Table Turning Quotes Novels & Stories

"S-Stop..." Nauutal kong saad. Kasabay ng pagpasok ng kamay niya sa aking skirt ang pagkapit ko ng mahigpit sa table ko. "You want this, don't you?" Mainit na bulong nito sa aking tainga. Sobrang kinakabahan ako, nasa school kami at walanghiya niyang ginagawa ito ngayon sa akin. Umiling ako sa tanong niya, nagpipigil ng ungol at baka may makarinig dahil lunch palang at mamaya kaunti ay darating na ang mga studyante ko. "P-Please, t-tumigil ka na!" "Are you going to wear this skimpy skirt and sleeves again?" Malamig nitong tanong sakin. "H-hindi na." Umiling-iling ako para tigilan na niya ang ginagawa niya. Ngayon lang siya nakialam sa suot ko at hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit. Pencil skirt lang naman iyon at puting long sleeves. "Good. Don't make me mad again Mrs. Buenavista kung ayaw mong gawin ko sayo to sa sarap ng estudyante mo." Kung makapag salita siya para namang hindi ko siya estudyante ah?! Siya lang naman si Zachariah Buenavista asawa ko at estudyante ko rin.

Dante Matino Cruz is a delivery rider, sweating day and night just to keep food on the table and medicine for his ailing mother. Life is hard, but his pride is harder—no shortcuts, no handouts, no selling himself for money. Celestine Isla Navarro is a CEO who thrives in a world where hesitation means weakness. She’s used to buying what she wants and bending people to her will. But the day she crosses paths with Dante—sun-bronzed, stubborn, and infuriatingly unyielding—something inside her shifts. Her first proposition is reckless: a single night, no strings attached. Dante’s answer? Not for sale. But fate doesn’t end with one rejection. Celestine offers him something else: a job. A dangerous but well-paid position as her personal bodyguard. The money could save his mother, even secure work for his childhood friend, Liza. It’s everything he’s been breaking his back for—served on a silver platter. Now Dante faces a brutal choice: swallow his pride to protect his family, or stand firm against a woman who never takes “no” for an answer. What begins as a battle of wills turns into a dangerous, slow-burning game of temptation. Pride versus desire. Fire against fire. And in this game, someone will surrender. The question is—who will break first?

Muntik nang mamatay si Sunshine sa operating table dahil sa matinding pagdurugo mula sa isang ectopic pregnancy, habang ang asawa niyang si Shawn Navarro naman ay todo-celebrate ng birthday ng kaniyang kabit—high-profile at walang pakialam. Apat na taon silang kasal. Sa loob ng panahong iyon, sobrang humble at mapagtiis si Sunshine, pero kahit anong gawin niya, hindi pa rin niya natunaw ang puso ni Shawn. Lubos siyang nadurog nang makita niyang buong lambing at proteksiyon na inaalagaan ni Shawn ang anak ng mismong kaaway niya. Doon na siya tuluyang sumuko—iniwan niya ito dala ang isang kasunduan ng pakikipaghiwalay. Pagbalik niya sa workforce, buong puso niyang ibinuhos ang sarili sa career. Sa loob ng maikling panahon, ginulat niya ang buong siyudad at naging isang highly sought-after figure sa hanay ng mga elite. Nang makita ni Shawn na napapalibutan na siya ng mga manliligaw, hindi na mapakali ang cold-faced CEO. Siya mismo ang pumutol sa mga suitors at isinandal siya sa pader. “Mrs. Navarro, I don’t agree with our annulment!”

If turning 18 is a curse, Artemis Velasquez couldn't ask more. No debut celebration, being forced to have a vacation at her grandmother's, and remove all of her luxuries in life. Leaving her with no choice, she had to cope with simple living until she saw a wishing well where it was believed that any spoken wish would be granted. Accidentally falling into it, she discovers Salamanca where people live with power and magic, and encounters her grandmother's good-looking yet mysterious adoptee, Stalwart Augsburg, through whom she finds out about their family's origin and its tragic past. Learning everything builds her strong resolve, attends the most prestigious magical school, and promises to bring justice to their family. Yet, it is easier said than done. The new-found world is far different and too complicated. Old customs, an awakening war, wicked schemes, and formidable enemies are ahead. Can someone from the modern world rectify the past? Can someone who just accidentally fell into the wishing well make a difference?

After that night with Travis—a priest who also happened to be her first—she fled the club, desperate for a new life. She hoped she'd never see him again; if possible, she wished their paths would never cross, not even to glimpse his shadow. Her life finally found peace when she decided to go back to her hometown. But that peace shattered when she discovered her sister, whom their parents had sent to a prestigious religious academy specifically to prevent her from turning out like herself, was now pregnant by one of the school's own priests. Just as she was interrogating the board, trying to find out who the father of her sister's baby was, she bumped into Travis. He was the current head of the board, feared for his unusual aura and commanding authority, and notorious as a great womanizer. Her heart suddenly raced, and she wanted to drop everything and run, but it was too late. The womanizing priest had already captured her attention.

