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Some secrets are worth falling for.

THE GIRL I DIDN'T KNOW I LOVED A Daddy Kalb's True Love Story I kept her photograph in my wallet for years. Not because she was my girlfriend. Not because she had given it to me. Not even because she knew my name. The truth is, when I first met her, I was too busy staring at her beautiful face to introduce myself. At twenty, I was simply a middle child from a hardworking Filipino family-an engineering student, a part-time helper at our little sari-sari store working for free a disadvantage working for your family, and proudly single since birth. 😂 Then one ordinary day, a girl walked into our store looking for my mother. She needed a uniform sewn. She didn't know my name. I didn't know hers. We exchanged no promises, no phone numbers, and barely a word. She left as quickly as she had arrived. I thought that was the end of it. Years later, I saw her again-not in person, but in a photograph. I should have forgotten her. Instead, I kept that photograph in my wallet. Why? I didn't know then. She was already living a life of her own. I was trying to figure out mine. There would be wrong turns, unexpected friendships, family expectations, heartbreak, overseas journeys, and a distance that seemed determined to keep us apart. But sometimes life has a funny way of bringing two people together. And sometimes... the person you thought was just a stranger turns out to be the person you've been waiting for. A funny, nostalgic, and inspirational Filipino love story about family, dreams, timing, choices-and the mysterious ways destiny can stitch two lives together. But why did I keep the photograph? You'll have to read until the last chapter to find out. ❤️

The most famous influencer in Asia, Palla Vi, had it all: fame, travels, a somptuous villa in Palawan. When she disappears, her community is shocked. Two of her fans team up to rescue her and uncover the terrible secrets behind her success. New chapters every Mon & Thu from Sep 7 to Dec 31st.

Some people come into your life at the right time, but not necessarily to stay.

Summer has a way of making everything feel possible. Warm days stretch a little longer, conversations become a little more honest, and sometimes the person you never expected finds their way into your life. Noah Fletcher is in the Philippines for tennis. Jayrrom Flores is sixteen, still carrying the name Jade quietly inside her and figuring out what it means to become the girl she has always known herself to be. They are only supposed to have six weeks. But somewhere between tennis courts, late-night messages, stolen glances, and all the things neither of them knows how to say, Noah becomes part of Jayrrom's summer in ways neither of them expected. A story about first love, identity, nostalgia, and the kind of summer that refuses to stay in the past. When summer ends, will they forget? Or will six weeks be enough to stay with them forever?

【Written for the 8Letters June Writing Challenge】 Solaira "Soli" Saldarriega has come home three times. She never stayed. The first two times, she had reasons. This time, her lola is in the ground, the house is full of relatives who keep asking when she's going back to Manila, and the ache in her hands hasn't stopped since the bus climbed past Baguio. Aven "Ven" Ragasa is still here. Still rooted. Still the person the whole barangay calls when something needs fixing. She's watched Soli leave twice and she has no intention of watching it a third time. There is a three at the edge of the Saldarriega property. It's old, older than the town, older than the family that's tended it, and something is wrong with it. Soli knows exactly what it is. She has known since she was seven-years-old, in the same way she has always known what she feels when Ven is in the room. Two hundred years in a mountain town an hour past Baguio. Three generations of women who loved someone society said they couldn't. One debt that has been waiting a very long time to be paid, and only one way left to pay it. Some things you inherit. Some things you have to come home and claim.

After finally moving on from Jared, Shawn thought he had left love behind with the memories he once struggled to forget. Now a member of the school publication and a photojournalist, he finds comfort behind his camera, capturing moments from a safe distance. But during the opening of the school intramurals, he meets Oriel, a volleyball player and candidate for Mr. Intramurals, and something about him makes Shawn's carefully guarded heart stumble all over again. What starts as a simple encounter slowly turns into lingering glances, unexpected moments, and feelings Shawn never planned to have. As Oriel finds his way into Shawn's life, Shawn begins to wonder if moving on was never about forgetting how to love, but finding someone who makes him want to risk it all again.

