Novels by PickledPlums

At her question, Francis stiffly stare at his sister. He was trying to find anything from Rhianne's expression. The two of them are very close so it was natural for Rhianne to prank her older brother sometimes. But seeing Rhianne's confused expression, he knew that she was being serious.Panicking, Francis ran outside to call her doctor again. When he came back, Rhianne saw the teenage boy has a nervous expression. The doctor he brought asked Rhianne some questions again. The doctor asked questions like if she knows her name, age, her relatives, and the details of her accident. This makes her really confused.'Why has the doctor asked me this question? And why did the teenage boy looking at me with that anxious expression?'Rhianne tried to think if she met this teenage boy before. As far as she can remember, the first time she met him was when he saved her with the middle-aged woman from the accident. Because Rhianne

"Rhianne, can you hear me? Rhianne!"Rhianne felt like there was a fire burning in her chest. She forced herself to take a deep breathe a few times that made her cough dry, which result in her feeling pain in her throat. Not to mention that her head was also hurting so much. When she heard that someone was calling her name in a panicky voice, she forced herself to open her eyes. But Rhianne's body was not cooperating with her so she closed her eyes again and motionlessly laid her body flat on the floor.Rhianne tried to recall the things that happened in the accident. When the bus suddenly crashed with the truck, her body was squeezed and her head hardly hit on the pole. At that moment, Rhianne knew that she will die. But maybe luck was on her side this time since she can still feel herself breathing even though it's kinda hard for now."Quick! Francis, h

Rhianne slammed the book in her bag after reading the middle part of the story. She tried to calm herself down by grabbing her bottle jug and drank the content of it. She can't believe that the character with the same name as her met that tragic ending.After finishing her work as a saleslady in a department store, one of her workmates asked Rhianne to joined her in a bookstore to buy a romance novel to read. Since she does not have anything to do after her shift, Rhianne agreed to join her workmate.While waiting for her workmate, Rhianne randomly browsed the bookshelf in the bookstore to kill some time. A black, hardbound book caught Rhianne's attention so she reached for it. When she discovered that one of the characters in the story has the same name as her, Rhianne decided to buy it without looking at the book's title or synopsis.After buying their books, Rhianne and her workmate had separated at the bus stop

"I gave everything you asked of me! I gave you all my fortune, the prestige you dreamed to have, my love, and my whole life! I gave everything to you! How can you do this to me?!" Rhianne Cartel shouted at the man standing in front of her in despair. "I... I even sacrificed my relationship with my family just to make a stepping stone for you to succeed! Andrew, you're heartless!"Andrew, the man in a black suit standing in front of the weeping woman was looking at her with a cold look in his eyes. He's looking at Rhianne as if he was seeing a nasty pest lingering in his sight.This woman was once a beauty that every man loves to have by their side. Her long, silky hair was now too short and looked like a bunch of shaggy fur of a boar. Her fair jade-like skin was now full of ugly scars and bruises. Her caramel-colored eyes that can stir the hearts of every man had become like those of a rotten fish in the trash.Rhianne fel

And just like that, three months have quickly passed. During these months, some things have happened. First, Andrew was approaching Rhianne whenever there's a chance. At first, Rhianne thought that he is just being polite so she did not give much thought about it.Every day, Andrew will greet Rhianne with a charming smile on his face. It is to test how Rhianne will react to their interaction. Rhianne can't really be suspicious of him since Andrew has also greeted their other classmates. Because of it, she will also greet him back with a nervous smile.When Andrew makes sure that Rhianne is not really hostile towards him, he slowly started trying to make small talks with her. This makes Rhianne so uncomfortable. So when Rhianne sensed Andrew's presence from far away, she will immediately hide behind Keith's tall figure.Second, Keith acts like a big dog while guarding Rhianne against Andrew. At first, Keith was confused about Rhianne's actions lately. But a

There is only one sentence playing in Rhianne's head.The devil has finally come to get her!She can't understand it. Why is Andrew here? And he is also her classmate! Did it really happen in the novel? Did the book mentioned that they are also classmates before?Thinking about it, that may be possible. Maybe because of it, Rhianne Cartel harbored more feelings for Andrew since they are classmates. Andrew can have a lot of time to show and manipulate the poor girl's feelings. That is so sly and evil!Andrew stares at the girl who is the reason why he is here. Since he was already here, Andrew plans to be friends with her. He will deepen their friendship with each other. And then after that...Andrew looked at Rhianne for the last time. It is still early to do all of these things. It is much better if he will try to slow his pace so Rhianne will not be too guarded around him."Hey. Rhia?

