Karma

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.

On the eve of giving birth, my world turned into a nightmare. My husband’s sworn enemy broke into our home, seeking revenge. I was brutally cut open and my baby was ripped from me. Yet, I made the chilling choice not to call my husband for help. In my previous life, desperate and terrified, I begged him to return home. He abandoned a Valentine’s dinner with a scholarship student to rush back. That night, the student was preyed upon in a bar, leading to her tragic suicide. My husband’s wrath was unrelenting. Blaming me for her death, he locked me in a kennel, leaving me to be savaged to death. “This is the pain Wynne endured because of you. Now it’s your turn to suffer!” Given a second chance, I resolved to make a different choice. This time, I let him stay for his romantic Valentine’s evening with her. But when I returned home, he had spiraled into madness.

The Beast King, Tharion Kael, has spent half his life on the battlefield, yet he has no heir. So, he summons every woman rumored to be blessed with fertility into the palace. Favored by fortune and against all odds, I, as a descendant of the Carp Clan, conceive. To keep me safe during my pregnancy, Tharion hides me away in a remote, deserted palace, guarded in secret by his Nightguards. But just as I am about to give birth, I unexpectedly crossed paths with the Vixen Consort, Lyra Swifttail, who wanders into the Forsaken Wing by mistake. She swishes her tail playfully, eyes sparkling with amusement as she looks at my round belly. Her smile is utterly captivating. "I didn't expect to find a little carp having an affair here…" With a spell, she drags me away, forcing me into my true form. Then, one by one, she scrapes the scales from my body until I am raw and bleeding. She has her catfolk attendant pour scalding oil over my wounds and orders guards to violate me until I am left broken like a rag. When I finally lose consciousness, she slashes me open with a claw and rips the stillborn child from my womb. She presents it with both hands to Tharion, who has just come to visit. She says, "Your Majesty, what perfect timing. I caught a carp sneaking around the Forsaken Wing. This is her illegitimate child!"

Najwa Asyifa, perempuan berusia 26 tahun yang sudah menikah selama dua tahun dengan Fabian Rizki yang lebih tua enam tahun dibanding dirinya. Pernikahan itu awalnya indah. Namun, semenjak kehadiran Ibu mertua dan adik ipar yang ikut tinggal bersama mereka, keadaan akhirnya berubah. Puncaknya, ketika Najwa mendapat sebuah kabar buruk. Sang suami membawa wanita lain ke rumahnya dan mengakui wanita itu sebagai istri kedua. * Kau bilang, aku tak bisa tanpamu, Mas. Ah, Benarkah? Ku rasa, itu terbalik. Bukankah, justru kau yang tak bisa tanpaku?

I went skiing alone on Valentine’s Day to clear my head. I never expected that later that night, my younger brother, Mason Cases, would show up after running away from home following a fight with our family. The front desk stopped him and asked for additional registration. I explained, "He’s my brother. He ran out after an argument and didn’t bring his ID. He’s just staying one night. I’ll take him home tomorrow." After hearing that, the receptionist, Riley Rowe, gave us a suggestive once-over, winking at my brother with a look that said, "I get it." "Alright," she said with a flirty smile. "It’s Valentine’s Day. I understand. No need to be shy." Seeing how exhausted Mason looked, I forced myself to swallow the disgust and brought him upstairs. That night, I came across a local post online. "Girls these days have no shame. Bringing some random guy back to a hotel on Valentine’s Day. She got caught and still had the nerve to lie, saying he’s her brother. Like I can’t tell?" Some users questioned whether she might have mistaken them. "I’ve worked in this industry for over ten years. There’s no way I got it wrong! She didn’t dare register him. Obviously, she’s afraid her husband will find out she’s cheating! I’m going to go listen outside their door later and livestream how loud she gets!" I froze. It couldn’t be that much of a coincidence, right? Until I opened the photo she had secretly taken. My blood turned to ice. That was me. Wait. The "random guy" she was talking about… Did she mean the one lying on the floor? But he really was my biological younger brother.

My twin sister, Sarah, was dying from silver poisoning. My blood was the only thing that could save her. The healer was overwhelmed and made a mistake on the paperwork. She mailed the diagnosis report to the pack house with my name on it instead of Sarah's. She told me the truth in private.I wanted to rush home immediately and correct the misunderstanding. But before I could, the news reached the pack. My parents and Alpha Damien reacted in a way I never expected. They firmly forbade Sarah from donating blood to save me. They raged that I was being selfish for even asking for help. They said Sarah couldn't handle the weakness that came from a blood transfusion. I fought back the coldness spreading through my chest. "I'm pregnant. If I don't get treatment soon, the poison in me will kill the pup too." My mate Alpha Damien, the one who had sworn to protect me forever, responded without warmth. "We can always have more pups. Sarah only has one life to live." My wolf howled in agony inside my head. So I chose to leave, to walk away from the place that had brought me nothing but pain. By the time they realized the truth, it was already too late for regret.

