“That is total discrimination!” Awa irately pointed at the printed words as if it was any of their faults. “I could not accept something like this!”            “Girl, kalma.” Mia pushed her coffee cup towards her. “Here, drink some coffee first.”            “Pareho talaga kayo’ng wirdo.”            “At least maganda.” Depensa agad ni Mia. “Anyway, Awa, madali lang naman solusyunan ang problema mo.”            “Yea,” Myra nodded vehemently, eyes busy looking around the coffee shop. “Maraming afam dito, beh, pwede mamingwit.&

 “How’s your boy hunting going?”            She gave her cousin, Rich, a deadpan look. “I’m not even gonna ask where you get that word from.”            Rich snickered and popped a piece of chocolate inside her mouth.            “What boy hunting?” Krissy, who just came back from the storage with a box of chocolate sample, asked. “Si Awa?”            “Hindi ‘no.”            “Mia and Rara told me.”            “Sila lang ‘yun.” Depensa niya agad sa sinabi’ng ‘yun ni Rich. “We w

             “So, should we go down to business now?”            Laura’s eyes rolled heavenwards, akala ni Awa ay nagkukumbulsyon na ang kausap sa harap niya. Muntik na siyang tumawag ng ambulansya, sakto naman na nagsalita na ulit si Laura.            “I would like to invest in your company.”            Gusto niyang matawa sa narinig. Based on what she heard, wala ito’ng alam pagdating sa pera at negosyo. Ang alam niya, umaasa lang din ang babae sa pera ng mga magulang nito. Ni hindi nga niya alam kung ano’ng trabaho nito o kung may trabaho nga ba.            “What makes you think I would actually say yes to what you&rsq

Friday came by like the speed of light. White, Mia and Rara were with her, sila raw ang magiging 'fairy godmother' niya for tonight’s party; in short, sila ang mag-aayos sa kanya.            “You know full well I can take care of myself, right?”            Naka-upo na siya sa harap ng vanity niya, she was looking at the three through the mirror. Nakaligo na rin siya at lahat, aayusan nalang siya at maghihintay sa pagdating ni Raf para sunduin siya.            “What are you three planning?” pinanliitan niya ng mga mata ang tatlo, there’s an inkling feeling inside that tells her they’re up to something that would either humiliate her or make people be more wary of her. “Out with it.”         &n

Asia has decided long ago, she wouldn’t be using her connections to climb up the social ladder. Kaya kahit pa dala niya ang apelyido’ng Acosta, she would often answer, when asked if she has any connections to the Acosta’s, that her family name is just a random, nameless Acosta, na nagkataon lang na pareho’ng apelyido, pero hindi talaga magkadugo.             She wanted to be successful with her own hard work. And she’s actually doing it already. Her family knows this, of course, they support her fully and if they wanted to help, they would do it discreetly.             Pero ang kapatid niya, absent ata nung pinaalam niya ang bagay na ‘yun sa buong pamilya. Because her brother was walking towards their direction, not minding the eyes that were following him around.             Gus