Silician Trilogy #3 The history of Silician Mafia. It is all fun and games, until they both die.

UNIVERSITY SERIES #6 Past experiences. Broken hearts. Present tragedy. Those are the things Kierra Ynares from UST Architecture and Shan Lopez from DLSU Psychology have in common. No matter how wretched their similarities are, they still found ways to escape... to look forward to tomorrow, and keep everything that happened yesterday behind.

UNIVERSITY SERIES #5. Ever since they were kids, Avianna Diaz from UST Architecture and Larkin Sanchez from UP Film were inseparable, not until Larkin's fame grew over time, and they suddenly found themselves taking different roads at the same time.

UNIVERSITY SERIES #4. Samantha Vera from Ateneo De Manila University, the epitome of kindness, empathy, grace, and solicitude got her life ruined when her parents told her that she was marrying Cy Ramirez, a med student from UP, after their graduation.

University Series #3. Sevi, the team captain of Growling Tigers, never expected to fall in love again after his first heartbreak with his bestfriend.. until he met Elyse, the spoiled cheerleader from La Salle.

University Series #2 Hiro, a student pilot from DLSU, was very clear with his number one goal in life. It was to study in the best flying school in Florida. However, he agreed to have a no strings attached relationship with Yanna from FEU Tourism, the woman who cannot be tamed with her sexcapades.

University Series #1 In a family of doctors, Kalix decided to take a different path and found himself studying Legal Management in Ateneo De Manila University. With family pressure on him, he tried so hard to maintain his high grades as a Dean's Lister until Luna from UST Architecture came.

They had everything set already, their parents agreed on their relationship, their families are supportive of them, all seems to be working well for them... but what if in the midst of everything, they will realize they want something else and the love they have for each other just makes it hard to achieve it? Will they follow their dreams, or will they just stick together even if that means losing the dream they wanted to achieve? What if their love was tested because of doubts, fears, and betrayals? Will they still end up together, or will it be the end of their story?

Lean De Guzman has long since wanted to free herself from living in the shadow of her more competent and trusted twin brother. The last thing she expects is for playboy Theon Dela Cruz, her dearly detested enemy, to help her do exactly that... including tempting her to touch him. *** Having hated each other growing up, no one in Lean and Theon's families can deny that they are a match made in hell. Being in the same circle of friends slash cousins does nothing to their constant bickering and teasing; with Theon's big ego and Lean's snarkiness, there's no possible way they can be anything together besides a disaster. But when chemistry overrides logic, Lean and Theon have no choice but to face their attraction and sudden longing. It's bad that he wants her, and it's worse that she wants him back--but what starts off as physical turns into something neither of them expects when Theon becomes the one person who sees Lean behind her twin brother's shadow. With Theon's playboy reputation, showing their families and friends that they're better together than apart seems to be a challenge. Can they fight for a love that may ultimately tear their families apart? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Regina Dionela

Contained here are my submissions to complete the 12 Short Stories in 12 Months Challenge over at Deadlines For Writers (deadlinesforwriters.com). They generally fall under the urban fantasy genre and are shared here, as-is, without any editing, for posterity -- warts and all! This was my first year participating, and the first time I've ever written consistently and seriously over an extended period of time, so pardon the newbie mistakes. That said, I am grateful to Deadlines for Writers and its community, but most especially to Mia Botha, the site's creator and owner! I learned a lot over the past year, and look forward to applying those to all my further writing! Without further ado, here are my 12 Short Stories for 2020. Enjoy!