Selamat Tinggal Tere Liye

Dengan kursi roda, aku memasuki aula pesta ulang tahunku yang diadakan oleh Willy. Aula yang tadinya ramai itu langsung hening seketika saat melihatku. Orang-orang yang datang ke sini masing-masing punya tujuan sendiri dan jelas bukan untuk merayakan ulang tahunku. “Itu si Joice, tunangan cacatnya Pak Willy?” “Iya, tapi sebenarnya Pak Willy itu cintanya sama Nona Anna. Barusan aku lihat mereka ciuman di pojokan.” Mereka menutupi mulut dengan gelas anggur sambil membicarakanku dengan seenaknya, mengira aku masih sama seperti dulu, cacat dan tuli. Namun, yang mereka tidak tahu, pendengaranku sudah pulih minggu lalu. Jadi, semua hinaan mereka sudah bisa kudengar jelas sekarang. Dan tunanganku, Willy hanya berdiri di samping tanpa menghentikan omongan mereka. Sepertinya dia lupa, aku jadi seperti ini karena menyelamatkannya. Saat kecelakaan itu, akulah yang mendorongnya menjauh dan aku sendiri tertabrak mobil. Saat aku berhasil diselamatkan, Willy pun bersumpah akan menjagaku seumur hidup. Tapi, hanya waktu tiga tahun saja, dia sudah berubah. Ponselku berdering. “Nona Joice, replika jenazahmu sudah selesai. Mohon balas pesan ini untuk konfirmasi, maka layanan kematian palsu akan langsung aktif. Kami akan mengirimkan jenazah itu ke pernikahanmu dengan Pak Willy dalam lima hari.” Tanpa ragu, aku menekan tombol konfirmasi. Willy, selamat atas pernikahanmu.

"ถ้าไม่มีอะไรแล้ว งั้นฉันขอตัว" หญิงสาวพูดขึ้นด้วยสีหน้าท่าทางยังคงนิ่งเฉย ลุกขึ้นจากโซฟาทำท่าจะเดินออกไป แต่... "เดี๋ยว..." เสียงทุ้มเข้มเอ่ยเรียกคนตัวเล็กขึ้นทำให้พราวดาวชะงักเท้า แต่แล้วก็ต้องนิ่งไปกับประโยคต่อมาที่ได้ยิน "...เธอยังไม่ได้จ่ายดอกเบี้ยครั้งสุดท้าย"

When I was nine, I was caught in the blast while trying to save Joel Yorks, and the loud wave took away my hearing. Since then, I have had to wear hearing aids. Joel felt guilty. He insisted on having my hand in marriage. With his eyes welling up in tears, he swore, “Helen, I’ll take care of you for the rest of your life.” However, when I turned eighteen… Everything changed because he wanted to please the prettiest girl in the school. He ripped off my hearing aid in front of her and our classmates and said in disdain, “I’ve had enough of you being a burden. I really wish you hadn’t survived that day when you were nine. It would have been better if you were dead.” I clutched my audiology report and stayed silent. When I got home, I quietly revised my college applications and formally broke the engagement along with my parents. Joel and I would go our separate ways after that. We would not need to meet again.

Mila, eine Schülerin der 9a, ahnt nicht, dass ihr Alltag schon bald in einen Albtraum aus Angst und Schrecken verwandelt wird. Eines Abends wird sie von einem geheimnisvollen Mann im Mantel zu einem tödlichen Spiel gezwungen: „Wahrheit oder Pflicht“. Was zunächst harmlos wirkt, entwickelt sich schnell zu einem Kampf um Leben und Tod, in dem jede Runde grausamer und blutiger wird.

