Teen Changemakers Essay Contest

Kyline and Shantall were best friends since grade school. They were the perfect definition of partner's in crime for they always got each other's back in any circumstances, and one was more than willing to sacrifice the universe just for the sake of the other one. Entering adulthood and venturing on a new life was never easy for everyone, Kyline and Shantall were not excepted. As they entered senior high school and ventured out on a new environment, Kyline's feelings for Shantall that she kept on disregarding for the past years since she started feeling it became intense more than before, turning their friendship into a turmoil. And to add spice to their failing friendship, Kyline was diagnosed with a Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. As these confusions and life-threatening illnesses made their way between the them, will they be able to save their friendship? Or will the friendship they had for years will just turn into one of those forgotten memories?

Aiden is good at everything...except communicating with others. He distances himself from his classmates and focuses too much on his studies to have a social life. .Until, he’s paired up with boisterous Miles to share a room in an upcoming school trip.

Tessa... She is the real definition of exquisiteness and adornment. She is a crazy girl with an innocent look. She is sausy, rude and classy. She is also the only child of Peterson family. She gets everything she wants in a twinkle of an eye. She is a popular Mingo in her school with tones of followers. Tessa universe crumbles when she learnt that she was Betrothed to an old man during a contract signed by her father's company. She was shattered by this, she tried to run, unfortunately, her parents already tightened the securities, around the house and they collected her phone. Do you think she will agree to this?. Will she surrender and accept her fate?.

After a horrible event that erased what happened to her during that time Daniella Bamidele is left with constant nightmares which makes her dad throw insult and hurtful words to her and made her get bullied in school by some of her classmates. Having her mum, twin, brother, his girlfriend and male bestie by her side to help over come the trauma that leaves her scared and seeking for answers. Along the line, there is her bestie who wants to be more than just friends and her bully who she liked in the past and had started showing his interest in her. Will she be able to remember the memories that were wiped out? How would she balance her feelings and choose who she wants to be friends with who she wants to be more than a friend with between Chris and Leo? What happens when she and her family come to discover the true reason for her horrible nightmares?

Lexi Monroe is a seventeen year old senior. Everything was perfect until her boyfriend dumped her unexpectedly. The terrible thing is that she still likes him, a lot. Now meet Tyler Evans. He's drop-dead gorgeous guys at school. Tyler and Lexi used to be close friends at middle school but everything changed because of a little misunderstanding, so they became sworn enemies. What happens when their lives became intertwined again and they had to act as fake lovers? Will they overcome their differences or will they make things worse? Find out in this interesting and intriguing story.

She was a princess turned nobody. They were the men that every girl wanted to be their prince. They did not plan it but their paths crossed, and so are their hearts.

“Ang tunay na sakit ay hindi nagmumula sa mga kalaban, mula ito sa mga pinahahalagahan natin.” Si Charlie Rae na dalawampu’t isang taong gulang ay natutunan ito mismo ng pagktaksilan siya ng mga taong mahal niya. Nangako siyang tatapusin na ang ugnayan sa kanila ng pang habambuhay. Pero ang pag drop out mula sa unibersidad ay hindi kasama sa kanyang pagpipilian, at imposible an iwasan sila sa campus. Ang kaisa-isa niyang paraan para tumakas? Ang lumipat sa tinutuluyan ni Taylor West–ang pinakamalaking karibal ng ex-boyfriend niya at kilalang bad boy ng unibersidad. Pansamantala lang ito dapat, pero habang tumitindi ang tensyon, napaisip si Charlie: tunay ba siyang nakatakas sa mga problema niya, o baka makakagawa na naman siya ng isa pang pagkakamali? *** “Linawin natin ito–housemates lang tayo. Hindi kita type, kaya huwag ka magtatangkang pagsamantalahan ako!” Nilinaw ni Charlie ang kasunduan. Ngunit, isang umaga, nagising si Charlie sa kuwarto ni Taylor. Ang gray niyang mga mata ay nakatitig sa kanya habang mapaglaro ang boses niya ng magtanong, “Ang akala ko ba hindi mo ako type. So, sinong nananamantala dito?”

A boy stuck between who he was, who he has become & who he could be. Plinio Murray or as he prefers to be called, Nio, is a bully. He picks fights with anyone for no reason. He is cruel. His face is scarred. He is savage. His hits nearly killed a boy last year. He is ruthless. His pockets are brimming with illegal money. He is the one of whom everybody is scared. His grades are failing. Not that he gives a shit but Mr. Harrison has tied him in a study session the school's sweetheart. Famous by the nickname Angel, Celeste James is everybody's favorite. With her quarterback boyfriend Kevin, they are the golden couple of the high school. Beginnings of the study session are rough and pretty electric. Already caught in between her secrets, Plinio is nothing but a headache. Just when she decides to end the study sessions with him, Celeste learns that perhaps Plinio isn't much hopeless after all. Can a bully always hurt others and not get hurt on the way? After all what goes around comes around. Twisted truths, cheating partners and a gradually blossoming love; maybe there isn't much difference between who is beautiful and who is battered.

Annette Zales became classmates with notable guys in Ngarap University. She's an amateur gal of Western City. Unexpectedly, she crossed path with the rich guy named Carx Gomes who never been interested of her but only hurts her feelings due to discovered secrecy from his parents' past relationship along with Zales' bloodline. Until, the spark started when jealousy became an aftermath throughout the guys that Carx had thought Annette's been dating with after resigning from him.

Annabel Rivers is known as the ugly fat girl in her school and happens to be the easy prey for bullies. She secretly falls in love with Frank Kingston who happen to be the popular kid from the richest family in Avalon. She stays away from him because he had bullied her when they were in the fifth grade, but in as much as she hates him for that, she still finds herself daydreaming about him. Frank happens to have a bet with his friends that he could sleep with her before prom and everything seems to work out smoothly as they were paired up to be partners for a practical in school. Now Frank gets close with Annabel and sees that she doesn't deserve what he was planning to do to her and that she had a beautiful soul which made him feel very free around her and tell her how much he hated his father for making him feel unwanted, little did he know that he was already in love with her, little did she know that everything started out as a bet. What will she do when she finds out?