Today is Rhianne's first day at school and Carmie personally drives the car for her. Francis left the house earlier without her because he needs to guide his club members and prepare the registrations of the students who are interested in their club. Carmie keeps on reminding her that if something is wrong, she would never hesitate to call her or Francis. Rhianne just simply nods her head to show her mother that she understands.After getting out of the car, Rhianne scans the whole school with her eyes. Of course, the school of rich people is different from public schools. Daltine University is famous for its high level of teaching together with its expensive tuition fee. In short, this school was built only for rich people.Rhianne reassures her mother for the last time before kissing her cheeks and waves her hands to say goodbye. According to the schedule list on her hand, Rhianne's classroom will be on the third floor. As she thinks of some ways to find her designat

After that day, there are no important events that happened in the past few days. Rhianne's daily routine was still the same. Except that she's always on her phone and exchange text messages with the male lead. That day, Keith gave his phone number to Rhianne before leaving their house.Keith does not want to lose contact with Rhianne after being friends with her again. He had an idea to visit her regularly, but remembering her brother's existence, Keith thought that it's a bad idea. So he just gave his contact details to Rhianne and told her to text him as soon as she can.Rhianne has an unused phone in her drawer, but she never tried to open it because she's not familiar with the list of people listed in the phonebook. When Rhianne casually asked her mother if it's possible for her to buy a new phone, her mother automatically agreed. So the very next day, Carmie handed the brand new phone to Rhianne. After setting up her new phone, Rhianne put Keith's number on her p

"What are you all doing here?"When Rhianne heard her brother's voice, she happily escapes from Calvin's hands and runs towards her brother. She quickly hides behind his back with her arms hugging his waist. Francis looks at his sister before turning his head to observe their visitors. He makes a quick conclusion about the situation."Are you visiting us just to disturb Rhianne?""Yes.""No."The Lancester brothers both answered his question. Just like what he thought! At first, Francis was confused about why did Calvin with his brother visit their house. Calvin mentioned that he needed to look at their college picture which was very suspicious from the start. If Calvin really wanted to see it, he can just visit the official webpage of their school and look in the photo gallery on it.Keith really wants to punch his brother on his face for making things worse. Calvin knows that Francis is always suspicious of him because he reall

Rhianne did not know what he is thinking right now. She still has a frown on her face while thinking about a lot of things. Apparently, Rhianne Cartel has been a spoiled lady pampered since birth. She never experienced any hardship in life because her money can solve everything. Not only that, but her body is also too delicate!Aside from her new discovery that Rhianne Cartel is destined not to receive any flowers in this life, she also knew that her body is weak. This is too different during her past life. Due to the environment of their old place, Rhianne grew to be tough. She did not get sick easily and can still work even though she has a cold or fever.'No wonder that the whole family is very concerned with her. This body is too fragile!'Seeing that Rhianne is lost in her own world, he snaps his finger in front of her face. Rhianne blinks her eyes and blankly looks at the boy. She almost forgot that she is with someone right now."What are

Nakatulalang nakatingin sa kawalan si Samantha. Natuyo na ang kanyang mga luha sa pisngi. Pakiramdam din niya ay wala na siyang mailuluha pa. Nasa kandungan pa rin nito ang wala nang buhay na katawan ni Charlie. Pinagmasdan ni Samantha ang bangkay ng kanyang nobyo. Hinawi nito ang buhok ni Charlie bago niya ito bigyan ng halik sa noo. Dahan-dahan ay inalis na niya ang ulo ni Charlie sa kanyang kandungan bago ito dahan-dahan tumayo.Napansin na naman niyang muli ang bangkay ni Carolina. Puno pa rin ng galit ang nararamdaman ni Samantha kay Carolina kahit na napatay na niya ito gamit ang sarili niyang mga kamay. Lumapit pa ito sa pugot na ulo ni Carolina. Masama ang tinging ibinato niya dito bago niya sinipa ito ng ubod ng lakas. Dahan-dahan ay bumalik si Samantha sa bayan.Tahimik.Mainit.Walang tao.Ito ang mga napansin ni Samantha. Gusto niyang tumawa ngunit hindi niya magawa. Gusto niyang matawa sa katangahan nila. Simula palang ay w

Pilit pa rin inaagaw ni Samantha kay Carolina ang hawak nitong butcher's knife. Pilit na lumalaban si Samantha kay Carolina. Hindi makapapayag si Samantha na si Carolina ang papatay sa kanya. Buo ang kaisipan niyang hindi siya mamamatay sa lugar na ito.Diniinan ni Samantha ang pagkakahawak niya kay Carolina. Sinigurado nitong babaon ang kanyang mga kuko sa balat ni Carolina. Unti-unti ay nakikita ni Samantha na nasasaktan din si Carolina kung kaya't mas diniinan pa nito ang pagbaon ng kanyang mga kuko sa balat ng dalaga. Ganito din ang ginawa ni Samantha sa isang kamay ni Carolina na kanya rin hawak.Damang-dama ni Samantha ang pagbaon ng kanyang mga kuko sa balat ni Carolina. Namamasa na rin ito dahil sa dugong lumalabas sa sugat na ginagawa niya. Mamaya-maya pa'y nararamdaman na nito ang laman ng braso ni Carolina sa kanyang mga kuko. Nang mas diinan ni Samantha ang pagbaon ng kanyang kuko ay nasaktan na nang tuluyan si Carolina. Kinuhang pagkakataon ito ni Samantha

