Zereen3 Stories

Completed. Jaze Wallen Rebancos is the social butterfly of 10th grade! Vibrant, extroverted, and kind to everyone she meets. However, her bright energy masks a painful obsession with Karl Austin Mercado, the boy from the classroom next door. For two long years, Jaze has chased him, enduring a cycle of false hopes and insensitive remarks that leave her heart bruised, yet she remains a dedicated shadow in his life, hoping he will finally see her worth. ​Unbeknownst to Jaze, she is being watched by Lance Mathew Ollena, Karl's classmate and quiet neighbor. While Jaze is blinded by her pursuit of Karl, Lance has spent years admiring her spirit and hating the way she is treated. He sees her not as a backup plan, but as a queen who deserves genuine devotion. While Karl offers only coldness and mixed signals, Lance offers the warmth and stability Jaze has been missing. ​As Karl's words grow increasingly cruel, Jaze reaches a crossroads that forces her to confront her own value. When Lance's hidden feelings finally come to light, Jaze must make a life changing decision. Will she continue to be a slave to her unrequited love for Karl, or will she finally step out of the darkness? In this journey of self-discovery, Jaze must choose between remaining a fading shadow in Karl's world or becoming the radiant light in Lance's.

Completed. Azhyanna Leigh Javier has her life mapped out in color coded highlighters. As a Grade 8 top-notcher and an officer in the SSLG, she's built a reputation for being untouchable, who views boys as nothing more than noisy distractions to a perfect exam score. Her philosophy is simple, "high honors now, heartbreaks never." Then comes Jerome Paul Soliz. Jerome isn't a distraction she can easily calculate. He's the "only exception". The one person who manages to blur the lines of her strictly planned world. While Azhyanna is busy chasing medals and managing school events, Jerome offers a different kind of lesson, that life isn't lived entirely between the pages of a textbook. But at thirteen, the weight of the world feels heavy. Between the pressure of maintaining her rank, her responsibilities to the student body, and the loud voice in her head telling her she's too young for that so called "forever," Azhyanna has to decide. ​Is Jerome the beautiful mistake that will ruin her future, or the one bright spot she's been missing in the dark?