Ilmu Parang Maya

“Mamili ka: ikukulong mo ‘ko at wala kang makukuhang impormasyon, o ibibigay mo sa’kin isa sa mga anak mo at makikipagtulungan ako sa inyong mahuli niyo ang ibang mafia bosses?” Iyan ang naging speech ng mafia boss na si Heath kay General Chrysanthe—ang lalaking nakahuli sa kaniya at ang tatay ni Brianna. Kaya sila biglang kinasal nang patago. Heath married Brianna for leverage. Brianna married Heath because she wanted to protect her younger sister from their father. Hindi akalain ni Brianna na may mas lulupit pa pala sa mundong gusto niyang takbuhan. Ang mailap na ugali ni Heath ay hindi niya matagalan. Alam niyang mali pero parang nahuhulog siya sa kaniyang bodyguard na si Rainer. Pareho silang naghahanap ng daan palabas sa kanilang mga problema. Ang tanong: matatapos ba ito at paano? Alam nilang walang "happy", at "ending" lang ang mayroon sa kwentong ito. Pero... hindi nga ba talaga posible ang happy ever after?

Gregorio Delgado. Pangalan pa lamang nito ay napapangiti na si Toni. Best friend ito ng ate niya at ultimate crush niya mula pa yata nang malaman niya ang kahulugan ng salitang iyon. Paano kung malaman niya na may katugon naman pala ang nararamdaman niya para rito? Would she take the risk? Considering na malaki ang agwat ng edad nito sa kanya? And she did. Nang bigla na lamang itong mawala ng parang bula, which caused her her first heartache. After two years ay bumalik ito, declaring his undying love for her. Will she again consider?

Arranged to figure in an accident, Rachel Hamilton was presumed dead after years on the day of her wedding to cold-hearted, billionaire Jordan Cunningham. Jordan, who finally accepted her death, putting an end to the search. Or so Jordan thought six years later when he met Maya Griffiths. A rising chef, who looks exactly like his missing bride! The moment Jordan approached her, she only stared through him, walking past him towards the arms of billionaire, restaurateur Grayson St. Claire, the man she is engaged to. Jordan refuses to believe it because his instincts and his heart told him that Maya is Rachel! Jordan will do anything to get her back, no matter at what cost! With his involvement, Maya’s life had suddenly been thrown into a world of jealousy, anger, and danger. Not also forgetting the fact that Jordan is going against someone who he considers as his equal. Grayson, a man who loves deep is an equal foe who will also do everything to keep Maya to his side. Caught between billionaires, will Maya's heart be able to remember the one who it is really beating for? Will Jordan be able to convince Maya that what he says is true? Or will Grayson be the final owner of Maya's heart?

I'll bear your pains, you simply bear with me... “Shusshhhhhh, it's okay, everything’s gonna be okay Maya, just relax, I am not here to harm you, I’m here to protect you, trust me, just this once, trust me baby, I’ll sort all this for you.” His magical voice caressed her soul and she began sobbing more like she wanted to empty her sorrows into him. “I... I am not a s*ut, I...I am not a p*rn star, I just wanted to work... I...,” she continued sobbing. Maya and Tazz Jindal are in love, but like all others who are truly in love, they have to pass the litmus test before their love can reach its pinnacle of success. After her sister met with a tragic end at the hands of merciless murderers because of her impending marriage, Maya was shattered and was left with no other option but to do what she did… Hurt the love of her life, Tazz Jindal, that left Tazz completely broken, shattered, humiliated, and emotionally disturbed. After getting treated for depression, Tazz finally makes a comeback, with an intention to find and avenge his humiliation caused by Maya. They meet, they play the game of hate and love, finally when all is sorted and Maya eventually lets go of her fear and decides to spend the rest of her life with Tazz, she comes face to face with another ugly truth that fate unfolds before her, and once again, the reason is Tazz Jindal. She is shocked when she realizes that Tazz had played a dirty game with her to avenge her, what Tazz was not aware of was the fact that the ace of the card was still Maya’s sleeve - their daughter Jia Amidst hatred, revenge, family, and love, will they be able to unite as one?

The Hook Maya grew up to be an outcast. Despite being one, she didn't care at all. She got beaten most of the time whether it was in the pack or at school. They've seen her as weak and wolfless. She was to be 18 and none of them had seen her shift. But Maya has already shifted at the age of 3 years old, and constantly shifts whenever she has an opportunity. She was being rejected by the future alpha of her pack. Jacob is a fierce and most powerful alpha wolf, who doesn't believe in mates. He doesn't want one because he thinks it will only make him weak. His father is weakened and has been defeated by his own mother that betrayed them. What will happen when both face each other and find themselves mated to each other?

"Mama!" Maya Lin never expected that child would come to her and utterly transform her life. He was clearly not her own flesh and blood, yet who would believe it when they saw just how strikingly alike they looked. The scandal that had rocked S city about her made Maya Lin entangled with her ex-husband, Samuel Ren. She struggled to break free from the man, but she couldn't. She was compelled to be trapped once again in a marriage that only rekindled painful memories from the past. Maya Lin was forced to accept the boy named Stelio Ren, but she couldn't, for he had taken everything that should have belonged to her deceased son. Behind all of this, there was a hidden secret deliberately concealed.

