The Summer I Turned

Akira was a regular human girl leaving work late one night when everything changed. She is now on a mission to figure out who she is, what she is and how to navigate her new life but there’s still one thing burning inside her that she can’t let go of: Revenge. Will love win out? Or will it prove not to be enough?

Today was like the day I met him: Me, riding a bicycle and him, walking down the pavement. I grab the handle of the bicycle and watch him as he make his way towards me. I do not know why I feel nervous. A trickle of sweat drip on the side of my face, my heart beat fast and I could hardly breathe. He was meters away, until it grow shorter to a foot and then bam, he bumped into me and we fall down, him on top of me. This felt like a deja vù, like it was our very first encounter. We scurried to get up but ended up bumping our heads together. I glared at him as he got up, He didn't even offer me a hand. He didn’t even give me a second glance. He just passed by me. Not noticing me. Not even looking at me. I let go of the bicycle and turn to face him. I remove the helmet that I was wearing and grip it tightly before screaming, “YAH! My hands curled into a fist and before I know it, the helmet I was holding was already flying towards him.I raise my hand as if to save him but it collided on his head right before I could even react. It sounded a hollow thump and a pronounced groan. His hands made his way to the back of his head as he turn and face me. With those eyes that seem like it was murdering me, he chase me off and I hastily took my bicycle and ran. I couldn’t help but feel happy instead of guilty as he ran after me. This was like before. This was like that summer, that summer I met him.

Five years ago, I was the rising star of the nation’s top chemistry research lab, but on the eve of publishing the results of my study, my husband’s crush, Grace, killed me. She made several people violate me and cut my face up. Then, she injected sulfuric acid into my stomach, crushed my teeth and bones, and discarded my body without anyone’s knowledge. At that time, I was three months pregnant. But she told everyone that I stole the project’s research results and fled to another country. Jim, my husband, personally wrote a report to the government to label me as a globally wanted criminal. Five years later, a livestreamer who did nighttime explorations found my dried-up corpse in the basement of an abandoned warehouse.

Young teen having genes from the moon goddess made her a unique target, who will save her? She had no one left. But then miraculously her fate changed, was it for better or for worse?

Ever since he was a kid, Sieghal was convinced that something terrifying was lurking under the sea, waiting for him with its jaws wide open. But he had no clue what kind of creature it could be. His fear only grew worse when his dad fell into the ocean, forcing him to return to his hometown—Shira, to face the terror he'd never been able to overcome for years. Returning to Shira after all these years was no cakewalk for Sieghal, who despised the sea. While most folks would say the ocean is a super romantic place, not for Sieghal, it was just a gateway ready to drag his soul into death. Unlike him, the people of Shira believed that the ocean, which had sustained them for decades, was protected by a guardian—a wonderful entity with shimmering silver scales. And it was this entity that had saved his dad when he fell into the sea during a massive storm that night. "Is seventy million dollars is enough to buy your dignity, Alfreeda Sieghal?" "Sir Dylan, I'm not to try sell my soul just to get money for my dad's medical bills."

I was in a car accident while saving my brothers. However, instead of gratitude, they urged the doctors to amputate my legs. "Carol, we're sorry," they said through tears. "We're useless… but don't worry. Even if we have to sell our blood or our kidneys, we'll make sure you're taken care of." Right after surgery, they abandoned me in a shabby apartment. Blood seeped through the sheets as they looked at me with teary eyes—then left in a hurry, claiming they needed to earn money for my treatment. I did not want to drag them down anymore. Enduring the pain, I crawled to the rooftop of a tall building, planning to end my life. That's when I saw it—inside a luxury hotel, a grand celebration was taking place. My brothers were there doting on another girl. She was eating an extravagant cake I had never even dreamed of, wearing a designer princess gown worth a fortune, sparkling with jewels. Everyone called her the Smith family's one and only princess. They had even hired a world-class symphony orchestra to play Happy Birthday just for her. While I lay bleeding in a dingy apartment, they would not spend a few dollars on bandages for me. I watched as my eldest brother gently fed her cake, his eyes full of tenderness. "Jasmine, only you deserve to be our one and only little sister." The second brother placed a tiara on her head with care. "Even for the smallest birthday, we won't let you suffer a single moment of disappointment." The third knelt to help her into a pair of crystal shoes. "Jasmine, you're our most precious darling." Then, standing on the stage, Jasmine held up the black credit card they had gifted her and smiled sweetly. "Brothers," she said, "Carol lost her legs saving you. Maybe you should go see how she's doing?" My eldest brother let out a mocking laugh. "She's not worth it. Now that she's crippled, she'll never be able to compete with you again. She got what she deserved."

Emily Gale, cantik, mapan, dan matang, secara kebetulan bertemu Tobias Lorran. Pria panas dengan lesung pipi yang menawan. Emily terpesona pada pandangan pertama, dan sepertinya Tobias juga tertarik padanya. Tobias Lorran, muda, ceria, dan sehangat musim panas. Jatuh cinta pada Emily Gale, wanita yang lebih tua 9 tahun darinya. Meski begitu, sepertinya hal tersebut bukanlah halangan yang berarti, karena cintanya tidak bertepuk sebelah tangan. Mengenal Tobias membangkitkan kembali gairah sex Emily yang terpendam selama tujuh tahun. Tobias yang seksi dan lucu membuat wanita itu jatuh ke dalam pelukan pria tersebut. Hingga hubungan mereka semakin dekat dan Emily merasa memiliki ketergantungan terhadap pria muda itu. Masalah muncul ketika Tobias bertemu keluarga besar Emily. Hingga kemudian membuat Emily memutuskan menjauh dari Tobias. Akankah Emily benar-benar bisa menjauh dari Tobias sementara tubuh pria itu ternyata sudah menjadi candu baginya?

“Can i trust you?” gumam Aquila sedikit terisak. Ada ketakutan yang besar pada sang gadis untuk mengijinkan orang lain masuk sepenuhnya ke dalam hidupnya. Ia takut jika ia mempercayai orang lain maka orang itu akan berbalik menghianatinya. Ia begitu takut akan penghianatan. Dan sekarang saat Altair menawarkan cinta yang begitu tulus dan lembut, ia tak tahu bisa mempercayai sepenuhnya atau tidak. Ia takut suatu hari pria yang kini menjadi kekasihnya itu akan pergi darinya karena sebuah penghianatan. Jangan salahkan Aquila yang tidak bisa mempercayai orang lain sepenuhnya, itu bukan kemauannya. Namun, lingkungan yang membuat dia menjadi seperti itu. Ia bukan gadis yang tumbuh dengan dongeng cinta sejati yang berakhir bahagia selamanya, melainkan gadis yang tumbuh dengan dongeng cinta yang penuh duri kemunafikan, penghianatan, pertengkaran dan air mata. Ia yang sudah membangun tembok tinggi bertahun-tahun untuk memagari hatinya agar tak merasakan cinta, kini dengan mudahnya dirobohkan oleh Altair hanya dalam hitungan bulan, tentu saja itu membuatnya bingung. Pertanyaan ‘bisakah aku mempercayaimu’ selalu menghantui gadis cantik itu.

When fiercely independent Aiden Matthews makes a spontaneous decision to visit home after a long absence, what she intended to be a day-long trip turns into an entire summer filled with old friends, new acquaintances... and a rekindled old flame. But after stumbling upon a seventy year old secret and the ghosts it stirs up, Aiden must navigate the sudden challenges to everything she thought she knew about her family history while confronting her deepest fears in order to chase her most fervently held dreams.

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 ?