Marked Novels & Stories

I have to fulfill Ma's expectations as well. {}

My hand was shaking as I was accepting their request. I also had more than a thousand notifications, thanks to Noah's tag on my name on his post. I was browsing my I*******m account when I saw Anne's latest I*******m post. Her post kill all the excitement that I felt earlier. It was a picture of her and Andrew. It was a candid shot. They look happy and in love. Anne's caption says it all. "Partner"

Permanently. To be continued...

Sophie replies. Yeah, once they mark each other.

Smelled like actual beef. Maya had not asked her to elaborate. She did not ask today. Instead, she stood at the map with three markers. Red for cleared. Yellow for unknown. Black for avoid. Six blocks east of the cannery, she added a grey mark. Small. Almost nothing. The map looked at her with the quiet accusation of paper that had just been told a secret. LUS pulsed. That color is not on the key. “No.” Should I add it? “No.” What does grey mean?

Extraordinary. More.

Pahayag niya. Narinig nila ang masasayang boses ng nagdadatingang sina Sheryl, Alijohn at Marcel, at ang malakas na kalampag ng pagsasara ng gate na bakal. “Suwerte natin ngayon,” boses ni Marcel, “ubos ang paninda natin.” “Ikaw ang lucky charm namin, e,” si Alijohn, “sinuwerte kami nang todo ng sumulpot ka rito.”

Tanong ni Mayari Sabay tingin ni Adonis kay Hiligaynon na nasa batis at umiinom ng tubig. ‘’Si Hiligaynon ang gabay?’’ ‘’Hindi pwede ..hindi maari.. hindi mo kami pweding paghiwalayin ng landas nangako ako kay ina napoprotekatahan ko siya habang buhay’’’ pangambang tugon ni Mayari.