[PUBLISHED UNDER POP FICTION, AN IMPRINT OF SUMMIT MEDIA] One competition, one man, twenty-five women, and a bet. Zachary Astor wanted to be the Bachelor for one purpose alone: to prove to his friends that he can ditch twenty-five women without ever looking back at any of them. But will he stand on to his words when he meets Julianne Grey, the only woman who seems to regret being in the competition? Despite what he thinks, Zachary will find his thoughts preoccupied by the weird, silent, and mysterious girl he keeps on giving a rose much to his own amazement and her disappointment.

After the accidental kiss? what happened? "You must pretend to be my girlfriend for almost 6 months infront of everyone, especially my dad" - MARK "We need to make my *love who has a girlfriend now* jealous" - SANDRA = PS: read the story :)

Gaano kahaba ang span ng paghihintay mo? Sa paghihintay sa pila Sa paghihintay ng masasakyan na bus Sa paghihintay sa kaibigang may naiwan kaya kailangang bumalik sa school Sa paghihintay ng pinaka espesyal na araw mo sa buhay mo o miski paghihintay sa taong alam mong malabo mo nang makita muli... E paano kung yung taong yun eh dumating na pala ngunit d mo pa namamalayan? o kaya nama'y yung taong inakala mong hinihintay mo eh hindi pla cia? *dug.dug.dug* Paano kung tinamaan ka na nang lakas ng kabog na dibdib na toh? Magpapatalo ba ang isip sa nararamdaman ng puso mo? o magiging matapang ang puso upang ipaglaban niya ang nararamdaman niya? Ako nga pala si Genie. Simple lang naman ang pinakahihintay ko eh. Simpleng himala. at Eto ang kwento ng paghihintay ko...

Sarah's senior year is coming up - and she decided to make the most of it. She is a girl on a mission: living high school to the fullest. Together with her best friend Emma she writes a bucket list for her last year in high school. Sarah is determined to experience everything she has missed out on so far, like "Have a food fight," "Get detention", "Be the hot topic of the rumor mill", "Crash a party" and many more. But little did she realize how her mission affects others as well. Will she be able to fulfill every task on her list? And is she really ready for new experiences, new friends and maybe even a new love...? (PLEASE NOTE: this is the unedited first draft of this story.)

A poem dedicated to my dad (Special entry for Attys Awards)

What happens when He’s your Prince Charming but you’re someone else’s Cinderella?