Tagaytay Stories

​Chaseia Ysellaine Azores had her life scripted from the day she was born. Every achievement, every smile, and even the man she was supposed to marry were all predetermined. But when she left her heavy lace gown on the floor and walked out of the church, she didn't just leave a wedding-she left a life that wasn't hers. ​Now hiding in the misty, quiet corners of Tagaytay, Chaseia has traded her pearls for a production assistant's headset. She spends her days managing other people's "Happily Ever Afters" while trying to heal her own "Once Upon a Time." She wanted a life that was simple. She wanted a life that was quiet. ​ Then there is Isaiah Justin Velentza. ​A structural engineer who understands foundations and a baker who understands patience, Ice doesn't offer her a grand, certain future. Instead, he offers her a "perhaps." Perhaps they can bake through the stress. Perhaps she can stay hidden a little longer. Perhaps the first person to truly see her isn't the man she was supposed to marry, but the man who offers her sanity and a quiet place to breathe. In a world full of grand gestures and suffocating expectations, they might just find that the simplest things-like a box filled with sweet treats and an honest conversation are the only things worth holding on to.

Commitment, relationship, and marriage. These are the things that Vera Alette Manzan wanted to avoid as much as possible. It is a thing that she's not capable of doing; that's what she thinks. She thinks that she would fail her partner. She never dreamt of walking down the aisle because she always saw marriage as a curse. While Victor Axel Santiago, a man of words, and a man who speaks with both actions and words... He is everyone's dream husband. Will Vera have a change in her perspective once their encounters start? Will their love prevail and set aside traumas and fears? What will happen if the past continues to haunt the future? Will everything change after that ONE COLD NIGHT?

Ang kwentong it ay madalang mabasa sa lahat story Grabe di ko sure you're cry if mababasa niyo and storyng ito ay galing pa sa brain cells ko just kidding But this story I'm truly saying that this story had a lesson for does who will read this shhhhhhh.

Three years ago, Elena Reyes left a note in the back of a thesis and sent it across an ocean. It said: Yes. I feel it. I am not ready yet. But I am closer than I was yesterday. Sera Villanueva read it on the floor of her apartment in Singapore, wrote in her journal - she said yes - and went to work. She built a life. She made a friend named Rafa who fed her on Tuesdays and told her the truth about herself. She kept the note. She kept the tabs. She waited, not because she had no choice, but because she understood that some things could not be rushed - only arrived at. Three years later, a regional conference in Tagaytay puts them in the same hotel garden on the same evening, and three years of closer than yesterday becomes: here. But Elena has a kind man her mother approves of, old habits that haven't entirely loosened, and a life in Cavite that has made her more herself than she ever expected. Sera has a best friend whose easy closeness makes Elena feel things she has no professional framework for. And both of them are going to have to stop being so careful before they lose the window entirely. Book Two is warmer than Book One. There is laughter. There is jealousy - the petty, embarrassing, completely human kind. There is one real argument, one honest goodbye, and a garden in the morning where someone finally says the word out loud. Not in a note this time. In the light. Where it can be heard. [ GL · Slow Burn · Second Chance · Filipino Fiction · Sequel to Book One ]

A network of lies and deceit exists in the center of bustling Manila, where brave journalist Emma Cruz sets out on a risky quest to learn the truth about her colleague Marco Santos' disappearance. Emma finds herself navigating the dark alleys and secret meetings of the city when she comes upon a diabolical conspiracy involving strong personalities and hazardous connections. Emma is committed to bringing attention to the corruption that threatens to take over the country, so with every new discovery, she digs deeper into the shadows.

Nagkita for the first time si Boy at si Girl. They planned to travel to Tagaytay in a request made by Boy na hindi nya pa daw natatry lumabas ng Maynila and to have Girl bring him there. Girl knows almost everything about places and grants Boy's request. Girl was surprised how his new buddy thinks out loud. Boy tells his story to her thinking he could trust Girl a lot. Girl and Boy became deeply comfortable with each other. Mutually feeling that they are really meant to be in that place, in that situation. Boy told one story that strucked Girl's heart. Boy came from a 4-year relationship. Boy was having a dilemma that he likes a girl he knew for only a week, afraid na maging rebound si girl, he deeply thinks about his next move. Kung liligawan nya ba si girl o hindi. Girl, as his new bestfriend, helps Boy make up his mind. Girl gave Boy all the advices he needs. Boy got surprised how helpful Girl was to him. Boy finally decides to tell girl how he feels. He was so happy that their travel to Tagaytay really helped him find his soul or should be said, soulmate. Boy tells Girl how girl means to him. Unknowingly, Girl immediately fell in love with Boy. But Girl can't since Boy thinks she is a best friend who helped him find the answers. Boy tells Girl how happy he is to meet her but is happier to pursue his love for his old friend. At the end of the day, Boy and Girl needed to part ways. Boy was happy and Girl was happier for him but is deeply sad knowing the fact she wouldn't have the chance to tell Boy what she is really feeling. Love is sacrifice. You don't know when Tadhana comes. It goes tho. But we're all sure that when it goes it comes back around.

