You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah

My usually cold and distant wife shared a bowl of soup with her newly joined colleague. Surprisingly, I felt calm, even as I brought up divorce. She sneered at me, "Don't be ridiculous. I'm exhausted. He's just a colleague of mine." "Even if we're married, you have no right to interfere with what I do with my colleagues." "If that's what you think, then I can't help you." When I actually put the divorce papers in front of her, she flew into a rage. "Ryan, do you think the Wagners were still what they used to be? You're nothing without me!"

He is Prince Dymitri Lance Montague of the Kingdom of Nirvana, and she's his maid. They both fell in love with each other, but Serene clearly knew that their story was not a Cinderella-like love story with a happy ending. Hindi lamang ang estado nila sa buhay ang hadlang sa kanilang pag-iibigan kundi higit ang magulang ng binata na tutol sa kanilang relasyon. Ginawa ng mga ito ang lahat para paghiwalayin sila. Isang masakit na kasinungalingan na naging dahilan para labis siyang kamuhian ng binata. Na deport si Serene pabalik ng Pilipinas kasabay ng pagkakatuklas niya na siya'y nagdadalang-tao. Limang taon ang lumipas, habang naghihintay ng masasakyan si Serene kasama ang apat na taong gulang na anak mula sa pinapasukan nitong kindergarten, bigla itong tumawid sa kalsada ng hindi niya namamalayan. Muntik na itong masagasaan kung hindi lang mabilis ang driver ng SUV sa pagpreno. Ngunit hindi lang iyon ang nagpayanig sa buong pagkatao ni Serene, ikinagimbal niya rin ng labis ng masilayan niya ang mukha ng lalakeng bumaba mula sa backseat ng sasakyan. Si Dylan.. na noo'y biglang tumiim ang mga mata ng mapadako ang tingin sa kanyang anak.

ใคร ๆ ก็เป็นเมียผมได้ทั้งนั้นล่ะครับ ใครนอนกับผมแล้วอยากจะครางแทนตัวว่า เมีย ก็ตามสบาย แต่ผม “ไม่เคยเป็นผัวของใคร” ก็แค่นั้นเอง

"อื้อออ ซี๊ดด กระแทกแรงๆ เลยค่ะที่รัก อ๊ะ อ๊ะ" ปัง! "แอล!" "เฮ๊ย! เข้ามาทำไมวะ" "ยังกล้าถามอีกเหรอ ฉันมากกว่าไหมที่ต้องถามนายว่ากำลังทำบ้าอะไร" "ซี๊ดดด เอากันอยู่ไง ไม่มีตาดูรึไง" "ก็เพราะมีตาดูไง ถึงได้ถาม นายทำแบบนี้ได้ยังไง นายคบกับฉันแต่มาเอากับผู้หญิงคนอื่นนี่นะ!" "ก็เธอไม่ให้ฉันเอา ฉันก็ต้องมาเอากับคนอื่นสิวะ รู้แล้วก็รีบออกไปสักที ขัดจังหวะชิบ"

"คุณ! ข่มขืนฉัน!" "ฉันไปทำเธอตอนไหน?" "ตอนไหนเหรอ ก็เมื่อคืนไงไอ้คนทุเรศ!" "เมื่อคืนฉันเมาเละ อย่ามาใช้มุกตื้น ๆ จับฉันมันไม่สำเร็จ" "จับบ้าอะไรฮะ ฉันโดนข่มขืนฉันเสียหายนะไอ้ชั่ว" "ก็บอกว่าไม่ได้ทำไงวะ" "เมาเหมือนหมาแล้วจำไม่ได้ว่าข่มขืนผู้หญิงเหรอ!" "ก็บอกว่าไม่ได้ทำไงวะ!" "ก็บอกว่าทำไงวะ!!"

