What Made Athena Angry

My girlfriend, Elsa Smith, always avoided meeting my parents. Yet, she had no trouble turning around and playing the role of her ex-boyfriend Leo Quinn’s fiancée, happily meeting his relatives instead. And the meeting took place in the apartment I had prepared for us to live in after the wedding. What she did not realize was that I happened to be Leo’s distant cousin. She pretended not to know me and clung sweetly to Leo, saying, "This apartment was bought by my hubby, fully paid for." All the relatives were praising them as a loving couple. To keep me from exposing her, Elsa came over to warn me, "I’m just helping a friend deal with marriage pressure. If you mess this up, we’re done." So, I sincerely offered my congratulations. "Since Leo and I seem to have the same taste in houses and women, I’ve got some wedding supplies that I’m sure he’ll like. I’ll gift them to you both." That was when Elsa finally started to panic.

Si PAYNE ay isang fourth year high school student na may autism spectrum disorder kasabay ng kaniyang pagkakaroon ng multiple personality disorder. Mula pagkabata ay sa regular school siya pumapasok, napagtagumpayan niya lahat ng panlalait sa kaniya at pabago-bagong pangyayari sa kaniyang paligid dahil sa kaniyang bestfriend na si MAYA. Makikilala ni Payne si NEAL, isang transferee student sa kanilang paaralan, at isang gangster heart-breaker na binata. Paghihiwalayin ni Maya si Neal at si Payne dahil sa isang matinding kadahilanan nito. Ang lahat ng tao, maging ang ina ni Payne ay tutol sa relasyon niya kay Neal habang si Neal ay pursigido na mahalin at protektahan si Payne. Makakaya ba ni Payne at Neal ang pangungutya sa kanila ng mga tao? Ipaglalaban ba nila ang kanilang pagmamahalan kahit alam nilang abnormal ang tingin sa kanila ng lipunan? O mas pipiliin nilang maghiwalay para sa ikapapayapa ng pamilya nila?

Meganne Lou Laxa o mas kilala bilang si Secretary Laxa, she worked hard as the CEO’s Secretary sa Estrellas Group ngunit after 10 years she resigned due to personal reasons. Gusto n’ya rin kasing magawa ang mga oridinaryong bagay lang sa iba pero impossible sa kan’ya, gusto n’yang hanapin, ano ba talaga ang para sa kan’ya? But little did she know na ang katulad n’yang mapagmahal sa pamilya, positive, dedicated, maloko at pala ngiti ay magiging the one ng isang taong hindi pa buong tanggap ng lipunan. Sa tagal ni Secretary Laxa na nagtratrabaho sa Estrellas ay nakatagpo na rin ito ng mga tunay na barkada at ng taong tinuturing n’ya bilang kan’yang matalik na kaibigan sa matagal na panahon, si Alex Estrellas na siya ring bunso ng pamilyang nagmamay-ari ng kompanyang kan’yang pinagtratrabahuhan. Ngunit biglang bumaliktad ang mundo ng sabihin ni Alex ang mga katagang, Meganne Lou Laxa, mahal kita, mahal na mahal kita higit pa sa pagiging kaibigan. Ilang taong naging alipin si Meg ng pagkakataon, na halos mawalan na ito ng sariling buhay para lang maitawid ang pangangailangan ng kan’yang pamilya. Ngayon? Handa pa rin ba siyang panindigan ang gusto n’ya kahit halos kontra ang lipunan? Na halos lahat kwinikwestiyon kung sino at ano ang tao pinili n’yang mahalin? Hanggang kailan kaya mairarason ni Meganne ang mga katagang, bakit hindi siya? Bakit hindi pwedeng siya? Bakit, what’s wrong with Miss Alex?

Agi never got the chance to breath oxygen that is not generated by machines nor had the chance to ever see and feel the warmth of the sun. After an airborne virus swept all the remaining life forms on earth, they are forced to live underground where newborns are kept in Society Two, acting as an institution dedicated to experiment and test the children, strictly following the order the government imposed. But, as things slowly got out of hand, is the place really safe for them?

My wife dies in an accident, leaving me and our son, who's just started kindergarten, behind. I barely make it through the funeral. However, when I get home, my in-laws come knocking with my wife's brother in tow. They want to take over my wife's fortune, including an old bungalow my parents left me for me in the city. I finally realize that my wife has changed me so much that her family has never seen me tearing people's throats out.

