Switching to a condo would be a huge shift in Eloise Danielle Madrigal's life, the Iska from UP Manila. From living in her aunt's home, she will independently live near her school. From growing up with so many hands to help her, she will face a new life alone. Since Eloise wasn't familiar with commuting from Padre Faura that well, the cousin of her block mate, Graham Anthony Laurel, will surely be of help. This walking GPS guy that was a first-year Thomasian had quite a temper as he taught Eloise. It seems as though one of them needed to teach the other beyond directions, would Graham find a calm and kind way to tell Eloise that her head was in the sand?

Anjel Delo Santos, a Lasallian, craved affection from her parents. It wasn't easy getting it. She had to be brilliant because her parents were intellectual people who yearned for recognition in their own fields. College was her opportunity of being brilliant. As Anjel walked on the streets of Malate, she will see a disappointed-looking River Alexandre Abad. As a fan of River, who is a DLSU student, she couldn't help but be concerned with the basketball player's state. While they get to know each other, would their eyes appreciate the silver lining in the midst of the nimbus clouds around them?

WATTY'S SHORTLIST 2023 Stuck in the never-ending responsibilities as one of the breadwinners of the family, Calisse Abigail Guillermo, an Iska from UP Manila, seeks to find true comfort between drinking and smoking. But she never does. Her desire to find consolation in everything is not found within the consumption of toxins. When she meets fellow smoker Chance Luy, a UP med student, in the bustling street of Pedro Gil, she thanks the heavens for a chance to meet him. Chance is your worn-out med student who is stingy. As they ponder about life, would they find solace as they share a moment of smoke?

Trinity Anne Limson sees every circumstances as calamities to her desire to just do nothing in life. Maging doktor? Hindi niya nakikita ang sarili niya d'yan. Her only driving force to stay in their competitive med program is to meet her mother's high expectations. But in the midst of the uncertainty of failure and peer pressure to make their lives easy, she was forced to be friends with the smart-nerdy guy from their department, Basil Dhin Azares, who is a third year student. The goal is to get something from him and yet he guide her to experienced med school in exciting way. She trusts him like a prayer. Ngunit tama ba na mag mahal nang sobra? Higit sa lahat... Ibigay ang parte ng iyong sarili hanggang sa maubos ka. Maniwala ka sa kanya at malaman mo ang bawat sikreto sa likod ng isang pangarap na maging doktor. That's one way to kill yourself. Maybe the storm will never be calm when life turns into a circus. START: JUNE 25, 2023 END: NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Valerie Dana F. Encarnacion, a senior high school student, hates this particular guy because no matter how much hard work she puts into everything, she always ends up being second. Kaya naman, para makaganti, harap-harapan niya itong sinasabihan ng masasamang salita pero sa huli, hindi pa rin siya nananalo dahil wala naman itong pakialam sa kanya. But circumstances changed. They became close, and she never thought she would end up liking him...given that she has a boyfriend. Book Cover by: Jasmin Chew

Jeremiah Kai Claveria was turned down by the girl he was pursuing for almost two years. He's got it all, gwapong mukha na puring-puri kahit saan siya magpunta. He's impossible not to notice. He's funny, his outgoing personality is like a magnet to everyone who talks to him, except that he's a spoiled brat, he wants things crazy and exhilarating. Walang pakialam saan o kung sino man ang babanggain niya. But there's something lacking, and it's lingering at the tip of his tongue. ... and the teas of Claveria begins.

(Yours Series # 5) Graciella Rae Arevalo just wants to love and be loved. She feels like she has a lot of love to give and she just wants her own person to love. Mayroon na kasing mga boyfriend at girlfriend iyong mga tao sa paligid niya. She doesn't want to be a burden to anyone. She wants her own person to love and to spoil. Ang problema, parang ayaw naman sa kanya ng pag-ibig. She has been told to just wait for it because it will eventually come to her. And she wants to, ang kaso, she's always surrounded by death that she feels like she's always running out of time. Ilang blind date na ang napuntahan niya. She always tries to find the good in the person in front of her, but for some reason, walang spark. Ayaw niya naman na i-sacrifice iyon. Alam niya na nag-eexist iyon. She's seen it. She just needs to look harder. Pero baka tama nga sila... na kapag hindi mo hinahanap, saka doon dadating. Because apparently, she's been looking for love in all the wrong places when all along, he's always been right in front of her.

Maia Celine Zorales vowed to never cross paths with Finley Angelo Suarez again... which was hard considering that they are attending the same school. It was fine; she could just pretend that he does not exist-at least in her reality. Everything was going according to plan... until her world turned upside down when her parents told that they lost all their money. Suddenly, Maia felt helpless. But just because she is helpless does not mean that she will ask Finley for help... of all people... right?

From strangers to friends. From friends to close friends. From close friends to lovers. When Joey met Psalm, she didn't think that they'd ever be together. Paano ba naman, ex niya ang best friend nito! Psalm had seen her at her lowest, and she didn't think that there's a possibility of them being together... Pero habang tumatagal, mas lalong napapalapit ang loob niya dito. But how could they be together if he couldn't trust her? Trust... parang isang maliit na bagay lang, pero kapag wala sa isang relasyon, hindi mo alam kung hanggang kailan magtatagal.

It's hard to prove yourself when everyone thinks that everything's being given to you on a silver platter. And in Siobhan Margarette's case, she'll do everything to make everyone see that she's worth it. But what will she do if someone unexpected sees her worth? Will she stay and accept? Or will she continue pretending that she doesn't feel a thing... too?