"Matapang ka..." he caressed my back softly. "Alam kong kayang-kaya mo ang sarili mo kahit wala ako." Gusto kong matawa sa sinabi niya dahil sa aming dalawa, siya ang lampa. Ngunit imbes na matawa ay mas lumakas ang iyak ko sa kaniyang sinabi. It's not true. I'm not brave, it is just a facade for survival. "Babalik ka naman diba?" I asked desperately. Tumango ito. "Oo, at sa pagbalik ko, ibibili kita ng madaming dress at make-up." He teased. Sinimangutan ko siya. "Sasabihin mo talaga 'yan habang nakasuot ako ng basketball uniform ngayon?" Garalgal pa ang aking boses. He laughed loudly, inayos niya ang nahulog niyang salamin na mas malaki pa ata sa mukha niya. Ang angas ng tingin niya sa sarili pero napaka payatot naman, pandak din. Mas malaki pa ako sakanya ng ilang pulgada. Saglit niya akong pinakatitigan. Lumamlam ang mata niya. Hinaplos niya ang aking pisngi at pinagmasdan ang aking mukha. Worry is evident in his dark-deep pools. "I will come back for you. Hintayin mo ako, okay?" masuyo niyang sabi. Napakagat ako ng labi dahil papatulo na naman ang aking mga luha. "Oo, pangako. Hihintayin kita." I promised. ---- Bernacella Jasim is at the lowest hierarchical chain of Nueva Sierra. She has a mother who works as a housekeeper and brothers who are disabled. Kaya pursigido si Bernacella na makapagtapos upang i-ahon sila sa hirap. She never met her father personally, they only talked through phone all her life ngunit okay lang sakanya, ang mahalaga ay kinilala siya nito. But poverty can make people do anything in order to survive. Iyon ang ikikatakot ni Breya kaya tinago niya ang totoo niyang katauhan. Sinigurado niyang walang mapapakinabangan sakanya ang tiyahin niyang taga bigay aliw sa mga parokyano. Ayaw niyang matulad dito. She is all boyish and cool until she became close with the mayor's bastard son.

We all have dreams in life, no matter how big or small it is. Jehona Chalondra Peralta is your typical struggling student. Born into a lower-class household, her life was far from luxurious. But she made a quiet promise to herself. She would never disappoint her parents-she would fight to lift them out of poverty. Still, she remains what she calls herself, an average student fighting an uphill battle. That's how she defines her journey in the brutal world of Accountancy. The BSA program. No holidays. No breaks. Not even special occasions could excuse you from class. In Accountancy, there's always a way to hold a lecture. And for Jecha, every quiz is a mountain, every exam a storm. She shakes during recitations, and doubts cloud her every answer. But what happens when, in the middle of all that pressure... she finds the oasis of her soul? The twist? She gets the worst scores. He aces every test. She stutters during recits. He explains complex concepts with calm precision. She walks blind into the future. He's already chasing the one he's carefully planned. She is poor. He grew up with lavish lifestyle. They're complete opposites. So what happens when her chaos meets his calm? Will there be a chance for them? --------------- Date Started: March 5, 2021 Date Finished: August 5, 2021

"Ano kamo? Magpa-transginger ka?!" Gulat na singhal na kanyang bestfriend na si Collie Felwis. "Transgender 'yun." Pagtatama niya rito pero mukhang balewala iyon sa dalaga. He sighed. "Yes, Coll. And that's final." Napailing ang kaibigan at napatulala mukhang nahulog ito sa malalim na pag-iisip. Napabuntong hininga siya at nilapitan ito. Kusang yumakap ang braso niya sa bewang ng dalaga. At normal iyon sa kanilang dalawa. "Coll, naman. Alam kong nabigla ka pero nakapagdesisyon na talaga ako." Napabunga ng hangin ang kaibigan. "Tangina mo naman kasi. May tite ka na nga ipapalit mo pa sa pepe. Ang gwapo-gwapo mo para maging babae." Reklamo nito. Hinigpitan niya ang yakap dito. "Alam kong wala na akong magawa para baguhin ang desisyon mo." Sabi nito ng mapagtantong hindi na talaga magbabago ang isip niya. "Thank you, Coll." "Pero may isang kahilingan ako." Anito sa seryosong boses. "What is it?" Agad na tanong niya rito. Nabuhayan rin ang loob niya. "Patikim muna ng bur mo."

