[PUBLISHED under LIB] #2. "If liking you is a crime then why don't you convict me, attorney?"

In Evren Yilmaz life, everything, and everyone around him had a use and purpose. He was a ruthless lawyer after all, and he didn't get the title "ruthless" for nothing. Para sa kanya, ano ang silbi ng isang tao kung wala man lang siyang paggagamitan? Tulad ng isang bagay, bakit ka bibili kung hindi mo naman gagamitin? That belief was soon forgotten when he met Faith Gabriel, a feisty temptress with a beautiful and seductive machine gun mouth. Fate must be playing a twisted game with him because all of the sudden, he wanted to be used by her... in more ways than one. CECELIB | C.C. WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | P-18 COMPLETED

Elevators. Airplanes. Palaman ng Sandwich. Yung feeling na papunta ka pa lang at excited ka pa lang sa pupuntahan mo. Yung feeling na palapit pa lang yung birthday mo. Yung feeling na palapit pa ang isa pang espesyal na araw. Yung feeling na ilang oras na lang ay pasko na. Yung feeling na tatlong araw na lang simula na ulit ng pasukan. Yung feeling na nasa gitna ka pa lang at di ka pa nakakarating. Yung feeling na malapit na pero hindi pa. Yun ang laging gusto ko. Yung nasa gitna pa lang. Yung nasa gitna ka ng dalawang bagay. Gitna ng isang building. Gitna ng langit at lupa. Gitna ng dalawang matatabang tinapay. Gitna ng byahe papuntang disneyland. Mas gusto ko yung feeling tuwing nagbabyahe kesa doon sa nakarating ka na. Mas gusto ko yung feeling na may inaantay ka kesa doon sa nandyan na. I always like the things in between. "You only like things in between, Coreen. You only like the chase... You only want me chasing after you. You don't want to decide... Pero pakiusap naman, magdesisyon ka na, kasi tao rin naman ako, nasasaktan. And you? I don't think nararamdaman mo yung sakit na nararamdaman ko... You are just too heartless."

Story Description: Walang sakit, walang thrill. Hindi ka pu-pwedeng mabuhay nang hindi nasasaktan. Hindi nasasaktan ng PAULIT-ULIT. Ganoon kalupit ang buhay. Hindi ka lang isang beses magiging tanga. Hindi ka lang maloloko ng minsan. Kadalasan mas marami pa sa bilang ng daliri mo ang mga pagkakataong papaasahin at lolokohin ka ng ibang tao. Kung hindi ka matututo, hindi mo magagawang ipaglaban ang sarili mo. Kung mahina ka, palagi kang matatalo. Kung palagi kang aasa sa awa ng iba, kailanman hindi ka makakatayo gamit ang sarili mong mga paa. Hinding hindi mo sila matatalo hangga’t hindi mo nilalaro ng tama ang laro nila. That’s the rule of the other side of life. Play it or lose again. “Life can be so happy, and peaceful, but there’s always the other side of that. Suddenly you’ll realize that even the world that was created perfectly offers you a life that can make you miserable. That’s why you should survive. Learn how to fight...” –Faye Abueva I’ll tell you what is, the Art of Panloloko.

Timi is used to having all the boys wrapped around her little fingers. Sanay na sanay na siyang nakukuha ang atensyon ng mga 'to. After all, she's both beauty and brains . But then she meet, Ice--the transfer student and the new vocalist of their school band, Endless Miracle. Talaga nga namang masyado nitong pinanindigan ang pangalan niya dahil sing lamig din ng yelo kung pakitunguhan niya si Timi. That hurts Timi's pride so she took him as a challenge. She will do everything to make Ice fall for her. Little did she know, she will get the biggest lesson of her life. Kung paglalaruan mo ang pag-ibig, hindi ikaw ang palaging panalo. Darating ang panahon na makakahanap ka ng katapat mo na magpapatumba sa lahat ng paniniwala mo.

Maria Georgianne Marfori loved Noah Elizalde more than anything in this world. Ganon din halos lahat ng mga babaeng kilala niya. Yes, he's probably that hot and adorable. Kaya naman ay maaga niyang natutunan ang pag mamahal ng walang pag aalinlangan at takot. Kailanman ay hindi niya naisip na darating ang araw na susuko siya at mapapagod. Never. Noah will end up with her no matter what. But is it really right to love him intensely at a very young age? Her family didn't believe in love. They think it's pure sentiment. They think purely loving someone with your heart was wrong. Binigyan tayo ng Panginoon ng puso at utak. Puso, para maramdaman ang sentimento. Utak, para mapag isipan kung dapat bang tanggapin ang sentimento ng puso. We have to identify who's the better judge. But then again, do we always have that chance to judge? Paano kung ipaglaban mo man iyon ay wala ka parin namang halaga? How are you going to fight for your heart when you know from the very beginning you will lose? That you are Worthless? Why do we all want this? To love what does not love us. To leave those who want to stay. To push away those who want to stay close. To treasure what is worthless.

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.

Five years have passed and finally, Timi is back in the Philippines. Being away and studying culinary abroad, Timi thought she've finally moved on from every pain that she experienced on her teenage years. But the moment she've seen the billboard of Ice in EDSA---now a famous vocalist of the band Endless Miracle---parang nanumbalik lahat ng sakit na naramdaman niya noon. Now that Timi and Ice have crossed paths again, she vowed to herself na hinding hindi na siya magpapaloko dito. But will she be able to resist when after all this time, she've never stopped loving him?

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?