Adulting Stories

Mga tula, mga ideya, mga linya, o litanya mula sa pananaw ng may-akda sa pagkabuhay at sa sakit na dulot nito.

After months apart since graduation, Zekei and Ellejei reunite. He carries hope, she carries doubts-but together, they chase the moments they once thought were lost. As days blur into nights, they hold on to borrowed time, not knowing how fleeting it truly is. ｡ﾟ•┈꒰ა ♡ ໒꒱┈• ｡ﾟ Highest Rankings #1 - pinoy fiction #1 - tagalog fiction #1 - borrowed time #1 - relatable romance #1 - bitter sweet romance #1 - almost lovers #1 - reunion romance #1 - fleeting moments "Tayo 'yan." Ang palaging sinasabi sa'kin ni Zekei. Ayokong maniwala. Una sa lahat, ang corny. Sunod, manghuhula ba siya? Third, toothbrush muna. Fourth, wala lang. Ayoko lang talaga sigurong tingnan ang hinaharap na siya ang kasama kong abutan ng hamog sa daan habang nakatambay, o di kaya ay kumain ng pastang hindi ako ang nagluto. Ayokong matulad kami sa mga RomCom-na eepal pa ako sa kasal nila ng dapat sana ay magiging asawa niya dahil 'yon ang dumating noong mga panahong wala ako at nasa kasalukuyan siya ng pagmmove on. Ayoko rin naman 'yung mga fiction na magkakaroon siya ng superpowers at tutubuan ng buntot at mahabang tenga, tapos ililigtas niya ako mula sa malaking halimaw na sa dami ng tao sa lugar namin, ako pa talagang sira na ang atay kaiinom ng alak ang pinuntirya. At mas lalong ayoko ng thriller, tipong may kapatid pala ako at lumaki siya sa ibang bansa-uuwi siya ng Pilipinas para ipamukha sa'kin na kahit hindi niya mabigkas nang tuwid ang salitang 'nakakapagpabagabag' ay mas matalino pa'rin siya dahil ingles ang pangunahin niyang lenggwahe, nasaan si Zekei do'n? Nasa bahay ng kapatid ko, kasi kapatid din pala niya 'yon at iisa ang tatay namin. Kainis. Basta. Ayoko ng kahit ano sa mga 'yan.

At thirty-two, I thought I would have my life figured out. Instead, I found myself starting over. The plans I made, the future I imagined, and the life I thought I was building suddenly became something I had to let go of. While everyone around me seemed to be moving forward, I was left wondering if I had fallen behind. This is a story about heartbreak, uncertainty, starting over, and learning to live without a blueprint. It is about realizing that being unfinished does not mean being broken. Sometimes, you just have to begin again.

Aastha's first job lands her in Ahmedabad - smack in the middle of adulting chaos. Dry chapatis for lunch, rushed mornings, and somehow still late to work despite waking up on time. All she wants? To survive the grind of office hours, burnt dinners, and crushing expectations. Karjun Shah runs Shah Enterprises like clockwork - sleeves rolled up, silver wristwatch gleaming, and not a hair out of place. Stern, composed, the perfect CEO... until he's home. There, he's just Kaju -the steady heart of a noisy, loving Gujarati household that refuses to let him be anything but human. Neither planned this. But Aastha keeps catching glimpses of his silhouette and falling a little harder each time. Karjun can't ignore the new drafter with too many things in her tote and an uncanny way of softening his world. Love doesn't always arrive with fireworks. Sometimes, it tiptoes in - slow, steady, and unstoppable. All images/pictures belong to their rightful owners. I do not own any. Thank you. Have fun reading! Started: 30/05/2025 Word count: 90,000

we all have had some.. days in life..when we wished we could go back ..and change it.. yeah so .. lets say that happ.. this is about a girl.. who was a highly insecure kid.. turned up to be able to act up in her life..but that trauma .. still comes up n resurfaces.. now..she gets a chance to go back n wipe them all.. what will she do ?

Some thoughts are better written than spoken.

Emerson Andre Ronquillo has a plan: graduate from college, build a career, answer emails on time, and eventually become the kind of adult who owns matching furniture. It is a reasonable plan. Unfortunately, Emerson is also emotionally attached to a future that does not exist. While surviving his final year as an Industrial Engineering student in Manila, Emerson develops an increasingly embarrassing fixation on Logan Everett, a college football star living thousands of miles away in Ohio. Emerson knows him exclusively through interviews, highlight reels, press photos, and an internet algorithm that seems personally committed to making the situation worse. At first, it is harmless. A celebrity crush. A distraction. Something mildly humiliating for his friends to witness. Then it starts becoming harder to explain. As graduation gets closer, Emerson finds himself juggling thesis deadlines, career anxiety, late-night group chats, convenience-store dinners, campus routines, chaotic friendships, and a growing attachment to an imagined future he cannot seem to stop entertaining. He knows Logan Everett is not part of his real life. That has never stopped Emerson from thinking about him anyway.

THE GIRL WHO FOUND HERSELF Book 2 of The Girl Who Chased the World She chased the world. Now, she has to find herself in it. May had already achieved the dreams she once thought were impossible. She graduated from college. She passed the board examination. She made her family proud. But somewhere between the celebration and the photographs, May realized something painful- the life she had worked so hard to build was no longer the life she wanted to stay in. Her relationship with Joeven had ended. There were no more promises to hold onto, no more reasons to keep looking back. So when an opportunity to work in Dubai appeared, May found herself standing before a completely different kind of dream. A foreign country. A new job. A new culture. A new version of herself. And for the first time, May would have to leave everything familiar behind. This time, she isn't chasing the world because she wants to prove something. She's leaving because she finally wants to discover who she is without anyone beside her. Dubai will give her opportunities-but it will also test her strength, her independence, her faith, her friendships, and the dreams she thought she already understood. Because sometimes, passing the biggest exam of your life isn't the end of the journey. Sometimes, it's the beginning.

