Letter To A Crush

Bagaimana jika pria menyebalkan yang disukai tetapi juga dibenci karena sikapnya yang arogan, ternyata adalah bos di tempat kerja barunya? Sanggupkah Eve melalui masa magang di sana ketika Gery—sang bos—terus mencari-cari kesalahan untuk memecatnya? Lantas, bagaimana bila alur kehidupan malah membawa mereka pada perjodohan? Bisakah keduanya bersatu atau malah timbul percekcokan tanpa batas?

Natasha is always bullied because of her old-fashioned look. Clyde del Espania, the man of her dreams is the opposite. He is so good-looking and one of the heirs of the Dynasty Agency. She believes that Clyde will also notice her one day. She knows that she isn't exactly beautiful. Sometimes, they'd even call her weird, but she doesn't give them the chance to get inside her head that much. She is certain that the drop-dead gorgeous man, Clyde del Espania, will be hers with the help of the love potions written in her grandmother's book. What could happen if the enchantment that she has been anticipating always failed because of Kyle del Espania, the guy that she dislikes so much who also happens to be Clyde's twin brother? He knows how hard she loves his twin brother so he decides to help her in order for Clyde to notice her and fall for her. The guy also has a different goal for doing so as the girl that he loves is now engaged with his twin brother. But how could they continue with the plan if she is the one who seems to be enchanted by her love's twin brother? What if Kyle turns out to be the guy that she truly loves? Will she be successful in enchanting him to fall for her instead when he still loves his ex, Claire?

Saat Johan melamar Kalila melalui DM instagramnya, Kalila langsung menyetujuinya. Padahal mereka tidak pernah bertemu lagi setelah tujuh tahun lamanya. Kehidupan rumah tangga mereka penuh lika-liku. Perasaan yang dulu Kalila utarakan kepada Johan itu telah sirna, sedangkan mereka sudah terikat janji sehidup semati bersama. Kalila mengatakan, “Kalau lo udah ketemu orang yang lo suka, cerai aja kita ntar,” dengan nada santai dan tanpa beban. Namun, siapa sangka. Selama menjalin pernikahan keduanya saling menggoda satu sama lain. Dia kira Johan tidak menyukainya sehingga dia bebas memakai pakaian terbuka. Ternyata dia salah sangka, Johan seperti harimau yang sedang menunggu mangsanya lengah.

Si Chaira ay maganda, mabait, at matalino, ngunit likas siyang mailap, lalo na sa mga lalaki. Bagama’t nakapagtapos ng Business Management, pinili niyang manatili sa kanyang condo bilang online seller at freelance editor para sa mga social media vloggers. Sa kabila ng simpleng pamumuhay, sapat ang kita niya upang matulungan ang kanyang dalawang ate. Isang gabi, sumama siya sa club sa pilit ng mga kaibigan. Sa kalasingan, hindi niya inaasahang mawawala ang kanyang virginity sa isang one-night stand, at ang lalaking ito ay ang kanyang crush noong high school. Sa gulat at hiya, iniwan niya ito nang walang paalam. Dahil sa pangangailangan ng pera para sa kanyang may sakit na pamangkin, napilitan siyang mag-aplay sa isang trabaho. Hindi niya inakalang ang CEO ng kumpanya ay ang lalaking kumuha ng kanyang virginity at ang crush niya noong high school. Paano niya haharapin ang mapang-akit na kaniyang boss? Paano niya pipigilan ang pusong umibig, takot na masaktan at muling maranasan ang pag-iisa? Kakayanin niya bang manatili sa trabaho para sa kapakanan ng kaniyang pamilya?

Halmy Ikram Lima tahun yang lepas ... Seorang lelaki yang berakhlak mulia dan paling penting dia pandai menjaga ikhtilatnya. Kerana akhlaknya aku terpesona. Tanpa aku sedar, dia membalas cinta aku sepenuh jiwa. Bila kasih bersemi, ikatan pertunangan tercipta. Namun ikatan itu tidak kekal lama bila dia pergi tanpa khabar berita. Halmy Ikram Lima tahun kemudian ... Seorang lelaki yang angkuh dan paling menjengkelkan dalam hidupku. Paling aku tak sangka, sikapnya berubah 360 darjah. Dia bukan crush aku yang dulu. Dia sangat berbeza. "Sorry, I memang tak kenal you. Jangan ganggu kerja I boleh tak? I benci lah dengan perempuan desperate macam you ni." Itulah ayat dia yang paling menyakitkan hati. Tapi tak apa, aku dah tak peduli. Aku taknak hilang dia macam dulu. Tanpa berputus asa, aku berusaha mendekati dia walaupun dia tetap berkeras beritahu yang dia tak pernah kenal aku. Biarlah orang kata pergi cari timba... Dulu dia yang beria-ia melamar aku. Sekarang ini biar aku pula terkejar-kejarkan dia. Apa yang pasti, aku nak kahwin dengan dia. "Halmy Ikram, hate me if you dare!" Berkat usaha aku, akhirnya dia termasuk dalam perangkapku. Namun, di saat aku dan dia mahu menjalin bahagia, aku dikejutkan dengan satu khabar berita. Khabar berita tentang rahsia kehilangan dia satu masa lalu. Mampukah kasih tercipta andai keraguan mula mekar dalam jiwa?

