Paper Bag Kertas

Mindy Horton and I got married on Thanksgiving. Coincidentally, her assistant went abroad to further his studies that day. I did not pay much attention to it until the eve of another Thanksgiving three years later. I was browsing TikTok and came across Mindy, who was in a street interview about couples. The reporter stopped her and asked, "Excuse me. Could I have a second of your time? Who would you like to spend today with?" Mindy paused for a moment. She struggled to answer after a long while, "With my lover." "Call him now. He should know how you feel!" I smiled as I sat up, ready to pick up Mindy's call. However, when I looked up, I saw Mindy sobbing to another man on the screen. "I know you've returned, and I still can't forget you after all these years. Do you know how much I regret not marrying you and marrying another man? We missed our chance with each other three years ago. Let's spend Thanksgiving together this year!" I sat in bed all night and booked a flight out of the country the next morning. "When are you leaving?" my assistant asked. I replied, "On Thanksgiving."

Oh ... Yes ... Like that ... You are the best ... They were at it again. Ever since that young man had moved in next door, these sounds had frequently invaded my room. It wasn't just that they were so loud, it was that once they began, they were sure to keep me up for half the night. I hammered on the wall, hoping they would quieten down. If anything, the noises only got louder. I could feel myself getting angry. I was on the warpath. I stormed outside and hammered on his door. But I was not prepared for what I saw once it opened. I shouldn't be privy to this, I thought. After witnessing this, how can I be allowed to live?

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Lana Gramantha — seorang putra tunggal sekaligus pewaris keluarga Gramantha. Meski terlihat bahagia dengan kehidupan kaya bergelimang harta, senyatanya Lana tak memiliki kesempatan untuk mengejar mimpinya dan dipaksa menyerah pada takdir yang telah di tentukan. Kesialan lainnya, Lana menemukan penguntit kecil yang selalu mengikuti kemanapun ia pergi? Sebenarnya siapa sosok itu dan apa tujuannya? Bisakah Lana menangkap penguntit itu atau justru ia yang tertangkap?

Matapos ang tatlong taong kasal at pagsasama, gusto ni Leon Mercadejas na maging malaya para mapakasalan ang babaeng mahal niya. Sa buong tagal ng kasunduan nila ni Denielle Lopez-Mercadejas, hindi niya ipinaramdam ang pagmamahal dito. Sinasamantala lang niya si Denielle kapag kailangan niya ng isang asawa. Pero nang pumayag si Denielle sa annulment, naguguluhan si Leon dahil nasasaktan siya at tila may gustong sumabog sa kanyang puso.

Isabella, seorang gadis yang harus tinggal bersama keluarga pamannya setelah kematian kedua orang tuanya, menjalani hidup yang penuh tekanan. Meski diberikan tempat tinggal, ia selalu dituntut untuk menjadi gadis yang patuh dan tunduk pada aturan keluarga pamannya. Dibandingkan dengan sepupunya Hilda yang lebih bebas, Isabella justru berada di bawah pengawasan ketat pamannya, Dion, yang begitu protektif terhadapnya dengan alasan yang menurutnya gila. Siapa sangka, di balik sikap tenang dan kepatuhan yang selalu ditunjukkannya, Isabella menyimpan banyak rahasia. Ia bertekat untuk membalaskan dendam orang tuanya kepada keluarga pamannya.

I nodded. "I guess the night was a success." "It was." I didn't realize it but he was in my face now, only a step away. His hand went for my waist, pulling me into him. "Let's keep it that way because my mother is right by the door trying to listen in on us. I guess we weren't very convincing." I took a slight peep and there was a shadow right at the door. "What should we do?" I mouthed His hand lifted my chin. "A kiss should do the trick."

“Uncle David, sandali lang…” napapadaing na pagpigil ko kay Uncle David ng maramdaman ko ang kanyang kamay sa loob ng panty ko. Ngunit patuloy lang siya sa paglalaro. Hindi sa hindi ko nagugustuhan, pero may hindi tama. At talagang hindi tama. Kapatid siya ng ina na aking nakagisnan. Kaya pamangkin niya ako kung maituturing. Pero heto ako, at nalulong sa mga haplos niya sa akin. Nadadala ako sa paghalik niya. At hinahayaan siyang gawin ang gusto niya sa katawan ko. Pero hanggang kailan ako magtatago sa ilalim ng kumot na kasama si Uncle David, kung kailang matitiklo na kami ng kanyang kapatid at ng aking ama na may milagro ng nangyayari sa aming dalawa? O magpapatuloy lamang kami kahit alam naming dalawa na hindi talaga tama ang aming ginagawa?

Kerajaan kertas awan, salah satu kerajaan yang memiliki nama lain Paper Royal Castle ini terletak di dalam hutan larangan. Paper Royal Castle memiliki seorang Raja dan Ratu yang selalu ramah dan bijaksana dalam mengatur rakyat-rakyatnya. Pemukiman di sekitar Paper Royal Castle juga tentram dan nyaman. Karena rakyat di sana memiliki tata krama terhadap tamu-tamu kerajaan ataupun tamu luar yang datang. Raja Agresto, dan Ratu Grittel memiliki putri kembar yang bernama Guenloie Grizelle Shaenette dan Zeline Zakeisha Grizelle. Shaenette memiliki paras cantik, namun sikap tertutupnya membuat semua rakyat selalu berpikir jika Shaenette adalah gadis sombong. Ia juga jarang mengikuti pertemuan Raja-Ratu kerajaan lainnya. Dan itu juga membuat nama Shaenette tidak terlalu dikenal oleh kerajaan lain. Sementara Zeline juga tak kalah cantik dibandingkan Shaenette. Ia memiliki sikap ramah kepada semua orang, selalu membantu rakyat berkebun, berkuda dengan sang Ayah, dan memanah. Zeline memiliki kemampuan bela diri, dan ia juga mampu mengikuti pelatihan-pelatihan para Ratu dalam acara Tujuh Puteri untuk mewakili kerajaan.

“You clawed your way into this position, Arniya. Now sit there like a good girl”- Nathaniel Verano. ~ “Let me take you away from all this. You don’t belong in their cage.” - David Sev Calderon. ~ "Everyone has their agenda. I just know how to play their tricks” – Arniya Belle Santillan. ~ Arniya Belle Santillan thought she had her future figured out. Arrange marriage with Nathan Verano, the man she once looked at with nothing but love, she believed she was walking into a life of stability—maybe even happiness. But the more time passes, the more Nathan starts to feel like a stranger. Cold. Controlling. The kind of man who only cares about keeping his family's image spotless, no matter the cost. Trapped in an engagement she no longer wants and expected to play the perfect fiancée to a man she barely recognizes, Arniya starts to lose herself. Then, she meets David—a man with a quiet intensity, and his reasons for hating the Veranos. He offers her something no one else ever has: a way out. But it comes with a catch. Now, Arniya is torn between the life she’s always known and the unknown path David opens for her. Can she risk everything to break free and take back control of her life, or will she end up stuck in a world that’s always told her who she should be?