A mature man navigating loneliness, friendship, and the quiet absurdity of ordinary Sundays. Because adulthood turns out to be less dramatic than expected. Or does it?

# LIFE WITH REMI Everyone tells you that high school prepares you for the real world. They forget to mention that the real world doesn't come with a syllabus. Remi Thompson has always been good at being the girl people expect her to be. She's the funny friend. The loyal teammate. The emergency backup on the volleyball bench. The girl who can turn an embarrassing moment into a joke before anyone else gets the chance. But graduation changes everything. Between figuring out college, learning how to drive, making questionable decisions, and navigating the people-and feelings-she never saw coming, Remi is about to find out that growing up is a lot messier, funnier, and more complicated than she expected. Somewhere between the chaos of becoming an adult and the people who make it all worth it, Remi starts to realize that growing up isn't about having all the answers. Maybe it's about finding yourself along the way. Welcome to Life With Remi

There is a fine line between survival and living. Alisa walks this line every day. In this collection of confessional monologues, she dissects the absurdity of corporate culture, the high cost of low salaries, and the unspoken loneliness of being an «ideal employee». Through sarcasm, self-reflection, and the comforting presence of her cats, she explores the moment when a person stops being a person and becomes a «showcase». It is a book for everyone who has ever felt that their labor is worth more than a plate of buckwheat and that a dream is the only currency that cannot be devalued.

"To win your heart is such a long road, even so, I will win your heart over and over. Because I love You entirely for eternity." -On The Way To Your Heart- Riyu

2022. fear of missing out is a real deal universe disunites the bond of us crescendo starts as we both struggling adults kaolin powder covers my desperate soul missing you --- poets to validate you that missing your hometown wholeheartedly is normal.

I didn't write things down when they were happening. Now it feels like I did nothing... Like three years disappeared somewhere between who I was and who I am. So this is me, catching up with my own life. Some entries are from today. Some are memories I'm trying to hold onto before they fade. This isn't a perfect diary. It's just proof that I was here. Through memories, daily thoughts, and quiet reflections, this diary is the record of my life...the little moments I almost forgot and the ways I've grown over the years. The struggles and the growth that don't always get noticed. It's my record of life, change, and finding my place in a new world.

A series of poems written to express the things life likes to throw our way. Based on my current feelings, struggles and life goals. My pain, hurt, suffering, heartbreak, love, happiness and everything under the sun. I hope you can find some connection in knowing these things we experience and feel aren't peculiar. We all at some point will encounter each of these emotions and that in itself should tell us we are never alone. Follow me on my journey of life.

Jimmy Sotos wanted one thing once he left Ohio State: to grind. To work hard at basketball and drill until he was sweating bullets to get better. Leaving the Buckeyes was bittersweet but all he knew it was time to go somewhere new: New Jersey. He's a tall man, with big dreams and a big heart, but what happens when he runs into a black woman with big goals and an even bigger heart? (this book is kind of a jimmy book and you'll see what i mean by kinda as you read. when it starts off, it's a jimmy book) keep an open mind please!!

This is a combination type of poetry that talks about adulting life. Sa mga nangyayari sa buhay after graduation at sa mga struggles sa adulting stage.

Nobody prepares you for the sheer weight of starting over at thirty-two. After losing a seven-year relationship, an engagement, and a child, I found myself standing in the ruins of the life I thought I was supposed to have. I felt late to everything. Lost, heart-broken, and completely unsure of who I was supposed to be now. 32 & Unfinished is a journey through the mess of deep grief and the quiet magic of personal rebirth. It is a gentle reminder that being a work in progress does not mean you are broken. It just means your story isn't over yet.

Daniel Merrell was just about the most competent man you'd ever meet. He was sharp, strategic, and always on top of everything. He worked efficiently and knew exactly what to say and do to complete a project ahead of its deadline. He counted everything-steps, coffee cups, and even the number of times he said "strategic alignment" in meetings (well, actually, Mallory does that for him. She's been keeping a tally: forty-seven and counting, apparently). But he was terrified of everything. Mondays, coffee machines that judge him, elevators with other people in them, the very idea of anyone knowing he exists... even office succulents on the brink of death that definitely have opinions about his life choices. (Don't ask him how he knows that. He just does.) But most of all, he's terrified of Ava Thomas. Not because she's intimidating. Because she's kind. She sees through his corporate jargon and anxiety, yet she still smiles at him across the office. She greets him in the mornings and engages in small talk, simply because she doesn't want the new guy to feel lonely. She even offers to help him out, despite him giving her no reason to do so. He had never met anyone quite like her before. And now... he's doomed. Now, he has to decide: stay safe and alone, or do the terrifying work of becoming someone not only worthy of a second chance at love after facing devastating heartbreak, but someone actually capable of receiving it.

Imagine only studying without being allowed to pursue any hobbies for more than 12 years, to end up in one of a reputed Universities. Life in University is free, with no one asking when, where and what. But there is one problem, you are surrounded by people the same as you, studious and not very interesting. This was until you met...