Gaano mo kayang tiisin ang sakit na unti-unting nakakaupos, at ang katahimikang dahan-dahan kang inuubos? Fire Officer Avery Montiero. A name anchored to a title. I earned it, yes, but it was never my dream. I grew up believing that serving the country was the only path my father would allow. Hindi iyon ang gusto ko... pero ika nga, alam ng magulang ang nakabubuti para sa anak? Ano ba naman ang suotin ang uniporme, sumunod sa utos, at kumbinsihin ang sarili na balang araw ay mapapamahal din ako sa pangarap na hindi sa'kin. Madali lang naman siguro iyon? Behind the badges, beneath the helmet, and beyond the flames I willingly faced, a different fire burned quietly inside me. Culinary. Doon umiikot ang puso ko. The kitchen was my only sanctuary--the sole place where the mask could slip. It was where I could create with my own hands and glimpse the woman I was truly meant to be. But strict prohibitions turned that dream into a distant what-if--a parallel life I could only imagine, but never live. Until Seian Jey Lirazan came to our station as the new Fire Captain. To everyone else, he was simply our new superior officer. But to me? He was my childhood best friend. The person who knew me before the uniform, the expectations, and the silence I used to hide from my father's disapproval. And the man I had loved for as long as I could remember. Sana masabi kong ang mahalin ang gaya niya ang pinakamadaling gawin sa buhay ko. Pero ang pagmamahal na iyon? It was never loud. It flickered. It ached. It burned. Kapareho ng pangarap ko. Kapareho ng mga salitang paulit-ulit kong nilulunok hanggang sa mabulunan ako. Kapareho ng mga piraso ng sarili ko na unti-unti kong isinakripisyo, maipagkasya lang sa hulma ng isang mabuting anak. Ang daya ng lahat, 'no?--ang pangarap ko, ang pamilya ko, ang taong mahal ko... Everything in between burned in silence. BURNED IN SILENCE Date Written: August 26, 2024 Book Cover by Artselily

Zinadia Claire Pimenova embraces her unlucky life since their mom abandoned them, as she tried to hold on to her younger sister. She was forced to act strong and independent because of her aunt who keeps on mistreating her. When her button was pushed, she decided to take a breath away from everything for a while. But, that breathing will take her to the man who won't be able to breathe without her presence as they both shared the night that ruined her life.

[TO BE REPUBLISHED] seniors series #2 A Senior Highschool series. complete [unedited] 2# NBS Bestseller under Local Fiction [November 2024] Maraming nagsasabi na hindi naman daw patimpalak ang buhay, pero bakit ang daming hurado sa bawat galaw ng tao? Arrisea Cabrera knows this very well. Her beauty leads people to believe she is there to appease them - pero kabaliktaran naman ng kanyang ganda ang kanyang ugali. She doesn't filter her words and actions, she is rebellion itself. Bilang estudyante ng TVL track, she gets all the nasty comments when it comes to being inferior but she fights back with her savage comebacks. Para sa kan'ya, her life means her rules. Adonis Renoir Reverio appears to be the perfect preppy rich boy of the ABM strand because the dark and ugly parts of his world are hidden from the rose tinted perspectives of the people around him. Pero hindi sa kan'ya, sa isang babaing nakipagpustahan na mahuhulog siya rito. It was farfetched for her to know him more than what the surface offers but she did...and both of them suffered a lot because of it. Sometimes, we are only brave enough to try - not knowing the potential losses and not knowing the cost of tasting this kind of euphoria.

[PUBLISHED UNDER LIBxWattpad] seniors series #3 A Senior Highschool series. complete [unedited] We are expected to be filial to the ones who brought us into this world. Pero hanggang saan ba ang hangganan ng pagiging mabuting anak? Philomena Gracia Valderama is the epitome of an obedient daughter, lahat ng utos sa kan'ya ng kan'yang mga magulang ay sinusunod n'ya nang hindi ito kinukuwestiyon. There's only one thing that she can't give to them freely, her choice of career. Pero sa huli, she still can't repel from their decisions and she has to sacrifice her passion for practicality. She's currently in HUMSS, because they want her to take law in the future even if she wants to be a teacher instead. Iscalade Jance Altreano is the social butterfly of the STEM strand, lahat 'yata ay kaibigan n'ya kahit ang mga terror nilang professors ay nagiging matalik n'yang kasundo. Except for her, this particular shy girl who tells him that he is her best friend. At sa unang pagkakataon sa buhay n'ya, he doesn't want her to be on his list of friends... because he certainly wants more. We all want to be freed from the invisible chains that we don't let others see but sometimes staying chained is easier than pursuing our freedom. highest rank: #3 teen fiction

