I thought that what we have is something unbreakable--something that will never change. He is my confidant, my knight in shining armor, the brother I never had, my best friend... but why did he r**e me?

Childhood sweethearts—’yan sina Sexyrina at Luca. Everyone envies their relationship. It was like a fairy tale that everyone dreamed about having until they encountered the ultimate test in their relationship. They did not survive it. Akala ni Sexyrina na iyon na ang katapusan ng fairytale nila ni Luca. But then, destiny played with their lives again. Muli silang pinagtagpo at binigyan ng pagkakataong sumaya at bumuo ng sarili nilang pamilya. Pero paano kung malaman ni Sexyrina na ang lahat ay huwad pala? Paano kung ang lalaking minamahal at sinasamba niya ay may asawa na? Makakaya niya bang magbibingi-bingihan sa masasakit na salita? Gaano ba kalaki ang kaya niyang lunukin para sa pagmamahal?

Tasha grew up witnessing how her parents fight, kung paano ito magsakitan sa harap niya. She witnessed how her mother endured the pain of being cheated, kung paano halos nawalan ng confidence ang ina niya dahil sa pagiging babaero ng tatay niya. Kaya ipinangako ni Tasha na hinding-hindi siya tutulad sa kanya ina. She build up a wall around her to make sure that love will not able to get in. To her, love will just make people dumber and she is a smart person. Tasha already decided that she will be single for the rest of her life. Pero nagbago ang lahat ng iyon nang masaksihan niya ang lovestory ng pinsan niyang si Avon. Akala niya na magiging katulad din siya ng kanyang pinsan. Makakahanap din siya ng taong mamahalin at ipaglalaban siya sa katauhan ni Kristoff. Pero paano kung sa paglipas ng panahon ay nalaman niyang nagiging katulad na pala siya ng kanyang ina? Paano kung naging martyr na rin pala siya. Hanggang saan aabot ang pagiging marupok ng puso niya?

Shinohara loved Stuart for as long as she could remember. Bata pa lang siya ay itinatangi na niya ito. ‘Yon nga lang ay tanging pagtinging kapatid lang ang turing nito sa kanya. She thought hanggang doon na lang talaga ang turingan nila. But one day, Stuart’s mother, Angela conspired her into tricking Stuart to marry her. Akala niya ang kasal nila ang magbubuklod sa kanilang dalawa. Na ito ang magiging tulay para mahalin din siya nito ng higit pa sa kapatid. Pero paano kung sa halip na mahalin siya ay kamumuhian pa siya ng binata? How can she make him love her?

Pakiramdam ni Keith ay sobrang boring ng buhay niya. He can always get what he wants–– material things, money, women, everything! Bakit naman hindi? Gwapo siya, mayaman at higit sa lahat may walong pandesal na pinagnanasahan ng mga chikababes. Hindi pa kasali ‘yong kargada sa baba na sobrang gifted. Kaya naman ‘di na nakapagtataka kung marami ang nahuhumaling sa kanya. Kaya nang malaman niya ang tungkol sa Catfish––a dating app exclusively for their school, he signed up. He wanted to see if someone would fall for him for who he is and not for something he could bring to the plate. Doon nakilala niya si Mary Kay—a girl with an angelic face who accepted him for who he is. Ni hindi pa nga siya nito nakikita sa personal o makita man lang ang picture niya. But what will he do if the person he thought captured his heart is not the one in the photo? What if the person who's hiding behind the angelic face is actually his friend who's been loving him for a long time? And what will happen if he actually meets the owner of the photo in person? Will he choose the angelic face that caught his eye or the personality that made him fall deeper?

There’s this guy who has meant the world to me ever since I was a teenager. I thought fate forbade us to be together, but I guess destiny has a different plan...because I just found myself falling deeply for him all over again. So, I’m wondering…Bes, magagalit ka ba kung sasabihin kong I’m in love with your father?

Czarina thought that moving to a small town away from the city will be the worst thing that could ever happen to her. No wifi and hardly even got a good phone signal. But this changed when she met Carlos. Carlos became the reason why she enjoyed living in the province and eventually fall in love with him. But what if she learns that Carlos already has a boyfriend? Yes, B-O-Y-F-R-I-E-N-D. Will Czarina tries to win him or will she just try to forget him? How will she move on from the gay that broke her heart?

I wanted his attention, so I changed myself. I succeeded and become his best buddy. My love for him gets deeper that I wanted him to see me as a girl. A girl that is worthy of his attention. But because of how I changed myself, I failed miserably. I'm about to accept that we could no longer be more than friends, but then, one crazy night happened. Is this our new beginning? Or being friends is what we will always be? Hay, ang hirap maging babae...

This book contains all of my short stories over the past years. Themes can be dark and disturbing. So, the reader's discretion is strongly advised. And I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did when I wrote it. <3

Warning: This story contains scenes not suitable for young audiences. Readers' discretion is strongly advised. “When I grow up, I will marry you, Teacher. Please wait for me po.” Clarita thought this was just a child-like promise when her five-year-old pupil told her that. She didn’t expect that after 15 years, her student grew up to be an Adonis and still would like to fulfill his promise. How can Clarita accept him when the world is against them? A teacher and a student? Nah...

Cytherea Swan was a famous vlogger. Everything seemed so perfect until she found out that she had a stalker. A stalker that killed her fiance. And every male species that tried to get to know her ended up six feet under. No police were able to help her. Then, she met Gaus, the guy who made her heart flutter again. The guy who was willing to give the world just to be with her. He was even willing to put his safety at stake. He loved her that no stalker could make him back down. But Cytherea was afraid. To give herself a chance to love again, she hired Lemnos, a private investigator, to find the stalker. She wanted to end her misery and refused to be a damsel in distress anymore. But what if the person Cytherea wanted to take a chance on ended up being the stalker? Or what if the detective she hired was the killer? And what if during the investigation, she learned that her fiance's death was not that simple and that her best friend had something to do with it? How would Cytherea surpass everything, when it looked like everyone was willing to kill for love? Would she still be able to find the love she dreamed of?

I thought that what we have is something unbreakable. Something that will never change because he is my confidant, my knight in shining armor, the brother I never had, my best friend... but why did he r**e me?