Umpisa pa lang alam ko sa sarili ko na hindi mo naman susuklian ang pagmamahal na nararamdaman ko para sa'yo. Una pa lang alam ko ng kapatid lang ang tingin mo sa akin habang sa kaniya tingin mo ay magiging asawa at maging nanay ng mga anak mo. Alam ko. Sa umpisa pa lang alam na alam ko. Pero kahit totoong alam ko sa sarili ko ang bagay na 'yan. Mas pinili kong magbulagbulagan kasi akala ko makikita mo din ako, hindi bilang kaibigan o kapatid kundi bilang isang babae. Akala ko sa paglipas ng panahon ay matututunan mo din akong mahalin at piliin kahit pa iniwan ka niya. Akala ko mapapalitan ko siya sa puso mo. Ngunit sa paglipas ng panahon. Mas lalong maging malinaw ang lahat. Naging sobrang linaw na hindi na kayang maging bulag bulagan. Hindi ko maiwasang mag tanong kung anong mali sa sarili ko. Ako naman yung nandito sa tabi mo pero bakit hindi ako? Bakit kahit wala na siya ay kalaban ko pa din siya diyan sa puso mo? Bakit kahit wala na siya ay kahati ko pa din siya sa diyan sa atensyon mo? Bakit... Bakit hinihintay mo pa din siyang bumalik sa'yo?

L U M I N A R I A In desires we chase, what stakes shall we embrace? Pinaniniwalaan na ng karamihan na sa gitna ng kasiyahan ay may kaakibat na kalungkutan. Kasunod ng halakhak ay daloy ng kalungkutan, at sa kahuli-hulihang pagkakataon, hiniling ko na sana hanggang doon na lamang iyon. Happiness, bought at the cost of sorrow Until the final drop of time slipped through my hands, I longed to feel remorse. But the truth is - I never felt a thing. Dahil ang kapalit ng kasiyahan ay ang aking kamatayan. What I mistook for the end turned out to be... the very beginning. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine dying on the day I was born... and worst of all is opening my eyes to a world I no longer recognize. The place I found myself in, the people surrounding me, and even myself - or the body I have, to be exact. I died as an ordinary, untamed, reckless city girl - wild and free, convinced it would stay that way until my final breath. However, I was wrong, because I came back to life as a princess bound by cold, unforgiving chains. Isang prinsesang pinagkaitan ng kalayaan at nakakulong sa rehas ng nakaraan. She was deemed to be a cursed princess, and how unfortunate am I, to have that as my second life.

There was no way to know my office romance would turn into a world-wide adventure to help save humanity with billions of dollars in giveaways to ordinary people during the Early Virus Years. My name is Crystal Jones. I used to make money as a digital ad exec. A lot of money. Through my secret love affair, I was hired by a secret club of billionaires just as The Virus began spreading. It was my job to *give away* billions of dollars Americans who deserved it. To altruistic people. It worked so well, the Unity Campaign went global. We were American Ambassadors of Altruistic Capitalism. It was when people started dropping into spontaneous comas that I finally realized: humanity cannot survive without unity. Money giveaways are simply goodwill tools. Now I'm on a remote island in the Philippines with some people from my Unity team - including two billionaires. I want to tell you the back story of the Unity Campaign. Not all billionaires are bad, and some stories don't have tidy endings -- but they can still give us hope.

If God is not going to punish the sinner then I WILL. People sometimes say to you, "Don't bother with them, their karma will come back to them someday". That is why sometimes people break themself in order to wait for that moment. But sometimes that moment never comes and you yourself are the one rotting away in this miserable life, so why wait when you could put your hands in it? "You are wrong. Whether I am here or not, your punishment will always come to you, I just.. make it much sooner for you. As I didn't have time to wait any longer", he said with a dark gloomy eyes that had lost their lights. When Shen Wei ran away at the age of 15 years old, he never thought that he would come back again, trying to untie the knot that had been lingering in his heart for years, he came back once again trying to understand some events, but to be honest, for him, it is just an excuse, he just wants to see the lights once again, to be able to proudly says "Mom, I have made it, the sinner have already been punished and you have nothing to worry about anymore". Even if it means to drag others down to hell with him. Shen Wei, "Because since the beginning, we have not been given a choice, we have been entangled in this trap, if we don't struggle to get away, you and I will surely lose. And I.. am not the type of person who will easily let other people bully me" Notes: First time making my own character, I think it will be hard for me to clearly describe how the character would be, but I will try my best. I must say first that the timeline is around the early 20th century.. probably, it is fictional, so there must be things that are different compared to the history. Thank you for understanding and reading my work.

