erps series #4 completed | epistolary You only know it's real when it hurts. Sencha likes tocrescent. She would do anything for her favorite author. Kahit pa tiisin ang gutom sa gitna ng internship, maglakad sa ilalim ng matinding heat index, o pumasok bilang server sa malapit na canteen sa kanila---para lang makapag-ipon ng pera para sa libro nito. Testigo ang pagod at puyat niya kung gaano niya kamahal ang mga kwento ni Cio. But when she finally had the chance to buy her book---one hand held out earlier than her, got the book, and brought it to cashier. Easily. Effortlessly. Hindi tulad niya na pinagod muna bago makabili ng libro. And all hell breaks loose. She couldn't forget the betrayal. She stalked him online and made sure he knows she wasn't the type to forget this pain. But what she doesn't know---the man she constantly rants about is tocrescent himself.

"From Afar" is a story written by Jonaxx brought to you by Republika ng TM.

Nakakabagot ang buhay. Lalo na pag papasok ka nang school, kakain, humiga sa pera, maligo sa puri, mamili ng babae, at matulog. Paulit-ulit lahat araw-araw. Lahat nalaro mo na, poker hanggang pag-ibig naipanalo mo na. Kung sana may pwedeng paglaruan. Yung unique. Yung nakakatuwa. Nang dumating siya sa buhay ko, natuwa ako kasi pinaglaruan ko siya. Humingi siya ng pabor. Binigay ko. Nagpaturo siya. Tinuruan ko. Humingi siya ng masasandalan. Binigay ko. Kasi nakakatuwa siya! Pero habang tumatagal, bakit siya na yung natutuwa at ako na pinaglalaruan? Hate. Lies. Temptations. Betrayal. Pain. Love. All in one. Training To Love.

Alam mong kalaban pero nagawa mo paring mahalin. Alam mong hindi pwede pero mas lalo ka paring nagpupumilit. Alam mong mali pero ginagawa mong tama. Totoong masarap ang mga bawal. Pero masarap parin ba pag magkasakitan na? Masarap parin ba pag pinaiyak ka na? Hanggang kailan mo kayang ipaglaban ang pag ibig na hindi mo mabitiwan? Hanggang kailan mo kayang ipaglaban ang pag ibig na bawal?

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?