☣︎ The first book of two worlds being drifted apart as the outbreak happened in a blink of an eye. Rose Dizon has to survive the raging world while being stuck in her school with her classmates and other students. Making hard decisions to save themselves, but a decision that also changes them. Sarah Garcia suffered the same conflict. Stuck inside her home with her mother, too afraid to go outside. But, then comes the help of a mysterious man- their worlds were finally able to meet each other. With the same goals, they worked together to find the shelter. They went through different places. Different experiences... Different loss. But, they never give up. They hope to reach that shelter... Even with a cost. A cost that will change them... Forever. -

✧⁠*⁠。bl story | ONGOING -Invisible Strings Series 02- Love doesn't always shoot the arrows, but maybe knowing where it must also need to aim at the perfect timing. *** Paul Maui Cabalen had always been the epitome of responsibility and the perfect student image. With the top grades, and the one who aces every ranking. Yet even with all of those achievements, love wasn't given. It was earned. Especially, when his family was the one who taught him that love can only be acquired if he can prove something. Still he knew that his heart was beating to one ever since. Here comes the ever so funny and carefree childhood bestfriend, Cyril Karl Peñalosa with his bruises hidden in plain sight. All his life, he only intends to live a carefree lifestyle. One where he doesn't need to lie. Yet, as playful as Cupid's arrows, love won't always be silent. When a careless accident involving Pawie's secret journal containing his feelings for Cyril was exposed, they must navigate an endless string of awkwardness, and silent tension created by someone's own recklessness. Forced to share the same space and silent feelings, will they ever face each other and get the courage to confess (Updates only on weekends) Started: July 04, 2026 Ended:

In the islands of Vijayas, magic and monsters abound. Here, victory does not come to the strong, nor to the swift, but only to the sly. And Tikum Kadlum might just be the craftiest of them all. A former timawa (warrior-serf) and all-time scoundrel, the man himself is no stranger to the arcane and the mysterious things hidden in the Great Archipelago. He's been through it all, betraying and scamming his way from one adventurous caper to the next. Now, he just wants to return to his hometown with his daughter, Ukok, and live a peaceful life. But things are about to change when the Black Dog starts a cat and mouse chase against Amburukay, the queen of the manghihiwit... Follow Tikum and Ukok journey through the lands of Vijayas and avoid the clutches of a sorceress with a grudge to settle, steal from a powerful babaylan and her bagani sister, slay hungry monsters, fight against bandits, outsmart a cunning foe, escape from a few killers here and there. And perhaps, defeat someone as strong as a demi-god. AUTHOR'S NOTE: This novel is a mash-up of sword and sorcery and dark fantasy set in the Pre-Colonial times of the Philippines long before THE SONGS OF STRIFE story. With excerpts from A Study of Our Baganis by Lamberto Aguilar. Also this will be posted in RoyalRoad under the same username. Disclaimer: Some character names and terms used in the story are taken from the Suguidanon Epics of IloIlo and Panay or from general pre-colonial times. But they are, in no way, accurate representation of the actual characters of the epic chants or exact translations. If you like to read short stories with overarching arcs this one is for you!

[BL STORY] DREAMY SERIES 1 Dave Carter has been my best friend for as long as I can remember. We grew up together, shared everything, and somehow became inseparable. Then I fell in love with him. The problem? Dave is straight. So I kept my feelings to myself, pretending that being his best friend was enough. Because I'd rather silently love him than risk losing him completely. But feelings don't disappear just because you hide them. And when Dave starts falling for someone else, I begin to wonder- How long can I stay beside the person I love while pretending I don't?

Sa loob ng three-years, inakala nina Chloe at Gio na sapat na ang kanilang pagmamahalan upang malampasan ang anumang pagsubok. Masaya naman ang kanilang relationship, puno ng mga pangakong akala nila'y magtatagal magpakailanman. Pero habang lumalalim ang distansya at dumarami ang responsibility sa buhay nila, unti-unting nabawasan ang time at atensyon na dati nilang pinanghahawakan. Hanggang sa dumating ang isang lalaking nagbigay kay Chloe ng mga bagay na matagal na niyang hinahanap kay Gio. Kapag dumating ang panahong kailangan nang pumili, sino ang susundin ni Chloe, ang pag-ibig na minsang naging tahanan, o ang taong nagparamdam ulit sa kanya ng kahalagahan?

I think I've found my way back to love again.

