OLD SUMMER TRILOGY #3 "Winning is everything. If you don't win, you are a failure." Ice is living by those words. After her mom fails to participate in the figure skating championship because of a tragedy, she is expecting four of her daughters to pursue the same goal. Ice feels all the pressure when her sister wins during her time but pursues a different field upon winning. For Ice, the only important thing is figure skating. Nothing else matters. She is only allowed to feel something when she wins or loses a competition. Until she meets Lyonelle in the sports center during summer training, the swimmer who has already won every swimming competition he participates in. Unlike Ice, Lai has it easy. He can have fun, flirt, and be playful and still win. He is not pressured, because he doesn't think winning is the only thing that matters in a competition. He thinks enjoying what you do matters more. "And a smile from you matters too," Lyonelle teases Ice, but the latter just looks at him with no emotion on her face. "Ah, I failed... but it's okay. We still have sixty-four days of summer to spend together."

[UNEDITED] Who would think that being born as a girl is a mistake and misfortune? Would it be a big loss when you're given a daughter and not a son? That's what Serina Nalene Altamirano is always asking herself. Despite having the wealth on her hands, she was barely breathing because of disappointments, judgment, curses, and pressures. The way her parents despised and loathed her for not being born as a man only depicts how narrow-minded they are. Two years passed of being free from her dictatorial parents, the table turned when Orcus Inocencio found her, the man who's supposed to be her husband and the man who made her a woman. She wants to run away, but Orcus threatens her from escaping. One wrong move and her freedom will be gone. Started: January 17, 2021 End: August 14, 2021

[UNEDITED] Captain Gustavo Archielle Salvatierra is serving his country at the age of 28 and living his life to the fullest, despite being the shadow of his late brother he still wants to prove that he can be a better version of himself. Serving his country and focusing to prove on his family is the priority until he met Avonlea Czanelle De Almieda that made his patience and ego reached its limitations. No strings attached, the soldier said but he can't help but have this little compassion when he found out that Avonlea lost her memories. The birth of beauty hit his manliness that it almost made him lose his priority but he never thought that the woman he's starting to conquer will be his greatest enemy, the woman who made him surrender to a painful battle. Started: September 16, 2020 Ended: October 19, 2020

[UNEDITED] Archt. Alyster Emory Monreal, the senator's son and the bachelor of their company never thought that he will fall under the hands of Mariella Sienna Gallegos who is a sex worker, the first time he laid his eyes on the woman he knew that he wants her. Temptation and desire filled his manliness the reason why he offered Sienna a job on his company, but only to see the woman he desired that is also making him crazy. Sienna doesn't understand why Aly is being intrusive on her life but having a good relationship with her boss is already out of her job. For once, she experienced being loved and accepted despite her past but little did she know that it will be her biggest penitence in life to know the dirty little secrets of the Monreal family, penitence that will haunt her forever. Started: August 10, 2020 Ended: September 13, 2020

[UNEDITED] A patricide issue made the Fontanilla family be the number one's most hot topic in the news and media, many reports and rumors are spreading that Vellity Eliza Fontanilla killed her father at the age of 18 that made her imprisoned for eight years. After years of being imprisoned the Fontanilla repudiates her to the family, they think that she's a misfortune to them and also a killer. The time she will take her life, the superiors came to her. Mordecai Cimmerian Fallian, the lawyer and Theodore Desmond Miliano, a police officer. She doesn't understand why these two are stopping her on taking her life that is full of shits and cruelty but little did she know the two superiors had their dirty little secrets. Can she tame the superiors that are controlling her life? Can she tame the beasts that will make her life even more regretful? Started: July 18, 2020 Ended: August 9, 2020

Living alone with her sister, Rizaline Chavez has always found Sarah to be loving, caring, and kind. She is her polar opposite. But that's before she discovers a deep secret of her. That abruptly links her to their intimidating SSG President-Ulrich Damian Delgado. United with one goal, they will do anything to demolish that secret before it even leaks. But to do it, they will have no choice but to destroy themselves, too. They need to set aside their personal feelings to accomplish the mission. When everything is falling apart, and the only one who can save you holds the same reason you are hurting, will you dare to hold on? Can a weak heart weaken the wicked one?

PUBLISHED UNDER LIB Note: If you're not into flawed characters who make wrong decisions, don't read this. Save yourself from stress. Started: 09/09/2020 Ended: 10/07/2020 Solene Clemente was a typical Civil Engineering student who struggled to put up with her studies. Kung pwede ngang i-bake na lang ang napakaraming itlog sa test papers niya, ginawa niya na. At a young age, she experienced the harsh reality of life-poverty, abuse, and a broken family. But, as someone who could see the bright side of everything, she knew she could make it with only her mother and best friend, Duke Laurence Sanders, whom she secretly loved. Kahit pa naghihirap, basta kasama niya ang ina, kaya niya. Kahit pa madalas niyang hindi maintindihan ang lessons, ayos lang kasi may Duke naman na tuturuan siya. Na kahit gaano kalupit ang tadhana, patuloy siyang lumalaban sa buhay dahil may dalawang taong sumusuporta at nagmamahal sa kanya. She became too dependent on the love they could offer. But little did she know, like the sun she adored, she was destined to be alone.

Christian Sage Monterio is not someone you messed up with. At age 17, he's fearless, bold, and dangerous. However, an incident happened that drove him away from the only girl he loved. Sage is on the hiding. He is a bad news to the remote village of Mallory Castillo. The world is looking for the billionaire's son. The 17-year old boy who killed someone. NOTE: This story was first written in 2017, which may romanticize toxic relationships and red flags amongst characters. Please take it with a grain of salt as revision hasn't started yet.

deceret (n.) latin word for "body to body" When Philodemus Elton Treveron's parents were slayed, the only thing that brings him closer to finding the killer is the gold crucifix chain around his neck. Fueled with vengeance, Elton swore to himself that he will find the killer and make him pay. 10 years later, Elton found the very same necklace rested on the slim neck of the shy Stormie Iona Roman-the governor's invisible daughter. Vengeance served hot on the plate garnished with love and a romance that shouldn't have started in the first place gave birth to chaos. In the name of love and revenge, Elton found his lips on her neck...

The De la Rua heiress, in the brink of losing everything in her fairytale life is now fighting for her legacy and survival when a tragedy hits the beautiful, powerful family. And a mysterious young man, fueled by desire of the beautiful young woman will do anything to get what he wants, uncovering secrets after secrets of the beautiful De la Rua family. There is ruthlessness in beauty, and Savannah De la Rua will make use of hers for vendetta of everyone who destroyed her. All hail the rebirth of a queen.