Medyo tanggap ko nang hanggang third wheel lang talaga ako. Kahit tenth wheel nga siguro tanggap ko na rin. * * * Walang hiyang med school. Hindi ako makalandi. (insert mga mura) * * * Dalawang taong hindi malaman kung kailan ba nila mapapalitan 'yung relationship status nila sa Facebook; from Single to In a Relationship, ay biglang nagkita sa isang bar. Iyong isa, nahigit lang ng mga kaibigan kaya pumayag na rin kasi masarap naman daw 'yung pulutan. Iyong isa naman, planong humanap ng kalandian kasi, finally, nakalaya sa medical books niya. Nakahanap nga siya ng kalandian. Sino pa ba? E di 'yung nahigit lang ng mga kaibigan kaya pumayag na rin kasi masarap naman daw 'yung pulutan. At dahil pareho silang maloko, nauwi sila sa sarili rin nilang kalokohon. Iyon ay ang gawing jowa ang isa't isa. Paano ba naman, 'yung isa, lagi na lang third wheel. Kahit fling wala talaga. Never been kiss, never been touch. Iyong isa naman, sa sobrang busy sa medical school ay nakalimutan niya na kung ano'ng feeling ng kilig. Gusto niya pa rin maranasan. Gusto nilang maranasan. Kaya napagkasunduan nilang ibibigay nila 'yon sa isa't isa; gagawin ang mga bagay na ginagawa ng mag-jowa. Pero siyempre, lahat ng 'yon, sikreto lang. Hanggang saan sila dadalhin ng sikreto nila? | Tell Them About Us (BYAM Spin-Off) | an epistolary novel | 2022 © reyincarnation Started: November 26, 2022 Finished: February 12, 2023

Adiel Lincoln Torres and Cyra Kapili have known each other since they transferred to the same school in second grade. It was easy to predict that the two would eventually be immersed in each other's warmth and company. After all, growing up together meant that Diel knew Cy so well, he'd never make fun of the birthmark she was insecure about. Growing up together meant Cy knew that to cheer up Adiel, she only needed to rewatch Naruto with him, the one with 500 episodes. It was uncomplicated to love someone you knew almost your whole life. So, they did fall. Not only were Adiel and Cyra close while growing up, but their families were too. When they enter college, stability, patience, and trust are the basis of their relationship. Anyone would say they seemed to have everything figured out for their future already--degrees waiting to be finished, work waiting to be applied to, and a home waiting to be built. But no one can truly know what the future looks like, and Adiel and Cyra's future didn't become what both hoped it would be. Now that their present was far from what they had dreamt, what kind of future can they look forward to now?

stand alone complete [unedited] To quote someone, no one can teach you how to write-because life is the one who would teach you how to pen the beginning, climax, and end of your story-but what if you don't like how life writes it? Athanacia Norainne Samonte only has one goal in life-to write until she's out of breath. She loves writing, as much as how the sun always shine after the night has fallen back to slumber. Kaya naman nang makita ang oportunidad na maging script writer ng isang student director na si Kiran Conjuanco-she did her best to be the only option that Kiran could consider. He was her stimulus to write better so he could only set his eyes on her written crafts. Yet, writing was never easy. In this economy, she has a lot to consider when it comes to pursuing passion over practicality. She has to brace herself from the criticisms that barks and bites her whenever they can. She has to see that she's never going to be the best writer-because there will always be someone who writes better. She has to accept that sometimes writing. . .isn't just writing. When life gives her a script that should have been shelved, can Nacia act off script from this film turning into tragedy?

After two years of getting married, Clarissa Martiana Imperial-de Leon was now ready to embrace motherhood. They say pregnancy is daunting and raising a child is a lot of work. But to her, it was different. She wasn't terrified despite their warnings. She was actually excited to try and build their family with her husband, and she had already prepared herself for it. But when a terrifying news suddenly came around, Marty had no other choice but to fly back home, leaving her husband behind for work and putting their plans to a pause. And perhaps it was the whirlwind or the sudden tilt, but Marty couldn't help herself from thinking too much, making her want to tap out. Love Lingers: Hearts Collide Completed (2023).

This story was written in 2014-2015 in Third Person POV and was a Wattys 2015 Winner. I will be revising it offline and will share the updated version once it's ready. For now, I hope you still enjoy this old and unpolished version. #MyAccountancyProblem ©NayinYagdulas Cover Illustration by Sempiternal

AFTER HEARTACHES SERIES #3 Milana Ortega stands on a dead-end. Her life stopped when she broke someone's heart and when she broke her own. Her life stopped when she needed to care for her ailing mother. Lev Abriel Exconde can't seem to outrun his past. Stuck in a endless cycle of pursuing his dreams and questioning who those dreams were for, Abe is desperate for answers. Can a love that knows grief all too well change their paths? * * * ONCE MISSED, TWICE LOVED halfbakedwriter © 2024 Book Cover Illustration by Yzabelle (izzazazaie) Book Cover Background from Freepik

(Yours Series # 4) Marian Eliana Nicolas just wanted to be left alone. She knew that she's not exactly the kindest person-definitely not the first person who'd come into mind if you get in trouble. She knew she's not likable. She made her peace with that. Gusto lang naman niyang magpinta at maka-graduate. Until she met Felix Chase Viste, iyong intern ng kuya niyang doctor. She was intrigued, to say the least. She almost thought that she was immune to catching feelings dahil sanay naman siyang maka-kita ng gwapo, pero wala naman siyang pakielam-until Chase. And because she doesn't like the word regret, sinubukan niyang makipagkilala kay Chase. She thought she'd find something not to like, but she was dead wrong. She liked everything she learned about him. But she was tired of figuring out kung ano ba sila. She wanted to ask what they were. Pero handa ba siyang malaman?

(Yours Series # 3) Kelsey Fuentes thought that after her failed experience in marriage, she would never dare try again. She was contented with her work and with her daughter. All she ever really wanted was for the people around her to let her be and to stop asking her to find someone to marry and 'complete' her. She tried that. It did not work. It was quite traumatizing. Never again. End of discussion. But apparently, it is true... that when you are not looking and least expecting, that is when you will find 'the one.'

(Yours Series # 2) Julienne Salvacion definitely didn't think that she'd reach the age of 32 and still be unmarried. She was sure that she'd, at least, be engaged before she turned 30. But she was dead wrong. She badly wanted to settle down already like everyone else around her, but guys kept on dumping her because according to all the male population, she's just 'too much.' She was the problem. Fine. So, when she met Levi, arguably the hottest guy she's ever laid her eyes on, she 'fine-tuned' her personality to match his. She could do that. She grew up in a family where she's always forced to smile and say that everything's alright. But until when can she pretend?

(Yours Series # 1) Nileen Riviera thought that after getting her degree in medicine, she'd easily check off the next thing on her list-to have a boyfriend. Ang kaso, walang lumalapit sa kanya. It's either intimidated sila dahil topnotcher siya sa boards o kaya naman ay baka pangit lang talaga siya. She was close to getting royally pissed at the universe until she met Marcus-the guy who got her demoted into the second place in the boards. She was pissed at the guy dahil ito ang dahilan kung bakit disappointed ang nanay niya sa kanya. Niles was determined to just ignore his existence, but it seemed like the universe had a mind of its own.