kidnapped her… who threatened her... The most beautiful man in the world. He lifted her hands and put them on him as if it was the most natural thing in the world that she should touch him. She caressed him again, just to make sure he was really there. He covered her small hands with his and stood perfectly still. “If you want me to stop, I will. If you want me to leave this room, I will. ‘Piccola’ (Ita. Baby), the decision is yours.” “Don’t stop, please… I just want to be yours tonight… and always…”