Disclaimer: I don't own any stories posted on this book. This book contains the different English short stories written by the different prominent Filipino authors. This is really intended for the literature classes of both secondary and higher education schools and I also would like to post these stories to make them more accessible to read since Wattpad stories can be read offline. Enjoy! #philippineliterature - JhovLovesYou

The Nursing Student and The Architect Student

Si Serenity ay isang manunulat na bigo sa pag-ibig. Ginamit niya ang sakit na naramdaman niya para gumawa ng isang nobelang magbibigay sa kanya ng kasikatan. Ang nobela na hango sa kanyang heartbreak. Pero dahil sa isang kababalaghan ay nabuhay ang isang karakter sa libro niya. Ang karakter na pinakakinamumuhian niya. Ang hindi niya alam ay nakuha niya ang libro ng Polaris. The book that can bring her characters to life. Enchanted Series Book 1

Tess isn't really sure when the feelings she has for her childhood best friend began to bloom, but they did. And now she's been saddled with the dilemma of not only having feelings for her childhood best friend, but also having feelings for her childhood best friend while said childhood best friend who happens to be in a loving relationship already. Though, she does have to admit, his strange friend has begun to catch her eye. ••••

It was wrong to be near her. No. He shouldn't be near her. Nilalabanan ni Brandon ang kanyang sarili dahil useless ang attraction na nararamdaman niya. For him, it was all just a game. For him it's pretend-love every night and the show is over every morning. Kaya illegal ang makaramdam ng constant attraction para sa isang babaeng hindi niya naman gaanong kilala. But when Aurora Veronica wore that freaking corporate uniform, the walls he tried to build so hard came crashing down. Come on, Brandon, who are you kidding? The girl looked innocent but she's damn hot with those killer heels. It probably won't hurt that much. After all, it's just a game. It's just a game. Yes, it's just a game. Just one night. One night. It only takes one night to believe all the lies.

Bata pa lang ay namulat na si Sunny na tatlong bagay lang ang kailangan niya sa buhay: bahay, pera, at pamilya. Namuhay siyang mahirap sa loob ng labing siyam na taon at ngayong bente na siya ay hindi iyon nagbago. Ang tanging nag bago lang siguro sa kanya ngayon ay ang pagkawala ng kanyang katuwang sa buhay: ang kanyang ina. Hindi pa nakakabangon sa sakit ay pinili niyang magpakatatag at mabuhay para sa sarili at para sa mga pangarap. Life is hard but it's easy to be strong. Iyon ang panlaban niya, ang pagiging matatag at pursigido. She was invincible because of that, but will she still feel invincible with a beast around? Lalo na pag napaibig na siya nito? Mahina ba talaga ang mga babae pag dating sa pag ibig? Because she was sure as hell beginning to lose all her strength. Ano nga ba ang gagawin Sunny kung ang magiging hadlang sa kanyang maabot ang lahat ng gusto ay ang siyang magpapaibig rin sa kanya ng husto? Worst. May magagawa talaga kaya siya?

Portia Cecilia Ignacio is a model daughter. Siya na ang mahal na mahal ang kanyang mga magulang. Gagawin niya ang lahat para lang sa ikakasaya ng pamilya. She would climb mountains and swim vast oceans just for the happiness of her beloved parents and family. Pero minsan, sa sobra sobrang pagmamahal sa ibang tao, nakakaligtaan na ang pagmamahal sa sarili. Is it really worth it? She shouldn't ask right? It's family! But then... how could one person make her doubt her decisions? Is it really worth the sacrifice? To give all of her? To give everything? To give up everything? All for what she's been hoping for since time immemorial?

Isa lang naman ang gusto ko eh. Ang mahalin ako ng bestfriend ko. Cliche right? Pero masisisi niyo ba ako? Nagmamahal lang naman ako eh. Nagpapakatanga lang ako. You know what? Life is unfair. Hindi ko naman ginusto 'to eh. Pero bakit binigay saakin? "Pwedeng ako nalang Dan... Ako nalang... Please" - Kathryn Bernardo

Just like a puzzle, our love story is so confusing and complicated |©2015 _ Cover made through CANVA

AU story Donny Pangilinan as Kionne Belle Mariano as Amarathine This is a work of fiction.