Sad Short

As panic sweeps through the city and everyday streets collapse into chaos, Ciprian is driven by one unshakable instinct: protect Adam at all costs. When an unexplained catastrophe turns the urban landscape into a pressure cooker of fear and survival, nothing matters more than keeping his best friend alive. In this fast-paced short story, a sudden crisis forces two friends to confront more than danger. As tension rises and the city descends into disorder, buried emotions, unspoken attraction, and complicated feelings come to the surface. What begins as survival quickly becomes something deeper, binding their fates together in ways neither of them expected. Set against a backdrop of urban collapse, panic, and uncertainty, this emotional short fiction explores friendship, loyalty, and love under pressure. Perfect for readers who enjoy character-driven stories, disaster scenarios, slow-burn emotion, LGBTQ+ themes, and intimate moments set during world-altering events. A gripping short story about connection, courage, and the fragile line between friendship and something more—meant to be read in one sitting, but felt long after.

He is Russian, she is Filipina. He is sick, she is healthy. He is tall, she is short. He is sad, she is lively. He loves dogs, she loves cats. Everything about them seemed conflicting and incompatible. Yet one fatal fate tied them up. Forcing one another to lift each other. With them unable to cooperate, what would their future be? Will one fly? Or will one die?

Dian seorang ibu rumah tangga yang setiap harinya bekerja mengurus rumah, anak dan suami. Dian, ibu muda yang begitu patuh dengan suami dan sangat menyayangi keluarga kecilnya. Sementara Arya suaminya tidak pernah memperlakukan Dian layaknya wanita yang ia cintai. Arya di sibukkan dengan pekerjaan. Rumah pun hanya sebagai tempat persinggahan saja. Karena kesibukan di luar rumah, Arya sampai lupa memberi perhatian kepada anak-anaknya terutama kepada Dian, istrinya. Kesabaran Dian pun di uji menghadapi sikap cuek Arya. Dian pun mulai jenuh dengan hari-hari yang ia hadapi. Hingga akhirnya ada celah yang membuat Dian lebih nyaman dengan pria lain. Siapa pria yang akan membuat Dian mendua? Baca novelnya sampai habis ya..

Dear, Manuangga Orick. Ketika aku berkata aku mencintaimu, aku benar-benar mencintaimu dengan segenap sanubari ini. Ketika aku berkata, kalau kamu merupakan salah satu impianku, itu nyata adanya. Orick, dewasa itu bukan ketika kau menyembunyikan segala masalahmu. Dewasa itu, ketika kamu sanggup menerima apa yang terjadi dalam dirimu. Entah lebih kurangnya, atau gagal berhasilnya diri. Tetapi Orick, sepertinya aku yang tak bisa sedewasa itu untuk menerima yang terjadi di antara kita. Aku tak bisa dewasa ketika waktu dan ruang memisahkan kita. Lantas, bolehkah aku menjadi kanak-kanak di dunia merah jambu ini?

Piper Sloane is the epitome of a sad broken-hearted woman. She's running from her ex-boyfriend whom she found in the shower with another woman. Though when she packed her bags to jump ship, she never expected to get lost, or for her hero not to be a hero at all. She realizes quickly that her gallant knight isn't gallant or a hero. He's brutish. Unpolished. Barbaric. And not quite human.

Nesya sungguh tidak pernah menyangka, jika kekasihnya, Adipati ternyata menantu bosnya di kantor. Entah drama apa yang Tuhan hadirkan dalam hidupnya. Hingga ia harus mengalami kemalangan. Gunawan, bos Nesya sangat marah saat tahu putri semata wayangnya di khianati Adipati. Ia gelap mata dan menodai Nesya dengan begitu kejam. Sampai akhirnya, Nesya hamil dan Gunawan tidak mau bertanggung jawab. Nesya terpaksa harus menggunakan kekuatan keluarganya untuk menekan Gunawan agar menikahinya. Tujuan Nesya adalah untuk membalaskan dendam atas penderitaannya karena Gunawan telah menghancurkan masa depannya. Berhasilkah Nesya membalas semua rasa sakitnya kepada Gunawan, Adipati dan istrinya? Jika pada akhirnya rasa itu tumbuh seiring berjalannya waktu. Meski ia telah sekuat tenaga menolaknya.

My younger sister, Mindy Sampson, has a rare blood condition. She needs regular blood transfusions and a bone marrow transplant. My husband, Ian Huffman, and I are matches. My mother says we should draw lots. Whoever draws the short stick will become Mindy's blood donor. In the next five years, I am always the one who draws the short stick. Because of constant blood draws and bone marrow extractions, my body breaks down. Before I die, I stumble upon Ian holding Mindy and saying, "Cindy is so stupid. There are only short sticks in the container. Every time, we let her draw first. How could she ever get a long one? "She is going to die without ever knowing you are not sick at all. Once she dies and we get the insurance money, we can travel the world." When I open my eyes again, I am back in the fifth year after Mindy is diagnosed. I look at the container of sticks on the table and smile. Then, I look at Ian and say, "This time, you draw first."

On the wet sand beside the seashore, the strong, tall man was laying with a cigarette in his hand. His bike parked a few feet away from him. The environment there was serene and noiseless as no one was allowed then on the beach that he owned. It was not a big deal for a billionaire like him. He had a lot more than that. Wealth, power, the respect he had all of them but lacked the most important thing that couldn't be bought with money. He lacked inner peace. He inhaled the vinous smoke as the corner of his lips twitched in a sad smile. His eyes deceived him being moist and a lone tear slipped down his face on the sand. The sand sucked the water as soon as it fell on it, and he wondered if his pain disappeared in thin air like that. He breathed out a puff of smoke through his nose and mouth. Looking up at the sky with the sad smile plastered on his face he spoke up, "Why so hatred for me, ya Rab?" Miles away from him the girl with a cuddling baby in her arms uttered looking up at the sky, "I express my deep gratitude to You for sending this angel to me, Ya Rab."

"Mommy, can you give daddy a second chance?" Jasper asked sadly, Leah sign as she looked at the fearsome president looking at her with sad puppy dog eyes. Leah's marriage breaks down, and she keeps her son's paternity a secret. But when her son needs medical treatment, secrets unravel, and Axel, her ex-husband, discovers the truth. He must decide if he will fight for his family and if Leah will give him a second chance.

This story is all about love and sacrifices. A central love story and an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending. This is just a short story but I know who ever will read this story is gonna love it.