When Were Fire Hydrants Invented

"Love can be learned." Iyan ang paniniwala ni Seraphina. Kaya nang ipahayag ng kanyang mga magulang na ikakasal siya kay Sebastian Aldridge Singson—isang lalaking may yaman, kapangyarihan, ngunit walang emosyon—hindi siya tumutol. Sa isip niya, matutunan din nitong mahalin siya… balang araw. Ngunit ang kasal niya ay naging isang bilangguan. Kahit anong pagsisikap niyang makuha ang atensyon at pagmamahal ng kanyang asawa, nananatili itong malamig at walang pakialam. Isinilang ang kanilang anak, ngunit sa halip na maging daan upang mapalapit ang kanyang pamilya, mas lalong lumalim ang kanyang pagdurusa. Hindi lang siya itinuturing na estranghero ni Sebastian—pati ang sarili niyang anak ay may hinanakit sa kanya. Sa wakas, napagod si Seraphina sa laban na siya lang ang lumalaban. Sa unang pagkakataon, pinili niyang mahalin ang kanyang sarili. Iniwan niya ang buhay na puno ng sakit at hinanap ang kalayaang matagal niyang inasam. Ngunit sa kanyang muling pagsisimula, hindi niya inaasahan na ang lalaking minsang nagpaikot sa kanyang mundo ay siya ring maghahabol upang maibalik siya sa kanyang piling. Handa pa ba siyang bigyan ng pangalawang pagkakataon ang lalaking minsang bumasag sa kanyang puso? O tuluyan na niyang pipiliin ang isang bagong simula?

Playing heroine will also lead to disaster. Iyan ang napagtanto ni Freni when she presented to gather information about Starry, the mysterious guy in their campus. Kung hindi kasi niya gagawin iyon, ipagkakalat ni Mercy ang sex video ng kaibigan niyang si Lilac. Wala talagang maidudulot ang pag-stalk dahil sa una pa lang pala, nalaman na agad ng lalaki na sinusundan niya ito. Her life was at stake when she was brought to the kingdom of Ebrosirka. The Master of the kingdom told her she will only escape from the place kapag nahanap niya ang apat na bantay ng lagusan pabalik sa mundo ng mga tao. Now that her life was at stake, will she be able to succeed or will the Master of the kingdom will succeed in killing her?

Sharon Tate thought she had found her fairytale romance the moment she met Jayden. He was charming, irresistible; everything she had ever dreamed of. But dreams with Jayden turned into nightmares. Just when she had given up on love, she met Mathew. he was everything Jayden never was. Patient, kind, and steady, Mathew showed her a love that didn’t hurt, a love that didn’t make her question her worth. But just as she begins to believe in happiness again, Jayden returns, his voice thick with regret. "Please, let's start again, I'm offering a clean slate." Now, Sharon stands at a crossroads. Will she risk reopening old wounds for the love that once broke her? Or will she finally embrace the love she never thought she deserved?.

A car accident left my mother-in-law bleeding and desperate for help, but her plea was heartlessly rejected by her own daughter. Even on her deathbed, my mother-in-law's only wish was to see her one last time. However, she was busy staying by her first love's side, euthanizing his dog. "You better stay as far away from me as possible! My mom's perfectly fine!" she shouted before hanging up on me, only to spend the night tangled with her first love in a hotel room. It was not until after the cremation ceremony that she returned—carrying a birthday cake. What greeted her was not a celebration but her mother's funeral. She cried, sobbing uncontrollably, "Mom! You haven't even celebrated my birthday yet! Don't leave me!" I stared at her and pulled the divorce papers from my bag. How fitting. This time, I was leaving too.

An amazing soul, trained intelligent speaker is stuck in a relationship that is eating her up yet she refuses to leave. Why? The memories of how the love journey started and perhaps coinciding with the time she lost her mother made it impossible for her to quit …and she couldn’t help but be more obsessed to making the relationship end up in marriage. Love turns to passion; passion turns to obsession and the epic just begun.

My boyfriend suddenly posted something on his Instagram. [I’ve offered my body and soul to the country.] I was about to ask what he meant when he sent me a plane ticket to the northwest. He explained that the mission was confidential and that he could not be in contact with me during this time. Ten months passed. He was supposed to be away, but he came home unexpectedly and caught me at a prenatal checkup. When he saw my eight-month-pregnant belly, his face turned pale with anger. “I’ve been gone for ten months. How are you pregnant?” I shrugged and said, “Weren’t you supposed to be gone for three years? Why are you back after just ten months?”

"If life has a physical form, I would've planned a revenge, but life has none. So I'll just move on to the life's most beloved... the world." - Kirsten Mosqueda --- School's Mister friendly, Tyson Guevarra, finds a strange notebook sitting on the chair of the bus stop. Out of curiosity, he picked it up only to find a strange letter entitled 'When the f***ing world ends.' Intrigued as to how and why did the owner wrote the letter. He plans to get closer to her, oblivious to the fact that every step he take exposes him into a great danger. ------- DISCLAIMER This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, business, events and incidents are the products of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Story started: 060921 Store ended: --/--/--

He had once sworn I was his fated Luna, the Omega he cherished above all. However, just a month shy of our bonding, he decided to repay a life-saving grace by fathering a child with his old flame. To add insult to injury, he swiped the herbal research I was on the cusp of unveiling. He claimed he was trapped, obligated to both sides. I, however, was done with him. I cut ties, called off our Bonding Ceremony, and set off for the Northwood tundra to lose myself in my research. Two years on, he pleaded for my return, professing I was his one true love. However, by then, I was renowned far and wide, and he was nothing to me.

The laundromat I regularly visit has been showing an odd fluctuation in its price lately. "This coat isn't easy to wash. We're probably the only store that's willing to clean this at a loss. The market price is 55 dollars per item, but I'll give you a discount and only ask for 200 dollars for four items." I look at the boss' mother, who's new at the laundromat. I'm a little pissed. Still, I hand her my membership card without saying anything. This laundromat is opposite my residential area, and they had a promotion during their opening. I topped up ten thousand dollars on the card because I pitied the owner for raising a child alone. Unexpectedly, the owner's mother looks at me and says sarcastically, "That dumb membership card means nothing to me—you have to pay me in cash. You youngsters are too lazy to wash your clothes, yet you're more than willing to use your brains for nonsense like this. My son is too kind to let you take advantage of him like this." I grab my clothes and leave. It's time to use my brain for some nonsense—I think the laundromat should have a new owner.

Legend says that when the son of the Sun and the daughter of the Moon met at the end of the world, the world will once again be reborn. Luna, the daughter of the moon, will meet the boy in his dreams. Sol is an orphan with weird dreams and the power to predict the future. Will Sol help Luna find the son of the Sun? Do they have enough enough time?