Just Friends Karaoke

Cerita ini tercipta berdasarkan kisah yang dialami langsung oleh sipenulis alias cerita asli meskipun terdapat beberapa bagian cerita yang akan dikasi bumbu penyedap rasa alias fiktif namun tujuannya tidak lain dan tidak bukan hanyalah untuk menambah sensasi didalam alur cerita agar pembaca tidak mudah bosan dalam pengembangan karakternya. Buku ini akan mengisahkan tentang dua sejoli yang kata-nya sedang jatuh cinta namun sulit untuk saling mengekspresikan perasaan masing-masing dikarenakan cinta mereka yang dianggap tidak wajar karna sesama jenis. Dan hal itulah yang membuat salah satunya kadang terlihat egois dan mendominasi didalam hubungan mereka.

Ini bukan hanya cerita tentang Arini dan Brandon, tapi juga kedua anak-anak mereka; Elfarehza dan Alyssa. Sakinah, mawaddah dan warahmah. Ketiga hal inilah yang diinginkan oleh setiap pasangan suami istri yang telah menikah. Begitu juga dengan Arini dan Brandon. Masa lalu yang kelam membuat Brandon diliputi kekhawatiran. Dia takut kedua anak-anaknya melakukan kesalahan serupa, sehingga membuat pria itu menjadi seorang ayah yang overprotective. Seiring berjalannya waktu, El dan Al tumbuh menjadi remaja. Mereka mulai memberontak karena merasa dikekang. Puncaknya ketika El mengetahui rahasia yang disimpan oleh Brandon. Ketika itulah hubungannya dengan sang Ayah mulai memburuk. Tak hanya Brandon, Arini ternyata juga menyimpan rahasia besar. Begitu juga dengan Elfarehza dan Alyssa. Apa rahasia yang mereka simpan? Akankah sakinah, mawaddah dan warahmah masih bisa diwujudkan dalam rumah tangga mereka, setelah semua rahasia terbongkar? Mampukah Brandon mempertahankan cintanya kepada Arini, setelah tahu rahasia sang istri?

Sebuah kesalahpahaman membuat Brandon dan Arini saling membenci. Sebuah kejadian lain membuat keduanya menjadi dekat, JUST FRIEND. Sebuah keputusan, kemudian memisahkan mereka, setelah menjalin persahabatan selama bertahun-tahun. *** Arini, seorang siswi berprestasi, memiliki hobby bermain basket. Dia memilih bergabung dengan klub basket, meski tidak bisa ikut dalam pertandingan karena bukan laki-laki. Di sanalah, Arini bertemu dengan Brandon, leader basket Casanova berparas tampan, tapi dingin. Sebuah kesalahpahaman, membuat Bran menentang kehadiran gadis itu di klub basket. Tak disangka, suatu kejadian membuat Brandon malah menjadi penolong bagi Arini. Sejak saat itu mereka berdua menjadi dekat dan menjalin persahabatan. Bertahun berlalu, sebuah keputusan mampu mengubah segalanya, ketika Arini dijodohkan oleh sang Ayah dengan pria lain. 'Tak ada persahabatan yang murni di antara pria dan wanita.'

Ever since anyone could remember; Elena Sergio and Matthew Marcello had been best of friends, the ride or die type of friends. But when Elena's crush asks another girl out on the day she planned to tell him her feelings right in front of her; Elena is left heart broken and distraught.After a night of drunkenness and sex; Elena and Matthew's 'friendship' take a left turn. With the new unexpected event; Elena finds out secrets that not only threaten her friendship with Matthew but also risk her losing him forever.

She never intended to fall for anyone—let alone three of them. Trying to make ends meet in Los Angeles, Alexis didn’t expect to be caught between her childhood crush, his irresistible brother, and a rising celebrity she was only supposed to fake date. With family chaos, betrayal, and forbidden love threatening to tear everything apart, Alexis must figure out where her heart truly belongs… before it’s too late.

Rory and Todd have been best friends for the longest time. A smooth friendship with a lot of hidden feelings take an exciting turn after a DARE! What will happen when Rory demands a big change for herself and starts taking lessons to become a bad girl? What will happen when her teacher is her best friend that she is secretly in love with??? Can the physical attraction and chemistry they both feel be fought of or will they submit to pressure?

My boss, who made me work overtime every single day, finally got what was coming to him. Somehow, he got connected to my new keyboard. It was like he was synced to it. His face flushed red, his eyes brimming with tears. "Don't type anymore," he begged. I just smiled and nudged the mouse. "Don't move the mouse either!" 'Do you expect me to just stop because you said so? Wouldn't that make me look pathetic?' I thought to myself. I kept working until midnight. Just as I was about to leave, I glanced down. The carpet at my boss's feet was soaked through. I figured he must have knocked over his glass of water.

"I have this strong urge to kiss you." He said as his eyes flicked to my lips and then back to my eyes. I felt my heartbeat increasing and my knees were starting to feel weak by his closeness. I wet my lips, "Uh...no one is around. There is no need." I said through the lump in my throat. "I know, but I just want to." He said as he crashed his lips to mine. ~~~~~~ Emily Samuels was devastated when she found her boyfriend of a year cheating on her. She was angry and hurt that she swore she would never forgive him. Logan has apologized to her and said it was a mistake, but Emily did not want to hear it. She also turned him down when he begged for her back. Logan's plea for her has gotten consistent that Emily wanted him to stop, so she did something that she hadn't expected to do... She kissed the school's player and heartthrob; Tyler King. She only did that to let Logan see that she has moved on. Tyler, on the other hand, got an idea, so he strike a deal with Emily - to pretend that they were dating. Spending a lot of time with the player has allowed Emily to see the real Tyler. Would their fake dating be just that; fake? Or would it turn out to be real?

Jennifer Oxford - A girl who has lost both of her parents in a car accident and now has nothing but a sister who blames her for their parents' deaths; as a result, she is living in an apartment with her best friend without her so-called sister; Jennifer is unknowingly beautiful and kind, yet feisty when she wants to be. William Vernanda - CEO of one of New York's largest corporations; a total cold person with a stone heart. He's pompous and has forgotten how to laugh or even smile. What will happen when these two persons become acquainted? *** William being slapped at his first meeting with Jennifer, but why? Just what happened when these two diametrically opposite poles collided and ended up in such a result? Do you want to know? Then you are extremely welcome...

Esmeralda and James: Two opposites that in a normal world, shouldn't meet. James is a rich and famous architect who needs to get married in order to access his father's inheritance. Esmeralda lost her parents when she was very young and has had to fend for herself ever since. Their lives are separated by a whole world, until the day James runs over the girl. That incident was all his mother needed to cut him out of his father's will and that's something he can't risk. To avoid further problems, James and Esmeralda create a contract that benefits both parties. Can the two of them follow through to the end of this contract? Or does life have new surprises for them?