"Wattys 2021 Winner in Paranormal Category" Ireald Mecelio was in a great depressing reality. After losing the only hope she had in life, confussion resurfaced at the pond. Her heart that filled despair, and her mind that clouded with anger, came up with a plan to revive the hunter to hunt the sinner. *** Ireald's depression was at the edge of all edges. It cannot be seen as effecting consequences of what she had seen and encountered. The hope to continuing goodness upon her will disappeared with a trace of madness, causing the misery to enveloping the reality. Upon knowing the truth that the darkest reason will bring calamity, the plan that drive of despair had lead humanity to fear. In an instant, as like a sudden hit of lightning, the sinner fades. And like a bubble of nonsense, it completely devoured by darkness. But something in the pond, a lurking unknown that make sense of the confussion a writer has in life. The seeds and the reasons, the goodness or darkest in it, every choices lead everything at mess. *** All Rights Reserved 2020 Started: October 25, 2020 Finished: November 21, 2020 Editing: May (06-29), 2021 Editing: March (19-29), 2022

Hindi si Eunice ang klase ng babaeng naniniwala sa forever kahit pa taken siya. At kahit pa apat na taon na siyang may boyfriend, sobrang bitter pa rin niya pagdating sa usapang love life. Nang magtagpo ang landas nila ng idol niyang romance novelist na si Gregory Troye, hindi niya inaasahang matatawid ang mga limitasyong ibinigay niya sa sarili para lang sa inaakala niyang tunay na pagmamahal. Sa sandaling halos ipamukha na sa kanya ng tadhana na mali siya ng mga naging desisyon sa buhay, mapaninindigan pa kaya niya ang paniniwalang walang happy ending kung ang inaakala niyang ending ay magdudulot sa kanya ng tunay na kahulugan ng salitang "happy?" Para matapos ang kuwentong hindi naman tungkol sa dalawang taong nagmamahalan, pero tungkol sa love; ano nga ba ang kailangan niyang gawin para matapos ang kanyang pinapangarap na collab? At sa di-inaasahang pagsasama ng dalawang taong hindi naman ganoong nagtagal, mahahanap niya sa di-inaasahang pagkakataon ang perpektong kasagutan sa tanong na "Naranasan mo na bang magmahal?" Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish. Cover Illustration by Sempiternal Artist ******** The F- Buddies © 2019 by Elena Buncaras ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the author, except brief quotes and lines used in some description, written specifically for inclusion in this book. This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, some places, and incidents are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, places, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. 09/05/19 -09/27/19