Cogito Ergo Sum I Think Therefore I Am Novels & Stories

"Vee bumangon ka muna! Ipapakilala ko sayo iyong bago mong bodyguard." Kahit inaantok pa ay bumangon ako at bagot na tinignan si Daddy. "What? Bodyguard na naman! Ayoko na nga ng ganyan eh! Nakakasawa na--" napahinto ako sa pagsasalita ng may lalaking pumasok sa kwarto ko. "Sino siya?" "Vee meet your new bodyguard, James Villianuevva." "Ito? New bodyguard ko? Seryoso ka dad?" "Yes, and I am sure magugustuhan mo siya. Magkakasundo kayo sa mga bagay-bagay, lalo na kung mag sho-shopping ka at pagdating sa mga makeup--" "Babae lang ang mahilig mag shopping at mag makeup dad." Saad ko at napatampal sa noo ko. "I'm gay." Muntik ng malaglag iyong panga ko sa sinabi niya.

"You left without saying a word, Ciana. Hinanap kita, naghintay ako. Umasa akong babalikan mo 'ko dahil baka sakali na maisip mo ako," napatitig ako sa mga mata niyang kulay kayumanggi ngunit lumuluha. "Tapos ngayon babalik ka na para bang walang nangyari?" nakagat ko ang ibabang labi kasabay ng pagyuko sa kaniyang pangunguwestyon. "Sinisisi mo 'ko kasi hindi kita magawang kausapin ng maayos? Pansinin tulad nang dati?" napapikit ako ng matapos niyang sabihin iyon ay hinampas niya ang pader sa aking tabi. "You think I'm okay? Nasasaktan ako Ciana, kahit sorry man lang galing sa mismong bibig mo wala akong natanggap." Tinitigan ko siya ngunit ako mismo ang nasaktan nang umaagos na ang luha sa mga mata niya. "I'm sorry," mahinang sabi ko. "This is not the right time to do that, because I can't f-forgive you for l-leaving me." Malamig niyang sabi ngunit bakas ang hirap sa pananalita. "Mahal kita at nakalimutan kong may gusto ka nga pa lang iba," hindi ko siya makapaniwalang tinitigan dahil sa sinabi sa akin. "I'm leaving." Paalam ni Mateo tapos tumango at lumabas na ng kwarto.

(Witchita Series #1) On the evening of Santacruzan, I met Gideon, the consort of my life. Months later, we grew closer to each other, but then... he found out about the bet and we split up. Weeks after our breakup, he confronted and told me, “Panagutan mo ako... Buntis ako," and I was like, “Gago ka ba?” Days after my family revealed our biggest secrets, I made up my list. To do: 1. Get to know more about my family's identity, history, and special ability (especially in dealing with a pregnant male partner!) 2. Master my family's craft — witchcraft. 3. Attend to Deon's needs, assist, and take care of him. 4. Protect and keep him away from his pack for nine months (or else our child's gonna get killed because Deon's a son of an alpha b*tch!) 5. Plan about our child's financial support and our parental setup. 6. Make sure that the whole pregnancy experience will be tolerable for the first-time mommy (or pappy or whatsoever, I don't really know what to call him, geez...) 7. The child should stay with my family after Deon gave birth because he or she belongs to us, to the kind who needs to keep hiding. 8. And the most important thing to do, love my child with all my heart, mind, and Witchita soul. I am Angie Lou Pereira, a Witchita, and this is my guide to successful parenting.

Akala ni Claire magiging masaya siya dahil napangasawa nito ang lalaking pinapangarap niya. Ngunit kabaliktaran pala ang mararanasan niya sa kamay ng kanyang asawa. Pagtataksil at pananakit ang laging inaabot niya sa asawa nito. Nasa kaniya na ang lahat, karangyaan, pera, kapangyarihan ngunit hindi ang puso ng asawa. Nang tuluyan ng mapagod si Claire ay naisipan niyang magkunwari na nabura ang kaniyang alaala at hindi nito naaalala ang asawa, upang palayain siya nito. Tuluyan na kaya siyang papakawalan ng kanyang asawa? O, ito ang magiging dahilan upang magising ang natutulog na puso ng kanyang asawa at tuluyan na siya nitong mahalin. “I promise, she will never remember how ruthless I am to her.”

Have you fallen in love with someone who doesn't even care about you, or, let's say, the guy who knows you and you're existing in his world that is full of anger, coldness, and darkness? Bryl Nigel is a COLD, EVIL, and POSSESSIVE heartrob at our university. A lot of students in our university describe Nigel as COL.E.POS, short for COLD, EVIL, POSSESIVE. Lahat ng gusto nya ay nakukuha nya kahit daanin nya sa dahas at kung may humadlang tiyak ikay ka-ka awaan. However, sa kabila ng kanyang ugali. Maging "COLD, EVIL, POSSESSIVE" pa kaya sya once na nakatapat nya na ako? I am the queen bitch, and he is an evil prince. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED|I do not allow my work to be used or adapted in any way without my permission.

“You don't love me. You are just in love with my body and the thought that I am a spitting image of the woman you truly love and are obsessed with. Alam mo kung anong pinakamasakit? That woman is my mother, Damien. My rival is my mother, whom I will never be able to surpass or even match. It was so painful, Damien—a pain that was hard for my heart to handle and that pierced my soul.” She is 19. He is 35. Saan hahantong ang isang pagmamahal na simula pa lamang ay puno na ng mga pagdududa kasinungalingan? Maghahari ba ang pagmamahal sa puot? O hahayaan na lang wasakin ng nakaraan ang pusong walang ibang gusto kindi punan ng pagmamahal ang kahungkugan at kabiguan na umalipin sa pusong kay tagal nang panahon na nagdusa?

