Mahal Rest In Peace

“Get married to my son if you ever want your father to be released!” Mr. Carter uttered the very words that would end up turning my life around. I knew he wasn't joking. The look on his face was all the evidence I needed. I knew I had to do it because it was the only choice I have left, but... I'll not go down without a fight! "I, Althea Ruiz, swear on my life that I will never get married to Adam Wilson!" I said out loud, my voice echoing through the room. "We'll see about that!" Adam said through the phone. *With blood on the line and an arranged marriage as ransom, Althea has to make the most difficult choice of her life; abandon her boyfriend of six years and get married to a man that no one has seen for the last ten years. What could go wrong?

Happiness is a luxury, why didn't God let me receive it, or because my fate was so unlucky that I didn't receive love and protection in the first place? So maybe I have never found my happiness and home so that I can understand how sacred that feeling is, so I appreciate it so much. "Hurry up and go, live like a normal person, have a normal life. Be like everyone else, laugh when you're happy, cry when you're sad. Feel those emotions." ............. "Chen, hold my hand, are we a family now?" "It's okay, Clause Chen, I promise to never deceive or harm you. Come back here, from now on this will be my home, your family." The child still stood there silently looking at the outstretched arms in front of him, neither saying anything nor taking it. What are emotions? What is love? Rain has fallen! Perhaps God is crying for that child or is he crying for the child's journey ahead with no hope left?

Walang modo, bully, bad boy at siga, ganoon si Shawn Rebato kung ilarawan ng mga taong nakakakilala sa kanya. Kilala ito bilang leader ng fraternity sa isang University na pinapasukan nito. Lahat kinakatakutan si Shawn, ang mag-angas at humamon sa binata ay makakatikim nang matinding parusa. Hanggang sa isang transferee student ang malakas ang loob na kontrahin at hamunin ito. Si Charlene Dimagiba, isang transferee student. Nasunugan ng bahay sa Maynila kaya walang ibang pagpipilian ang magulang ni Charlene kung hindi ang bumalik sa Davao kung saan nakatira ang ibang kamag-anak nila. Back to zero sila. Kaya labag man sa loob ng dalaga ang paglipat ng school ay wala na itong ibang nagawa. Subalit hindi inaasahan ni Charlene na sa unang araw pa lang nito sa University, imbes kaibigan ang mahahanap niya. Isang kaaway pala ang makikilala nito agad. Lumaking palaban si Charlene kaya kahit anong pang pambu-bully ni Shawn ay hindi uubra sa kanya. Ngunit, pagdating sa insidenteng puri na ng dalaga ang nakasalalay ay ibang usapan na. Sa paanong paraan ba makakabawi si Shawn kay Charlene? Maniwala kaya ang dalaga kung aamin si Shawn sa totoong damdamin nito? Pero paano na lang kung malaman ni Shawn na may ibang mahal si Charlene? Kailangan na ba ni Shawn na magparaya?

Saat aku berusia tujuh tahun, wanita cantik yang dibawa pulang oleh ayahku memberiku sekotak mangga. Hari itu, sambil melihatku menyantap mangga dengan lahapnya, ibuku membubuhkan tanda tangannya di atas surat cerai, lalu melompat dari gedung untuk mengakhiri hidupnya. Sejak saat itu, mangga menjadi mimpi burukku seumur hidup. Oleh karena itu, di hari pernikahan kami, aku berkata kepada suamiku, Edwin Faresta, "Kalau suatu saat kamu mau cerai, kasih saja aku buah mangga." Suamiku memelukku tanpa mengucapkan sepatah kata pun. Namun, sejak saat itu, mangga juga menjadi hal yang tabu bagi dirinya. Pada malam Natal di tahun kelima pernikahan kami, teman masa kecil suamiku meletakkan sebuah mangga di atas meja kerjanya. Hari itu juga, suamiku mengumumkan pemutusan hubungan dengan teman masa kecilnya, Rani Delana dan memecat Rani dari perusahaan. Pada hari itu, aku merasa bahwa dialah pria yang memang sudah ditakdirkan untukku. Hingga setengah tahun kemudian, aku kembali dari luar negeri setelah berhasil menegosiasikan kontrak kerja sama senilai dua triliun. Di pesta perayaan itu, suamiku menyodorkan segelas minuman kepadaku. Setelah aku meminum setengahnya, teman masa kecil suamiku, yaitu wanita yang dulu diusirnya dari perusahaan itu, berdiri di belakangku dan bertanya sambil menyeringai, "Apa jus mangganya enak?" Dengan wajah penuh rasa tidak percaya, aku menoleh ke arah Edwin, suamiku. Namun, Edwin justru menahan tawa dan berkata, "Jangan marah ya. Rani bersikeras memintaku untuk mengerjaimu sedikit." "Aku kan nggak kasih kamu buah mangga. Aku cuma kasih kamu sebotol jus mangga saja." "Lagi pula, menurutku Rani benar. Kamu nggak mau makan mangga itu cuma karena kamu banyak tingkah aja." "Lihat sendiri, 'kan? Tadi kamu meminumnya dengan sangat senang." Wajahku langsung menjadi dingin. Aku mengangkat tangan dan menyiramkan sisa jus mangga itu ke wajah pria itu, lalu berbalik pergi. Ada beberapa hal yang selamanya tidak akan pernah menjadi bahan candaan. Mangga bukan sekadar lelucon dan niatku untuk bercerai juga bukan candaan.

