Good day!   How are you guys holding up during this pandemic?    It's my first time using this free chapter option.   It says here that you can comment here about everything and ask me whether regarding the story or regarding me as a writer.    I'll be happy to read them here.    Anyway, putting those things aside. Allow me to introduce myself.    I'm Yunero Molaza, an aspiring writer in GoodNovel.   I'm grateful for this opportunity that I get to participate in this contest which goes by the theme "Marriage before love".   I've always dreamed of becoming a renowned novelist and becoming an author that can publish my own book.    I hope that this opportunity will lead to my success.   I know that I'm still a rookie when it comes to writing and I've bee

...Ah, what a wonderful day this is.   Nag-uumapaw ang excitements sa puso ko habang papalabas ako ng classroom nang may isang kaklaseng lumapit sa akin at tinawag ang pangalan ko.   "Yo, Joseph?" Sabi nito.   "Sa itsura mo ngayon, mukhang gagawin mo na talaga ah?" Dagdag niya habang tinitingnan ang expression ko.   "Yeah, this time for sure. I'm going to have a taste of it again."Sabi ko.   "How many tries does that make since your last?" Tanong niya.   Tinaas ko ang kamay ko para ipakita ang figures.   "Your fifty-sixth try?" Sa gulat niya ay muntik na niyang mahulog ang dala niyang wallet.   "Yeah, believe me, once you have tried a taste of it, you'll get addicted to it. Dalawang beses pa lang akong nakakakain nito. I swear, man. It's a taste of heaven and hell."  I explained while gesturing with my h

I'm John Smith, a promising aspirant who wants to become the greatest actor the world has ever seen. I'm lying down while she's on top of me covering my mouth to keep me from making any noise.    This is my current predicament.   ...How did it come to this?    Why do I get the feeling that whenever when I'm with this girl, things like these are bound to happen?   I can hear the distant music in the back of my ears, evidence that we're not that far away from the group.   I heard her click her tongue. There's something about her doing this really infuriates me but somehow grows on me in time.   "Stop squirming! You're making this hard for me." She said as she pushes her hands towards my face.   "Then don't cover my face. I can't breathe!" I said while trying to struggle my way out of her grasp.  

...Say that again?   I've been ringing these words inside my head literally thousand times now while I'm sitting on this wide chilly floor.   When I thought about the toilet incident is already bad, this freaking incident happened.    When I look at my right side, I can see the landscape of the city I'm living in. While on my left side, I can view my house and the school I'm attending.   ...How high am I right now?   Hindi yung sabog na high. Wag kang ngumiti o tumawa. Ang iniisip ko ay kung gaano ba talaga kataas 'tong kinalalagyan kong building. I mean, I'm basically just rotating my head around and I can already see the whole landscape of the city I'm in. How crazy is that?    Paggising ko ito na agad ang nakita ng mata ko. I'm not even kidding. When I told myself, I should get used to these things already but things al

I sighed to express how worn-out I am.   I'm resting my chin above my hands over these waist-long railings by the edge of the rooftop as the wind brushes my cheeks.   I let my eyes observe the students below that seemingly looked like ants from my perspective. It's faint but there's a hint of chattering that can be heard from several storeys below me. It's from the students who are holding classes around this time. Nope, I'm definitely not cutting classes. I'm just taking a stroll after indulging myself in silence in the clinic. Hindi ko kinaya ang katahimikan kaya 'heto ako ngayon nasa rooftop.    Bakit ako nasa clinic? I got suffocated in everyone's attention in the class which made me fake a stomachache. The teacher easily made the decision to let me out without even checking to look if I'm actually hurting.    ...Look how they treat me nicely now. 'Nung nakaraan lang nor