lets grow old together

When I went to the hospital for a checkup to see if my fourth IVF attempt had succeeded, I saw Daniel Cooper, who was supposed to be on a business trip. He was carefully supporting a young, beautiful woman as they walked out of the obstetrics and gynecology department. Her belly was unmistakably round, and she looked like she was ready to give birth at any moment. Daniel froze for just a second before stepping in front of her, shielding her from me. He explained, "Abby, the Cooper family needs an heir to carry on the lineage. Once the baby is born, everything will go back to the way it was." I heard the certainty in his words. So I smiled, nodded, and quietly tucked my test results away as he stared at me in surprise. On the day she gave birth, I left the divorce papers on the kitchen table and walked out of his life for good.

"Ad! Apa nama hubungan ini? Waktu pernah kasih kita kesempatan. Apa kita bisa miliki lagi?" Kedua mata kami saling menatap mencari jawaban. Kurvaku menurun. Begitulah aku memandang hidup yang ku jalani di akhir usia 20an. Di saat rencana tidak berjalan sesuai impian, apa aku masih memiliki mimpi tersisa? Tentang dia yang pernah berperan penting dalam hidupku, namun keasingan jadi pengganti keakraban antara aku dengannya. Jika aku bertemu lagi dengan Ad, apa aku harus menemuinya atau bersembunyi saja? karena sinarku sedang hilang, aku belum siap menampakkan sisi gelap dari masa lalu yang masih ku hindari. Perpisahan kala itu, membuatku ragu. Ada kisah antara kita yang belum tuntas. Apa mungkin itu tanda, untuk kembali memperjuangkan cinta atau lebih baik berhenti saja? Di masa belia kita kala itu, atau di masa kita terus bertumbuh, melewati berbagai fase hidup menjadi dewasa. Tentang aku dan Ad, apa sudah berakhir? Cinta ini akan bertumbuh dan menetap untuk dirinya ataukah dia?

Mikky pindah apartemen karena putus dengan pacarnya. Pada awalnya Mikky bisa menikmati suasana baru, tetapi secara perlahan muncul keanehan-keanehan. Seorang pria besar bernama Tod Horgan muncul dan tiba-tiba menyuruhnya untuk tidak mendekati seorang gadis yang tinggal di apartemen sebelah. Gadis itu bernama Wendy Orsey. Lalu setelah Mikky melihat Tod di taman pada suatu malam dengan Wendy Orsey, lelaki itu menghilang. Seorang gadis Asia bernama Yui muncul dan mengaku sebagai tunangan Tod. Apartemen Mikky sering sekali mati lampu. Berulangkali ia meminta Nelson si penjaga malam mengurus listri yang rusak, tetapi tak kunjung selesai. Karena kesal, Mikky menghubungi sendiri pengelola. Namun, apa yang didapatkannya, nomor yang dihubungi Mikky malah terhubung ke kantor seorang pengacara tua. Awalnya Mikky tak percaya, tetapi setelah sampai di tempat tersebut, ia menyadari bahwa agen yang mengurusi penyewaan apartemennya bermasalah. Benjamin, si pengacara tua, dengan baik hati menawarkan bantuannya untuk melakukan penyeledikan. Fakta yang ditemukan Benjamin sangat mencengangkan. Mikky tidak benar-benar pindah karena kemauan dia sendiri. Seluruh hidupnya telah diatur. Hidupnya sekarang berkaitan dengan Wendy Orsey, Nelson, dan juga Yui. Mikky secepatnya harus menyelesaikan masalahnya sebelum berakhir seperti Tod Horgan.

Old Fesbukers adalah kisah tentang seorang mahasiswa yang menyukai profil seorang wanita melalui facebook. Kisah klasik yang bisa saja menerpa siapa pun, menghilangkan batas antara realitas dengan dunia yang semu.

Bradley Oliver Jones was eight years old when he first heard "Phantom of the Opera" in New York.The lights gleaming across the stage, the voices of the performers ringing through the theater in a way that brought tears to the eyes of those listening. A wonderful canvas of brilliance painted bright by the dull colors of the world.The performance brought something wonderful to Bradley Oliver Jones.The theatre brought magic, brought light, brought hope into the mind of a little eight year old kid.A kid now dead set on being on that stage.And suddenly, the world was on fire, and everything was possible.

SIS (Social Issue Series) #1: Objectifying WomenOver protectiveness of boyfriends are often romanticized as cute and caring nowadays. To the point that some ladies fail to live their lives to the fullest just to satisfy their men's insecurities and the likes. Pero kung ikaw si Nayeli Reese P. Eusebio, you'll probably say that you've had enough of those kinds of bullshit. Nari had been deprived of a normal life for her 17 years of existence. She never had a chance to step out of the four corners of their house and experience what common people usually do due to unfortunate circumstances that involves her personal family issues. So when she had the opportunity to finally get out from that nightmare, she promised herself, and her brother that wishes her nothing but happiness, that she will bring out the best in her as she strives to achieve her goals.But when Colton Jace R. Octavio gets into the picture, Nari felt things that she never felt before. Unexplainable feelings that are enough to confuse and distract her from her goals. Colton's dream was just to grow old with her while Nari's was for them to grow individually together. When love gets in the way of your dreams, is it possible to grow with the flow?

Jake Ryan had been best friends with Jay Morgan since they were in middle school. Jake had always valued being an only sibling, especially when Jay’s younger sister, Rachel, was always in the picture. Her personality always rubbed Jake the wrong way, and the fact that she always had to butt into her big brother’s business annoyed him more than he could say. Rachel, on the other hand, had way too much fun bothering Jake, he let it be known that she always rubbed him wrong, and she took great joy in making sure to always let it happen. Even after their drunk, and oh stupid night, she still teased him. But when the Jake came to be her personal one man rescue mission to help her out of a blizzard, she wanted no part of it. And a few minutes too long of arguing and annoying each other meant that they were stuck in her family cabin until help came, if they came. What could happen with two people, who clearly hated each other, were forced to spend the unknown amount of hours together? Could they get over the bickering along enough to figure out how to get help? Could they actually pull together and work through their problems? Better yet, could they finally stop denying the attraction they’ve both buried since high school?

Marlon (37) Pria dewasa yang seharusnya sudah menikah, mempunyai istri, dan anak. Bukan malah mengejar gadis kecil, berhasrat ingin menikahinya dengan alasan sudah siap berbagi ranjang. Belle (17) Gadis pemalu yang belum pernah berpacaran, bukan karena tidak cantik, hanya saja dia terlalu takut berdekatan dengan lawan jenis. Apa yang akan Belle lakukan? Ketika ada lelaki tua berjenggot yang berselisih 20 tahun dengan usianya, datang menghadap kedua orang tuanya dan melamar Belle.

Persahabatan mungkin bisa terjalin dalam kurun waktu yang lama. Bahkan belasan tahun. Seperti yang terjadi pada Gwen, Alexi, Inez, Jupiter, dan Eric. Mereka mampu bertahan tanpa merusak persahabatan dengan hal-hal di luar yang terlihat. Mereka saling memiliki ketergantungan satu sama lain, tanpa ada ikatan emosi dan perasaan melebihi pertemanan. Namun, siapa sangka, banyak rahasia di balik hubungan mereka selama ini.Ada yang diam-diam saling menyakiti, membohongi, memanipulasi, bahkan merusak hidup satu sama lain. Lalu sebenarnya, siapa yang berani menantang diri dalam bara api yang tercipta di antara mereka berlima?

The lack of love and the family's ruin seems to be the best combination to love again. In the end, Mia doesn't know who to trust, but she alone is enough to care for the ones she loves.