Non Zero Sum

Setelah menghilang 3 tahun lamanya, Kang Wirna kutemukan menjadi seorang pengamen buta di sebuah pasar kaget. Ia menyanyikan sebuah lagu yang sering ia putar di telepon genggamnya ketika kami masih bersama 3 tahun yang lalu. Bersamanya ada seorang bocah lelaki yang tangan kirinya buntung. Apa yang terjadi dengan laki-laki yang sampai sekarang masih menyandang status suami siriku itu? Waktu 3 tahun ternyata telah banyak membawa perubahan pada dirinya yang menghilang dariku tanpa alasan. "Bagaimana kalau suatu saat nanti Abi meninggalkan Ami?" tanyaku risau setelah 2 bulan aku menikah dengannya. "Abi tidak akan pernah meninggalkan Ami walau apapun yang terjadi. Jika itu Abi lakukan, demi Allah, hidup Abi akan sengsara selamanya dan mati dalam keadaan sesat." Kang Wirna mengulangi lagi sumpah yang memang sering ia ucapkan kepadaku. "Lalu jika suatu saat Abi kembali kepada mantan istri Abi, gimana?" lanjutku bertanya. Dan lagi-lagi ia mengulangi sumpahnya. "Itu tidak akan pernah terjadi, Mi..! Jika itu terjadi maka Abi mengangkat sumpah agar Allah menyengsarakan hidup Abi dan seluruh keturunan Abi." "Jangan main-main dengan sumpah, Bi! Bahaya..!" ucapku mengingatkannya kala itu. "Abi sadar kalau Abi telah mengangkat sumpah yang paling tinggi di antara semua sumpah anak manusia dibumi. Abi sudah siap dengan segala konsekwensi dan resikonya. Karena itu tolong Ami percaya kepada Abi." ucapnya berulang kali di banyak malam. Namun bulan kedelapan pernikahan kami Kang Wirna menghilang. Yuk pembaca... ! Kita simak bersama curahan hati seorang istri yang didustakan dan akibat bagi seorang suami yang mempermainkan pernikahan dan menganggap sepele sumpah dan janji.

As the tittles says, I summoned him, expecting to be loved, worshipped, taken care of. What I received was a spanking to my bum and a scolding for my attempts. But I did win a daddy, a really strict one that I would always choose no matter what. This is our story. Warning this is a cgl story, filled with fluff. Apologies for any misspelling and grammar mistakes.

Damian has a dream - he wants to produce an excellent series that will win the hearts of viewers. To the main role he employs the popular Rafał. The first meeting is unique because Damian rescues Rafał's life. Both men begin to like each other and look for their friendship. Do their relationship stay here? Meanwhile, Rafał hides some painful secrets that tragically hurt his heart and ... the body. Do the relationship with Damian let him deal with a painful past that does not want to leave? Does Damian manage to protect Rafał from current threats? Friendship, fascination and ... something more? The life of both men will start to change in a direction, which none of them predicted.

Everything comes crashing down as my eyes widen into his. Both of our breathing labored but his hands not releasing me. “Grace.” He says breathlessly. That name is all it takes to wake me up. ‘Grace’ I’m not Grace. He thinks I’m someone I’m not. I shouldn’t be doing this when he doesn’t even know who he’s with. I scramble off of him and stand in the middle of the room panting. I can see him start to fumble, standing up and walking towards me. I look up at him, my eyes wide. “I’m so sorry. We shouldn’t… We shouldn’t have done that.” I stammer out and he looks at me shocked. Walking towards me like I’m a trapped animal he’s scared is going to run away. “Why, Grace? Why shouldn’t we have done that? Please, just talk to me.” I can hear the pleading in his voice, the fear that I didn’t want him to kiss me, but that’s not it. I don’t know why. Why I’m so scared to just tell them the truth, so I decide to lie. “I’m sorry, Gunner. I like all three of you. I’m not going to choose, so I’ve just decided I wouldn’t be with any of you. It’s not fair to you guys.” I don’t wait for him to respond, I run out the door and down the steps, landing face first in Dean’s chest. He pulls me up and wraps my legs around his waist causing me to gasp. “Who said we’d make you choose, Bambi?” And before I can respond his lips are on mine.

