How Long Do Idiots Live

Politics. That's the reason why I'm here sitting on a long dining table with the family of my father's best friend and with their kids. Aurelia sighed with boredom as she watch her parents to arrange her marriage to someone she doesn't like. Xavier, the son of her father's bestfriend. She doesn't like him. First and only reason because he's a womanizer, he bedded a lot of woman already. "Can we go now?" Aurelia asked in a plain tone. "I'm tired and... Just tired." She added while playing with her untencils. "Aurelia, honey, don't you want to talk to Xavier first and get to know him?" Her mother, Selene Miller asked. "Nope. I already know him." She said and she looked at him. He's lips curved with cocky smile. "You already know him? Great! How did you know him?" His father, Thomas Andrada asked. "I met him with some sluts stories on how he fuck different women." She said while looking at him. Well she can not blame the girls for having a crush or infatuation over him. He's hot, handsome, billionare with his own money, and based on stories he's good in bed. The thing is he's ruthless and possesive when it comes to women. "I see that's how you met me." He said in a flirty way. It's like he's proud of himself. Aurelia just rolled her eyes and stared at her father again her eyes asking to go home. "No, we need to finish the food. Besides what's the rush? We're not on rush." Her father said with a firm tone. "And we will talk about your wedding for next week." Her mother said proudly. Her eyes widened. "Next week!?!" She said with a high tone. Hell this can't be real. She's getting married next week!

Forgiving someone who destroys us is one of the hardest things to do in this world. Forgiving someone requires a lot of courage and time, as well as healing from your painful past. Madaling sabihin ang salitang "I'm sorry" pero mahirap ito tanggapin lalo pa't binugbog ka ng sakit. Kakayanin mo bang magpatawad sa kabila ng mga masasakit na pangyayari sa buhay mo? O susuko ka na lamang at maghihintay sa paglaho mo? I am Anna Lucia Veranda, a student, a not-so-obedient daughter, and a girlfriend of Santrius Mikael Aquino. Are you willing to witness how I will face all my catastrophes in life after losing everything I have?

I took a deep breath again and again as I finally knocked twice. And after a couple of minutes a baritone yet cold voice spoke. "Come in." My brows furrowed and my chest was pounding so loud when I heard Sir JR's voice. This is the first time he showed himself to us but... this was not the first time I met him. At sana wala rin siyang maalala pa. Pinilig ko ang ulo at pilit tinatanggal ang mga nasa isipan at dahan-dahang pinihit pabukas ang pinto. Biglang nanindig ang balahibo ko dahil sa lamig sa loob ng opisina ni Sir. "Hmm..." tumikhim ako upang agawin ang atensyon niya na nakatalikod mula sa akin at prenteng nakaupo sa swivel chair niya. "Good afternoon, Sir." I greeted politely. He stayed silently, he stayed in his place and he didn't respond to me. Hindi rin siya lumilingon kaya napakamot ako ng ulo. "Sir? What can I do for you? Is it because I'm late this morning? I'm sorry Sir, there's an emergency in our home, the reason why I'm late. I'm sorry." I explained but he remained silent. Dahan-dahan akong napayuko. Mukha ngang bad mood siya dahil hindi man lang lumilingon sa akin. "How old are you?" Wala pa sa isang segundo akong nag-angat ng tingin sa kaniya. "Hmmm, 24, Sir..." I answered lowly. "Married?" I swallowed as I responded. "No." "Single?" he asked again. "Opo." "Any relationship? Boyfriend? Ka live in?" "Wala po, Sir..." Pilit kong sinasagot ang mga tanong niya kahit alam kong confidential na iyon. Hindi ko rin alam kung bakit iyon ang naging binungad niya sa akin na hindi ko inaasahan. Nabalot kami ng katahimikan hanggang sa muli siyang magtanong na ikinamilog ng mga mata ko. "Virgin or not?" My mouth opened a bit 'coz of his inappropriate question.

Natutunan niya ring magtiwala muli sa kabila ng pag subok na dumaan sa pamilya nya. She finally learned that not all the boys are the same like her Dad when she met her childhood friend/first love. Everything went smooth, until someone interrupted their happily ever after. Why? Why can I just be happy? Why do I need to suffer.? Don't I deserve to be happy once in a while? Pinasaya pa ako kung babawiin din lang pala. Yan ang mga tanong na pumasok sa isip nya. Let's see how will she scape from all of this.

