Turning 18 was supposed to be simple-finish school, stay out of trouble, and make her parents proud. But Justine wants more. So she writes a list. Eighteen things to do before she turns 18. A harmless plan... until the wrong guy finds it. Suddenly, her year of "self-discovery" turns into a messy mix of secrets, adventures, and maybe-just maybe-falling for the one person who wasn't part of the list at all. This story is: - written in TagLish (Tagalog & English) - wordy Trope #1 © January 2021

[COMPLETED] Three's a crowd. Why am I at the backseat of your truck when it's me you want to love? © 2015 pusa_itim.

Elevators. Airplanes. Palaman ng Sandwich. Yung feeling na papunta ka pa lang at excited ka pa lang sa pupuntahan mo. Yung feeling na palapit pa lang yung birthday mo. Yung feeling na palapit pa ang isa pang espesyal na araw. Yung feeling na ilang oras na lang ay pasko na. Yung feeling na tatlong araw na lang simula na ulit ng pasukan. Yung feeling na nasa gitna ka pa lang at di ka pa nakakarating. Yung feeling na malapit na pero hindi pa. Yun ang laging gusto ko. Yung nasa gitna pa lang. Yung nasa gitna ka ng dalawang bagay. Gitna ng isang building. Gitna ng langit at lupa. Gitna ng dalawang matatabang tinapay. Gitna ng byahe papuntang disneyland. Mas gusto ko yung feeling tuwing nagbabyahe kesa doon sa nakarating ka na. Mas gusto ko yung feeling na may inaantay ka kesa doon sa nandyan na. I always like the things in between. "You only like things in between, Coreen. You only like the chase... You only want me chasing after you. You don't want to decide... Pero pakiusap naman, magdesisyon ka na, kasi tao rin naman ako, nasasaktan. And you? I don't think nararamdaman mo yung sakit na nararamdaman ko... You are just too heartless."