Jen Salas has always kept her head down, working hard to support her struggling family in the bustling town of Cebu. When she meets Jacques Almerino, a young billionaire who catches her eye, she's swept off her feet. Jacques is drawn to Jen's down-to-earth charm, but as he returns to Cebu for a vacation, he knows he can't let himself fall in love - he's too busy managing his family's vast business empire. Despite their differences, Jen and Jacques can't stay away from each other, and their romance seems perfect. But when Jacques' esoteric secret is revealed, it threatens to tear them apart. As Jen and Jacques struggle to find a way to be together, they must confront their deepest fears and desires. Will their love be lost forever, or can they find a way to overcome the obstacles that stand in their way? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish

SofiaI’ve made it a point to steer clear of the men who work for my father.  I have no intention of getting tangled up in that lifestyle.  But there’s something about Roman, an irrepressible energy that snaps and sizzles between us.  From the moment we met, his dislike was palpable.  And nothing has changed in the three years I’ve known him.  If I were smart, I’d stay away. But I’m not smart. RomanThe moment I saw her, I knew she had the power to destroy everything I’d spent years trying to accomplish.  I can’t allow that to happen.  Most days, I’m barely civil to her, because I know all hell will break loose once the floodgates open.  Nothing I’ve found douses the combustible energy that flares to life between us.  It’s as frustrating as it is dangerous.  One of these days I’m going to get burned. Or end up with a bullet in my head.Claiming What's Mine was created by Jennifer Sucevic, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Edward Sterling is playing in his university's freshman basketball tournament when my parents banish me abroad. My biological sister and my fiancée are both on the sidelines, cheering for him. That spotlight should've been mine. The jersey he's wearing, with a star player's autograph on it, was supposed to be my 14th birthday gift. Edward and I have been rivals for most of our lives. It never matters whether I'm right or wrong—the moment he plays the victim, my parents rush to defend him and scold me without hesitation. But I am their biological son! It's not until I die alone and sick in a foreign country that I finally understand one thing. If I ever get a second chance, I'll never again fight Edward for love that was never mine to begin with.

Pinagpalit si Lenie ng kanyang ex-boyfriend na si Dexter kaya naman humingi siya ng tulong sa kaibigang si Alice para lumipat ng trabaho at makapagsimula ulit ng bagong buhay. Pero, pati si Alice ay niloko rin siya dahil iniwan nito ang baby niya kay Lenie at umalis nang walang paalam. Para mabuhay niya si Javi ay nag-apply siya sa kumpanyang pinapasukan ni Alice noon. Nang matanggap naman ay di niya inakalang mamahalin siya ng kanyang boss na si Alexis Ramirez. Hindi nagtagal ay napamahal na rin siya rito. Kaya lang, may isang sikreto siyang hindi sinasabi kay Alexis. Bawal kasi ang empleyadong may anak sa kumpanya ni Alexis. Hindi alam ni Lenie kung paano ipapaliwanag sa kanyang boss ang kanyang sitwsyon. Habang iniisip kung paano ang kanyang magiging solusyon sa problema ay bigla namang bumalik ang kanyang dating kaibigan na si Alice para bawiin ang anak. Dahil ilang taon na rin niyang nakasama si Javi ay sobrang nahirapan siyang isauli ang bata sa tunay nitong ina. Para hindi malayo kay Javi ay humingi na ng tulong si Lenie kay Alexis. Ang hindi alam noong dalawa na sa simpleng pagtulong ni Alexis ay sobra palang dami ang mababago sa relasyon at buhay nila.

Alianna Jade was truly, madly, and deeply in love with her childhood crush named Ruston Dwaine. She was obsessed with him to the point that she became his number one fan who keeps on watching him from afar. One day, Alianna’s father put her into an arranged marriage due to business matters and it turned out that the man of her dreams was actually her groom.  Alianna was on cloud 9. Natupad ang pangarap niyang mapangasawa ang lalaking pinakaaasam-asam niya. Ngunit maging masaya kaya si Alianna sa piling ng lalaking hindi naman siya ang gusto? Hanggang kailan siya magtitiis para sa lalaking pinakamamahal niya? Magawa kaya siyang mahalin ni Dwaine? Kung ikaw si Alianna, ano’ng kaya mong gawin para sa pag-ibig? Hanggang saan ang hangganan mo para masabi mo sa iyong sarili na tama na’t itigil mo na? Handa mo bang ibigay ang lahat hanggang sa maubos ka? Kung ikaw siya, susuko ka ba?