Story By chayie.0
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🌸 IntroductionAva Cruz was just an ordinary, quiet girl who preferred sketching under the cherry blossom tree to being noticed.
Updated at Aug 1, 2025, 19:06
🌸 Story Description – She’s Dating The… Ava Cruz never wanted to stand out.At St. Claire Academy, she was “the quiet girl with the sketchbook,” the one who slipped between the cracks of crowded hallways without leaving a ripple. Her favorite place in the world wasn’t the cafeteria or the gym, but the old cherry blossom tree tucked behind the school. There, under the soft shower of pink petals, she could breathe. She could draw. She could be invisible.But everything changed with one kiss.It happened during the spring festival—a night of lanterns, laughter, and music. Ava had been sitting under her favorite tree, lost in her sketchbook, when a boy’s shadow fell across her page. Before she could even look up, he leaned in and pressed the softest, quickest kiss against her lips… and disappeared into the crowd.The next morning, the rumors exploded.“She’s dating the Student Council President!”“No way, it was the new transfer student!”“You guys are blind. It’s obviously the basketball captain!”Overnight, Ava became the center of a love story she didn’t understand—and never asked for.Now, three boys stand at the center of her world:💙 Ethan Villanueva, the calm and steady Student Council President who’s been protecting her from the shadows since they were kids. Unbeknownst to Ava, he’s been holding onto a childhood promise they made under the same cherry blossom tree years ago… a promise that might finally bring them back together.🌌 Noah Tanaka, the mysterious transfer student with quiet eyes and a heart that speaks in stolen moments. He’s the boy who gave her that first kiss, the one who made her heart race without a single word. But sometimes, the right moment happens with the wrong person.🔥 Liam Santos, the popular basketball captain who has everything but wants nothing more than to be seen for who he truly is. Ava’s the first person to look past the captain and see the boy underneath—and he’s not ready to let that feeling go without a fight.Caught in a whirlwind of rumors, unspoken feelings, and a forgotten promise, Ava must untangle her heart before the cherry blossoms fall.But love isn’t always about first kisses or grand gestures. Sometimes, it’s about the quiet moments—the hand that reaches out when you’re breaking, the voice that calms the storm inside you, and the person who makes you feel seen even when the world looks away.And as the petals fall around her, Ava finds herself asking the same question everyone else is whispering:She’s dating the… who?🌸 She’s Dating The… is a high school romance filled with drama, friendship, and the gentle ache of first love. With heartfelt confessions under moonlit blossoms, childhood promises, and the bittersweet pain of choosing just one heart, this is a story of love blooming where it’s least expected—and the courage it takes to reach for it.
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📖 When Our Worlds CollideChapter 1 – The Girl with the Moon in Her Eyes“May mga taong darating sa buhay mo na parang bagyo—mabi
Updated at Aug 1, 2025, 16:59