[TO BE REPUBLISHED] seniors series #1 A Senior Highschool series. complete [unedited] 1# NBS Bestseller under Local Fiction [July 2024] Madali lang daw ang maging honor student. You just have to mix intelligence, perseverance and start being assiduous with almost everything - then you'll be rewarded with the medals you have always yearned for. Zafirah Sidney Sanchez has always been like that ever since she stepped her feet in the school grounds. Kaakibat ng pagiging honor student niya, she has always put her grades above everything and believes that she can be the best among the rest. When she met Sarathiel Zyler Aracosa of the STEM strand, he trampled on her ego when his grades were greater than hers and to add salt to the wounds - the guy did it so effortlessly. Being affronted with the sudden revelation that her enemy might just have it all even without inserting any effort, Zafirah made it her school life's mission to beat him when it comes to academics. But what if instead of the passionate hatred that she is insisting to have for him, a burning love would surface? At paano kung ang inaalagaan niyang titulo ay tuluyan nang maagaw sa kanya? And if things go wrong, who do we hold accountable for our choices? Is it our hearts or our minds? highest rank: #1 teen fiction

Knight Velasquez would willingly and silently sacrifice himself in order to protect the people he cared the most about, even if it meant endless trouble and deceit. But his life soon took a quick turn when he fell for the woman who saved him from his world of pain. ****** To ensure the safety of his beloved brother and friends, Count Knight Velasquez would willingly suffer through his domineering father's punishments. However, just as he reached his limits and desired to give up, a certain Sweet Monday Lopez unexpectedly came into his life and saved him. Before meeting Knight, SM can be said to be living an ordinary life with a fair share of painful past but they soon realize that ordinary is an understatement and their love comes with a price. DISCLAIMER: This is a Filipino language story. WARNING: WITH MATURE CONTENT COVER DESIGN: Ren Tachibana

Marami man ang humadlang kay Emilia at Jethro. Hindi nila hinayaang matapos ang lahat para sa kanila. Sa una palang alam na nilang hindi tamang umibig sila sa isat-isa. Pero ano nga bang laban mo kung tumibok na ang puso mo at hindi na kaya pang pigilan ng pagpapanggap ang nararamdaman mo? May ibang pinipili nalang itapon at kalimutan ang lahat at may iba namang lumalaban and that's what Jethro and EA did. Tinakasan nila ang lahat para maging masaya, manindigan at maging malaya sa pag-ibig na tila ipinagkakait sa kanila ng mundo. At sa bagong mundong kanilang tatahakin. Hanggang saan ang kanilang kakayanin? Hanggang saan ang kayang gawin ng pag-ibig sa dalawang pusong pilit na wawasakin ng tadhana? Kakapit ka pa ba o bibitaw na? How long you'll keep holding on If the only thing that's right is to let go? STARTED: 05|28|2016 FINISHED: 03|03|2017

Emilia Azalea Elizconde born in an almost perfect life. Lumaki siya sa isang marangyang buhay. Everybody loves her and a lot wants to be like her. Ngunit hindi talaga lahat ng bagay sa mundo na mayroon ka ay mananatili sayo. Ang iba mawawala. Still, may mga nananatili at ipaparamdam sayo kung gaano ka kahalaga, and the next thing you know, masaya ka na ulit. No pain anymore, no trace of a broken heart because you're already healed. Pero sadyang mapagbiro ang tadhana para kay EA. Sa muling pagbubukas ng kanyang puso, she'll unexpectedly cross a boundary, and it was wrong, it was a very big mistake she have to get through. Magmahal na siya ng di niya katulad, wag lang sa taong di niya dapat mahalin. She don't wanna ruin their family, hindi ang pag-ibig niya ang sisira rito. Pero nahulog na siya and the only thing she would have to do is to hide. But that's if, she can really hide her feeling. [Wattys 2016 Trailblazers winner] (If I Can Trilogy Book 1) STARTED: 02|03|16 FINISHED: 05|16|16 Levelion

Carter Altaraza is lethal, skilled, and ruthless on the battlefield. But after the war, there are no warriors--there are only survivors. And then Alandra Grande teaches him how to live. *** Carter thought he'd outlived the war, but the war outlived him instead. Regret and guilt from the death of his friend and fellow soldier made his life meaningless, and he suffers through the pain that carries him through his days. One night during training in Sydney, Carter ends up in rumpled sheets with a mysterious woman-a woman he meets again years later back in the Philippines. What happens when she shows him that he can also survive from a battle within himself? Can Carter recover from suffering and bearing his battle scars? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Regina Dionela CONTENT WARNING: This story has mature scenes which are not suitable for young readers.

Fantasia Deborah Revaldi is a rich, beautiful and loving daughter of a politician. Wala siyang hindi nakukuha, but despite of her almost perfect life, salat sa pagmamahal ang dalaga. Hanggang sa makilala niya ang lalaking ayon sa hula ay sagot sa totoong pag-ibig na hinahanap niya, the problem is he keeps running away from her because he is chasing the one he truly love. Sa dinami-rami ng lalaking nakilala niya. Doon pa siya tinamaan sa lalaking wala naman ang puso sa kanya. STARTED: 10|09|2019 FINISHED: 05|30|2020