Umibig si Zoey Trisha Ramos sa isang playboy na si Edrick Kurt Lim. Labing-pitong taong gulang pa lamang noon si Trisha, isang freshman sa isang kilalang Unibersidad samantalang dalawampu’t dalawang taong gulang na noon si Edrick, graduating na ito at isang heartthrob. Sa simula pa lamang ay alam na ni Trisha na maling umibig sa isang playboy ngunit kahit sya mismo ay hindi napigilan ang puso nya sa pagtibok. Nangako ang isang playboy na magbabago ito at hinding hindi nya sasaktan ang babae ngunit dumating na nga ang araw na kinatatakutan ni Trisha. Ito ang araw na iniwan sya ni Edrick at nakipaghiwalay sa mismong araw ng graduation nito. Nalaman ni Trisha na paalis na rin ito ng bansa, dahil maraming katanungan ang hindi nasagot nag madaling pumunta si Trisha sa airport at ganoon na lamang ang tagpong naabutan nya, tila naman binibiyak ang kanyang puso sa nakikita ng dalawang mata nya sa harap mismo nya. Habang masayang masaya ito hindi man lang alam ni Edrick na may isang taong sobrang nasasaktan at nasasaksihan ang kaganapan na iyon. Samantalang parang na estatwa naman si Trisha sa kanyang kinatatayuan at hindi na nya nagawang lapitan si Edrick hanggang sa namalayan nya na lang na papalayo na ito sakanya na kasama ang isang babae. Makalipas ang limang na taon ay bumalik ang lalaki sa Pilipinas. Laking gulat nila na sa pag balik nito ay sya na ang naging substitute professor nila. Gagawin lahat ni Edrick mabawi lang nya ulit ang tanging babaeng minahal nya. Nasaktan nya ito ng sobra kaya sa kahit anong paraan ay babawiin nya ito at pinangako sa sariling hinding hindi nya na muli itong iiwanan at sasaktan pa. Muli nga kaya syang bigyan ng pangalawang pagkakataon ni Trisha? Maging pamilyar pa kaya ang mga puso nila sa LOVE?

...In the name of crush, love and lies...They say broken people can't fall in love, right? But what if love really lies? Fighting depression and bipolarity along with eating disorder and coupled with fighting the urge not to take her own life, can things get anymore confusing for Fay when a silly crush transpire into something else? They say obsession is sweet, but when it leads to infatuation, it tends to get more dangerous and powerful. "Can I kiss you?" He whispered, his lips hovering above hers slightly, their lips almost touching. She shook her head negatively, her lips unconsciously dying for his taste. "Alright." His breath out, untangling his fingers from her hair as he made to move his lips away from hers but she pulled his head back quickly before muttering against his small pink lips. "Kiss me." © Josephine. C. Ivy

Hindi siya kagandahan alam niya. Minsan tinatawag pa siyang mukhang weirdo pero wala siyang pakialam. Siguradong-sigurado siya na mapapasakanya ang gwapong-gwapong si Clyde del Espania dahil umaasa siya sa gayuma na nakasulat sa libro ng lola niya. Paano naman kung ang lahat nang panggagayuma niya ay nauudlot dahil sa kinaiinisang kambal nito na si Kyle del Espania? Alam ng lalaki na patay na patay siya sa kambal nito kaya't tinutulungan siya ni Kyle kung paano siya mapapansin at magugustuhan ni Clyde. May sariling layunin din kasi ang lalaki. Gusto nitong mabawi ang babaeng mahal nito na si Claire na siya ngayong fiancee ng kambal. Pero paano pa niya ipagpapatuloy ang usapan nila kung siya mismo ang parang nagagayuma sa kambal ng lalaking kinababaliwan niya dati? Paano kung si Kyle na pala ang itinitibok ng puso niya? Makukuha niya rin kaya ito sa gayuma kahit alam niyang mahal na mahal pa rin nito ang ex nitong si Claire?

Eight years after my boyfriend’s mom made us break up, that strong-willed, wealthy woman suddenly showed up again. “After you left, Nigel’s hair turned white overnight. He’s been in and out of mental hospitals so many times… “Please, come back. If you don’t, he might die!” I touched the scar on my forehead and gave a bitter smile. “But I’m no longer young or pretty.” She got on her knees and begged, “If you come back, I’ll give you ten million to help pay for your mom’s treatment, no matter what happens.” For my sick mom, I decided to return to Nigel Jefferson. “But now that I’m no longer pretty… would he still love me?”

Amanda's return to the country was greeted by sad news. She lost her beloved sister. The grave was still wet, but her papa urged her to get married. Not with the man she loved. However, with a widower who was none other than her late sister's husband. She wanted to ask for his blessing to marry her lover, but the situation made things complicated. Amanda never expected to be presented with such a surprising request. Marry a former brother-in-law and become a birth mother to a month-old baby girl? It was both ridiculous and sad considering their ages. But how could she refuse? "Everywhere there is a sugar baby or sugar daddy, while I'm a sugar mommy. Radit is too young to be my husband. This is crazy!"