"Baby... please don't do this to me! We can fix it! Just please! please don't do this" I beg to him while his packing his things. "I'm sorry Sandra... but I can't.  I can't spend my life to you anymore. Don't make this hard to us, just let me go." He said without any expression to his face. " A-are you leaving me because she's back? Are you  going to throw everything we've been through,  for the fast four years of our marriage? Just b-because.... just because your first love came back? You're throwing me out because of her? " Pagtatanong ko sa mahinahong boses at habang pinapatatag ang sarili ko na 'wag mag- breakdown sa sagot na maririrnig ko mula sakaniya. Tumigil siya sa pag-iimpake at tumingin sa akin ng deretso na halos ikatumba ko. "Yes. Everyone said she's already dead, everyone lied to me. Everyone fool me! I wouldn't marry you if i just known she's still alive. I'm sorry... Sandra I hope you understand." Saad niya. Hindi ko man lang siya nakitaan ng pagsisisi o kahit awa man lang para sa akin para sa nagawa niya. Tang*na! ginawa niya akong rebound. Natawa ako sa mga sinabi niya, puno ng galit at sakit akong tumitig sa kniya at mapait na ngumiti. "So all this time I am just your rebound? all this time pinaniwala mo akong mahal mo ako ! Pinaniwalaan ko lahat ng mga sinabi mo, pinakita at pinaramdam mo, pati mga pangako mong hindi naman pala para talaga sakin! "Wala kang puso Jiro, hindi ka makatao... Pinag-sisisihan kong nakilala kita at nagtiwala ako sa'yo... at lalong pinag-sisisihan kong ikaw pa ang minahal ko."     Saad ko na punong-puno ng galit ngunit sa mahinahong boses at walang emosyong mga matang nakatitig sa kaniya.

I successfully disappeared for five years. Five. Whole. Years. Do you understand how hard that is when you're internationally hunted, emotionally unstable, and raising a five-year-old child who thinks hiding under restaurant tables counts as "stealth mode"? I had a plan. Disappear quietly. Protect my daughter. Never see Caelan Valecrest again. Simple. Effective. Emotionally catastrophic, sure, but effective. Except apparently the universe looked at my suffering and said, "Needs more comedy." Because after five years of hiding from corrupt billionaires, secret syndicates, and people who think illegal human experimentation is a fun hobby… I got exposed by a child with pigtails and zero survival instincts. "Daddy!" That's what Kaeliviane yelled. In public. Directly at Caelan Valecrest. Do you know what kind of spiritual damage that causes a person? Caelan froze. I froze. Even the waiter carrying champagne froze. Meanwhile, my daughter was smiling proudly like she'd just solved world hunger instead of detonating my entire life. Now Caelan keeps appearing everywhere "coincidentally." Sir, you are the CEO of Valecrest Global Holdings. You do not accidentally appear at playgrounds carrying strawberry milk and dinosaur bandages. And why is he good with children?! One minute he's terrifying billionaires in boardrooms, the next he's kneeling on the ground helping Kaeliviane bandage her stuffed rabbit because apparently "Mr. Bunbun had emotional damage." Traitorously, she adores him. Absolutely obsessed. Yesterday she told me, very seriously: "Mommy, Daddy looks scary but his eyes become sparkly when he sees me." I nearly passed away. Meanwhile, I'm trying very hard to survive secret organizations hunting my family, assassins who don't believe in personal space, emotional trauma, and the deeply unfortunate realization that I might still be stupidly in love with Caelan Valecrest. Honestly, being chased by international syndicates was less stressful.

Mahal ni Camila si Brix kaya sobrang saya niya nang ikasal sila at magkaanak. Pero bago siya manganak, nalaman niyang kukunin ni Brix ang bata at ipapaalaga sa kababata nitong si Daisy dahil ayaw nitong si Camila ang makagisnang ina ng anak. Sa sakit at galit, naaksidente si Camila at humiling ng divorce. Makalipas ang tatlong taon, bumalik siya kasama ang anak nila, pero nalaman niyang hindi itinuloy ni Brix ang divorce. “Do you think you can run away from me, Camila? Think twice. Dahil kahit saang sulok ng mundo, mahahanap kita. You're my wife and forever you'll be,” ani Brix at unti-unting lumapit kay Camila na panay ang urong ngayon. “No! I don't want you to be my Daddy! Divorce my Mommy right now!” sigaw ng bata na nasa likod pala ng dalawa.

"Buy me, Mr. Gabriel Esguerra and I will do everything for you basta bayaran mo ako katumbas ng utang ng pamilya ko kay Oliver," buong tapang na sabi ni Gianna. Wala na siyang ibang choice kung 'di lunukin ang pride at kahihiyan, maisalba lamang ang kaniyang pamilya mula sa pagkakalugmok. Seryoso siyang tinitigan ni Gabriel na tila ba binabasa siya pero walang panghuhusga sa mga mata nito. "Sigurado ka ba sa sinabi mo, Gianna?" "I-I don't have a choice, Gabriel at kung may kaya akong gawin for my family, I'm willing to do it." Nangingilid na ang luha sa kaniyang mga mata dahil kahit siya'y naaawa sa sarili. "Five millions is really a huge amount of money and do you think, papayag akong ikaw lang ang kabayaran niyon?" "H-hindi pa ba ako sapat?"