She's my friend...I mean, my best friend. But no, I'm wrong. I am the only one who treats her as my best friend, maybe, I am just a normal person to her. The one who'll be on her side whenever the other two is not around.I am just the one who fills the spot to console her whenever she's down or have problem.I am the only one who treasures her as my BFF. What did I get in return? None! Just broken heart that keeps on breaking whenever I see her with the other girls. With the girls that she calls now her FRIEND.…
Jane Buenaverde grew up living nang isang kayod isang tuka. She was the bread winner of the family. Bukod sa mahina na ang kaniyang ina ay wala rin siyang kinalakihang ama. Sa murang edad ay nagawa niyang magtrabaho para lang makaraos sa araw-araw. Life is hard and poor but she was contented, happy, and always motivated with her boyfriend, Dave.Ngunit nagising nalang siya isang araw at nakatira na siya kasama ang bossy, strikto, at isa sa pinakamayamang tao na si Gian Muentes. Jane don't want to live with him but Gian's family promised to give all of her family wants. Her family will be living happy at hindi na kailangang mamroblema sa pang araw-araw na gastusin kaya kahit labag sa loob ay pumayag siya. But all she never know, sa kabila ng sustentong ibibigay sa kaniyang pamilya ay araw-araw niya namang dusa sa puder ni Gian.Sasaktan, paparusahan, araw-araw na pagdudusa at sakit sa buong katawan. Reason for her to think, paano kaya kung may ama siya. Paano kaya kung kahit papaano may pera sila. She will surely not suffer from this kind of pain. But little she know that the suffering she was experiencing was all because of her real and rich father. Matatanggap o mapapatawad niya kaya ang ama? Will Gian accept her as his wife o lalo lang siyang magdudusa?…
[PaperInk Imprint Mental Health Collaboration Series]Ever since her grandfather died, Kesia, her siblings, and even her mother have been suffering from the hands of her relatives. All of them are against her family, always throwing them words of pain.To escape from their depressing situation, Kesia thought of doing daydreaming. She never failed on doing it every single day.But what if the daydreaming she thought to help her escape from reality came to the worst scenario? What if she came to the point where she can no longer escape from the world she made?'It is now your battle against yourself and mind, Kesia. Sabihin na nating, ang pangalan ko rin ay Kesia, and in order for you para matakasan ako...ay kalabanin ako. Makakaya mo ba?'…
(PaperInk BL Collaboration Series)Maxi grew up living confused about his real gender identity. Hindi niya alam kung anong kasarian siya attracted - sa lalaki o babae? When he was a child, he used to get bullied just by rejecting a girl being paired with him. That memory kept on lingering in his mind as he grew up in this judgemental society. He wanted to escape, kahit isang araw gusto niyang tumakas sa magulong mundo, and then... the timing was perfect as he met Asher Del Mundo.Asher is the only son of family Del Mundo. Dahil sa nag-iisang anak, at isa pang lalaki, the expectation from his family is there. Ang makapangasawa, at higit sa lahat mabigyan ng apo ang pamilya. The pressure was there, and that was why Asher decided to get away from his parents. As he searched for himself, he met Maxi. Doon din tuluyang nakilala ni Asher ang sarili niya. He realized he wanted a guy, not a girl for him.Ngunit masyadong magaling makipaglaro ang kapalaran, and it was exactly the same as what their relationship faced. Paano kung malaman nalang nilang pareho that they only had one week left para magkasama, at isa sa kanila ay kailangang mamaalam na? Makakaya kaya nila?The love that made them know themselves better. At the same time, the love that made them apart. Will they make it until the end even if they're...Heavens apart?…