After my husband, Trevor Penn, abuses me for the 98th time just to stand up for Callista Whitcombe, I've completely given up on him. That's when I accept his best friend, Maddox Harlow's confession. After spending the night with Maddox, he agrees to help me fake my death. That way, I'll be able to use a brand new identity to marry him overseas. I've taken the fake-death drug Maddox has given to me, only to wake up in a coffin earlier than expected. I can't move a single muscle in my body. But that's when I overhear Maddox's conversation with another person outside the coffin. "Mr. Harlow, you convinced Trevor to abuse Judith before pretending to save her from her abusive life. Now that you've obtained her full-fledged trust, why did you still arrange for her to be buried after faking her death?" "Only by doing this will the Whitcombes trust that Judith is truly dead. That way, Callie's position as the heiress will be unshakable. No one will ever bring up the fact that she's an illegitimate child ever again." The other person sounds hesitant. "Won't it be too long if we only dig the coffin out one week from now, after you've held the wedding with Callista?" "The fake-death drug's effects can last for five days. I've already had someone put enough water, food, and oxygen tanks in the coffin. There's no way Judith will die."

After almost a decade, muling nagbalik sa Pilipinas si Zam galing Australia. Kung siya lamang ang masusunod ay hindi na niya gugustuhin pang bumalik ng Farm nila sa Mindanao, pero mapilit ang Kuya Marco niya. The place reminded her of so many bitter memories in the past. Mga alaalang ayaw na sana niyang balikan pa. Ngunit masyado nga namang mapaglaro ang tadhana. Dahil sa muling pagbabalik niya sa farm ay hindi niya akalaing mag tatagpo rin muli ang landas nila ni Caleb, her brother's Bestfriend. Isa kasi ito sa mga nanakit sa puso niya noon at naging dahilan kung bakit agad niyang tinapos ang kanyang pagbabakasyon noon. At sa muli nilang paghaharap ni Caleb ay naramdaman niyang muli ang sakit ng nakaraan. Sakit at damdamin na matagal na niyang kinalimutan. Maniniwala ba siya rito na mahal siya nito, gayong mariin siyang pinagtulakan nito noon papalayo?

Sa isang gabing pagkakamali nagdesisyon akong layuan ang pinsan ko. Malapit kami sa isa't isa na halos gabi gabi na kaming nagtatabi sa pagtulog. Hindi ko maiwasang ma-inlove sa kanya pero alam naman ng lahat na magpinsan kami kaya bawal yon. Pinilit ko siyang layuan sa abot ng makakaya ko pero lapit naman siya ng lapit hanggang sa hindi ko na kayang tikisin pa ang kinkimkim kong pagmamahal sa kanya. Isang araw umuwi siyang lasing na lasing at sa hindi sinasadyang pagkakataon may nangyari sa amin. Hindi ko alam kung anong gagawin ko pagkatapos pero sinabihan niya ako na mahal din daw niya ako. Hanggang sa naulit muli ang aming ginawa, tinago namin ang aming relasyon dahil nga bawal pero malupit talaga ang tadhana dahil nahuli kami at sapilitang pinaghiwalay. Umalis siya at nagaral sa ibang bansa. Tinupad niya ang pangarap niya doon at makalipas ng limang taon, bumalik siya at hindi ko alam na ang pinagtratrabahuan ko ay isa na pa lang kumpanya niya. Tunghayan po natin ang kwento ni Jam at William, isang kwento na puno ng misteryo sa likod nito. Isang kwento ng dalawang nagmamahalan pero bawal. Isang kwento na puno ng hinanakit, may pag asa pa kaya silang dalawa?

Sasha Barlow receives a call from Aidan Gallagher when she leaves the hospital after getting an abortion. He says, "Get ready. Mr. Conley is coming tonight, so bring five bottles of whiskey and three bottles of red wine." Sasha subconsciously clenches her hand around her phone. "Can I skip tonight?" Aidan pauses. "I know you're angry about yesterday, Sasha. Natalie hit you yesterday, but I reprimanded you instead of helping. "You need to remember that she's my girlfriend, though. She comes from a good family, and her parents have always treated her like a princess. She's bound to be a little willful and spoiled. You're older than her, so cut her some slack."

"Ako'y simpleng probinsyana lamang, na hindi mulat sa pag-ibig..." Masayahin, maganda, mabait at pinagkakaguluhan ng mga kalalakihan si Rosalia Selim sa kanilang probinsya sa Albay. Ngunit ang saya ay mapapalitan ng hirap, at pasakit. Napadpad siya sa Maynila at hinarap ang anumang klaseng trabaho, hanggang sa siya ay matanggap bilang sekretarya sa isang sikat na company ng mga Werloz. Ngunit ang hindi niya alam, may sikretong pag-ibig at pagsasakripisyo ang mangyayari. Sikretong kailan man hindi na kaya pang ibalik sa memorya nawala na.

Three years into our marriage, Chris Davis doted on me deeply. But I accidentally discovered that he had been cheating on me for two years. In front of that woman, everything he said showed his disdain towards me. "Who would marry a cripple?" "She's like a dead fish in bed." "She's just a deaf person who makes me want to throw up now." Later, I took the initiative to file for divorce. But he went crazy. Kneeling in front of me, every word was filled with regret...