Ako si Tina, isang probinsyana. Lumuwas ako ng Maynila upang mag-aral, para maiahon sa kahirapan ang aking mga magulang. Pero dahil di sapat ang ipinapadalang pera sa akin nina inay at itay, kinailangan kong magtrabaho habang nag-aaral.. Ngunit di pa rin yun sapat.. Kaya napilitan akong humanap ng makakahati sa renta ng apartment na aking tinutuluyan dito sa Maynila.. At nakahanap naman ako.. At nasabi ko bang,, SYA LANG NAMAN ANG PINAKA-GWAPONG NILALANG NA NAKITA KO SA TANANG BUHAY KO.. Sinuwerte nga ba ako o ito ang simula ng kalbaryo ko...

As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams? ***** Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]