The childs gone. The dreams gone. I've become comfortably numb Valentina Lombardi has been through a lifetime of trauma throughout her years. From her absentee, abusive father who's neglected her all her life to her even more abusive legal guardian who's been the one to traumatize her. A trip to what she sees as her second bedroom, the police station, takes a turn of events with a piece of information she receives that changes everything. Zane Marino, leader of the Marino mafia, and Raul Romano, one of his top men. Dead. The two men who've destroyed her are now out of her life, a miracle to her. Now, she's being thrown into the custody of her eight older brothers she never knew she had. Her biological family. Not to mention, her eldest brother who's now her legal guardian, also happens to be the leader of the Sicilian mafia. Her "father's" pure enemy. What happens when she has to learn to deal with the infamous, ruthless Lombardi brothers, the ones she was raised to hate? Marino through adoption and Lombardi by blood. A dangerous mix. Throw trauma, boys, secrets, and utter chaos into the mix. How will it all play out when her inner demon's come to the surface, making everything unravel right under her two feet?

"You like this, don't you?" His voice was dark velvet, wrapping around me, sinking under my skin. I swallowed hard, refusing to answer, but my body betrayed me-the sharp inhale, the way my lips parted, the way my thighs pressed together. He noticed. Of course, he did. He stepped closer, eliminating the space between us, his heat overwhelming. "Say it." I shook my head, a weak attempt at resistance. His fingers traced up my arm, slow, teasing, until they reached my throat. He didn't squeeze, didn't apply pressure-just let his touch linger there, making me hyperaware of my own racing pulse. "Liar," he murmured. I exhaled sharply. "You're too close." His lips brushed my ear, not quite a kiss, just a whisper of warmth. "And you're not stopping me."

Samantha Laire Madrigal always resembles Maria Clara as what others told her so. Not until she met Tyrone Madrigal. The man who captivated Samantha. The simple crush she felt towards him later on became desperate love that pushed her to do such pathetic moves just so she would be noticed. Not until that night, when Samantha thought everything will be on favor with her, but turnsed out becoming her greatest nightmare that she wanted to forget. Marrying Tyrone Madrigal.

Hidden behind corporate walls and polished smiles lies a marriage no one knows about. Althea Rivera, a brilliant marketing head, is secretly married to Damian Navarro, the cold yet powerful CEO of Navarro Group. Their love began in secrecy and continued that way because Damian insisted no one must know. But Damian’s public life tells a different story. To the world, he’s in love with Celine Vargas, his charming secretary. When the company holds a corporate retreat at a luxury resort owned by Damian’s estranged twin brother, Darius Navarro, fate plays its cruelest trick. One night, after a few drinks and too many heartaches, Althea mistakes Darius for her husband. Passion ignites, truth blurs and her world shatters. As secrets unravel, loyalties are tested, and love becomes tangled in lies, Althea must face a haunting question: Who truly owns her heart the man she vowed to love, or the man she accidentally gave her soul to?

My boyfriend is a forensic doctor. I've been abducted and tied to a bomb—there's only ten minutes to detonation. The abductors force me to call my boyfriend, but all I get is a scolding. "What the hell do you want, Michelle? What are you playing at, using your life as an excuse just because you're jealous? "Vi's cat has already been stuck in a tree for three days. She loves it like it's her life! If you delay me from saving it, you'll be a murderer!" I hear a coquettish voice ring out on the other end of the line. "Thank you for this, Kev. You're amazing!" I recognize that voice—it belongs to my boyfriend's childhood friend. I text my boyfriend when the bomb is about to explode. "Farewell forever. I pray we won't meet each other again in another life."

Dr. Elena Hart thought she had everything—an adoring husband, a thriving career, and a picture-perfect family. But when she discovers a single strand of blonde hair on Daniel’s scarf, her world begins to crack. Driven by a gnawing sense of betrayal, she spirals into a private investigation that reveals layers of deceit. Daniel is not only cheating with Sophie, but a circle of friends and colleagues have been hiding the truth from her. The deeper Elena digs, the more she uncovers—embezzlement, manipulation, and a carefully planned web meant to ruin her. As Elena loses her grip on her perfect life, she decides not to fall apart quietly. She begins her own game of seduction, revenge, and manipulation—entering a dangerous liaison with Lucas, and turning the tables on Daniel and Sophie. But revenge doesn’t come without consequences. As love, lust, and lies collide, Elena must decide how far she’s willing to go before she becomes the very thing she despises.