Small Things Matter Novels & Stories

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.”

Ayon kay Lao Tzu, a Chinese philosopher, be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you—na siyang isinasabuhay ko. I only have my mother and my two friends, Charlynn and Reisha. My mother works for Charlynn's family. We are not really poor and definitely we're also not rich but we're living comfortably. Nevertheless, I am contented with my life. But, after meeting the man that I like, I started to dream for more. I started to ask for more just to equal his riches even though I know for sure that it was impossible. Life is meaningful. Full of life lessons, full of challenges, and battles that you need to surpass. Pero no'ng nawala sa akin si Mama, iyon ang hindi ko kinaya. Sinisi ko sa lahat ang pagkawala niya. Nagtanim ako ng galit sa pamilya na tinuturing kong pangalawa kong pamilya. And he was there, just accepting my madness. But, what if everything that I believed was all a lie? Paano kung lahat ng sinisi ko, maling tao? Would I be able to get to his life again? Or our memory will remain just like how we first met? Dark.

Yna Maria Cortes is a spoiled brat and happy go lucky daughter. Her dad wanted her to manage their own company but she's not interested at all. So, to teach her a lesson, her Dad asks for some help from his friend. His son, named Alas  Gabriel Dela Merzcid accepted his deals to help Yna to become a responsible one by becoming his personal secretary. She was forced to do the things she hated the most but she had no other options, she wanted her money back. So, even though she's against her dad's plan, she accepted the deal.  Until one day, she found herself to slowly accept her fate of becoming a responsible businesswoman, who is willing to do everything for the sake of everybody's wellness. She also started to like Alas for many reasons, and she falls in love with him secretly. She's ready to tell Alas about her feelings but Janus, her ex-boyfriend, comes back. He returned and asked for her forgiveness.   Neither Alas nor Janus is her problem, all she fears the most is, she's pregnant and she knows that the father of her baby was the stranger once she had sex two-months ago

SIS (Social Issue Series) #1: Objectifying WomenOver protectiveness of boyfriends are often romanticized as cute and caring nowadays. To the point that some ladies fail to live their lives to the fullest just to satisfy their men's insecurities and the likes. Pero kung ikaw si Nayeli Reese P. Eusebio, you'll probably say that you've had enough of those kinds of bullshit. Nari had been deprived of a normal life for her 17 years of existence. She never had a chance to step out of the four corners of their house and experience what common people usually do due to unfortunate circumstances that involves her personal family issues. So when she had the opportunity to finally get out from that nightmare, she promised herself, and her brother that wishes her nothing but happiness, that she will bring out the best in her as she strives to achieve her goals.But when Colton Jace R. Octavio gets into the picture, Nari felt things that she never felt before. Unexplainable feelings that are enough to confuse and distract her from her goals. Colton's dream was just to grow old with her while Nari's was for them to grow individually together. When love gets in the way of your dreams, is it possible to grow with the flow?

Two years have passed nang mawala kay Ashley o mas kilala na ngayon na Ley Salvador. Ang lahat ng bagay including the person she loves, matapos mawala ang alaala ng minamahal ay nawala na rin ang kahit anong koneksiyon nila. Si Aux na kasabay ng pagkawala ng alaala niya ay bumalik ang buhay sa pagiging bayarang mamatay tao ng lihim na orginasasyon along with her cover living as the sole heir of her billionaire family, siya na ngayon ang namamahala ng lahat ng ari-arian na iniwan sa kaniya, dahil sa pamumuhay mag-isa ay binalot siya ng galit sa mundo, naging mataray, malupit at tusong boss sa kaniyang mga empliyado. Ang isang Ley Salvador nga ba ang makakapagpalambot muli nang kaniyang puso o mas magpapatigas pa nito when she found out that Ley has also a huge part of the inheritance na iniwan ng kaniyang pamilya sa kaniya. Magkakaroon ba ng chance for a new start of love story sa dalawa or just to meet again to end things?

What she wanted was to have an ordinary and normal life. But it seems like destiny had written something different and twisted for her. Almene was about to marry the man she loved. It was the day she was looking forward to and what lies for the both of them ahead. Ngunit tila siya binibiro ng tadhana nang maaksidente ang kanyang fiance sa mismong araw ng kanilang kasal. To make things worse, nalulong sa sugal ang kanyang ama mula nang mamatay ang kanyang ina at hinahabaol na ito ng pinagkakautangan at pinagbantaang ipapakulong kapag hindi nabayaran ang kabuuang halaga. Walang nagawa si Almene kundi ang puntahan ang taong pinagkakautangan ng kanyang ama, who turned out to be Lideon Ambrose Martin, a ruthless billionaire and notorious playboy who owns one of the biggest casinos in the metro at siyang may-ari rin ng casinong kinalulungan ng kanyang ama. Nakiusap siya ritong bigyan siya ng kaunting palugit para mabayaran ang utang. She didn’t expect the debt to be ten million pesos though. Sa kabila ng pakiusap niya ay hindi man lang naawa si Lideon sa kanya. Instead, he gave her a proposal – and that is to stage a marriage in paper only – bilang kabayaran sa pagkakautang.

