Around Manila Series 2 Missy and Anton Sometimes, letting go means less wounds than holding on. Missy, a Broadcasting student and iskolar ng bayan from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, is known for her social skills. She blends in anywhere, whether it's a hairstyle, an outfit, or new people. With her personality, she effortlessly connects with others. Missy believes that every connection is like a string, some loosely tied, others knotted tightly. She spent her life gripping them tightly, even when they burned and hurt her hands. Because to her, that's what love looked like. But how long can she keep tying knots with people who only want to untangle themselves? How much of herself must she give up just to stop them from turning their backs? Antonio Gabriel Simon, her ex-fling, a Political Science graduate and alumni from PUP, comes back into her life. Antonio has always believed that if someone doesn't like you, just let them go. Their strings cross paths again when they both receive a surprise message from Beebeads: they've been chosen from thousands of past buyers of couple bracelet for a chance to win ₱500,000, if they can prove they're the most heart-fluttering couple. Will they allow their strings to be tied once more? Can they tighten the knots again, despite the thousand reasons to loosen them?

Silas Elian was always the name they chanted in almost every game. He was everyone's favorite player despite his over self-confidence. Somehow, it only made people like him more. His grades were a complete mess. Tinigil niyang maging top student. Ang gusto niya nalang, makapasa, pero bakit pati 'yon ay mukhang alinlangin pa? Isabel Aurelia, the class valedictorian that's so obsessed with keeping things her way that not everyone adored. Her world revolved around top scores, and a schedule so precise it left no room for surprises or people. Everything had its place all arranged according to her liking. Nagsimula silang magkalapit back when they were high school students. And slowly, from strangers, they built something. Something quiet. Something real. Pero hindi lahat ng nagsimula sa tahimik ay matatapos sa tahimik. Sometimes, the things we never say are the very reasons why love slips away. Book 1 of the "First Love" Series

Seient Kennedy Radejas. On-Going.