'Di sa pagmamayabang, pero muntik ng maging muse si Ina noong elementarya, nakulangan lang sa boto. Kaya anong karapatan ni Ice na tawagin s'yang mukhang tae at pagbuntungan ng galit? Sa sama ng ugali nito, hindi na kataka-takang nabasted ng babaeng gusto. Kilalanin si Ice (ang lalaking asal ampalaya) at Ina (ang babaeng allergic sa ampalaya). Subaybayan ang love story nilang may kape, cheeseburger at sangkatutak na pang-aalipin. Teka, love story nga ba? ♥♥♥ -Republished from previous WP Star account: Ellena_Odde - To be published BOOKWARE

A writer. A weird stranger. A lot of little conversations. An online understanding. Every night. 23:11.

(U Series #1) Para kay Chino Alejandro, the best thing about life is its simplicity. Panatag ang loob niyang nakakakain ang pamilya nila tatlong beses sa isang araw. Kampante na siyang nakakasama ang mga kaibigan sa klase at computer games. At masaya na siyang mas nagiging close na sila ng all-time crush niya. Rose petals. Humiga sa kalsada. Skateboard. Maghintay ng himala. Beers. Pagka-intimidate sa chandeliers. Unexpected drunk tattoos. Ang Mabuting Salita ni Deus. Paintings. Prayer meeting sa loob ng elevator. Checkered polo shirts. Spoken words. . . at mag-YOLO. When lots of craziness, belief contradictions, and spontaneous adventures intertwine with uncensored words, not supposed to have feelings and out of hand emotions - life can get a lil bit out of hand for Chino. It's about time to get out from his comfort box to think, decide and act. FAST. Before that one particular girl gets trap in the box she wants to get out from. Life can never be just that simple and that's the best thing about it.

Sometimes, endings happen first. You have been warned.

Sa laro-larong relasyon, paano mo malalaman na unti-unti ka na palang natatalo? Dalawa ang dahilan kung bakit nag-enrol si Chel Laurel, isang incoming senior high school student, sa open-to-all special program na pakana ng school nila: una, para may advantage na rin siya kapag nag-umpisa na talaga ang klase at, pangalawa, para makasama pa at tuluyan nang umamin sa longtime crush niyang si Harper. Pero minalas kaagad siya dahil imbes na si Harper ang makatabi sa seating arrangement, nakatabi niya ang limot na niyang Grade 3 boyfriend at kalaro, si Ardi Lavarias. Mas malala? Epic fail ang pag-amin niya nang nalaman niyang girlfriend na ng crush niya si Val, isa sa mga nakaaway ni Chel sa junior high. Para malusutan ang kahihiyan sa harap ng ultimate crush niya, dineklara niyang boyfriend niya ang walang kamalay-malay na si Ardi dahil, technically, hindi naman sila nag-break. Medyo good news, pumayag si Ardi sa laro-laro nilang relasyon para sa ikatatahimik ni Chel. Medyo bad news, sa lahat ng laro, may mantataya at may matataya . . . may mananalo at may matatalo.

Madeline Jesty Jacobs received an unexpected gift on the night of her seventh birthday -- she could see hourglasses on top of everybody's heads in just one taste of alcohol, an indication of what she thought was their life span. This unknown phenomenon was her deciding factor when to cut connections. But this changed ten years after when she met Michelle Queen Basil, a.k.a. Mickey. Just when she thought her gift was taken away, she then began to see an hourglass on only one person -- herself. CW: explicit sexual scenes, strong language, mentions of self-harm and suicidal ideation