Sad Short Story

[Mandiri itu berdiri di atas kaki sendiri, ya. Bukan malak saudara sendiri!] Demi Allah, sebagai sesama anak sulung, aku dan Mas Farhan ikhlas menanggung kehidupan adik-adik kami selama ini. Dari makan sampai pendidikan mereka. Namun, pengorbanan kami ini sepertinya tidak dianggap sama sekali saat keadaan ekonomi kami berbalik. Sakitnya lagi, adik dan adik ipar kami itu membalas pesan kami dengan nyinyir, baik di whatsapp dan di facebook. Tapi, aku tahu kami harus bangkit untuk membuktikan kami bukan tipe yang akan memalak saudara kami sendiri, seperti tuduhan kejam itu.

My nanny, Lucci Eyre, liked to call herself an independent, modern woman. She used to tell me every day to be self-reliant, do my own laundry and cooking, take care of the kids by myself, and even suggested that I divorce my husband. Later on, I found out that she was actually a social media influencer. Without asking for my permission, she made a series of videos trying to make me look pathetic as a Stepford wife. She also stole my jewelry and clothes. After I fired her, she accused me in the live stream of being a rival female competitor and pandering to men. Then one of her crazy fans tricked her way into my home and poisoned me. When I woke up again, I was reborn to the day I discovered that her social media account had millions of followers. ‘Since you're so into live streaming and making short videos, why not show everyone who you really are and let them see the independent woman that you are?’

Nadia hanya ingin hidup santai sebagai fangirl, tapi orang tuanya malah menjodohkannya dengan seorang dokter muda. Awalnya, dia pikir suaminya adalah orang paling normal di dunia. Sayangnya, dia salah besar.

My boyfriend, Christopher Linden, was short of 20 thousand dollars for his medical treatment. To get the money as soon as possible, I participated in a rich man's game onboard a lavish cruise. I didn't bat an eye as I jumped into the ocean to search for a bracelet one of their female companions had dropped in the water. As I choked on the ocean water, I heard the man in the lead mock me, saying, "I've seen plenty of the dirty things people are willing to do for money, but you take the cake. You're even willing to give up your life for it." Someone teased, "Your girlfriend doesn't like money and is willing to forgo everything to care for you. Do you love her?" He snorted. "She's just a peasant from the countryside; I'm only fooling around with her. You have no idea how coarse her hands are—they disgust me whenever she touches me. How could I possibly fall for her?" I turned ashen at his words. He was Christopher, who was supposed to be wheelchair-bound. He was also supposed to be too broke for surgery. The peasant from the countryside he was talking about was me.

Shin. A fairly short name, but has a deep meaning. The name was a gift from my father. Dad said, "I don't want to burden you with the length of a name. Shin, I think this name suits you. For a personality that never complicates things."My life changed drastically after the death of my parents. My brothers did not guard me, but tortured me. Previously my house was like a palace, but now it is like a house in hell.However, the suffering that I thought would be eternal slowly disappeared after the presence of a strange man in my life. He thought that I was his lover in the past. The man made the flow of my life uncertain. Happy, sad, hurt, all I often feel. Especially when a woman returns who turns out to be the man's real lover.

Two years ago, as a graduate of Werewolf Medical School, I volunteered to go to the most remote and poorest pack, as it had always been my dream to help werewolf patients in need. I heard from my teacher that the werewolves in the Rogue Pack were the poorest and that their living conditions were the worst. Most of the werewolves there were old and weak, so I volunteered to go to that pack as soon as I graduated. After I arrived, I helped them build an infirmary and even set up a blood station. Every year, I led them in voluntary blood donations. But one time—right after I had taken a short break following a blood donation—they turned on me. They slandered me, calling me a selfish and heartless healer. Worse still, they accused me of faking illness, claiming I was lying comfortably in bed while patients were dying—refusing to lift a finger to save them. Not only that, they stormed into the infirmary, seized all my herbs and equipment, and completely trashed the place I had built for them with my own hands. Recalling the days I had spent day and night healing them—only to see my infirmary destroyed and my dream shattered—I let out a bitter smile. I picked up the phone and called the dean of my home pack. "I'm ready to return," I said. "I want to serve the patients in our own pack." Then, without a trace of regret, I left that place behind. However, after I gave up, the whole pack regretted it and begged me to return.

Tidak hanya mengambil semua gaji dari suami Arumi Saraswati, Ibu mertuanya tega memberikan sepiring singkong rebus yang sudah basi pada anak satu-satunya yang sedang kelaparan. Arumi menyakini roda kehidupan akan terus berputar. Ia bertekad membalas semua perbuatan orang-orang yang telah zalim padanya! Lantas, bagaimana Arumi membalas kezaliman keluarga suaminya?

After I studied and lived in Descensio for five years, I finally graduated and was ready to return to my home country to take over my dad's company. When I arrived at the Sullivan Group building, I took a picture and posted it on my Instagram story with the caption. 'Since you're the man I love most, I'm here to see you immediately after graduation.' Yet, a woman appeared out of nowhere and slapped me as soon as I arrived at the company's lobby. "It's her! She's the hussy! She had seduced my husband back in high school. Now that my husband has become the director, she shamelessly showed up here to flirt with him. So, I want you girls to beat her up. I'll take the blame if anything happens." While the woman was cooking up a story about me seducing Marcus Lane, a director of Sullivan Group, others around simply looked on coldly and judged me. She slashed my limited-edition bag to pieces and smashed the expensive seal I wanted to give my dad. "You're just a gold digger wearing and buying fake luxury goods. It's just a few hundred dollars. I can still afford to pay you." However, little did she know that everything I had was real. Even if she and her director husband worked for the rest of their lives, they would never be able to afford to pay for the damages.

Aruna merelakan Naufal menikahi Niken--mantan kekasih suaminya--demi mendapatkan keturunan. Menempatkan diri sebagai Kakak untuk Niken sampai perempuan itu hamil dan melahirkan anak lelaki. Aruna berusaha untuk bisa membuat nyaman Niken agar kehidupan rumah tangga mereka dengan Naufal baik-baik saja. Namun, sayang Niken meninggal setelah melahirkan. Dengan cinta kasih juga keridhoan Aruna, ia merawat Abizar--anak Niken dan Naufal--selama satu tahun. Tak disangka setelah itu Naufal justru menggugat cerai dengan alasan Aruna tidak bisa memberikan keturunan. Akankah Aruna dan Naufal bercerai?Lantas, bagaimana kelanjutan kehidupan Aruna selanjutnya?

Kamila Adelia tak pernah menyangka kalau tiba-tiba ia harus menikah dengan pria lumpuh bernama Daffa Azriel—pria dingin yang penuh dengan misteri. Gadis berusia 24 tahun itu dipaksa harus menjadi pengantin pengganti, akibat kesalahan yang dilakukan sang adik tiri. "Bag6ikatanmu?" Kamila Adelia bertanya. "Jika kamu memang mampu, pergilah sesuka hatimu. Tapi jika tak mampu, kamu akan tetap menjadi budakku seumur hidup!" Daffa Azriel dengan tegas. Ia merasa kalau Kamila tengah berkhayal tentang sebuah kemustahilan. Perjanjian diantara keduanya, tertulis resmi di atas kertas. lalu, apakah Kamila mampu lepas dari ikatan Daffa?