Novels by Kay

That rude bastard. Laura could feel her facial features twitching out of extreme annoyance. She doesn’t want to marry either, but she’s not this rude. Rejecting her this way? And even while breakfast? She is not Olivia but she’s extremely irked and irritated! She reaches for the glass of orange juice in front of her and chugs it down to nothing before loudly putting it back on top of the table, the same way Duke did earlier. She pierced her eyes at Duke, trying to look as intimidating as she could. “And you think I want to take an arrogant man like you as my husband?” she said with stern voice, still holding down her glass on the table. “Don’t make me laugh,” she sarcastically said. Duke only raised an eyebrow. He noticed the woman’s grip on her glass begins to tighten. He smirks before speaking. “Are you laughing?” he sarcastically asked back which made Laura roll her eyes. His research about her was right. Pompous and self-assertive. Laura snorts. “Mom, there’s no way I’m marryin

An ear-splitting car horn stuns Duke by surprise, causing him to shift his head towards its direction. There, he sees a certain young woman in the middle of the road, almost hit by a car. “Duke, are you listening?” He looks at his father who’s sitting beside him at the backseat of the car. With furrowed eyebrows, his father continued to speak. “Could you pay attention?” Duke Crezford has just arrived in the city from overseas and there goes his father again. He expressionlessly motioned his hand to raise the partially opened car window. He could still see the woman earlier, now walking away from the middle of the road. Edmond stared at his son who seemed uninterested with everything he’s been saying since earlier. “Duke, are you with me?” There was a hint of exasperation in his voice. But judging by Duke’s facial expression, his son doesn’t care at all. “I’m listening,” Duke shortly said, turning from the car window to his dad. He watched as his father opens a brown envelope and

“You’ve lost a lot of weight.”Laura looks at her mother who’s lying down the hospital bed. It is undeniable how weak her mother has become just by hearing the voice alone.Looking at her mom’s weakened state, her grip on the straps of her shoulder bag tightened as she tries to give her best smile. At least if she smiles, her mother can be less worried. She walks towards her mom as she pulled a nearby chair, and positions herself just beside her mother’s bed.“I’ve been on diet these days,” she lied. Truth is, she’s been only eating a slice of bread every single day because she doesn’t have the money to buy enough food.“You don’t need to diet. My daughter is already so much beautiful,” her mother smiled.Despite the pale look on her mother’s face, Laura still thinks that her mom is so pretty when she smiles.“Between you and I, I think you’

“Are you Laura Gardner?”Laura stops as an unknown man approaches from behind her. She turned from the black plastics and garbage piles she was ordered to dispose earlier, towards the unfamiliar man. She has never seen this person before.“Are you Laura Gardner?” the man repeats his question as he scrutinizingly looks at her from her head to toe, then back to her face.Laura nervously rubs both her palms on her skirt with the intention of wiping it. She walks towards the man as she softly uttered, “Yes, I am. Is there anything I could do for you?”The man waves his hand at something from behind him. As if on cue, Laura watched as a black limousine suddenly parks near the alley where they stand. A woman, dressed like a nobility, gets off the limousine and walks towards them.Laura confusingly looks at the man.As if the man understood her confusion, he said, “There’s someone I’d like you t

Liahn’s POV“That’s lame,” mahina kong sagot sa sinabi ng kaibigan. “I mean, if he’s so handsome, he should be flexing it all over the school. He shouldn’t be acting like some weirdo loser who’s at the verge of getting bullied.”“Siguro siya lang talaga ‘yong tipo na walang pakialam sa iba?” sagot ni Alliyah.“Well, it’s not my business, so who cares. Wala rin akong pakialam sa kanya,” sagot ko na nagpatuloy sa pagkain. I care more about that guy’s kiss than his looks.“But if it’s about Nathan, I guess, you’ll react,” mahinang bulong niya.“Oh, please, Ali. I’ve been trying not to say that cursed name for weeks. Stop mentioning it. Nakakasira ng sikmura,” sabi ko.“To be honest, I’m still quite perplexed about your break-up,” komento niya. “He was hea