จะมารักอะไรในวันที่เธอเดินออกมา ทำไมตอนที่เราสองคนอยู่ด้วยกันเขาจึงไม่เห็นคุณค่า นี่สินะที่เรียกว่าไม่เห็นโลงศพไม่หลั่งน้ำตา

I'm a gloomy loner guy. I prefer not to associates with others. I have no friends, I'm nobody, lack of self-confidence, an introvert. My life is a mess. I'm scared, I don't know why I'm like this. I'm tired physically, emotionally, everything! I wanna end up this sh*t! Loneliness doesn't kill, but sometimes I wish it did! Until I met her, she changed my dark side. She became a light to me. But one day, I never thought she would suddenly disappear in my arms. I can't imagine losing the person who give the way for my future. She has been my inspiration to move forward in life.

Emillia Lucille has everything. Money, looks, fame, family. You name it, she has it. Her luxury is never ending, so is her career as a model in an international agency owned by her father. Many envy her. Many tried to be her, but they failed. She is invincible. With her cold heart and charming look, she became the person every man and woman wanted and hated at the same time. But everything changed when she received a photo from an anonymous sender. A photo she ought to keep until she dies. A photo that can harm not only her career but also herself. A photo that will reunite her with her lost self and its acquaintances. Will she be able to reconnect to the past and fight the situation she was fated to face? Or will she be forever locked from it? And just like it, will she remain so far away?

Zona 18+ Bijaklah dalam memilih bahan bacaan. * Cinta sejati itu apa? Sungguh Ethan tidak mengetahuinya. Ethan terbiasa bergonta ganti pasangan hingga menikah dua kali dan jadi duda. Ia menganggap semua wanita itu sama. Sementara Bella menganggap cinta sulit ia dapatkan. Mana ada pria yang mau pada gadis burik anak seorang pelacur dan tinggal di lingkungan kumuh. Cinta sejati hanyalah sebuah angan menurut Bella. Cinta sejati menurut Ethan hanyalah dongeng semata. * Malam mengenaskan untuk Ethan Reynaldi. Pria tampan ini di kutuk oleh seorang nenek karena perlakuannya yang tidak sopan. Pengusaha kece badai, dingin, berwibawa dan sukses ini kehilangan pesona ketangkasannya akibat kutukan dari sang nenek. Semua karena ulah Ethan sendiri sehingga dia mendapatkan karmanya. Tidak ada yang bisa menghilangkan kesialan Ethan. Semua bagaikan mimpi, mimpi yang berujung kesialan dan merusak masa depan serta citranya sebagai cowok ganteng nan menawan. Ethan pusing dan hampir menyerah hingga pergi ke berbagai dukun untuk mematahkan kutukan ini tapi tak ada yang mampu. Satu orang dukun yang paling sakti mampu mengetahui bagaimana cara mematahkan kutukan itu, tidak lain dan tidak bukan dengan usaha Ethan sendiri. Ethan hampir putus asa hingga bertemu gadis tomboy dan burik lewat aplikasi pencari sugar baby. Ethan menjelajah banyak gadis yang bisa mematahkan kutukannya. Akankah gadis kampungan ini bisa mematahkan kutukan si nenek misterius? Gadis yang mendaftarkan diri menjadi sugar baby lantaran butuh tambahan biaya kuliah ini adalah Bella. Dia kepepet ikut teman-temannya dan memberanikan diri menjadi simpanan om-om. Takdir mempertemukan keduanya. Nyatanya dia bukan bekerja seperti simpanan lain? Apa yang dikerjakan Bella? Simak kisahnya di story ini!

"Let's get divorced." Layla said quietly but firmly. She couldn't take it anymore. Her marriage with Nate has been a facade, constructed solely to fulfill her father's dying wish. Even though Layla used to think she could his heart through time, she finally gave it up seeing his ex-girlfriend coming back. She should be the one to stand beside Nate. After all, she has always been the one in his heart. That's why Nate never laid his hand on her throughout their entire marriage, wasn't it? Layla was a girl with dignity. If Nate didn't show any interest in her, she didn't want to be the wrong person to occupy him, even if it hurt to let go. However, why didn't Nate just accept it and move on? Seeing the divorce paper, he said to Layla coldly, "as long as the paper is not signed, you are still my wife and no other man can lay his hands on you."