P O E M S / P O E T R Y / SHORT STORIES Hello! This book is a compilation of poems, poetry, and short stories. The languages used are Filipino and English. The dialect used is Cebuano. Thank you so much for reading this! Thank you, Canva, for the free template for my book cover. xoxo (๑・ω-)～♥"

Anim na taon mula nang magbago ang nakalakhang buhay ni Stella Daprisia, inisip niyang isang malaking pagkakamali na ang lahat ng nangyayari sa kanyang buhay. Mula nang iwan ng mga itinuring na kaibigan, iwan ng sariling ama upang sumama sa ibang babae, hanggang sa pagkamatay ng sariling ina-lahat ay mga pangyayaring napagod na siyang iyakan at isipin pa ay parte na lamang ng pangit na pundasyon ng buhay na gusto niyang baguhin. Sa pagdating ni Phillip at ng mahiwagang pocket watch sa kanyang buhay, bibigyan siya ng mga ito ng dahilan upang baguhin ang lahat. May mga pangyayaring maaaring balikan, mga pagkakataong maaaring baguhin, mga sandaling hindi pagsasawaang paulit-ulitin, ngunit sa oras na humingi na ang tadhana ng kapalit sa bawat oras na naibalik, matatandaan pa kaya niya ang mga bagay na nagsilbing daan upang maayos niya ang sariling kinabukasan? Maaalala pa kaya niya ang bukod-tanging nanatili sa kanyang tabi kung siya rin ang dahilan kung bakit niya ito nakalimutan? ----- When It All Starts Again © 2019 by Lena0209 (Elena Buncaras) WINNER OF THE WATTY AWARDS 2019 UNDER YOUNG ADULT CATEGORY Original concept of When It All Starts Again © July 2013 by Lena0209

Raising a kid is a difficult task for Sandro, especially if the child is not his own. When adoption is the only way for him to have the right for his best friend's only daughter, how far will he go when blood is always thicker than water? • • • • At a young age, Sandro experienced firsthand how difficult it is to grow up without parents. That's why, following the loss of his best friend and the girl he had courted, he took care of his best buddy's only child. With the support of Alyna, his supervisor and open-secret crush, Sandro will try to be a responsible dad for Chamee, despite his poor temper. But his role as a single father to Chamee doesn't end with the adoption papers; he also has to travel to Aklan to meet Chamee's blood relatives. Will he be able to make it through his journey in Aklan as Chamee's adopted father? Is blood be always thicker than water? ************ The Wayward Son in Aklan © July 2021 by Elena Buncaras ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the author, excepting brief quotes and lines used in some description, written specifically for inclusion in this book. This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, some places, and incidents are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, places, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. All Rights Reserved

"Paano mo nasabing inosente siya kung napatunayang nakapatay siya?" "Wala akong ginawang masama! Hindi ko magagawa ang ibinibintang niyo!" "Minsan, ang isang makasalanan ay biktima rin ng kalupitan at kasamaan" "There are secrets behind lies" "Not all you see is reality" Paano kung magising ka isang araw at hindi mo na kilala ang sarili mo? Paano mo iintindihin at paniniwalaan ang mga bagay na mahirap ipaliwanag? Kakayanin mo ba? Paano kung paulit-ulit mong nararanasan ang kalupitan at pagdurusa? Paano ka makakaligtas kung naisip mo'ng sumuko sa kawalan ng pag-asa? Malalampasan mo kaya? This story reflects violence against women and children. This 2020 i finally present my first creation, a novel, written by JayCeexxvi that entitled, "The Innocent Killer" -JayCeexxvi Unrated and Aspiring Writer!