Very Short Prayer Before Work

SIS (Social Issue Series) #4: Bullying They say that beauty is a luxury. That good looks is the only privilege that matters. That the world is only in favor of those who were born pretty.Sa panahon nga raw ngayon, parang kasalanan na ang pagiging less attractive. You're unappealing? Emotionally weak? Naive? How pathetic. Now you gotta deal with the consequences, loser. Sounds like bullshit? Yup. The truth may be harsh but it is what it is. Once you failed to reach the very high standards set by the society, you're doomed. Yara Isabelle got the deadliest combination of being unattractive, soft-hearted and innocent. But she used to get by and survive the bullying just fine. Because she got her knight-in-shining armor. Her childhood sweetheart. Not until he stopped saving her. Not until he stopped caring. Not until he got fed up of everything.Sky Edison used to be full of compassion. But that was before something terrible happened within their family. His perception had changed. He now finds it ridiculous that people let themselves get treated badly.However, the downside is that for some significant circumstances, these two have to share a condo as they enter senior high school. What could possibly happen given their situation?How would it feel like living under the same roof not with your bully but your former superhero who's now just a witness of your despair? How would it feel like going home to a place with a person who gets to see you getting bullied everyday at school?

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?

"My boyfriend? Huh. He is the heir of HongYoonChoi organisation. HongYoonChoi is one of the richest organisation in the world. And my boyfriend is their heir." If only Celine can turn back time, she would never lie about a man who doesn't exist in her current life. Celine Kim is a jobless 25 year-old single lady. She believed that there will be a bright future ahead of her as long as her father's last will shall remain unfulfilled. "Find HongYoonChoi organization's heirs and tell them my name," her dying father told her before she left his daughter alone. She heard that HongYoonChoi has influential and rich members that passed through generations. However, Celine was afraid to meet the dangerous secret group known for being ruthless killers. One day, Celine attended her highschool friend's wedding. At the reception hall where she met her old highschool classmates who belittled her ever since then, she was so eager to regain her pride and thus she lied about her current relationship with a young rich man whom she never met - HongYoonChoi's heir. Little did she know, the supposedly fake boyfriend was also at the party! This is the start of the struggle in Celine's peaceful life: when she's going to meddle inside the dark organization and when she falls in love with the hideous monster among the three heirs, Joshua, Jeonghan and Seungcheol. "My life has no door, you can never escape," Joshua whispered on the prisoner's ear. In HongYoonChoi, there are no doors. And Celine can't escape from them anymore.

This story is about a woman named Yvonne Garcia who became a martyr in love. A woman who victim of unfaithful love and betrayal of his fiance and her best friend. The woman who was betrayed and oppressed before will rise to take revenge on his unfaithful fiance and traitorous friend which both will regret for the rest of their lives. This story is all about betrayal and revenge.

Peachy is the bread winner of the Family. She support her siblings and help her parents in financial matter. She tried to applied on a Coffee Shop owned by Addyson Sullivan. She really work hard to please her boss. She's the type of girl with a humor and jolly person. Opposite of Addyson's attitude. The quiet one, always serious. No social life. Just focus on her work and businesses. But despite of their differences, they clicked and became close and couldn't stop falling for each other. They suppress their feelings but it gets deeper as time goes on. It's not easy for them having a relationship. Specially, Addyson's is her boss and her parents is so religious and wants her to marry a man. The conflict prevents them from continuing their love plus they have different states in life. But even though there are many obstacles, they fought for it. Addyson, will do everything just to be with Peachy. She's willing to give up her wealth. But when her grandfather got sick he request to got engaged on the man that he thinks its better for her. It's Edmond Honteveros, who has a secret crush on addyson and will do anything to get her. Peachy, has no choice but to break-up with her, so that addyson doesn't have to suffer. She stayed away even though it was difficult and she still loved her and Just for the sake of her family. She knows that they will not accept their relationship. They are far apart in life. They are poor, addyson's family is rich. But fate made a way for them to meet again. Years have passed since they were apart but their love for each other remained. This time, nothing can stop them. They won't let them be separated anymore.

Lumaki sa hindi totoo niyang magulang si Sia. Napagtanto niya ito ng maging bente anyos siya. Hindi pa siya lubos na nilalamon ng galit niya nung mga panahong iyon. Kaso nga lang, isang malaking pagbabago na ang naganap ng mag-loko ang boyfriend niya sa kanya. Inakala niyang lahat ng taong naka-paligid sa kanya ay niloloko lamang siya. Hindi na siya gaanong nagtiwala sa mga taong nakaka-salamuha niya. Sumali siya sa fraternity, naging alcoholic siya at madalas na nakikipag-basag ulo.Isang lalaki ang hindi inaasahan ng lahat. Katulad rin siya ni Sia na mahilig makipag basag-ulo ngunit hindi sa paraan na ginagawa ni Sia. Nakikipag basag-ulo siya para sa atensyon. Pinaglalaruan niya ang mga damdamin ng babae. In short, he’s a playboy. Ng lumipat siya sa Unibersidad ng pinapasukan rin ni Sia, nagbago na lamang bigla ang ugali niya. Kahit na hindi maganda ang unang pagkikita nila ni Sia.Maraming pagsubok ang haharapin nilang dalawa. Maraming mag sa-sakripisyo ng buhay para lang sa kanilang dalawa. What would happen in the end? Sila nga ba ang magkakasama o sila lang rin ang mag ta-trayduran?

Arabella Rielle Rivera, a party-goer, energetic, and has a bold personality, puts her life in danger when she accidentally heard the secret of the underground gang, 'The Hawk'. As she ran out of the scene to spare her life, she bumped into someone she never wished to see again. Sean Elijah Dela Fuente, the playboy she dated before, was also the one who caused her first heartbreak. It seems like fate is also playing tricks with them. She keeps on hiding from the playboy to mend her broken heart, but the latter seems to enjoy the game they are playing—Hide and Seek. As the secret unfolds and love arises, will it be a 'game over' once the playboy found her?

Garcia Series #1: Catalina Sienna Garcia, who owned Garcia Corp, is secretly making up for her bad past. She became reckless before she gets married after her 26th birthday and gave herself to a man she never knew. Not knowing who her husband was, Catalina was surprised to see Sebastian Hugo Ruiz, the man she gave herself, and the man she's about to marry.

Sanay si Isabella Mercado na siya lagi ang pinakamataas pagdating sa business field. Pero hindi ito naging madali nang dumating si Davis Javeson. Her biggest rival in business was Davis, a young and ambitious CEO who seemed determined to overthrow her. The two of them were engaged in a fierce business rivalry, and Isabella was determined to do whatever was necessary to come out on top. But sometimes winning means making sacrifices. Isabella decided that her best course of action was to distract Davis by any means necessary. She would use her natural charm and beauty to seduce him, and in the process, she would weaken him and his company. Little did she know, however, that her plan would have unintended consequences, and would challenge her very sense of who she was. Could Isabella really be the woman she thought she was, or would the pursuit of power lead her down a dark and dangerous path?

Nathalia Sarmiento is enjoying her peaceful and simple life to the fullest. She's just one of those ordinary teenagers, who wishes to graduate from college to help the people she treated as her real parents. Everything seems to be perfect. She had a bunch of good friends, loving parents and comfortable life. Not until her eighteenth birthday comes. She's about to go home when suddenly, a black van stopped right in front of her. Before she could even react, a group of men came out and took her away. The next thing she knew is that she arrives from a familiar mansion. When she finally met the one who planned it all, the realization hit her hard. She was captured by the mafia boss. It's not just it. To her surprise, he even had the pair of her shoes that she lost before.