He's gay and she knows it. Hindi naman akalain ni Alary na sa muli nilang pagkikita ng kaibigan na matagal niyang hindi nakita ay muling mabubuhay ang damdamin na matagal niyang ibinaon sa limot. Ang hirap kaya magmahal ng isang bakla? - May posibilidad bang magkagusto ang isang bakla sa isang babae? Mali ba ang nararamdamang atrakson ni Klarius sa matalik na kaibigan? Akala niya's guni-guni lang ang muling pagsaludo ng kanyang sundalo sa muling pagkakita sa dalaga. Ano bang dapat niyang gawin sa paggising ng hindi normal na atraksyon sa babae? Papayag kaya si Alary sa gusto niya? - Love Between Lust Series #1 An affair between Alary and her gay friend, Klarius, will lead them to unveil their secrets, lies and the start of turning back to their past. @come2adri

Aiah Villegas is your typical social butterfly. Sunod sa luho, hindi alintana ng beinte ocho anyos na dalaga ang kahit anong negative notion patungkol sa kanya. Party. Men. She loved them all specifically the attention. Not until her grandfather meddle her affairs and wedded her to a certain Rodrigo Dela Costa. Just like the name, literal na lahat dito mula pananalita at kilos ay pangmatanda. And unlike all men circling around her, he doesn't give a damn about her mere existence. Isang pabor na di niya kayang tanggihan. That's how Rodrigo viewed the existence of the pampered princess of the Villegas on his private space. Nothing more. Nothing less. But why does her cheap antics get inside his nerves? At tila ba hinahamon nito ang katatagan niya bilang lalaki... "I guarantee, you'll fall for me, My dear husband." Aiah leaned over his table, deliberately showing the generous view of her cleavage. There's a playful smirk etched on her lips. "Wala pang lalaking tumanggi sa akin." "Then I'll be the first," tugon ni Rodrigo, unbothered, drift his focus back on the piles of papers. "Try harder, My Aiah, then maybe there's a slim chance that I'll fall for you."

"You have me. Until every last star in the galaxy dies, you have me." Sirius Phoenix Montemayor is more than just the heir to a multi-billion-dollar empire; he is the charismatic frontman of the global sensation, CELESTIAL. But behind the sold-out stadiums and deafening cheers lies a lethal reality: fame has painted a crosshair on his back, turning him into the ultimate high-profile target. Haven Diamond Fortaleza is a top-tier elite agent known in the underworld as the Shadow Reaper. Her latest mission is her most dangerous yet: to serve as the invisible shield for the world’s most famous rockstar. As they traverse five continents in a high-stakes world tour, Haven’s "Survive First, Love Later" code begins to crumble. In a universe full of noise, he is the melody she is sworn to protect. But as the shadows close in, will the music die, or will it ignite the universe? When duty meets desire in the middle of a global conspiracy, can a battle-hardened bodyguard finally lower her defenses? Or will the secrets of the Vanguard Initiative tear them apart before the final note hits the stage? In the clash between the Shadow and the Spotlight, only one thing is certain: some diamonds are forged in fire, but this one was born to protect the Phoenix.

Hindi ko alam pero parang napag iiwanan na yata ako ng panahon, sabi ng iba kaylangan ko na daw mag pakasal at mag karoon ng sarili kong pamilya, kasi daw hindi nako pabata pa. Bakit ika babata ko ba pag nag karon ako ng asawa't anak? "Khrizxxianna you need to have your own Family, darling," "Mom, I'm not on to that hindi ko kaya saka hindi madali ang gusto mo," "Mag blind date ka, may kilala akong anak ng mare ko na pwede mong maging asawa.' "No way Mom!, ayoko ng mga idea mo!" pasigaw kong sabi kay mommy. "Khrizxxianna you're turning forty this year and you should get married," sabi pa nito sa akin sabay inum ng hawak nyang baso na may laman na wine. "No, Mom I hate marriage, I just want to have a child that's it," and I just look at the pouring rain outside of the window. _SUNGYONGSOO15_

Fate in love has been something that Aqee finds interesting yet has never really experienced. She believes fate has its own favoritism, and it wasn't her. Her fate in life was turning bright, yet it made her love story darker by time. Para bang ang kapalit ng success niya sa buhay ay ang mag-isa habang buhay. It wasn't her choice to begin with. She wanted to be loved how she knows love is. Gusto niya maramdaman ang nararamdaman ng iba. Gusto niya maranasan ang nararanasan ng iba tuwing nagmamahal. Kahit hindi na siya baguhan sa isang relasyon, hindi siya tumigil sa paghihintay na baka isang araw ay paglaruan siya ng kaniyang tadhana at makilala ang lalaking iibigin siya hanggang wakas ng paulit-ulit sa iba-ibang pagkakataon. Ngunit handa na ba talaga si Aqee sa pagmamahal na ibibigay sakaniya ng tadhana? O nandyan lamang ang kaniyang hinahanap pero hindi niya lang pinapansin? Paano nga ba makikipaglaro ang tadhana niya sa kaniyang kwentong pag-ibig?