Di suatu musim panas Summer pindah rumah untuk kesekian kalinya. Ia bertetangga dengan keluarga yang hangat. Jon dan Kevin yang tinggal di rumah seberang, segera merubah hari-harinya yang kelabu. Ia juga bertemu sosok lain yang misterius, Cloud. Summer dihadapkan pada pernyataan mengejutkan kalau Jon dan Cloud sudah mengenalinya. Namun, ia sendiri sama sekali tak mengingat siapa dua sosok itu. Lantas siapakah Cloud ? Siapakah Jon ? Apa keterkaitan mereka dengan Summer ?

Joy, a young girl who longs for love and a stable home life, is at odds with her father and resentful of her new nanny. Beatrice, a kind-hearted university student seeking a summer job, steps in to care for Joy and brings a ray of hope to their household. But when Joy's estranged mother returns and Beatrice finds herself caught in a love triangle with George, Joy's father, and his best friend Joel, tensions rise and relationships are put to the test. As the secrets and betrayals come to light, Beatrice must decide if she can forgive and move forward, or if it's time to leave the past behind. "The Nanny's Summer" is a heartwarming story of family, love, and the power of forgiveness.

Everyone knows I'm Brooke River's bootlicker—I've stuck by her side for the past ten years. Now, she's getting engaged to someone else, and everyone's waiting to see me make a fool of myself. The problem is… I already got married three years ago.

Hendell always look for ways and means to create things that makes her happy through writing. She loves poetry and literature. She found freedom and strength when she is constructing words to create a beautiful creation. But in real life, she is aloof. Her doctor diagnosed her with Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD). That is why she is afraid of people and their judgements and criticisms. She find it hard to trust people so she close her doors and build a wall to protect herself from her own fears. But a guy named Harken suddenly came in the picture. In his presence and kindness, she found herself trusting so much. She learned to open up and discover the world outside her own imagination. However, all good things didn't last. Harken left her like everyone does that made her world turned dark again. And it get worse. She felt betrayed. Her heart filled with pain and bitterness. She became the opposite of her past self. When Harken came back, she knows what to do. Now, it’s her turn to hurt him.

Canary Lienne is playful, skips classes and never serious in her studies. 'You only live once' is the title of the song she thought of as her motto to believe. Then with just one reservation at a café, she met Samuel. He is mature, silent and an adult. Samuel is her first crush. Isn't it great that they both like each other? As she grows up and faces independence, learns of things she never knew, will the bad little girl Cana remain? Or does Samuel's love and care make her the good girl she has always wanted to look up to? A warm cup of coffee in the summer and a slice of romance, a story of growing up, family, friendship, betrayal, bullying, coming out and the first struggles of teenagers. This is solely based on the experience of the author's teenage years with peers. Disclaimer: The names, characters, setting and scenes are fictional.

Vincenzo doesn't forgive. He doesn't forget. And he never, ever loses. When you spill Mancini blood, payment comes due—with interest. Stacy Salvatore should have been an easy target. The daughter of the man who slaughtered his mother and tried to burn his family empire to ash. His perfect revenge, gift-wrapped and delivered to his doorstep. He had it all planned out: take everything from her, break her spirit, and kill her. What he didn't plan for was her backbone of steel and eyes that burn with the same ruthless determination as his own. She's no cowering captive. She's a storm wrapped in human skin, fighting him with every breath, challenging the code he's lived by since childhood. With each clash between them, the lines blur. Enemy. Obsession. Addiction. Her defiance becomes the only thing that makes him feel alive, and the vengeance he's chased for years might just start tasting like ash in his mouth. But blood debt must be paid. In full.