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Almost: A Collection of Short Stories

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The word 'almost' is being feared by many people. We are scared to be happy or loved because fate might take it away from us instantly and we will be left with that 'almost' kind of feeling. What we do not know is the experience called 'almost' is actually a journey. It will teach us a lot of things that we never thought we are capable of learning and overcoming.

Augustus Park resides in a city in the Philippines. After earning a degree in Education from a prominent secular university, he works as an English teacher in a local Christian school and writes as a hobby. Almost: A Collection of Short Stories is his first book but he penned a lot of humble poems and a novel entitled Next To You. He is influenced by John Green, Nicholas Sparks, Rick Riordan, Mary Higgins Clark, and George RR Martin.All Rights Reserved

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Picture Picture by RightHer

For the booksmart yet naïve 16-year-old Nicky, high school in her quaint little hometown island in the Philippines had always been predictable. Until that senior year. Nicky thought she got things all figured out. She'd be very good at school and be the valedictorian of the single-section class of 2010 of the highly looked-up science high school in their island. And then, she'd get a full scholarship to her dream university. All was fairly well except for a few things like grappling her feelings towards a long-time crush. Just when Nicky thought she could get through high school without too much boy-drama, a somewhat seemingly love life with a boy or two and suddenly, maybe even three was finally catching up with her during the last few months before high school graduation. She had never thought she could be wrong about a person. And that she could always be wrong about boys... ✨✨✨ Sidenote: I wrote this from November 2010 to April 2011, only a year ahead from the time set in the novel. This was fully uploaded on Wattpad in September 2013 for safekeeping. I hadn't gotten back to it in so many years nor find any means and time to promote it. This had long been completed but still needs edit. Enjoy reading! Cheers! P.S. This is not exactly a love story. And yet, it may read a lot like it.

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Two families... Two monsters.... Acres of disputed land.... Generations of hatred... What will it lead to? Bloodbath? War? Or something more scary? Blood will be scattered, Men will be slaughtered. guns will carve the path of love, I welcome you to the tale that's beyond love. "You think death can save you from me? No, little monster, you are solely mistaken. If you will die, I will follow you into the depths of hell and drag you back to me because you can never escape me- not in life, not in death, not in anything beyond."

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