Kakak sepupu pacarku baru saja bercerai dan tinggal sementara di rumah pacarku. Dia sedang hamil besar dan membawa serta anaknya yang berusia 5 tahun. Dengan sikap seolah-olah semuanya sudah menjadi haknya, dia menganggap pacarku sebagai sandaran hidupnya dan menunjukkan ketidaksukaannya padaku. Dia merasa bahwa aku telah "merebut" adik sepupunya. Suatu hari saat acara keluarga, putranya tiba-tiba menyiramkan minuman ke arahku dan berseru, "Kamu nggak boleh merebut ayahku!"

Pada malam pernikahan, aku dilarikan ke rumah sakit dengan ambulans setelah terkena kondom yang telah disabotase, membuatku kesakitan luar biasa. Operasi berlangsung lebih dari dua puluh empat jam, dan cerita itu menyebar dengan cepat. Suamiku, Arya, justru mengumumkan bahwa siapa pun yang berhasil memotretku dalam keadaan pasca operasi akan diberi hadiah uang 160 miliar. Dalam semalam, aku berubah dari istri baru seorang miliarder menjadi bahan olok-olokan setiap kalangan elit di Neruda. Keesokan harinya, kekasih masa kecilnya Arya yang bernama Dina, muncul di depan pintuku. Saat itulah, aku baru tahu kebenarannya, bahwa dia yang telah melapisi kondom itu dengan perekat sebagai bagian dari apa yang dia sebut dengan eksperimen sosial. Dia tidak menunjukkan sedikit pun penyesalan. Nada bicaranya sembrono dan kejam. "Itu cuma eksperimen. Bagaimana aku bisa tahu kalau kau akan bereaksi seperti itu? Lagian kau tidak pernah pantas untuk Arya. Jadi, hentikan sandiwaramu itu." Arya berdiri di sampingnya dengan tatapan dingin dan meremehkan. "Kalau bukan karena kontrak pernikahan, tak ada orang yang mau menyentuhmu. Kau tahu itu, kan?" Yang tidak dia ketahui adalah wanita yang dia sebut pelacur itu telah menyelamatkan hidupnya berkali-kali, lebih dari yang bisa dia bayangkan.

Yo era su única debilidad. Don Alex, el rey de Nueva York. Y yo era su reina. Pero días antes de la fecha de nacimiento de nuestro hijo, me arrojaron a participar en el Duelo a Muerte en los Muelles, un juego cruel transmitido para el entretenimiento del mundo clandestino. Las balas volaban, trampas ocultas acechaban y cada uno de mis intentos aterrorizados y patéticos por sobrevivir se transmitía en vivo en pantallas gigantes. Entonces, escuché a su segundo al mando por los altavoces. —Jefe, su esposa está a punto de dar a luz. ¿Seguro que quiere estar aquí? Me congelé. ¿Alex estaba aquí? Un momento después, una voz de mujer, empalagosa, goteó a través de los altavoces. —Olvida a esa perra. Alex me dijo que lo único que importaba hoy era estar aquí conmigo. ¿Cierto, cariño? Era Scarlett. La princesa de la mafia de Chicago. El amor de la infancia de Alex, una mujer a la que él siempre había consentido y hacia la que mostraba un claro favoritismo. Durante años, él había rechazado sus insinuaciones, pero nunca se negaba a sus caprichos. Hoy, ella estaba de mal humor e insistió en ver el Duelo a Muerte en los Muelles, así que él estaba allí para hacerle compañía. Grité llamando a Alex, le supliqué ayuda, pero él estaba convencido de que yo era una asesina disfrazada. Scarlett se rió y dijo que el juego debía ser más emocionante. Así que él presionó el botón. Perros de patrulla crueles me cazaron. Se me rompió la fuente, mezclándose con la sangre en el suelo. Estaba en agonía. El juego llegó a su clímax mientras más perros y hombres armados me cercaban por todos lados. Todos apostaban sobre quién sería el siguiente en morir. Alex sonrió, con su voz en un tono bajo y despreocupado. —Apuesto a que esa asquerosa mujer embarazada morirá. No supo la verdad hasta que me desangré en una mesa de operaciones, con nuestro hijo muerto junto a mí. Dicen que el despiadado Padrino se hizo pedazos. Se rompió por completo.

FICTIONARY TALES: A collection of short stories. Welcome to fictionary tales all written by me which include topics such as KARMA, Love, Revenge, Trauma, Tragedy, Happy endings, Sad endings, Mystery, Adventure and so much more!!