"You've tricked me Sarah, enough of this drama, hindi ikaw ang mahal ko kundi si Ava" nagbabaga ang mga tingin na pinupukol sa akin ni Louise
10 years ago, she doesn't the same girl who promised me that when she got home we will married.
I love her, I really really love her but I have to let her go not because I want to but this is the only thing I can do for the baby inside my tummy.
Limang buwan nagtiis si Sarah para muling maramdaman ang minsang pagmamahal na ibinigay sa kanya ng batang si Louise. Ngunit ng umuwi ito galing France halos gumuho ang mundo nya ng makitang magkayakap ang kapatid sa taong matagal nya ng hinihintay bumalik.
Louise is different. She is intersex.
Nahihirapan man na tanggalin ang mga nakakabit sa mga braso nya ay napagtagumpayan nya parin itong tanggalin. Nagmamadali syang lumabas sa ospital na tumatakbo para makalayo sa taong akala nya ay mamahalin syang lubos. HINDI ANG SAKTAN.
3 years later.
Mga basag na bote ang nakakalat sa isang hotel lobby. Nakahiga si Louise hawak ang bote sa kanang kamay. Tumunog ang cell phone nya kaya nagising ito sa maingay na ring tone. Sapu- sapo ang ulong kumikirot ay inis na sinagot ang caller.
"Master, we saw your ex-wife together with a 3 year old boy in the airport".
Nagmamadali syang tumayo kahit nahihilo ay pinilit hanapin ang susi ng motor. Pupuntahan nya ang mag-ina at sa pagkakataon na iyon ay hindi na nya hahayaang malayo ang mga ito sa kanya.
"Lock down the airport, don't let them to exit, understand "
She loves Sarah, she really is kundi lang siguro nawala ang ala-ala 10 years ago ay hindi nya magagawang matiis at saktan ang babaeng ang puso nya lang mismo ang nakaalala ng lahat.
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