What would you do if your next passenger was the person you never stopped remembering? Marco thought it was just another booking. Until he saw the name. Jessica. His ex-girlfriend. Years have passed since their messy goodbye. Marco has moved on-or at least he thought he had. But as he rides toward her pickup location, memories he thought were buried begin finding their way back. Then Jessica gets on his motorcycle. She doesn't recognize him. For the entire ride, Marco says nothing. Because sometimes, you don't need a long conversation to realize how much time has passed. Sometimes, all it takes is one name. One ride. And one person you once promised forever.

Akala ni Mark ay natapos na ang kababalaghan nang maglaho si Sir Leo at maipagtanggol niya ang gintong barya. Ngunit ang 3:15 AM shift sa Jollibee ay simula pa lamang ng isang mas malalim at mas madilim na lihim. ​Sa pagdating ng bagong General Manager na si Ms. Amanda, nabuksan ang nakatagong bakal na pinto sa ilalim ng stockroom-ang lagusan patungo sa sinaunang Bakunawa. Mas lalala pa ang sitwasyon nang sumali sa labanan ang kalabang Fast Food Chain sa kabilang kalsada, ang McDonald's, sa pamumuno ng mambabarang na si Karlo. ​Sa gitna ng digmaan ng dalawang mahiwagang kainan, patimpalak ng lasa, at ang paglitaw ng Huling Albularyo na si Lolo Mangno... ano ang totoong papel ni Mark? Panaginip lang ba ang lahat dahil sa labis na pagkahumaling niya sa mga Pinoy Urban Legends, o sadyang hindi lang talaga kumukupas ang misteryo kapag pumatak ang madaling araw? ​Tuklasin ang pagpapatuloy ng pinaka-inaabangang Pinoy Urban Legend x Mythology series sa Wattpad

She only wanted to survive her first corporate job. As a Project Coordinator at KGV Holdings, Eleven David expected impossible deadlines, demanding clients, and a CEO who always seemed one step ahead. She never expected a routine project to uncover a secret buried for more than twenty years. Now, cryptic letters begin appearing. Powerful people are searching for something they refuse to name. Every answer only leads to another question, and the deeper Eleven digs, the more she realizes the truth was never meant to belong to a single person. Caught between loyalty, family, and a past she never knew she inherited, she must decide who to trust before the fourth bell rings. Because when it does... the truth won't belong to anyone anymore.

Alicia 'Ally' Sarmiento is head over heels with Justine Summers, the most popular hottie and football player in the school. But can her hoodie and skinny jeans and sense of humor beat Stephanie Meyers' mini skirts and beauty? *** Well, I learned that there were movies entitled A Cinderella Story and Another Cinderella Story so I named my story that. Anyway, if you want to add another crap in your library, this is it. Read at your own risk.

Her beauty was empty. Her heart was scarred. And her soul was lost. But he was enamored. Will love still live if truth be revealed?

Sa Heaven, may isang departamento na hindi mo alam na meron pala: *Customer Service*. Dito nagtatrabaho si *Seraphine "Sera" Alvez*, isang baguhang angel agent. Trabaho niya? Sagutin ang milyun-milyong dasal, i-file ang mga miracle request, at sundin ang 1 golden rule: *Bawal ma-inlove sa tao.* Pero paano kung yung pinaka-makulit mong client ang siya ring magtuturo sayo kung ano ibig sabihin ng "maging tao"? Si *Elias Cruz* - barista, reklamador, at hari ng ticket. Simula sa _"Lord pagod na ko"_ hanggang sa _"Lord iligtas mo nanay ko"_, kay Sera lahat napupunta ang dasal niya. Habang tumataas ang case number, tumataas din ang feelings nila. Pero may kapalit ang bawat pagsuway sa rules ng Heaven. Isang kwento tungkol sa mga dasal na hindi nasagot, sa mga milagrong may kapalit, at sa pag-ibig na nagpatunay na minsan... ang pinakamagandang sagot sa dasal ay tao rin.

The story of twin brothers each telling their side of what it is like dating. In two-parts one from Zac and the other side of Jason. Everyone thinks Zac and Jason have a perfect life, the ideal students, liked by all. Read and see how they stumble the learning of acceptance, love, and the dramas of high school teenagers. Follow us to get updates.