Lara Alonzo, a 23-year-old waitress, has nothing to pay for the massive debt that her late father left their family. The iota of amount that she's earning is only enough for her and her little sister's daily needs. That is why she has no choice but to nod when one hard condition occurs-to become an adult entertainer as a payment for the debt of her father. With the side-job that she entered, will she be able to pay the debt of her father before her boyfriend find it out? Or will it give her nothing but a catastrophe that will maneuver her ill-fated life into a sequence that is more challenging . . . more deteriorating . . . more indecent? Started: January 4, 2021 Ended: February 25, 2021 DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A FILIPINO LANGUAGE STORY

WATTYS 2021 WINNER (YOUNG ADULT CATEGORY) Country girl Yngrid Bartolome only wanted two simple things: 1. To enjoy music 2. To enjoy music together with her best friend Rafael Castro Yngrid knew that deep inside her, Rafael holds a more important part in her heart. Sadly, Rafael is a busy man who has a lot to carry on his shoulders; their lives were simply far apart from each other. With the exchange of cassette tapes every 17th day of the month with one another, Yngrid hopes Rafael will notice her feelings for him someday. Even if it means a heartbreak, and a friendship that may fall apart. •• Language: Filipino

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

[NOT EDITED] ~Maybe Series 1~ Life is short and dying at a very young age is not in the plan of the young teenager, Lucas. Pero mapaglaro nga ang tadhana dahil maaga itong binawi sa kaniya. Lucas died because of an accident making him a lost ghost with no direction. But after getting a chance to comeback, he reunite with the love of his life-Heart. What would happen? Would coming back for five days be enough to make up for the pain and tears? Witness the story of Lucas and Heart in Maybe Next Time. ~a short story