Karma

The moment I was born, I took her life. They called me a murderer. Marcus used to burn me with cigarette butts, and Dad would say it was my fate. “You’re a curse. If you had any conscience, you’d have gone to join Mom a long time ago to repay what you owe.” When Marcus was diagnosed with kidney failure, that same cold, distant father knelt in front of me. “Please… save him…” I put my hand on Dad’s shoulder. “Dad, I’ll do the surgery. But can you promise me one thing?” Dad performed the surgery himself. It was a success. He saved the son he loved most and took the life of the daughter he hated. But after I died, Dad turned himself in to the police, and Marcus lost his mind.

Azra membuat keslahan yang bodoh 10 tahun lalu. Kesalahan yang membuatnya menjauh dari orang yang amat penting baginya. Karena egonya, dia bahkan semakin menjauh terjatuh dalam jurang yang digalinya sendiri. Icha, yang lelah mencari jawaban atas sikap Azra, kini telah pasrah. Bukan karena kalah. Bukan juga karrena sudah Move On, nyatanya, Move On nggak sekeren yang orang-orang ceritakan di dalam novel yang sering dia baca. Kini dia dan Azra bertemu kembali. Bisakah mereka memperbaiki semuanya? Sempatkah? Apakah perasaan mereka masih sama meskipun sepuluh tahun telah terlewat?

J'étais enceinte de huit mois, mais mon compagnon Alpha, Damien, m'a enfermée dans une cage en argent au sous-sol pour retarder la naissance de notre bébé. Quand j'ai appelé à l'aide, il m'a simplement dit d'attendre. Parce que la compagne de son frère défunt, Victoria, accouchait elle aussi ce jour-là. Le voyant de la meute avait prédit que seul le premier louveteau recevrait la bénédiction de la Déesse de la Lune et deviendrait le futur Alpha. « Le titre revient à l'enfant de Victoria », a-t-il dit. « Elle a perdu Marcus. Elle n'a plus rien. Tu as déjà tout mon amour, Hélène. La cage en argent garantira que tu accouches après elle. » Les contractions étaient insupportables. Je l'ai supplié de m'emmener à la clinique. Il m'a saisie par le menton et m'a forcée à le regarder. « Arrête de faire semblant. J'aurais dû comprendre que tu ne m'as jamais aimé. Tout ce qui t'importe, c'est la richesse et le statut ! » « Déclencher ton accouchement juste pour voler ce qui revient à mon neveu… Tu es vraiment ignoble. » Pâle et tremblante, j'ai murmuré : « Le petit arrive, je ne peux plus l'arrêter. Je t'en supplie, je ferai un serment de sang. Je me fiche de l'héritage. Je t'aime, c'est tout ce qui compte ! » Il a ricané. « Si tu m'aimais vraiment, tu n'aurais pas forcé Victoria à signer ce contrat pour renoncer aux droits de naissance de son petit. Je reviendrai te chercher une fois qu'elle aura accouché. Après tout, c'est aussi mon petit, là-dedans. » Il est resté planté devant la salle d'accouchement de Victoria. Ce n'est qu'en voyant le nouveau-né dans ses bras qu'il s'est souvenu de moi. Il a ordonné à son Bêta de me libérer. Mais la voix du Bêta tremblait. « Luna… et le petit… ils sont morts. » Et à cet instant, Damien a perdu la raison.

Sungguh bahagia jika mempunyai suami perhatian dan suka membantu pekerjaan rumah. Akan tetapi bagaimana jika di balik semua ada sesuatu yang disembunyikan oleh sang suami. Seperti hanya Hadi. Sikap perhatian yang ia berikan pada sang istri ternyata menyimpan rahasia yang mana bisa menghancurkan jika terbongkar. Sosok wanita lain menjadi penghangat Hadi di luaran sana. Pelakor. Memang selalu menghantui rumah tangga.

My mother is in the late stages of cancer. Yet, she sits in a wheelchair with an oxygen tube and endures a long train ride just to attend my wedding with Isaac Pudley. But when it's time for him to walk down the aisle, I don't see him anywhere despite screaming his name. It turns out his childhood sweetheart, Megan Ericsson, is having another depressive episode and is threatening suicide again. "Isaac, I can't live without you," she screeches. Isaac is always so stern and composed, but he now holds Megan in his arms and begs me to call off the wedding so they can leave. Relatives and guests watch the spectacle with thinly veiled amusement. To make matters worse, my mother is so angry that she faints. However, Isaac believes that my mother is feigning illness. He only wants to take Megan with him and leave. He even takes away my mother's wheelchair. But he seems to have forgotten that he has hurt me 97 times by now. After he hurts me 99 times, I’ll definitely leave him.

The first thing Stella Judd did after she was reborn was kneel in front of her parents to beg sincerely, "Mom, Dad, if I have to marry into the Chilton family, I want to marry Eric!" Her parents were surprised. "Don't you like Noel, Stella? Don't you remember that Eric is Noel's uncle?" Something flashed across Stella's eyes as she was reminded of a memory. She spoke sadly, "I know what will happen if I continue liking Noel. I can't ever be with him. "Mom, Dad, I've never asked you for anything. As a heiress who has enjoyed a luxurious life in this family for as long as I can remember, I know it's my responsibility to uphold this marriage alliance. This is my only request, so I hope you can agree to it."