Liahn’s POVTinitigan ko ang hallway nitong school na puno ng mga naglalampungan na magkasintahan. Nasusuka akong isipin na isa rin ako sa kanila dati, at hindi ko mapigilan ang pag-ikot ng mga mata dahil doon.Diretso akong naglakad patungo sa silid-aralan. Yes, napagpasiyahan kong bumalik na sa tuwid na daan. I’m that so-called goody girl again, at pretense. Dahil this time, I have this certain goal inside of me – to make my ex-boyfriend take back that break-up line he threw at me.Nakangisi akong naglakad papunta sa sarili kong upuan sa pinakang-likod ng row. Ibinaba ko ang bag ko roon, at naupo. Hindi ko mapigilan ang pag-alala sa mga nangyari sa sarili kong kwarto noong Sabado.Humanda ka talaga, ex. Isang araw, magugulat ka na lang dahil hahalikan kita sa gitna ng mga couples na naglalampungan sa school corridor, at doon mo mare-realize kung gaano ako ka-talented humalik. At pagsisihan mong i

Liahn’s POVIt happened all too fast – so fast that I thought my time had stopped.Sa sobrang bilis ng pangyayari, hindi ko na rin nagawa ang pumikit. First kiss ko ‘yon. Pero hindi ko magawang sampalin si Ethan na nakatingin sa akin. Hindi ko man maaninag ang mga mata niya, alam kong sa likod ng makapal niyang buhok ay nakatingin siya sa akin.Hindi naman na lumalim pa ang halik na pinagsaluhan namin. Sa katunayan, parang ipinagdikit lang ang mga balat namin sa labi sa loob ng ilang segundo.That’s right. That one could hardly count as a kiss.Tinitigan ko siya. I still can’t see the face behind those ridiculous bangs and glasses. But I can clearly see the mouth that touched mine a few seconds ago. And those lips, for some reason, look unfamiliar. Why in the world is he smirking? Why does he look like he’s enjoying my cluelessness to kissing?This is not Ethan Ramirez. He&rs

Liahn’s POVOh, my God. Oh, my buddhas and the Greek mythology! No. This can’t be happening. Why are you doing this to me, Dad?! May balak ka bang sirain ang strategic plan at sweet revenge ko? Bakit sa lahat ng kapit-bahay, siya pa?Bakit itong albularyong nerd pa na ito?Tinitigan ko ang napaka-out of style na lalaki sa harapan ko. He’s still wearing those old-fashioned baggy clothes, and that freaking long thick bangs is still on that freaking face! This guy? My kissing teacher? NO. FCKING. WAY.Na-uh, not gonna happen. Never.Hindi na ako hinintay pa ng lalaki na papasukin siya dahil basta na lang niyang niluwagan ‘yung pinto at pumasok. Hindi niya rin ako pinansin – ako pa na nagbukas ng pinto para sa kanya. Did he not see me? What the flying fck?!Isinarado ko ang pinto habang hinubad naman ng lalaki ang sapatos niya at kinuha ang extra home slippers na nandoon sa sh

Liahn’s POVSabado ngayon at napakaganda ng sikat ng araw sa labas. Isang napakaliwanag na umaga na naman ang sasalubungin ng mga mata kong kanina pa nandidilim.Bullshit na Filipino time. Ang sabi 8AM to 12PM sa kwarto ko ang study session. Pero pagkatingin ko sa suot kong Apple watch ay agad na umikot ang mga mata ko. Inis akong nagpakawala ng isang malalim na hininga at pumangalumbaba sa study table ko sa kwarto. Alas nuebe na pero ang so-called tutor ko ay wala pa rin.Hindi ko siya hinihintay. Sadyang wala akong choice kung hindi maghintay, dahil alam kong hindi maganda ang kalalabasan ng financial life ko kapag sinuway ko si Dad.Ayokong ma-grounded. Aba, sino bang may gusto?Nakabusangot ang mukha kong tumayo mula sa pagkakaupo sa harapan ng study table at naglakad papalapit sa bintana ng kwarto kung saan nagmumula ang liwanag na kanina pang sumisilaw sa

Liahn’s POVPiece of trash.Siguro ay ‘yan ang tingin sa akin ng Daddy ko na napaka-perfectionist. Punong-puno ng dismaya akong tinignan ni Dad, bago muling ibinalik ang tingin niya sa aking report card. Well, hindi naman na ako nagulat sa mga numerong nakasulat doon. After all, I stopped going to class halfway this semester.Nakakabwisit kasing isipin na ka-block ko ang saksakan ng gago at libog kong ex. Ayokong makita ang makapal na pagmumukha ng tarantadong ‘yun. You know how he broke up with me?“I can’t spend my college life with a goody girl who doesn’t even know how to kiss like you.”‘Yan! Ang pamatay niyang linyang tuluyang bumalot ng dilim sa dating nagliliwanag na pagkatao ko. Balang araw, isasampal ko ang mga salitang ‘yan pabalik sa pagmumukha niya. Kapag ako, natutong humalik, sasalubungin ko talaga siya sa school corridor ng isang matind