PUBLISHED UNDER TALKING PAGES Tears Series #1: Sieana Claire Atienza Naisipan ni Sieana Claire Atienza na lumuwas ng Manila para doon na mag-aral. Tutol man ang kanyang mga magulang, nagpumilit pa rin siya sapagkat may gusto siyang takasan. Walang iba kundi ang lalaking nanakit sa puso niya, ang kanyang first boyfriend. Hindi niya akalain na sa loob ng dalawang taon nilang relasyon ay niloloko na pala siya ng taong lubos niyang minahal. Masakit. Sobrang sakit para sa kanya kasi halos ibigay na niya ang lahat pero nagawa pa rin siyang lokohin nito. Isa lang ang nasa isip niya, ang lumayo sa lalaking nanakit sa kanya. Sinabi niya sa kanyang sarili na hindi na siya magmamahal kasi natatakot na siyang muling masaktan. Posible nga kayang mangyari 'yon kung makilala niya si David Ryker Santiago na ubod ang sama ng ugali sa Univeristy na kanyang nilipatan. Marami rin ang nagsasabi na aloof ang lalaking 'yon kasi iwas siya sa mga tao. Ngunit paano kung ang aloof guy na tinatawag nila'y wala nang ginawa kundi ang bwisitin siya... Hahayaan niya bang makapasok 'to sa buhay niya o ilalayo niya ang kanyang sarili kasi natatakot na siyang muling masaktan pa? Cover is not mine. Credits to the rightful owner.

Escaping from his responsibilities as a future duke, Terron Dashwood moves to the Philippines, hoping to live a simple and humble life. But when he crosses paths with Eva and discovers her true identity, Terron starts questioning what simple really means. *** Hoping for a simple life, future duke Terron Dashwood leaves his family in Italy and moves to the Philippines alone. There, he meets Eva Galanis, a sari-sari store and barbecue place owner who often treats him as a baggage boy. Knowing that he will return to Italy one day to face his responsibilities, Terron firmly believes that his relationship with Eva is mere friendship and nothing more-but his friends think otherwise. With a deadline for him to return home and a death threat looming around, can Terron fight for his feelings for Eva despite the odds? Or will the complicated past that their families share only bring them further apart? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish, a combination of Tagalog & English. Cover Design by Regina Dionela

When the honest and kind Ream Oliveros crosses paths with Syl, he thought he finally met his woman. But he can't be more wrong when he finds out his supposed woman is married- and he unknowingly became her illicit lover. *** Ream Oliveros is a self-made man- honest, kind, and reliable. One night in Bali makes him think he finally met the woman of his dreams, but then Syl disappears the next day with no trace or means of contact. When fate allows him to meet her again, Ream is surprised to see how timid and submissive Syl became- a completely different person from the woman who made one night in Bali, all those months ago, magical. Discovering that she needs help against her family, Ream's sense of responsibility and care for her grows stronger and stronger each day he is more attached to her. But Syl is hiding something more than her family secret: she is cheating on her husband- with Ream. Ream is the other man to Mrs. Dinsyl Descartin-Davidson. Will his love for Syl overcome her betrayal and will Ream let her corrupt him? Or is she and their love not worth going against his principles? CECELIB | C.C. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Regina Dionela WARNING: MATURE CONTENT | R-18 COMPLETED

SIDAPA- isang diyos na limot ng mga tao ngunit naglalakad pa rin sa ibabaw ng mundo. Taga-sundo- iyan ang madalas na itawag sa kanya. Tagahatid sa kabilang mundo. Taga-kuha ng espirito. Taga-habol sa mga dapat ng tumawid na nananatili sa mundo. Minsan siyang nagmahal, ngunit dahil siya ang kamatayan, lahat ng kanyang naisin ay nawawala rin sa huli... hanggang sa dumating siya isang araw. Sa digmaang nagaganap na lingid sa kaalaman ng mga tao, kailangang mamili ng balanse ng mundo. Ang diyos ng kamatayan ang maghuhudyat ng simula, ayon sa alamat. Kanino papanig ang diyos ng kamatayan? Kung ang buhay ng huling minamahal ang nakataya sa gitna?

May dilemma si Joey. Nawawala si Erwin, ang kanyang boyfriend. Kasalanan niya. Ina-alayan siya nito ng "forever" pero hindi niya tinanggap. Hindi pa man siya ikinakasal ay nagka-cold feet na siya. Pagkatapos, dumating si Bogs sa buhay niya isang gabi. Sa Bogs na ayaw nang magmahal. Si Bogs na ayaw ng commitment. At si Bogs na isang tingin pa lang, gusto nang lundagin ni Joey at ito naman ang alayan ng forever. Joey knew that Bogs couldn't give her permanence. Pero napagtanto din niya - mas gusto niyang subukan ang "hindi sigurado" sa piling ni Bogs, kaysa subukan ang "sigurado" pero wala naman ito.

Alam ni Trisha na ang mga katulad ni Juan Crisostomo o "Juice" ang dapat iwasan ng mga katulad niyang dakila ang tingin sa pag-ibig. Juice was very handsome, all right, but he didn't believe in love. Worse, it was easy for him to make any woman cry. Wala siyang balak isugal ang puso niya rito. But something happened between them which turned her world upside down. At ngayon ay nakikita na niya ang lahat ng magagandang katangian nito na hindi naman niya dati napapansin. Should she take a gamble and let herself fall in love with someone like him?

Matindi ang paniniwala ni Serendipity sa destiny. Kaya nang humingi siya ng sign sa langit at ipinadala sa kanya si Tristan ay ginawa niya ang lahat para matutuhan siyang mahalin nito. She believed he was fated to be hers. Pero nang magtapat siya rito ng damdamin ay tinapat siya nito na kalimutan na lang niya iyon. May iba raw itong mahal. The night she was rejected by him was the last time she ever saw him. Nang akala niya ay nakalimutan na niya ito ay saka naman muling nagkrus ang mga landas nila. She realized he was the same Tristan she loved but it seemed he was bound to break her heart again. Dahil nakatakda na itong ikasal sa ibang babae. Maniniwala pa ba siya sa love at destiny?

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.

"Do you know what's your problem, Pete? You think you're the best thing since instant noodles!" "I don't believe this! You're making a big deal out of a one-night stand!" Gilalas si Tammy pagkatapos niyang marinig ang mga katagang iyon mula kay Pete. She was so sure they shared something special last night. It was magical! Pero bale-wala pala iyon sa lalaki at ang nais nito ay kalimutan na lang nila ang lahat. Hindi siya papayag! Tumayo siya nang tuwid at tumingin nang diretso rito. "Last night, I fell in love with you. I know you did, too, and I'm gonna prove it," paniniyak niya.

Pangarap ni Zyren ang ma-in love nang totoo gaya ng mga napapanood niya sa mga paborito niyang Koreanovelas. Kaya naman nang dumating ang lalaking matagal na niyang hinihintay sa kanyang buhay, hindi na siya nag-aksaya ng panahon. She made her existence known to the man of her dreams. Nagpanggap siyang katulong para lang mapalapit dito. Pero ang naging tingin nito sa kanya ay isang bangungot na hindi nito maalis-alis sa tabi nito. Tuloy ay laging mainit ang ulo nito, lagi siyang inuutusan, sinisigawan, at pinagbabagsakan ng pinto. Pero hindi siya sumuko. Bale-wala iyon sa kanya as long as hindi siya pinapalayas nito sa bahay nito sa kabila ng gabundok niyang kapalpakan.