The cover of Lala Magazine 5

Prologue

The sun is just minit from rising and the night is growing lighter. An alter made entirely of blue marble, jade, and amethyst is illuminated. Two tiny Bayi lie on bahagian, atas writhing and screaming in discomfort. They are naked, only a few days old and the chill of the stone slowly seeping into their Bones will surely kill them. The larger of the two will not stop screaming while her twin just sobs quietly.
Their frail mother stands a few feet away determined to finish what she came here to do but her eyes are bloodshot and red raw from her constant tears. But she is not alone. Her husband...

It was five o’ clock in the afternoon and I was listening, singing, and dancing to music. It was at that moment that my parents came into my room.

“Yuko, I am afraid we have some bad news,” she berkata in a sad tone of voice.

So I stopped what I was doing and listened. My parents sat down with me.

“Yuko, I know that anda like it here in Jepun and so do we. But I am afraid we have to alih somewhere else.”

My stomach sank and my hati, tengah-tengah broke. I have started to cry. I was devastated.

“B-But we can’t move. What about my friends?”

“I’m sorry, Yuko, but we can’t afford to continue living...

What's the first thing on your mind when anda hear the word love? A child might say Hearts, many people will say, two people in love.

For me, Cinta makes the world go around. I don't know what that means but, it does. A lot of people say it. Wherever anda go, whatever place you've been, there's always love.
It's also not just feelings but emotions. Your emotions draws anda to that person, and sometimes we hope that that person likes us back too right?

Love is hard. We always want love. I don't know why a lot of people want Cinta so much. When I see a couple somewhere, I get jealous. I tell myself:...