Makeitsafeph Stories

Prompt No. 1

This isn't one of my usual short stories, it's a story that I've written for the writing competition #makeITsafePH. I apologize if this story frightens you in any way, but this is the reality behind many incidents that happen around the world.

After Kath's parents separated, things really got complicated. That's the time Kath chose to lock herself up in her own world. Her only window to the outside is an app called Meetup, an online platform designed to help people meet strangers from all around the globe. The app enables its users to chat anonymously . One night, Kath decided to go for it. With just a click away, she was paired to a random guy who's also from Manila. Kath learned that the guy's name is Miko, who is already nineteen and was working in a shop. They chatted for almost a month already. Now that Kath realizes that they have already established a relationship, she worries if she'll have the courage to meet him for real. Will Miko turn out to be the guy she's expecting him to be? or he's just one of the many--dangerous. All rights reserved 2019

Anna, an introvert develops a close relationship with an online friend. Things begin to become suspicious as the friend encourages her to have meet-up with him.

A heartbreaking entry made by the smol potato queen named Tata.

A reminder that safety is based on how big is your perspective and common sense about something and someone. Once you've done something terrible not to yourself but to others too, it feels like you've committed implicit suicide. Trust is a big word wherein you should build high walls with transparency between you and someone that you'll be able to interact with because it might help you to see their true colors. It is like benefits of a doubt. Beware

You met him on line. You have doubts but he makes you smile all the time. One night, he asked if you two can meet, what will you do?

§ Financial problems was always something I had been going through § We weren't a very rich family. Honestly, saying that would be an understatement. My parents were jobless, and I had too many siblings that they couldn't provide for. I was the only one that could help, being a legal adult. Still, even with my job as a waitress of a not really known cafe, I- no We.. we were still struggling. I never knew how desperate I was to fix the financial issues. How much I wanted to live lavishly. Until I got that message.

She gave him heart and he gave her tears.

This masterpiece tackles the modern paradox, exposing the abyss of this so-called dimension of virtual galaxy where we can gather information and met some persons at the same time. But this is just the surface, dig down deeper and lets expose what lies behind the sphere of social media and unmasked each individual that tries to invade our world.

Where it all began...

Sa mundong ating ginagalawan, ano nga ba ang mangyayari sa pananakit mula sa mga comment sa social media? Tunghayan ang kwento ni Markie at Kyle. Ito ang prompt sa #makeITsafePH writing contest tungkol sa online safety. Sana magustuhan po ninyo!

How well do you know your virtual friends? What about your online boyfriend? What if your forever will only exist in other's lives just because of loving the wrong guy?

Faye is sicked from her classmates' ill-treat. So, she finds a comfort zone with the guy she has been chatting. However, surprises are not always good.

Ano nga ba ang gagawin para makasiguradong tama ang desisyong ginagawa mo para sa taong 'di mo pa nakikita sa personal? Handa ka bang harapin o kailangan mo munang isipin at hindi lang basta pinapairal ang damdamin. #makeITsafePH #WritingContest

I didn't know he is my Laurence. --- This is my entry for #makeITsafePH #WritingContest , Prompt1. This is to promote social media awareness for everyone, that we should be careful in choosing the people we trust in the Internet. DISCLAIMER: The names used are product of the author's imagination. Any resemblance with any person, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

Mga mumunting rosas sa hardin ng kawalan at pilit binubungkos ng mga taong hayok sa laman. Entry at #makeITsafePH

You only have to options after hitting send: (1) Trust (2) Not to trust

A 14 year old girl named Hailee Meyers doesn't have much friends at school.