Hills Like White Elephants

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have no sense of taste? Everything just tastes so bland. You do not know what is sweet, sour, salty, or bitter. You won't enjoy eating food. Aisha Fortunatus knows that the life she always wanted will not always remain in dreamland. She only wants to live life and taste the experience to the utmost. Pero paano nga ba niya matitikman ang buhay kung isinilang siya sa mundo na walang panlasa? No one knows her secret aside from her family and close friends, and they want it to remain secret even in the afterlife. Yet, even if she doesn't have the sense of taste at all. With her hard work and perseverance, she is known as famous Chef Aisha. The most in-demand chef and people admired her excellent cooking skills. She believes that as long as she is still living. In no time, she will taste the love on her lips.

When love is a sin, Ava Peony Lazarte is the sinner. Ava is a nineteen-year-old college student who is known for her beauty, wit, and respectable reputation. She is every guy's dream girl and every girl's insecurity. However, behind her alluring and almost perfect facade, no one knows about her scandalous secret; she is the billionaire's mistress. She knows her relationship with the CEO of Valderama corporation, Zachary Wolf Valderama, is wrong for so many reasons. He is twice her age, about to get married for the second time, and he is her friend's father. However, Ava has no plans of quitting her relationship with Zach because she loves him. She depends on him. And he's everything she got. Ava is a warrior of the painful tragedy most people call love. She is a true warrior; a wounded one. Read her story and discover how is it like to be the billionaire's illicit affair.

Michael Angelo Abaroa is already in his fourth year as a Respiratory Therapy student. His main goal is to pass the Internship and make it to medical school. But things turned upside down when he met Adaleyza Duran. Adaleyza Duran is one of the patients in St. Luke Medical City. Despite having Leukemia, her views in life are positive. She longs for someone who can stay with her despite her condition. Somehow, these two happened to cross their paths. It all started when Adaleyza has mistakenly crashed Michael’s car window. Just like Michael’s shattered car window, will he also let Adaleyza break his heart into shards? Or will he stop her and guard himself up? Will he take Adaleyza’s hand and invite her to the passenger seat as they take their journey together? Or will he drop her off and venture his life journey alone? Dream or Love? Which is which?

HIDING THE PRESIDENT'S SON Pagkatapos ng limang taon, umapak muli ang mga paa ni Wynter Everlee sa bansang pinanggalingan niya. Kung hindi dahil sa isang importanteng bagay ay hindi na niya naisip pang bumalik kasama ang limang taong gulang na anak. Five years ago, she left the country after knowing that she's pregnant to Leonel Remington's child. The famous magnate of the business world. She was afraid that her child wouldn't be acknowledge because she knews him well. He's not up for serious things like children and family kaya minubuti na lamang niyang itago ang anak sa lalake. Pero sino ba ang makakapagtago sa isang Leonel Remington? The moment Wynter decided to came back, she knows to herself that she can't hide the President's son anymore.

After catching her boyfriend cheating, Isabella spends one reckless night with a stranger to forget her heartbreak. No names. No promises. Just one night. She thought she would never see him again. But on her first day at work, Isabella is shocked to discover that the stranger is actually Justin Sarmiento—her cold and powerful new CEO. They try to act like nothing happened, but the tension between them only grows stronger. Then everything changes when Isabella finds out she’s pregnant. To protect his name and their unborn child, Justin offers her a contract relationship with one rule: no love involved. But living together makes things more complicated. Feelings start to grow, secrets begin to unfold, and someone from Justin’s past is determined to destroy them. Now Isabella must decide— should she walk away before her heart breaks again… or risk everything for the man she was never supposed to fall for?

Elena never imagined her world would shatter in a single night. To save her father’s honor, she was forced to marry Adrian Velasco, the cold, untouchable heir feared by everyone around him. To society, they appear to be the perfect couple. Adrian plays the role of a devoted husband, but behind closed doors, his words are sharp, his rules unbreakable, and his kiss feels more like a claim than a sign of love. Elena is trapped in a marriage built on power, not choice. Yet the more she resists, the deeper she is drawn into Adrian’s world. His unexpected tenderness, his dangerous protectiveness, and the secrets hiding in his eyes leave her torn between fear and longing. Is she only his possession, bound by loyalty, or can she become the one woman who will break through his armor and claim his heart? A story of forced vows, forbidden emotions, and a love that begins where trust seems impossible.

A love that is silent but never a secret. It is a soft scream that echoes over the years. At a young age, Lana Normina Delfin started developing simple admiration towards someone, her classmate, who constantly teased her because she's a transferee. Turns out that this boy had a crush on her and was just trying to get her attention. But right after she realized her admiration on him, he suddenly distanced himself and started treating her like a mere acquaintance. But even after leaving her confused and wondering, she stayed silent and kept her feelings. She was okay admiring him from afar, with few rumors spreading about it, hoping they would reach him. Until he left, leaving the country without any assurance of returning. Was it the end? He already left and there's nothing between them that she could hold on. Should she accept it already and live by? Because it's been years. An undeniably long years.

Jey Azenaiah is an average girl. She knows that being a beautiful girl is far from the description of her face. Pero pagdating naman sa patalinuhan ay nangunguna siya. She is brave and she never let someone drag her down. She always do what is right and do what she wants. Ngunit sa panibagong eskwelahan na papasukan niya malaking pagbabago sa buhay ang makakaharap niya. One glance at Darius Flint Hicayo, she knows that her heart is crazily like someone. Mabilis siyang nahulog at nadala sa tibok ng kanyang puso. But in life, there are circumstances that even yourself can't control and for Jey Azenaiah it was Jax Atticus Grayse. In the play of flames three hearts will be the player but only one will be the winner. Would destiny help Azen to determine her own flames? Or would she rather let herself find what her heart admires?

Dahlia hated her arrogant boss. Sinusumpa niya ang pagiging masungit at magagalitin nito. She promised herself that she wont date anyone like him. Ngunit tila pinaglalaruan siya ng pagkakataon, isang gabi, natagpuan niya na lang ang sarili na nasa kama kasama ang lalaki. At kung may mas magulo pa sa impormasyon na may nangyari sa kanila. Iyon ay ang tila siya lang ang nakakaalala ng nangyari. Kahit anong gawin niya ay tila ba burado sa memorya nito ang gabing may nangyari sa kanila. At ang mas nakakainis pa ay ito rin ang unang nakaalam na tis siya. nagdadalang tao siya. Paano niya sasabihin sa lalaki ang nangyari sa kanila at ipapakilala ang anak niya rito kung wala itong maalala?

Ang sabi nila, ang pinakamasayang tao ang pinakamalungkot sa lahat. That they are faking their happiness. That even they are alive, they are dying deep inside. All I can see is my pain. My anger towards her. She's the cause of my loneliness. I lost the love of my life because of her. Why should I care? She deserves it anyway. But little did I know, she's dying deep within. I've hurt her. All I did was give her pain. Ipinamukha ko sa kanya na kailanman ay hindi ko siya mamahalin. Little by little, I am killing her. I took out her shine. Her bright smile. Her own life. I've crushed her heart. Michelle is like a flower, slowly withering without my notice. Melting my heartless heart is her only option.