Synopsis “If only you’ll choose me, babe…” As her journey starts in the real cruel world, she started to search for the man she thought she’ll easily find without the help of the people around her. The man she will find that she thought had held his promise to her that he’ll wait for her and she will be the only woman that he will marry. As she leads her life to the life she wanted, little did she know that her path wasn’t the path she’ll take if she had known. Lies, lies, lies. Lies and secrets are everywhere. Kahit saan man siya magpunta ay hindi maiiwasang walang sekreto at kasinungalingan siyang makahaharap. May mga sekretong mabubunyag, may mga kasinungalingang malalaman kung ano ang katotohanan at may mga buhay na maiiwan at magbabago. Isang babae na ang gusto lang ay mabigyan ng hustisya ang ginawa sa kanya sa nakaraan. Isang babae na gagawin ang lahat para maibalik sa dati ang buhay na gusto niya sanang talikuran. Isang babae na kahit kailan ay iniisip ang kapakanan ng iba bago ang sa kanya. Isang babae na ang gusto lang ay makasama ang mga mahal sa buhay at isang babae na nagmahal sa maling tao at nagtiwala sa mga taong akala niya ay maasahan at mapagkakatiwaalan niya. C.B.

"Not every risks and endings are all worth it. Some gives us the lessons that we need to learn for us to grow. And that thing called love is not worth the risk sometimes." Iria Marie Delcena, a woman who you thought has a normal life until a man dance with her a bar and went to where she was staying. A 27-year old woman who only wants to make her life a normal one; without a conflict and problems. She likes her life now as an independent and carefree woman. She loves the freedom away from her toxic and painful past. HINDRANCES are always part of everyone’s life. She knows. She knows that her past will always be by her side and it will makes her feel that she is not enough and she is not worthy of what she would feel. And it will always be the one to stop her from everything she will do and feel. Isang pagkakamali ang nagawa man niya noon ay hindi niya ito makakalimutan kahit na anong gawin niya at kahit na anong hingi niya ng tawad. She will always bear it with her and she will not be fully happy when she would felt something than can make her feel in cloud nine. She knows her decision will hunt her down until her last breath but she know to myself that this is the best decision she will ever made. It may hurt her big time; however, she knows that this is for the best, the best for her, for him and for… them. She felt my heart clenched in agony, pain and longing. She has been longing for his touch and she’s also in pain for loving him too much. And she knows that what she felt for him will last until the day she’ll die. She’ll die loving him. C.B. | courageousbeast This is the book 1 out of 3.

(COMPLETED) “I love you too, baby. But it’s better this way.” Vale Samson, a senior high school student who’s afraid to… love again. Afraid of the word love that will lead to commitment and she doesn’t want that, again. She doesn’t want a heart break. Ayaw na niyang magmahal sa kadahilanang baka hindi na niya kayanin pa. Ang sakit at ang pagkawala ng puso niya na mula noon ay hindi niya na nakuha pa sa nagmamay-ari na nito. Sa pagbabakasaling hindi na niya makita at makausap pa ang taong pinilit na niyang kalimutan ay hindi niya inaasahang makikita niya ulit ito sa kanyang panonood ng laro ng akala niyang lalaking mamahalin niya sa ikatlong pagkakataon. Pero iyon ang malaki niyang pagkakamali. She didn’t expect that the man she once loves will be back and wanted her to claim his again. Alam niyang hindi siya makakawala kahit na saan man siya magpunta. Kahit na magtago pa siya sa kasuluksulokan ng mundo ay alam niyang mahahanap siya ng lalaking sobra niyang minahal. At kapag nangyari iyon ay alam niya rin sa sarili niya na babalik siya rito at mawawala ang inilagaan niyang galit para rito. She wanted to enjoy her youth. She wanted to live her life to the fullest. She wanted to live a normal life like other teenagers do. She wanted to be herself – to be free from all. Pero hindi niya iyon magagawa lahat dahil sa mga bagay na nangyayari sa kanyang buhay. She smiles like nothing is wrong in her life. She smiles like everything is fine. She smiles to hide her pain… Isang pangyayari ang yumanig sa buhay niya. Isang pangyayari ng bumago sa takbo ng lahat, sa buhay niya. Isang pangyayari na nawalan siya ng control. Bakit? Ang tanging naging tanong niya na hindi niya masagot o ni kanino man. Isang tanong pero kay hirap sagotin. Isang tanong pero bakit tila walang sagot? C.B. | courageousbeast