INTRO SHE: I lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling. I can see nothing but darkness. Sleep has eluded me tonight. I look at the man sleeping soun
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I: Him And Her HER: I think I'm falling for him. And it's scary. I won't deny that when I first saw him, there was an immediate attraction. I could
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"I miss you," Marie has been typing and erasing those words on her phone. She can't seem to make up her mind whether to send it or not. She's been hav
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Rainie kept glancing at the clock. It's only 6:30pm and yet she had already consumed a bottle of wine. The table was elegantly set with candles and fl
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The Bitch. That's what people used to call me. I really don't mind. After all, everyone has a past. And I happen to have a rather interesting and colo
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It's been six months since she last saw him.She had made it a point to keep herself occupied since she came back to Taiwan. She had her schedule caref
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Ooh, ooh.How do you cool your lipsAfter a summer's kiss?How do you rid the sweatAfter the body bliss?How do you turn your eyesFrom the romantic glare?
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Sherwin woke up with the sunlight dancing on the white wall. He rubbed the back of his neck and stretched. The room was bright with sunlight. He drew
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The cool Taipei air wafted through the night accentuating the beauty of the velvety dark sky sprinkled with glittering stars and heightened by the viv
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Smile Liu emerged from the bathroom, feeling fresh after a long and luxurious bath. She was in a sunny yellow terry cloth robe and her hair was wrappe
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She was standing near the window, a cigarette in one hand, and the other hand on her waist. It was almost five in the afternoon. Looking down, she adm
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The door opened with a loud bang as she barged into her house with fast strides. Upon reaching the living room, she stood in the middle and glared at
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Smile Liu looked at the clock on the wall. It was 10:53 in the evening."Damn! Where are you, Sherwin?" She peeked through the window; her face was con
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"Ruth, get Mr. Vaughn on the line," Reina sharply asked. It was Friday morning. Two weeks had passed.Reina had been anxiously struggling to contact th
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The breeze was warm, calming, and relaxing as it softly wafted through the trees. It was a lovely evening.The only sound of music was the creation of
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It was a midsummer's afternoon. The sun was shining clear and bright. Cotton candy clouds sprinkled the cerulean sky. Birds twittered and chirped as t
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"Omigod! Yang!" Chrissie shrieked breaking the momentary silence that engulfed them.Reina breathed in deeply, closed her eyes, relishing the sound of
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It was a clear day for the last working day of the week, another day to shower the land with the sun's warmth. Birds were chirping to welcome the new
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It was two o'clock in the afternoon and the sun was blazing. Looking out the window, one could see the streets of Taipei, busy and crowded; a heavy tr
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It's been a hectic day in the office that he decided to have a drink at Corrals to unwind. Seated at the counter, he ordered Scotch on the rocks to wh
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The sun was giving a spectacular show, its last hurrah for the day. Hues of red, orange, and gold announced dusk's arrival. The chilly wind, a signal
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She awoke to the deafening sound of 40 Below Summer."Damn! Chrissie, leave me alone!" Reina grumbled as she snuggled back in the covers."Wake up! Get
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"Ready?" Chrissie asked as Reina parked her car."I am. Come what may, I'll talk to him. Wish me luck!" Reina said."Good luck!" Chrissie said as she hu
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Reina parked a couple of houses away from Sherwin's gate on Sunday evening. She finished what was left of her cigarette and said, "Here goes nothing…"
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"Yang, stop it!" Chrisie chided, placing her fork down and took Reina's pack of Capri away from her. "That's the third pack you've opened in the last
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It was such a sunny Monday morning, a nice day to start the week. Chrissie had her BMW M3 convertible's top down as she was driving to ABAC.Reina kept
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"Damn! Why isn't she picking up?" Chrissie irately said. She had been calling Reina for the past hour but she was not answering her phone. How she wan
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Reina stretched up lazily with a silly smile on her face. She felt contented and happy but didn't know why. Her clouded mind barely remembered what ha
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"MATT AND REINA?!" Sherwin mused. He still hasn't recovered from his shock. Matt AND Reina."Man, that hurts," he continued to torture himself. He was
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"Tell me again why we are giving Matthew Li the honor of popping my cherry?" Reina asked, playing with the straw of her mocha frappe.It was Friday aft
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The party at Thrills was at full swing. Bodies were turning, whirling on the dance floor. Music was blasting. People were drinking, smoking, dancing,
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Sherwin could still vividly remember what happened earlier that afternoon as he entered the bungalow he shares with Matt. His face reddened from both
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"I knew I'd find you here," said Matthew Li, tapping his cousin on the shoulder and sitting beside him. "Still alone, huh? I just can't believe you! T
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"Had I known that Assumption University would be such a bore, I wouldn't have followed you here!" Chrissie complained. She looked at her friend, Reina
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The Bitch. That's what people call me. I really don't mind. After all, it's true. I do admit that I am not a good person. I don't think I'll ever be o
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