Nine Muses Novels & Stories

Hindi ba't inalok na siya ni Pres na maging muse? Napatingin ako sa mga kaibigan kong seryosong nagliligpit ng mga bote. Napag usapan kasi namin nung nakaraan na si Charl ang gusto naming maging muse. Pero anong mangyayari kung maliban sa aming apat, mukhang lahat ay interesadong malaman kung nasaan ang first muse?

Thena was eating peacefully until Poly disturbed her. Ganito ang hapag-kainan sa tuwing magkakasama kaming siyam. Funny how my parents wanted to have more than two children while others already had enough for them to have two to three kids. My mom's obsession with Greek mythology led her to have us represent nine muses. Calliope, Kleio, or Ke for short, Erato—me, Euterpe, which is Ali—she doesn't want to be called Euterpe, kaya second name nalang niyang Aliyah, Melpomene, and Thalia—who's twin, Polyhymia, Terpsichore Athena—we called her Athena or Thena, just like Ali, Thena doesn't want to be called Terpsichore, and lastly, our bunso Urania.

Lahat na ng cruise ships na meron kami ay pinangalan saamin. Our company name is Devin Cruise Lines, yet our cruises are named: 9 Muses — Calliope, Kleio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Thalia, Polyhymia, Terpsichore, and Urania. Aside from the three cruise ships that our grandfather built during his time.

“It’s wrong to cheat but it’s not wrong to fall in love. Alam kong dapat sinabi ko na lang kay Samantha ang totoo na nahuhulog na ako sa ibang babae instead of letting her find out through the media. Humihingi ako ng paumanhin sa part ko na ‘yon.” Hindi na niya napigilan ang luha niya na lumabas sa mga mata. Nanikip ang dibdib niya kaya agad siyang bumalik sa kotse. The people outside the building wanted her statement pero hindi siya nagsalita. Ano pa ba ang dapat niyang sabihin? Hindi niya kailangan magpaliwanag. “Debs, sa NYXUS tayo, please,” saad ni Samantha. NYXUS is an exclusive private bar frequented by celebrities, politicians, and business personalities