Ang pag-ibig ay parang nagsusugal. Pag sigurado kang mahal mo ang tao, ibibigay mo ang lahat. Ang problema dito ay di mo alam kung may maibabalik paba sayo o wala. Maswerte ang nakakakuha ng higit pa sa inaasahan, pero luhaan ang mga sumugal at natalo. Pero ganun paman, tulad ng sugal, kahit walang kasiguraduhan, marami paring umiibig, marami paring sumusugal. Dahil... Baka Sakali... Baka Sakali...

During the spread of the deadliest virus in 2054 Philippines, Santhy Gozon struggles to survive to reach the last quarantine. *** A sixteen-year-old student should be worrying about school, friends, girls, growing up-not battling the deadliest virus the world has ever seen, but Santhy doesn't exactly have a choice. This virus doesn't choose its victims-psychosis, paranoia, death-and the only way to survive is to go to the Last Quarantine. Aboard a public bus, Santhy and the other passengers fight for their lives. A virus this lethal and ruthless, a rate of 902 to 1,543 victims a minute...Santhy won't be one of them. At least, that's what he's trying to convince himself. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

*Wattys 2018 Winner / Hidden Gems* CREATE YOUR OWN MR. RIGHT Weeks before Valentine's, seventeen-year-old Kate Lapuz goes through her first ever breakup, but soon she stumbles upon a mysterious new app called My Dream Boyfriend, an AI chatbot that has the ability to understand human feelings. Casually, she participates in the app's trial run but finds herself immersed in the empathic conversations with her customizable virtual boyfriend, Ecto. In a society both connected and alienated by technology, Kate suspects an actual secret admirer is behind Ecto. Could it be the work of the techie student council president Dion or has Kate really found her soulmate in bits of computer code? She decides to get to the bottom of the cutting-edge app. Her search for Ecto's real identity leads Kate to prom, where absolute knowledge comes with a very steep price.

She was always there, but he never once allowed their paths to cross with one another. She had always been that "number one fan" way before he made it big as a singer-songwriter. Eliseo Salvatierra never thought that one day, he'd find himself dedicating his songs to Mia Takahashi, his biggest fangirl and an online stranger. But the question is, will she forever support him in his milestones? Or will she forever stay as the girl... he never met? An epistolary. Cover edited by: @iamanneruth Art (c): @annaabolaart on Instagram

Joyce Ann Silang was contented with her life. She was happy with her books and anime. But one embarrassing encounter with him changed her life and she knew it wasn't for the best. Wade Yozon knew it wasn't easy getting close to her. She built a wall around herself but Wade was willing to make her defenses fall; brick by brick. What if the lies that piled up caught up to them? An epistolary.

Merry Arisa Salonga had told herself that she had moved on already. But one drunken night, she found herself chatting her ex-boyfriend-Alexis Remus. It was stupid of her but she was drunk, okay? But what was more stupid was... she drunk-messaged the wrong guy! Alexis Ran Crowell was busy minding his own life when she appeared. His life was monotonous and it was as if she came just to ruin his peaceful life. But with her came the peace he never thought he would gain in his life. But what if the past that he was trying to bury came back to haunt them? An epistolary.

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Si Adrian Jung ang number 1 Campus Heartthrob sa Silva West High. Gwapo? Check! Gentleman? Check! Mabait? Check! Athletic? Check! Bassist ng Banda? Check! Rumored Playboy daw? Uh-Check?!Mayroon pa bang hindi papangarapin ang isang Adrian Jung? Kung mayroon man, hindi si Annica iyon! In fact, Isa si Annica Rivera sa fan ng kanilang banda, lalo na ang bassist na si Adrian Jung. Sa apat na taon nyang pag aaral sa Silva, ganoon na din katagal nya itong gusto. Pero hindi tulad ng ibang fan, sapat na para sa kanya ang ma-pagmasdan ito sa malayo at sumuporta. An ordinary girl like her who's only hard-working can never dream of reaching out to Adrian Jung, the unattainable heartthrob. But what if the Campus Heartthrob is suddenly within her reach? Paano kung ang mailap at mataas na si Adrian Jung na mismo ang lumapit sa kanya? Paano kung malaman nyang ang Adrian Jung na perpekto sa mga mata nya ay hindi pala perpekto? What if the rumors are true? Will her heart remain only for the infamous Campus Heartthrob?

It seems like everything is falling into place para kina Kurt at Gail. They have a baby on the way, suportado sila ng barkada at pamilya nila, and they're very much in love, with Kurt promising Gail that he will never leave her side. Pero hindi gano'n kadali ang buhay at minsan, may mga mangyayarin bagay na hindi inaasahan. Isang malaki at nakakagulat na rebelasyon ang makakaapekto sa relationship nina Kurt at Gail and they can only overcome it if Kurt's steps up and takes the responsibility. Gail may love Kurt deeply, but with so many things getting in their way, hindi na niya alam how long she can hold on to his promise. Published under Pop Fiction books, an imprint of Summit Books. Price: P195 Available nationwide in bookstores, convenience stores and online via www.summitnewsstand.com.ph/pop-fiction with digital copies available for download via Buqo. Grab your copy now!‪‬ #AILWAG2 ‪#‎PopFictionGeneration‬ #PopFic4point0

Now published under Pop Fiction, an imprint of Summit Books. P195, Taglish Part 1 Theirs is a story that started all wrong. Naglayas si Gail sa bahay nila sa Manila, looking forward to spending the best summer of her life in the quiet town of Sitio Maligaya. Ang hindi niya alam, gang leader Kurt agreed to a mission na bantayan siya kapalit ng dream car nito. At ang una nilang engkwentro? An accidental kiss, which is also happens to be Gail's first kiss-- ever! Will this mark the beginning of Gail's string of bad luck with Kurt? Or will this gangster be the accident she's always wanted to happen, the wrong person who will make everything right?