📖 When Our Worlds CollideChapter 1 – The Girl with the Moon in Her Eyes“May mga taong darating sa buhay mo na parang bagyo—mabilis, magulo, at iiwan kang basang-basa. Pero meron ding darating na parang ulan sa tag-init. Hindi mo hiningi, pero biglang nandiyan na lang sila.”First Bell“Late ka na naman, Mara!” sigaw ni Kai habang hinahatak ang bag ko sa labas ng tricycle.“Hindi ako late. Five minutes before the bell is still early,” sagot ko, sabay ayos ng buhok na ginulo ng hangin.Kai rolled his eyes. “Alam mo, kung hindi ka best friend, matagal na kitang iniwan. Ikaw lang yata ang taong hindi nagmamadali kahit end of the world na.”Napatingin ako sa langit. Wala pa ang araw ng todo, pero kita ang manipis na bakas ng buwan sa liwanag ng umaga. End of the world, huh? Minsan parang gano’n ang buhay—paulit-ulit, parang umiikot sa parehong orbit.“Come on, Mara!”The Transfer StudentPagpasok namin sa 11-B, normal lang. Maingay. Kalat. Same faces, same voices. Routine. Walang bago.Hanggang bumukas ang pinto.Tahimik. Parang may invisible na kamay na huminto sa ingay ng buong klase.“Class,” sabi ng adviser namin, “we have a new student. Meet Celeste Navarro.”Celeste. The name felt… soft, pero mabigat sa dulo. At nung nakita ko siya, parang huminto ang mundo.Mahaba ang buhok niya, black as ink. Maputla ang balat, halos kumikislap sa ilalim ng fluorescent light. Pero ang pinaka-nakapagpatigil sa akin? Ang mga mata niya. Hindi ko alam kung itim, asul, o may halong pilak. Parang may liwanag na nakatago sa ilalim ng dilim.Tahimik siya habang nagsasalita ang teacher. “Hi.” Isang salita lang, pero sapat para parang kumapit sa hangin ang boses niya.“You can sit…” The teacher looked around. “…beside Mara.”Napalingon ang lahat sa akin. Great.Lumapit siya sa bakanteng upuan sa tabi ko. Hindi mabilis, hindi mabagal. Sakto lang. Bawat hakbang niya parang sinukat ang distansya ng buong mundo.Umupo siya.“Hi,” bulong ko, mahina, halos hindi ko narinig ang sarili ko.Dahan-dahan siyang tumingin sa akin. Tumama ang mga mata niya sa mga mata ko.“Hi,” sagot niya, parehong mahina. Pero may kakaiba. Parang hindi lang basta greeting. Parang tanong. Parang… “Sigurado ka ba diyan?”Ngumiti siya. Isang maliit na ngiti lang, halos hindi halata. Pero sapat para kumabog ang puso ko.At doon, naramdaman ko na: May mali sa araw na ‘to. O baka may tama.After ClassWala akong ginawa buong araw kundi bantayan siya mula sa gilid ng paningin ko. Hindi siya nagsalita maliban kung tinawag ng teacher. Hindi siya lumapit sa iba kahit obvious na maraming gustong kumausap sa kanya.Pagkatapos ng klase, nagmamadali akong lumabas.Pero bago ako makalabas, naramdaman kong may nakatingin sa akin.Celeste.Nakatayo siya sa gitna ng classroom. Tahimik. Hindi gumagalaw. Nakatingin lang… diretso sa akin.“Ano?” tanong ko, medyo naiirita kasi hindi ako sanay sa gano’ng titig.Tumaas ang isang kilay niya. “Nothing.”At dumaan lang siya sa tabi ko na parang ako lang ang hangin.---At Home“Hoy, may bagong student daw sa class mo?” tanong ni Ate habang nagbabalat ng mangga.“Hmm,” sagot ko, umiinom ng tubig.“Maganda raw sabi ng mga kaklase mo. Crush mo na agad?”Naalala ko ang mga mata niya. Ang ngiti niya. Ang presensya niya. Hindi lang basta maganda. May ibang level. Parang hindi siya dapat nandito sa mundong ‘to.“Hindi,” mabilis kong sagot. Pero napansin kong nakangiti ako habang sinasabi iyon.---That NightHindi ako makatulog. Iniisip ko pa rin siya. Sino ba talaga si Celeste Navarro? Ano ang meron sa kanya at parang lahat ng ingay ng mundo humihinto pag nandiyan siya?Nakatitig ako sa bintana, sa buwan. Maliwanag ngayon, halos bilog.At sa gitna ng katahimikan, isang boses ang parang dumaan sa hangin.“Mara…”Napatingin ako agad.Parang boses niya.Parang boses ni Celeste.Pero paano? Wala naman siya dito.Kinilabutan ako.At doon ko lang napansin… may kumikislap na manipis na guhit ng liwanag sa pulso ko. Hugis… kalahating buwan.At naisip ko lang: Ano ba talaga ang pumasok sa buhay ko?parang kinuryente ako sa loob.
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