My luck with a guy has been sucks for a while. My friend told me that maybe I need to try a new way. I always take everything seriously in relationships. So she suggested that I try a one night stand. Maybe that will break the curse of my love life. So, when the chance comes of course I'm going to try it. But my friend failed to mention: do not have a one night stand with your co-worker who apparently will become your boss for two weeks. Or... do not have a one night stand with someone who can make your heart does a cha-cha dance whenever you see his dimples (this is my weakness) or his cocky smile or his blue eyes... or... um... can I say everything about him? Is it possible? Oh, and top of it, my one night stand trapped (yes trapped) me to come to his family gathering as his girlfriend. Can I handle this hot man? God knows I can't even handle his dimples. First chapter published on August 17th, 2020

A woman in her 20's cooking late night maggi with sleepy eyes, her eyes are screaming emptiness, after 5 minutes she took her hot maggi to her room and comfortably sat on her bed... she is eating while watching some movie in her mobile.. soon she drowned into sleep... A man in his late twenties sitting in his home office with a hot cup of coffee and checking the details of the new project he is going to work on... as the time ticked 12 Am he slowly got up and went to his room to take some rest... As he closed his eyes the same face appeared infront of his eyes making him restless... he doesn't want to see this face but he can't help.... A college boy held a girls hand... "I love you why can't you understand why are you doing this to me.." "Sumit i am not interested in you and above all i am married so never try to come near me i only see you as a friend, if you don't want that also i will not talk to you " Suddenly a man stood infront of the college and saw the whole drama he signaled one of the bodyguard... the guard went towards the girl and bowed to her... "Ma'am sir is waiting for you" "what sir?" the girl is too confused then suddenly someone dragged her making her bag fall on ground.. she doesn't even have time to look at the person who is dragging her.. before she understand anything the car moved fastly.. she closed her eyes tightly to control herself.. within minutes they reached a mansion.. the mansion is not new to her nor to the man.. want to know whats going to happen want to know who is the man and the girl.. and whats their story don't waste your time just peep into the story. This is going to be a small story with 3 or 4 chapters but i hope you will like the story..

"Are you really going to talk to Abbu?" She asked being serious after some time and I nodded my head. "Yep. I can try, right? I know there is 0.1% chance of him agreeing with this but still I will have satisfaction that I have tried. I haven't just ran away like a coward. And running away is very big step." I said smiling lightly at her and she nodded her head. "But be ready to runaway cause that's the only option we'll be left with." She said nodding her head and I smiled. "Okay. I'll be ready. But will you really adjust in my life? I'm not rich like this. Your one room is my whole house." I said smiling at her and she smiled. "Richness is a prison. I don't want to live in prison. No one wants to go to another jail leaving one jail." She said smiling at me and I chuckled. Azra Khan. 23 years old lives in a small village of Tamil Nadu. Daughter of the head of the village. Loves her mother and siblings a lot. She has a weird hate towards her Dad. Believes in the word 'Love' so much that she can sacrifice many things for it and can go to any extent for it. Aariz Malik. 25 years old orphan boy who lives in small village of Tamil Nadu and makes money for his living. And it is not easy for a North Indian boy to survive in South without knowing the language. A hardworking man who has become successful after many hurdles. Works in a small company which gives him enough money for him to survive. Doesn't have any family other than his colleagues and a best friend. Loves to help people who are in need of help. Let's see how they meet and what are the problems waiting for them. The people who share many things common but still are unknown of each other. Let's join their journey of love who may have not thought about love before. :) (: Started: 11-11-2021 Completed: 20-12-2021

Ever wonder how your supposed best day of life will turn into a lifelong nightmare. Two people, two different worlds yet bound by the same emotion, "HATE" and "same loved ones". Marriage is intended to be an eternal bond filled with love and happiness. This was far from the truth for Asmaira and Amaan. Two broken souls entangle in the game of destiny which ended their dream of everlasting love. For one, it was a journey of regret which she has to live for the rest of her life. But why?. For other, he was forced yet he promised to seek revenge for sure., for seeking "Her" place. Who is Amaan referring to as "Her"? Who is this "loved ones" that connects both Asmara and Amaan and why do they hate each other so much without even meeting each other? "Please......." the only word that she could manage to say while trying to get out of his grip and sobbing. "Please......Let..........Me..........Go, " she stammered in between her hiccup, shaking her head with pleading eyes and folded hands. "Don't be afraid honey! I realized my mistake of not accepting you as my wife and to mark the start of our marriage how about I gift you something, " He whispered while leaning close to her ear emphasizing on the word 'gift'. Sensing her fright, he placed his hand on her waist while using the other to stroke her cheek, "how about giving you a baby tonight?". He spoke with an evil smirk. " I know it is your first time and I promise to be gentle with you, My Wife" Note: This is the first draft of the story and since then had not been edited as I'm busy writing my other stories on "Booknet." If you find typos or grammatical mistake or narration is not perfect, kindly ignore since your feedback about it would be of no use as you are reading an unedited story. I would edit it once the sequel to Kabir Hashmi is finished. And yes please be considerate when you comment. First, it's a fictional story and second, it's someone's hardwork. #5 in torment-Sept 2020 #2 in torment-23rd Sept 2020

Isang gabi na hindi ko inasahan, nagbago ang buhay ko magpakailanman. Nadala ako sa isang madilim na mundo na wala akong kaalaman-ang mundo ng mafia. Si Damien Rinaldi, ang pinakamakapangyarihang mafia boss sa buong lungsod, ay nagpakita sa harapan ko. Isang tingin lang, at wala na akong kalayaan. Ngunit kahit takot ako, may isang bagay sa kanya na hindi ko kayang iwasan. His dark eyes, the control he had over everything-everything about him pulled me in, kahit alam ko na may panganib na nag-aabang. Now, I'm caught in his world, his rules. Hindi ko alam kung paano ako makakalabas, pero isang bagay lang ang sigurado: I'm under his control, and there's no way out.