Matinding sakit ng ulo ang naramdaman ni Samantha nang magising ito. Nakakaramdam ito ng matinding kirot. Ramdam din nito na para bang may malagkit na likido sa gilid ng kanyang mukha. Minulat nito ang kanyang mga mata ngunit wala siyang makita dahil sa sobrang dilim ng buong lugar. Nang nasa huwisyo na siyang muli ay saka lang nito napansin ang masangsang na amoy na bumabalot sa kinalalagyan niya. Para siyang masusuka ngunit pinigilan niya ang kanyang sarili.Sinubukan din ni Samantha tumayo ngunit hindi niya magawa. Ramdam nitong nakagapos ang kanyang mga kamay sa likuran. Kahit ang mga paa nito'y nakagapos din. Nang subukan niyang galawin ang kanyang kaliwang braso ay nakaramdam siya ng matinding hapdi. Saka lang nito naalalang matindi ang sugat na nakuha niya dito.Mula sa pagkakagapos ng kamay niya sa likuran ay ramdam niyang may pares pa ng kamay ang nakatali dito. Sa unang hawak palang niya sa mga kamay na iyon ay alam niyang si Charlie iyon. Hinawakan niya ang

Kinabahan si Charlie sa kanyang nakita. Nagising siya sa kalagitnaan ng gabi dahil naramdam ito ng uhaw. Nais niya sanang uminom ng tubig kung kaya't dahan-dahan siyang tumayo mula sa tabi ni Samantha at lumabas ng kwarto nila. Papunta na siya sa kusina nang makita ang ganoong hitsura ni Carolina. Puno ng dugo ang kanyang damit. Base sa nakikita niya, alam nitong sariwa pa ang dugong nasa damit ni Carolina."Bakit gising ka pa? May kailangan ka ba?" nakangiting tanong ni Carolina kay Charlie."A-Anong nangyayari sa'yo?" nangangatal na tanong ni Charlie kay Carolina. Bigla nalang ito nakaramdam ng takot sa dalaga sa hindi maipaliwanag na kadahilanan.Imbes na sagutin ang tanong nito, nakangiting lumapit si Carolina kay Charlie. Dala ng takot ay umaatras si Charlie sa bawat hakbang na gawin ni Carolina palapit sa kanya. Dahil sa pag-atras nito'y hindi na niya namalayang napasandal na siya sa pader. Hinarap niya si Carolina. Isang hakbang nalang ang layo nito sa ka

"Ako ang magiging doktor at ikaw naman ang magiging pasyente ko. Payag ka naman, hindi ba?"Sa mga oras na iyon, labis-labis na ang takot na nararamdaman ni Joanna sa kanyang dibdib. Hindi na niya maisip pa kung ano pa ang maaaring gawin ni Carolina sa kanya. Masyado pa rin mahapdi ang nararamdaman niya mula sa kanyang mga paa na tinanggalan ng kuko. Napatingin naman si Carolina sa bintana. Blangko lang itong nakatingin doon at parang mayroon itong pinagmamasdan. Bigla-bigla ay ngumiti ito bago muling humarap kay Joanna."Maghintay ka muna dito." malumanay na sabi ni Carolina kay Joanna. Hinaplos na muna nito ang buhok ni Joanna bago ito lumabas sa loob ng kwarto.Naiwang mag-isa si Joanna. Tanging ang kanyang paghinga lamang ang kanyang naririnig. Hanggang ngayon ay iniinda pa rin nito ang sobrang sakit na nararamdaman nito sa kanyang mga paa. Sa kabila nito, pinilipilit pa rin nito na makawala sa kanyang pagkakagapos. Sa higpit ng pagkakagapos ng barbed wire s

Dahan-dahan ay hinila ni Carolina ang walang malay na si Joanna. Nagtungo sila sa lugar kung saan niya kinitil ang buhay ni Rex. Nang makapasok na sila doon ay isinara niya ang pinto nito. Iniupo niya ito sa isang lumang upuan na naka-puwesto sa gitna ng kuwarto. Mula sa kanyang bulsa ay naglabas ito ng super glue. Inubos niya ang laman nito sa mga labi ni Joanna. Upang makasiguro ito na hindi na siya makagagawa ng kahit na anong ingay, nilagyan niya pa rin ito ng takip sa bibig.Gamit ang makalawang na barbed wire, itinali naman nito ang mga paa ni Joanna sa upuan. Sa likod naman ng upuan ay itinali din ni Carolina ang mga kamay nito gamit pa rin ang barbed wire. Mula sa diin na ginagawa ni Carolina ay nagkakasugat ang balat ng kanyang biktima. Dahil doon ay unti-unting nagkakamalay si Joanna.Unti-unting kinurap ni Joanna ang kanyang mga mata. Masangsang na amoy ang agad na bumungad sa kanya. Inilibot din nito ng kaunti ang kanyang paningin. Nakita nitong may kung an