the nail story

Lamp oil poured down the throat. Incense ash packed into the nostrils. Nine-year-old Chen Nian'an lies on a pyre, still breathing. The village shaman says he must burn before sunset. The nail on his left pinky is gone—borrowed by the Nail Borrower, an ancient spirit in red who takes children's nails at dusk. His mother, Xiulan, refuses. She pulls him from the fire and offers her own nails instead. Ten nails for her son's life. The Nail Borrower accepts. But Xiulan soon uncovers a darker secret: the village shaman has been collecting nails for fifty years—ninety-eight of them, each from a child who was burned. Nian'an was meant to be the ninety-ninth. Now Xiulan must break a cycle that has lasted half a century, using the only weapon the Nail Borrower cannot defeat: a mother who can grow back what was taken. The village says he must burn. His mother says he will live. One of them is wrong.

My husband’s mistress thought I was his secret lover. "I’ll send you and your bastard to hell!" she screamed as her fists flew. She left me bleeding on the floor, my face ruined, my baby gone. Through the pain, I heard my husband on the phone. He was soothing her. “My poor baby, are you hurt? Did you chip a nail?” But when he realized the “bitch” his mistress had destroyed was me. He shattered.

Jack and Jill is the story of a boy and a girl who went up a hill together. They went to fetch a pail of water, but unfortunately, their plan is disrupted when Jack falls and hits his head, and rolls back down the hill.

At the age of eight, Naraina had already foreseen her own death. She knew she would leave the world at such a young age, with no one by her side to wish her well as she ventures into the afterlife. She was prepared to die. And when that day came, her brother, whom she thought despised her, came into the picture and changed what fate had wheeled for her; her own death. With his interference, opened a new ability that Naraina couldn't envisage whether it's a gift or a curse.

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Aina hanya ingin melewati masa terakhir SMAnya dengan tenteram dan damai. Tak punya pacar tak masalah, jomblo lebih bahagia kok. Masalah muncul ketika dia di ajak temannya ke Club malam. Bukan di beri obat perangsang kemudian di tiduri dan akhirnya hamil. Aina mengalami pelecehan seksual saat di Club itu dan pelakunya tidak lain tidak bukan adalah Jefran Anthony Smith. Si tampan penguasa sekolah. Aina jelas geram, ia memang salah satu fans Jefran tapi tetap saja ia tak terima. Selanjutnya hari Aina yang damai berubah bencana ketika Jefran mulai masuk ke kehidupannya. Hidup Aina si pintar dan si cupu yang membosankan berubah jadi penuh warna, namun kenapa di akhir Jefran memberinya sebuah warna hitam yang tak bisa di lupakan.

Caina doesn't want anything in this world but a family she never have. A family that can guide her after her biological mother died a few years ago and she found the family she wants in Volzkian Family, a buena familia that her mother once work for. She doesn't wish anymore above after. She can go to school by their help, she has a various elegant clothing that she could wear anytime and delicious meals every single day. It's already complete and she's contented in that. She only question herself, her principle and heart when the younger son of Volzkian family arrived from Spain. Connor Volzkian arrived one chilly afternoon but with a plus, his girlfriend Revina. It's not the inconceivable part, it's the fact that he also wants Caina for himself. Can Caina refuse the feelings in order to have her dream family or she's brave enough to put it all behind and run to Connor's arm and scorching love? ------------------- Credits to AlexKPhoto on Devianart for the image in the cover.

Sylvia is a bright and vibrant lady who has always aspire in everything she ventures into but the cold nature of marriage dwindled her dreams. Will she be able to braze up and pursue her career as a lawyer?. She might be strong-hearted and ambitious but her love for her children has gotten the better part of her. What fate does she have in an abusive marriage? NAIVE.

Rinai seorang admin STNK di sebuah dealer motor. Ia memiliki sifat aneh dan pendiam. Pagi ini, ia baru saja diberitahu untuk merangkap kerja saat Bang Jack mengirim pesan mengajaknya untuk ikut lomba menulis. Dibantu oleh Birai yang menyebalkan, Pakcik yang cerdas, dan Bang Jack yang optimis, Rinai mencoba melewati batas-batasnya, memulihkan nama baik, dan dan memperjuangkan impiannya.

"Soul is the ultimate virtue of existence" where a boy named Einai suddenly loses his life and is trapped in the Abyss Life, a state that occurs after death while the soul is being judged. However, his soul has been split into 7 pieces and scattered across the world due to a heinous crime. In this world, a soulless being is tasked with finding his soul. Einai is given a temporary rebirth and is told, "You have 50 days to find your soul or be lost in the eternal abyss," by the Reincarnator. Pushed back into the mortal coil, can Einai find his soul in time?