Tahimik ang mansyon. Tahimik… maliban sa mahinang iyak ni Princess sa bisig ko—isang buwang gulang, walang alam, walang kasalanan. Pero siya ang unang nasaktan sa lahat ng ‘to. Siya ang naiipit sa pagitan ng dalawang taong hindi na alam kung paano magmahal nang sabay. Nakaluhod ako sa harap ni Elise. Mahigpit ang hawak ko sa laylayan ng bestida niya, parang batang takot na maiwan sa dilim. Nanginginig ang labi ko, pinipigilan ang mga luhang ayaw na sanang lumabas—pero hindi ko na kayang kontrolin. “Please, Elise…” garalgal kong pakiusap. “’Wag mo kaming iwan. Hindi ko alam kung paano palalakihin si Princess nang wala ka. Hindi ko alam kung paano mamuhay kung wala kayo…” Pero wala. Wala siyang emosyon. Wala siyang luha. Matigas ang titig niya, parang ako pa ang mali. Bitbit niya ang maleta niya—hindi lang punô ng damit, kundi punô ng lahat ng alaala namin. Lahat ng pangarap. Lahat ng ‘akala ko tayo.’ “Hindi ko ‘to pinlano, Levi,” mahina niyang sagot. “Pero kailangan kong piliin ang sarili ko. Pagod na akong umasa. Pagod na akong maging pangalawa sa trabaho mo, sa mundo mo. Hindi ko kayang maging ina habang ako mismo’y hindi buo.” Gumuho ako. Literal. Napayuko ako habang yakap ko si Princess, habang nararamdaman ko ang init ng iyak niya sa dibdib ko. Halik ako nang halik sa noo niya, para bang kaya kong takpan ng pagmamahal ang kawalan ng ina niya. “Anak mo ‘to, Elise. Anak natin…” pabulong kong daing. “Kung hindi mo na ako kayang mahalin… kahit siya na lang. Kahit siya. ‘Wag mong iwan ang anak mo…” Pero wala. Ni hindi siya lumapit. Ni hindi siya tumingin. Tumalikod siya, dala ang katahimikang mas malakas pa sa kahit anong sigaw ng pagtanggi. "Ayoko na" mahina niyang sabi at hinila ang maleta palabas ng mansion.

“Pipay!” galit na sigaw ng aking madrasta mula sa kanyang silid habang abala sa pag-aayos ng kanyang mukha. Halos magputok ang ugat sa kanyang leeg, na para bang ako ang dahilan ng lahat ng problema niya sa buhay. “Bakit po, Madam?” mahinahon kong sagot habang tuloy sa paglalampaso ng sahig. “Madam”—iyon ang itinawag niya sa akin mula pa noong una, at dahil sa takot, hindi ko na rin inusisa kung bakit. Ako nga pala si Piazza Fontana Vega, o mas kilala bilang Pipay. Dalawampu’t dalawang taong gulang na ako, ngunit hanggang Grade 5 lang ang naabot ko. Natigil ako sa pag-aaral noong mag-asawa muli ang aking ama. Simula noon, naging parang alipin na ako ng aking madrasta. Araw-araw, pareho lang ang eksena sa bahay. Ako ang gumagawa ng lahat ng gawain habang si Madam at ang kanyang anak na si Claire ay nag-e-enjoy sa luho ng buhay. Pero kahit ganoon, may lihim akong pangarap. Minsan, sa mga tahimik na gabi, iniisip ko kung darating ba ang araw na makakawala ako sa ganitong sitwasyon. “PIPAY!” muling sigaw ng aking madrasta, na tila mas nagiging galit pa. Agad kong iniwan ang mop at tumakbo sa kanyang kwarto. Kailangan kong magmadali. Kapag natagalan ako, mas matindi ang parusa. “Madam, may kailangan po ba kayo?” magalang kong tanong sa aking Madrasta. "Bakit ba ang bagal mong kumilos? HETO! Labhan mo pati ang damit ng anak ko!” sigaw niya, sabay hagis sa akin ng maruruming damit. Tumama ito sa aking mukha, pero wala akong nagawa kundi damputin ang mga ito. “Opo, Madam,” sagot ko, habang pinipigil ang pagbagsak ng luha.

Nang malaman ni Anastashia ang pagtataksil ng kaniyang nobyo ay talagang gusto niyang maghiganti. Si Michel ang kaniyang kaibigan na umagaw sa kaniyang nobyo. Dahil din doon, maghihiganti siya sa pamamagitan ng pag-seduce ng nobyo din ni Michel. Si Arthuro. Ngunit akala niya hanggang doon lang ang lahat. Na-in love siya sa isang napaka-dangerous na tao. Arthuro Gatciano, the leader of Gatciano group of Mafias, multi-millioner, and the member of Gatciano Circle. He is ruthless and arrogant man. Walang ibang hinangad si Anastashia kundi maghiganti lamang. Ngunit na-in love na pala siya kay Arthuro at ganoon na rin ito sa kaniya. But within that time, their love was not strong. Lalo pa sa mga twisted things that happened. May malaking kasalanan si Arthuro. Ang kanilang love story ay parang isang rollercoaster na isa lang ang dinadaanan ngunit mapanganib, paikot, at buhay ang kapalit. Pag-ibig kaya ang magwagi sa kanilang dalawa o hanggang sa silang dalawa na lang din ang magpatayan sa isa’t isa? “If you love someone, you are willing to kill or die.”

MOVING ON was never an easy task. It is easy to say but hard to do. In that moment that the person you love leave you, parang sumama ang puso mo sa kanya. Time heals on all wounds, Ika nga nila, pero sapat na ba ang panahon para maghilom ang lahat? Aakalain mong okay ka na, na masaya ka na, na you're completely over that person. But what if that person comes back, not because he wants you back pero dahil sapilitan kayong ipinakakasal? Are you willing to marry your ex-boyfriend? Written by: @KayeEinstein