Eight Years Ago "Mom.." I say with a small smile on my face. My sister had passed her first music lesson and we're all so proud of her. "What is it Layla!? can't you see I'm busy?!" She snaps. "Oh.." I say, my smile faltering slightly, as I watch mom cuddle Heidi and give her lots of sweets as reward. "C-can I have a sweetie too?" I ask. Mom laughs coldly. "Why should you? You've never achieved anything, have you?! Lazy little brat." Heidi giggles and I look at her to see a smirk on her face, making my face fall. I watch mom whisper things to Heidi, making her giggle even more. The door swings open, and my dad walks in. I smile again, running to him and hug his knees but he just brushes me off with an annoyed expression, walking towards my mom hugging her and ruffling Heidi's hair. What's going on? "Dad..ruffle my hair too?" I ask hesitantly. All three of them burst out laughing and I sink down in embarassment. "Layla, we always knew you weren't the brightest kid here." He laughs "I just knew you'd be a screw up, right Luise?" He says and she nods. "And I was right. You're a failure" He grabs my maths sheet, crumples it up and throws it at me. "You spend way too much time with your 'friends' never on your education, you ungrateful little brat. We should've got rid of you as soon as we found out you were on the way." He spits out spitefully as my mum nods, still smirking. "Dad I'll do better, I promise!" I sob, tears streaming down my face, but he shakes his head, smirking. I look at my sister and walk towards her giving her a watery smile. "H-Heidi... we're still friends right?" I ask, desperately. Her smirk slowly vanishes. she leans forward and I thought she'd hug me, but instead she pulls my hair and pushes me onto the floor making me scream. She laughs, my parents joining her. "Stupid" she hisses, kicking me, before going to my parents, all of them walking out, leaving me on the floor, crying my eyes out. What have I done to deserve this?

AIWG related short stories.

Desperate people tend to do desperate things. And Danica Oliveros is very desperate to have Kyle Austin Willard. Ginawa't binigay na niya ang lahat ngunit ayaw pa rin sa kanya nito. How could she ever turn herself into his future girlfriend if he despises her so much then? This is one of the AIWG Trilogy side stories. Book cover edited by: @minmaeloves

X10 Series: Mark Wayne Madrigal (Formerly: That Beat Of Love) Ako si Chelsea Yuan. Malas daw ako sa pag-ibig. Laging kasing iniiwanan, laging pinapaiyak. Hindi ko nga alam kung bakit ganito ang love life ko. Complicated na nga, mas naging pathetic pa nang malaman kong magiging step-brother ko ang isa sa mga naantalang boyfriend ko sana noon. But hey, he seems to be a cool step-brother, eh? Hindi naman ako desperada pero tinulungan niya akong magkaroon ng boyfriend by setting me up to thirteen guys on his list. Let's see if this will work... Book cover made by @minmaeloves

X10 Series: Alexander De Silva Kilala bilang 'nice guy' ng gang na tinatawag na X10. Mabait pero masama kung magalit. Isang gentleman kung maituturing. Nagsisilbing kuya ng nakararami. Alamin ang tunay na dahilan ng kanyang nakaraan sa likod ng kanyang personalidad. Book cover made by @minmaeloves

X10 Series: Arthur Evangelista He dumped me at our own wedding. I left. I met HIM. And there came the SECRET. Do you want you to know about it? Let's Talk About Us, then.

A writer. A weird stranger. A lot of little conversations. An online understanding. Every night. 23:11.

Theirs is a story that started all wrong. In fact, it's started with an accidental kiss with a gangster. After so many tragedies, tila hindi kampi kina Gail at Kurt ang tadhana kaya napilitan silang layuan ang isa't-isa. But years later, a chance encounter changes everything. Do accidents and chance encounters really just happen? Maybe they can trust the change of fate this time around to give them the love that they have always wanted. And maybe this time, love won't just be an accident. Published under Pop fiction books, an imprint of Summit Media P199

Would online relationship work between a college student and a mysterious stranger? Pre-quel story of Jake Clarence Montes

It seems like everything is falling into place para kina Kurt at Gail. They have a baby on the way, suportado sila ng barkada at pamilya nila, and they're very much in love, with Kurt promising Gail that he will never leave her side. Pero hindi gano'n kadali ang buhay at minsan, may mga mangyayarin bagay na hindi inaasahan. Isang malaki at nakakagulat na rebelasyon ang makakaapekto sa relationship nina Kurt at Gail and they can only overcome it if Kurt's steps up and takes the responsibility. Gail may love Kurt deeply, but with so many things getting in their way, hindi na niya alam how long she can hold on to his promise. Published under Pop Fiction books, an imprint of Summit Books. Price: P195 Available nationwide in bookstores, convenience stores and online via www.summitnewsstand.com.ph/pop-fiction with digital copies available for download via Buqo. Grab your copy now!‪‬ #AILWAG2 ‪#‎PopFictionGeneration‬ #PopFic4point0