Just like a star, I stare you for long. While everything has change, I can not break away.

A girl who is having trouble meeting airline baggage regulations encounters a guy who offers to help her. They create a bond that allows them to assist each other mend their broken hearts.

You don't know what you're going to do when Sunday blues attack you. But sometimes, all we need is a safe space without the toxic environment we live in.

Story Overview The Space Between Us is a bittersweet love story centered on Lia, a Business Admin student balancing her dreams with family responsibilities. Set in Manila and Tagaytay, it follows her journey as she navigates her feelings for two very different men-one who represents a life of adventure and ambition, and another who offers stability and a connection to home. The story explores how love isn't always about choosing between "who you love more" but about what you need to build a life that feels true to yourself. - Main Characters: - Lia: The female lead, kind-hearted and grounded, torn between her dreams and her duty to her family. - Calix: The male lead-an aspiring artist with big dreams of making it in Paris, who shares Lia's hopes for a life together far from home. - Kael: The second lead-Calix's best friend and a nurse, quiet and dependable, who stands by Lia through her struggles and offers a life rooted in the place she calls home. - Central Conflict: Lia must choose between following her heart with Calix to Paris, or staying to care for her family and building a life with Kael-ultimately realizing that love alone isn't enough to bridge the gap between what she wants and what she needs. - Tone: Emotional and heartfelt, with moments of warmth and joy balanced by the sadness of letting go of a love that can't fit into the life one must live.

the ones that come to me easily, but never the ones meant to be told for more than a single chapter.

Amy Reyes is a seventeen-year old college student who wants to experience normal college experiences. Her high school experience is not exactly the best. It started great and ended on the very opposite end of the spectrum. Now that she's in college, she wants to move on from the horrors of the past eight months. She was free from her night terrors that was caused by the eight months of suffering she experienced until one night, one bittersweet night when she met a guy, Jonathan Abernathy, an international student from America who was sent to the Philippines to have his college degree instead of in New York because of his 'immoral', 'irresponsible' behaviour, opened her mind to feelings she didn't know before, feelings she thought could only be read in novels and watched in movies. When she started having feelings for this mentioned guy, she don't know if she should run away or embrace the feelings. When she decides whether to run away or to embrace it, Jonathan wanted something from her that she doesn't know if she can give it to him fully.

Angelica Jade Mariano was a girl who came from a rich family. She always gets what she wants and does whatever she wants to do. Although she's rich, Angelica still feels empty. Her parents are divorced and already have another family, which is why she grew up as a rebel. She didn't care about her studies, and the only thing she cared to do was party all the time. One day, she met Patrick.They became classmates. Angelica was always annoyed every time she saw Patrick, but she didn't know why. Is there a chance that Angelica fell in love with Patrick or not? Did Angelica continue to be a rebel? Do you think Patrick can make Angelica stop being a rebel?

30 something single decides to have a bride-only wedding photoshoot.

Atara was just in such a good place after finding out her acceptance in Ateneo de Manila University. The thing is, she's half way around the world. The thing to do now is move to The Philippines away from her family and start to get comfortable with her aunt's family.

𝚂𝚊𝚋𝚒𝚔 𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚞𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚐 -𝚝𝚞𝚠𝚊 𝚊𝚗𝚐 𝚕𝚊𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚜𝚊 𝚔𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚒𝚎𝚕𝚍𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚙. 𝙿𝚎𝚛𝚘 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚋𝚒𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚒 𝚗𝚒𝚕𝚊 𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚊𝚜𝚊𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚊 𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚐 𝚔𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚞𝚝𝚞𝚕𝚞𝚢𝚊𝚗. 𝙽𝚊𝚔𝚊𝚔𝚊𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚘𝚝 𝚗𝚐𝚊 𝚋𝚊 𝚊𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚗𝚐 𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚜𝚎? 𝙷𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚐𝚊𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚊𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚐 𝚔𝚊𝚢𝚊 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚐𝚊𝚠𝚒𝚗 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚊 𝚜𝚊 𝚒𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚔𝚊𝚒𝚋𝚒𝚐𝚊𝚗