Shanaia "Shan" Lux never believed in fairy tales—lalo na sa mga gwapo pero bastos na playboy tulad ni Jeriel Ford Severin. Pero nang ma-corner siya ng pinakakilalang heartbreaker sa buong Metro Manila, hindi niya inasahan na magiging parte siya ng isang lihim na pustahan sa exclusive group chat ng mga bachelor billionaires. The bet? Papasukin ni Jeriel ang puso ni Shanaia within three months. The prize? Millions from his billionaire friends—Jeremiah, Rhamesis, Roman, Damon, Kendiel, Ymillio, Haze, at Kim. Simple lang, diba? Except... Jeriel didn't expect Shanaia to be different. She's fierce. She's untamable. At higit sa lahat? She makes him feel things he swore he'd never feel again. Habang tumatagal ang kanilang "fake" relationship, the lines blur. Ang pustahan ay nagiging totoo. Ang laro ay nagiging pag-ibig. Pero paano kung malaman ni Shanaia ang totoo? Na simula pa lang, niloko na siya? Will love survive the ultimate betrayal? O magiging totoo ang takot ni Jeriel na sa huli, siya pala ang ma-fa-fall... at siya rin ang mawawalan ng lahat?

Gumuho ang pangarap ni Atasha nang makipaghiwalay sa kan'ya ang kan'yang nobyo at tanggapin nito ang isang arranged marriage. Dahil sa sobrang sama ng loob at kagustuhang makalimot ay sinunod niya ang payo ng kaibigan na makipag rebound-sex. Dala ng sobrang kalasingan hindi niya inaasahan na ang taong naka-rebound sex niya ay ang may-ari ng kumpanyang kan'yang pinagtatrabahuhan, and bilyonaryong si Colton Mijares. Colton Mijares have ever since set his eyes on that one girl, Atasha Andres. But things didn't go as planned, dahil nobya siya ng kan'yang step-brother. His power and wealth is nothing, dahil hindi maging kan'ya ang babaeng nagpapatibok ng puso niya. Ngunit sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon tinulungan siya ng tadhana na makuha si Atasha. Pero laking pagkadismaya niya nang sabihin nitong isa lamang siyang "rebound sex”dahil sa nangyari sa relasyon nito at ng nobyo. Ang isang gabi ng rebound sex ay mag-uugnay sa kanila sa mas malalim na paraan. Ito kaya ang maging daan upang mahanap nila ang pag-ibig o paglayuin lamang sila nito.

I am Maybelline Mia Park. Actually hindi ko alam kung bakit Maybelline ang unang pangalan ko, siguro big fan ang Mommy ko ng Maybelline make-up o baka naman uso talaga ang Maybelline products o di kaya wala lang talagang ibang maisip ang parents ko ng magandang pangalan. I really hate being called Maybelline dahil hindi naman ako mukhanag lipstick o face powder o eyeshadow o kung ano ano pa mang make-up na meron sila. Kung tinatanong ng iba ang pangalan ko, sinasabi ko lang "Mia Park." Short and decent. I am the epitome of clumsiness. Kahit ano ang gawin ko hindi ako ume-excel. Kahit saan ako magpunta palagi akong nadidisgrasya. Not actually disgrasya katulad ng nasagasaan o kaya nahulog sa building. Sa awa ng Panginoon hindi pa nangyari sa'kin ang ganun ka lalang sakuna. Maliit na disgrasya lang naman kagaya ng nadudulas, nahuhulog sa canal, mabuhusan ng tubig, natapunan ng pagkain. Can you still consider it small accidents? Kakambal ko na siguro ang .malas'. Sanay nadin naman ako sa mga hindi magandang nangyayari sa'kin sa pang araw-araw. Uggh!! ..but so much for that. Ever since nakita 'tong si Mr. Handsome and Mr. Hot sa mall nong gumala kami with my friends, hindi na ako napakali kaya hinanap ko talaga siya. Sinuyod ko ang buong town para lang malaman kung anong pangalan niya, san siya nakatira at sang school siya pumapasok. Well, di naman ako nabigo at nalaman ko din ang mga impormasyong gusto kong malaman. Then guess what? I transferred to livingstone Univeristy kung san siya nag-aaral ofcourse with my friends. Hindi naman din kasi sila magpapaiwan. I did everything para lang mapansin niya ako.

"I didn't plan on falling in love with someone else." 'Yan ang salitang hinding-hindi makakalimutan ni Gilliane dahil sa isang pangyayaring nag-iwan ng malalim na sugat sa kanyang puso. Pagkatapos siyang takbuhan ng lalaking mapapangasawa niya sana sa araw ng kanilang kasal, sa harap ng altar at napakaraming tao. Nang nangyari 'yon ay doon niya natutunan na walang kasiguraduhan ang anumang bagay sa mundo. That true love is not measured by how long you are together because in the end, it all just doesn't matter when the person you love the most gave up and find another woman and leave you before your eyes. Pagkatapos ng lahat nang delubyong nangyari sa kasal niya ay napilitan siyang sumama sa matalik na kaibigan pabalik ng Pilipinas para paghilumin ang sugat. Nagtungo siya sa bar gabi-gabi and her bestfriend was aftraid she would self-destruct. Sa unang bar na napuntahan ay nakilala ni Gilliane ang isang napakaguwapong lalaki. They even talk without giving each others name and number. Nang sumunod uling gabi, sa ibang bar ay muli silang nagkita nang hindi sinasadya. Nakailang beses silang nagtagpo kahit na hindi nila pinag-uusapang magkita. Naisip niya na waring pinagtatagpo sila ng tadhana. Pero dahil sariwa pa kay Gilliane ang nangyaring pang-iiwan sa kanya ng kanyang long-time boyfriend, ayaw niya munang mapaugnay sa kahit na sino mang lalaki. She stopped going in the bars and chose to stay at home. Ngunit waring talagang tadhana na ang gumagawa ng paraan para magkita sila ng lalaki dahil muli silang nagkita sa loob ng operating room. The man was Dr. Sebastian Villaraza, isang mahusay na surgeon sa bagong ospital na pagtatrabahuhan ni Gillian. A Ano kaya ang nais ipahiwatig sa kanya ng tadhana sa kanilang muling pagkikita ng napakaguwapong surgeon na ito?