A Story of Second Chances Tahimik. Nonchalant. Walang interes sa love life. Ganito kilala si Elyseen, debate club member, honor student, at ang tipo ng babaeng walang gustong umaligid. Pero dalawang taon na ang nakakalipas mula nang sabihin niya, out of nowhere, sa intayan ng jeep: "Justin, gusto kita. Matagal na kitang gusto." At doon natapos ang lahat, ang closeness nila ni Justin, ang solid nilang apat (kasama sina Lexter at Marie), pati ang mga simpleng tawanan nila noon. Ngayon, ibang mundo na. Si Lexter, captain ng volleyball team, hinahabol ng girls. Si Marie, debate partner niya at art club darling, may girlfriend na si Toppi (teammate ni Lexter). At si Justin? Tennis club golden boy. Jolly. Charming. Parang walang nangyari. Pero bakit... ❗ Lagi siyang nasa listahan ng mga sports clubs kahit wala siyang alam sa laro? ❗ Bakit andun lagi ang pangalan ni Elyseen, table tennis, badminton, volleyball... at ngayon, tennis mismo? ❗ At bakit si Justin ang naglilista? Sa bawat serve, bawat practice, bawat "parinig" ni Justin, unti-unting bumabalik ang mga tanong na tinakasan ni Elyseen. Hanggang kailan siya magbabayad sa isang sorry na hindi niya alam kung tatanggapin pa? At kaya pa bang maibalik ng isang "lista" ang dalawang taong nawala?

He showed up quiet. I couldn't look away. And somehow, he looked like a memory I never wanted to remember. Sebastian Reyes has everything-status, skill, and the kind of control people envy. He's built his life around silence: hiding what haunts him, performing perfection. Until Anthony Cruz walks in. Cold. Calm. Unbothered. They're rivals from the moment they lock eyes, but something deeper stirs under the surface - something neither of them dares to speak aloud. Because sometimes the past doesn't stay buried. Sometimes it walks into your gym, looks you dead in the eye... ...and doesn't flinch.

𝗘𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 ＃𝟭 || Infamous as a latecomer, Rainie found herself expelled from her current school due to her unpunctuality. Her seemingly ordinary life began to take a strange turn when she was forced to enroll in an unknown and suspicious institution located in the middle of a forest. She entered as a transferee in Tantei High, advertised to her as a school for extraordinary people. However, before she could even fully understand what was happening, ravels of mystery and conspiracy about her background and identity started lingering around Rainie. Would she be able to bear the truth once she learned that her whole life was built on a tragic lie?

Erin had one rule when it came to work: never heart-analyze anything that isn't in the email thread. Focused, funny, and a little scatterbrained under pressure, she's just trying to survive the growing mountain of responsibilities after getting noticed by upper management. Between missed lunch breaks and back-to-back meetings, love, or even anything remotely kilig, is at the bottom of her to-do list. Then there's Lawrence: quiet, observant, at times borderline nonchalant, but weirdly consistent. He doesn't talk much, doesn't join the GC chaos, and barely shows interest in office chika. But somehow, he always ends up there, just in time to cover for her, bring her food she didn't ask for, or silently help her dodge avoidable headaches. No one really knows if they're close. Erin swears they're not. Lawrence doesn't say otherwise. Their co-workers begin to notice a shift: auras, glances, the way Lawrence starts avoiding her only in public, while lowkey covering her behind the scenes. Erin, too distracted by burnout and her fear of reading too much into things, stays clueless. But when a so-called "team lunch" starts to feel like a set-up, and a series of miscommunications throw them back into each other's orbit, Erin is left to wonder: Is he just being nice... or is she missing something bigger between the silence and sips of iced coffee?

"Why do you like the rain so much?" "It reminds me that I'm still alive." (Luke Hemmings Fanfiction) Copyright to Ashley Royer. All things written by Ashley Royer unless otherwise stated. Not affiliated with 5 Seconds of Summer or any other characters mentioned. THIS IS NOT THE FULL BOOK. The full book is published with changed names and can be bought wherever books are sold. AVAILABLE NOW WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD. The published version has added chapters and everything has been edited.

Remember To Forget Sequel "Sometimes you lose someone, and it changes your life forever. But then, you find someone new and end up taking chances." Copyright to _smilelikeniall. Everything written by me unless stated otherwise. Please do not use my writing and/or ideas without permission. I do not allow translations. No affiliation with 5 Seconds of Summer.