Sinopsis "Uma!" seruku lantang, memanggil nama mantan istriku yang nampak tergesa-gesa itu. Uma berhenti sejenak, dan menoleh kearahku. "Maaf, ada yang bisa saya bantu?" ucapnya formal. Seolah kami tidak pernah saling kenal. "Apa kabarmu?" tanyaku basa-basi. "Oh, baik, saya baik-baik saja," jawabnya canggung. Tatap matanya datar, tak ada keramahan di sana. "Anak-anak ---" Belum sempat kuselesaikan ucapanku, Uma sudah memotongnya. "Maaf saya buru-buru, Pak. Ada pasien yang mengalami pendarahan, yang harus segera mendapat tindakan." Uma segera berlalu dan meninggalkan aku begitu saja. Uma pasti malas menjawab pertanyaan basa basiku, karena setelah bercerai, kami benar-benar putus komunikasi. Tak ada lagi nafkah untuk anak-anak, atau perhatian sebagai ayah. Bahkan sekedar bertanya kabaar pun, tak pernah kulakukan. Aku sudah menelantarkan mereka. Melihat Uma yang sekarang membuatku dilanda penyesalan. Wanita yang dulu rela meninggalkan profesinya demi sepenuhnya mengabdi kepada-ku itu, kini bertransformasi menjadi wanita karier yang sukses. Tak ada lagi wanita lemah yang hanya bisa menangis saat kubentak, yang ada wanita berwibawa yang membuat lawan bicaranya bersikap hormat. Dulu kutinggalkan dia dalam keadaan hamil tua anak kedua kami. Bahkan saat melahirkan aku tak menemaninya. Apa kabar anakku sekarang? Seperti apa rupanya? Jujur aku penasaran, sejak dia lahir aku tak pernah menengoknya. Ingin rasanya aku menjumpai dan memeluk mereka bertiga, melampiaskan rindu yang tiba-tiba hadir. Akankah mereka bisa memaafkan dan menerimaku? Penyesalan itu kian menyiksa, mana kala pernikahan ketigaku tak bahagia. Apakah ini karma, karena telah menelantarkan Uma dan anak-anakku? Sejak bercerai dengan Uma, aku tak pernah menemukan wanita sebaik dia. Andai waktu bisa diulang, aku ingin tetap bersama.

Api abadi terus menyala. Mengurung jiwanya yang terjebak dan tak bisa kemana-mana. Ia marah, sangat marah. Ia harusnya menjadi ratu abadi yang tak terkalahkan. Namun harus terjebak di dalam tanah ini hingga ratusan tahun lamanya. Ia adalah orang yang dipuja dan disembah, namun harus hidup seperti benalu di tanah kematiannya. Darah terus mengalir di tanah gelap yang ia huni sekian lamanya. Bau yang menggugah seleranya untuk segera melahap lapar mangsa didepannya. Tapi,, "Apa kau bisa menolongku?" Gadis itu bicara padanya!! "Kau bisa melihatku?" "Tolong aku...." Senyum indah langsung terpatri diwajahnya. "Kemarilah,, berikan aku jiwamu dan kamu akan mendapatkan segalanya"

The day after my best friend, Sarah Blunt married Patrick, the second son of the Brosnan family, I too became a bride and wed Matthew, his older brother. She married a swimming champion, and I, the rock-climbing coach. We thought we had our futures all figured out. Then, something happened that summer. The four of us planned a getaway but Matthew and Patrick’s baby sister, Megan joined us and our peaceful trip became a crowded affair.  While rock climbing, disaster struck—the rope snapped, and all five of us plummeted into the river below. The brothers rushed frantically to save Megan, leaving Sarah and me at the mercy of the river’s current, battered and tossed like driftwood. By the time the rescue team pulled us from the water, we were bruised, scraped, and utterly spent. In the hospital, Megan and I received devastating news that would change everything.  “You’ve been pregnant for 40 days, Ma’am. How could you put yourself in such a risky situation? Your baby survived, but your friend lost hers.” Shaken, I called Matthew to tell him about the pregnancy. His anger cut through the line. “You’re angry that I went to Megs first and now you’re trying to fool me with a fake pregnancy? She’s my sister—it’s my duty to protect her!” Sarah faced her own storm. Patrick practically scoffed at her grief. “Miscarriage? Do you expect me to believe that? The doctors said you only had a 30% chance of conceiving. I can’t stand women who create drama out of nothing.” Both calls ended abruptly, leaving us stunned as we stared at each other in the sterile light of the hospital room. In that shared silence, we made our decision—we would leave these men behind and start anew, launching a business together. But when the brothers received our divorce papers, they showed up at my door in the middle of a storm, kneeling in the pouring rain, crying through the night for a second chance.

“No Jason!I cannot stand in as your brother’s bride ! What happens to our engagement?” Aliyah shrieked after her long college sweetheart asked that she stands in as his brother’s bride till he finds the real bride. “Nothing Aliyah, Nothing can come between our love, i just need you to help save the face of my family, id be back with the bride before the wedding proceeds “ he lied and successfully manipulated love struck Aliyah. Little did she know her close to perfect lifestyle is about to become a nightmare. Time is speeding and the real bride is yet to be found, now, Aliyah has to stick to the script and play the role of Kelan Donald's bride who happens to be in coma. Soon she found some shocking truth that left her world crumbling down What happens when Aliyah finds out there was no initial bride, everything was a charade and pre-planned by her college sweetheart, Jason? What happens when she realizes the man she was lured to marry is actually in coma? And why will Jason do that to her?