"What would you do for the people you love?" When her sister and her sister's husband can't have a child due to her sister's health condition, the younger sister is asked to carry their baby for them. It seems like an impossible choice, pero wala siyang ibang magawa kundi sundin ito, bilang kabayaran sa ginawa ng ate niya. As the pregnancy goes on, she begins to question how much she can truly give up. Kaya niya bang dalhin ang bigat ng sakripisyong ito? Paano naman ang sarili niya? What would you feel if you will be the surrogate mother of your sister and her husband?

Laverna Hansley was not only a model known for her charity works but also a master of disguise and a feared assassin behind closed doors. She may be a curse anyone wanted to avoid to keep their life, yet she was also a magnet of troublesome men who found pleasure and entertainment in pushing her to her greatest downfall. Falling victim to the false love and comfort she sought, Laverna found herself at rock bottom after failing to protect those she desperately did not want to lose. Vengeance. She hungered for it so badly that she swore to swallow her pride and every sort of humiliation just to shove pain and destruction a hundredfold to the people who ruined her. However, how will she do that when she claims to have no recollection of her past?

She is a high-level assassin of the Black Eagle Organization, with her unrivaled beauty and aptitudes, everyone admired her but she doesn’t give a damn about it. All she craves is revenge and justice for her mother’s death, the only goal of Gracious Grace Moncatar. The leader of the Black Eagle Organization gave a special mission by group, and that special mission is to assassinate Don Victorino Tinsmith Sabio. Even if it’s a group; she grabbed the opportunity to work alone for her interest because she already knows that the Sabio Family is the primary suspect in her mother’s death eight years ago. However, his father–the leader of B.E.O won’t allow her to work alone but what do you expect from a stubborn lady? Because of her disobedience, the leader leaves no choice but to use the organization as a bet of the mission, if she failed to assassinate Don Victorino, the organization will be fallen forever. One night, she planned to seduce the man before assassinating him, but she fell into her pitfall. She never thought that the man was saucy like Adan and handsome like an actor because Don Victorino is old in the photo she saw. How come he became young? In just one night, one big failure was made. In just one mission, her goals became chaos. How can she escape her pitfall? How can she manage to correct her failure? Will she continue pursuing her only goal or leave the organization she loved wrecked by the leader? What will she choose?

Hindi na mabilang pa ni Rigella kung ilang beses na siyang sinaktan ng kanyang asawa. Dahil ang kasal nila ay ipinilit lamang. Siya lamang ang may kagustuhan na maganap iyon. She got pregnant with Ivan's child because of a mere one night stand. Kaya nang malaman ito ng kanyang parents ay kaagad sila nitong ipinakasal. Wala man lang tanong-tanong kung parehas nila itong gusto. While Ivan on the side, has his long time girlfriend whom he truly love. Harap-harapan niyang ipinapamukha kay Rigella na hindi niya ito mahal at talagang mag-asawa lang sila sa papel. Mind-blowing situations, jaw-dropping revelations, rip-roaring lies and forbidden secrets. How can love take its place? Lalo pa kung natupok na ng nag-aapoy na galit at poot ang dapat sana'y wagas nang pagmamahal? Paano muling magbabaga ang apoy nito? O ang apoy ba ng paghihiganti ang mananaig hanggang sa huli?

Choosing to live independently in a highly urbanized city is a decision Latisha Thaviya Fallarco made at such a young age. Despite her parents prohibitions, she still managed to convince them by performing well in academics. She wanted to attend parties, get drunk and dance in the club, go shopping, and explore neighboring cities. She wanted to live her life to the fullest in the place she considered the best. Yet, she never saw the coming of an incident that would end that kind of lifestyle. She was forced to leave and be with her family. Latisha thought that living in a province would be hard for her, but she was wrong. In a particular town in Iloilo Province, she found her true home. Ps. This story is written in Filipino and English.

Luke Contrero badly wants the innocent and very beautiful Isabelle dela Vega. His body is screaming for her. How she makes him feel is beyond what he had imagined. Magkaiba man ang mundo nila, he will do anything to have her...kahit pakasalan pa niya ito. Being young and naive as she is, Isabelle thought that they will have years of marital bliss but an immensely hot beast like Luke can never be controlled. Her dream turned into a nightmare.He is well-known while she is a nobody. He lusted after her but she loved him. He wanted to possess her body and soul so she gave herself and heart to him. He broke her so she escaped him.......or has she?