Literature
Tungkulin Ko: Ch2
Un Misterio
"Maria, wait!"
The girl called Maria giggled as she ran even further away from her old friend. He had changed a lot in the past five years. He was taller and skinnier, his muscles and the angles of his face slowly becoming more defined. Soon, he would be taller and faster than her, but until then, she had no intention of letting him win. Putting all of her remaining energy into one last burst of speed, she reached out and slammed a hand onto the fruit-laden mango tree that was their finish line.
"Yes! I win," she crowed, and slid down to sit on the ground, her back against the tree. Jose came to a halt nearby, hands on his k