She was naive. He was a playboy. He gave her everything, and made her feel loved-only to break her in the end. We all know the stereotype sa mga lalaking nagbabanda. Babaero. Santina knew that very well, pero wala, eh. Isang kindat lang ng bandistang si Juancho ay bumigay na ang puso niya. Mahal niya kaya siya nagpapakatanga, but one day, she realized na wala na talagang patutunguhan. Mahirap man pero siya na mismo ang gumising sa sarili niya sa pagpapakatanga. She promised to be stronger after her heartbreak. Fate, just like what it usually does, susubukin ang paninindigan niya. Will she be able to keep her guards up until the end?

Alena Trisha Lee is a simple and kind woman despite being the daughter of a syndicate and a mother who abandoned her. Enslaved at a young age and experienced violence at the hands of Nathan Montemayor, a brutal leader of a private organization.

What Julie Faye Ramirez wants, she always gets. It's always like that until a drop-dead gorgeous hunk of a teacher walks into the chaotic classroom of Grade 8 section Hope where Julie is the promoter of the chaos. There and then, Julie puts her claim on Sir Franz Rafael del Rio. She's young but she can wait for the right time to get him by hook or by crook and his longtime girlfriend can't stop her. But the teacher's engagement to the said girlfriend pushes Julie to make some drastic measures just to have him at all cost. Will she be able to get his heart or will she just break hers? Julie Faye Ramirez and Franz Rafael del Rio

Rian Nieves will crawl to hell and back for money to support her family, and if that means being Drake Montemayor's personal assistant, then so be it. But the thing is: Drake has Dissociative Identity Disorder, so she's not just Drake's assistant, but also Luther's and Wyn's--Drake's alters--submissive and caregiver. *** Reese Ivan Nieves' world turns upside down when she's hired as a personal assistant to Drake Montemayor, an assassin from a mafia organization who runs an illegal prostitution business. When she meets Drake's alters--Luther, a harsh dominant man with a knack for blood and pleasure, and Wyn, a five-year-old kid with painful memories--she finds out that he has Dissociative Identity Disorder, a mental health condition where people with trauma have two or more distinct identities. In the middle of overthrowing the very organization that traumatized Drake, will he choose to conquer his pain alone or will he let himself finally find the love, healing, and acceptance that he seeks with Rian? WARNING: Not suitable for young readers. It contains graphic sex scenes, adult languages, and situations intended for mature readers only. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish.

Life has its own way to show what life means to us. We see and appreciate things in good ways, but we learned and reflect most of the time because of its bad ways. *** One night, one mistake imprisoned Lei and Trevor into an unwanted marriage. They pretend to be good and at ease with each other for their son, Evo. But despite everything, Lei suffered physical and emotional abuse from her husband, Trevor. She resists everything, protects him, and gives the best for her son, even it means pain, tears, and punishment. A hopeless and dreamless married woman let herself be his bait for just a single mistake. Until one day, the past dwells and hunts them, where everything started. It will ruin the walls of their home as the only person who binds them perished by their selfishness. As everything falls apart, the table has turned. Could they find love, hope, and reflect on what life means if struggles and sins started with his bad ways? WARNING: Not suitable for young readers and sensitive minds. It contains graphic sex scenes, adult languages, and situations intended for mature readers only. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. Cover Design: Regina Dionela Readers Discretion is advised. Started on: March 15, 2020 Ended on: April 18, 2020 Status: Completed

Lorraine Salve has everything every woman wished for; beautiful face, gorgeous body, popularity, million dollar bank account and a luxurious life. Not until fate played a wicked game on her. She ended up being a bride of a billionaire whom he rejected way back in High School. Would she play an ideal, loving wife inspite the hatred and disgust she felt for her soon to be husband? CRAZY FRIENDS SERIES: Lorraine Salve, the Supermodel.

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