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Life is not as simple as a give-and-take process.
Malupit ang reyalidad.
Na sa mumunting ipinagkaloob sayo, mas malaki ang kukunin nitong kapalit.
Tila ba isang pasahero ng jeep na nagbayad ng pamasahe pero humingi pa ng barya.
Kasi minsan, kahit gaano kasapat ang iniaalay mong bagay, para sa iba, HINDI PA RIN SAPAT.
Ngunit, papaano kung isa kang nangangarap?
Katulad ng isang batang nag ipon ng barya upang makabili ng candy.
Barya para sa candy.
Wala kang candy kung wala kang barya.
Magkaiba man. Pareho naman silang may halaga.
Ngunit, paano kung sapat lang ang iyong barya? Wala ka ng ibang natira?
Bibili ka pa ba?
Sapat bang isakripisyo ang hawak mong mga bagay para lang sa isang pangarap?
Sa isang kagustuhan?
Sa pag-abot ba ng pangarap mo, magiging masaya ka?
Kasi, sa buhay . . . . . . . . . kinakailangan mo munang matalo at magsakripsyo bago makamit ang kagustuhan mo . . . . . . . . . . . . . at matagpuan ang tunay mong kasiyahan.
Ang paghahangad sa isang bagay ay nangangahulugan ring pagbitaw sa iba't-iba pang bagay na hawak-hawak ng iyong mga kamay."
¬Francis Rodriguez, Lost and found
Editor-in-Chief
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Heated Deceptions: A Collaboration Novel written by heartlessnostalgia and HiroYuu101
How far would you go for the man you love to love you back? For Rylee, she would do anything--even lie about a pregnancy--for North Alvarado.
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Rylee Addison Sandoval's longtime crush on her brother's best friend, North Alvarado, isn't a secret. It's as embarrassing as they come, even pretending to get lost around the college department just to catch a glimpse of him. Everyone thinks it's unrequited, even Rylee herself, but one drunk night with North changes it all. Grabbing an opportunity to have him forever, Rylee tells everyone she's pregnant with his baby. North is willing to take responsibility for her and the child, but one problem: there is no child. How long can Rylee's deception last until North finally discovers the truth? And will love be enough for him to forgive her...or not?
DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish.
COVER DESIGN: Regina Dionela