Maria Korina Lopez

“PROTECTING YOU” by Maria Korina Lopez

“To tell you the truth, from the start I hated you. I’d never loved you” a lied that I told her way back then just to protect her from more dangerous situation. I taught it was the right choice but then I learned that it was me who was betrayed by her. I thought she cares for me but it turns out that it was all fake, it was all planned in order to lure me out from hiding. How come my sacrifice became worthless. I gave up everything just for you but then you dig my own grave. I am being targeted by the dangerous organization called “black ...

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“LAST DROP” by Maria Korina Lopez

Submitted to Contest #99

Summer vacation will be start five days from now on. Pauline is excited for the summer because this is the only month that she can spend her time with her beloved Scott. Scott is from the province of La Union. Scott is a man with principle and he is discipline well and Pauline is a party goer person, however when he met Scott 5 years before summer, she changed into well prim and proper lady. Their love story is admirable and everyone’s envious of it but one day everything changed.“Pau, let’s go” her mother shouted and Pau ran as fast as she ...

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“THE FORGOTTEN PROMISE” by Maria Korina Lopez

Submitted to Contest #96

“Friendship is priceless especially the unexpected one. People come and go, some stays and some choose to go away” In the Philippines there are many public schools that anyone can attend wherein they can enjoy learning while having fun. In Lloren Elementary School of Tubao, La Union, there were six children that suddenly became friends. The Kid name Corrine is not sociable however she met these five children that change her daily life. When Corrine entered Grade 3, she met Mark and Chris. As a Kid, Corrine’s classmates are all hypers but she...

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“THE BURNING LIGHT” by Maria Korina Lopez

Submitted to Contest #92

“What do you mean by saving others by harming yourself?” this question is always popping in my mind since I lost my father. He was a great man but the society despised him too much. They are hunting him like a wild animal and that is the reason why we are always hiding. I hate the way they treat my father; my father is the greatest man but for them, he is just a notorious criminal whose wandering in the street to kill. I hate this kind of society, those leaders who are pretending to be the reliable ally but the truth is they are the foes. Th...

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“With You Again” by Maria Korina Lopez

Submitted to Contest #81

I am Guatemala Louise and I am a fresh graduate of BA English Language and I didn’t expect that entering the adult world is too hard. These past few days I am really exhausted because no one still hired me and it’s been 2 months since I graduated and came back here in the Philippines. I am now running out of time if still did not hired this month, my Mom will come at me and she will let me handle our business instead but I don’t want it, I want to become independent and while I am resting here in the rest area, my past clouded my mind again....

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“The Secret Blood of Maria” by Maria Korina Lopez

Submitted to Contest #80

MARIA grew up in isolated place wherein crimes and cruelty is the main focus of that area. She was abandoned in that place when she became 12 years old. At her young age, she witnessed the cruelty of the world. She was not afraid seeing dead bodies and bloods because it became natural for her to see those things. Her personality is too strong and her neighborhood is afraid of her. she can fight and follow-up easily what is happening around her. There was a time that someone tried to kill her in her own house, but that person did not succeed ...

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“LETTER OF MAISIE” by Maria Korina Lopez

Submitted to Contest #79

MAISIE is an 18-year old and a Senior High School Student in a prestigious school. Despite of her parents being rich and a board member of the school, she applied as a scholar student and she got in. Despite of her background family, no one ever treat her as a rich kid and almost everyone at the school treats her nothing but an eyesore and because of that she never showed her weakness and no one saw her cry. Despite of the different hardships that she’s going through, she never dared to raised her voice just to speak and defend herself. Ever...

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