18+ advised.

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... Kaya mo bang sumuko sa pagba baka sakali?

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... Pero hanggang saan ang pagbabaka sakali mo?

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...

The very thing I hate to lose is my everything. And the cruelest thing in the world is the truth. In desperate attempt to ease the pain, I played destiny's game. Sure, destiny hates me... and so I cry in pain. But then, stupidity loves me... why is it that I'm happy?

[EDITING TO 3RD PERSON POV] Limang taon akong naniwala na patay na siya. Pero limang taon din akong umasa na babalik pa siya. Ngayong natagpuan ko siya sa katauhan ng iba, gagawin ko ang lahat mapasa'kin lang siya. Pero paano kung sadyang mapaglaro lang talaga ang tadhana?

I am known as the bad princess. And then I met him, the evil sweetheart. I met him for a reason. I liked him for a reason. I loved him for a reason. And the only reason? Love. [Helen of Troy]

Is it enough for two people to love, respect, understand, and have faith in their relationship to make it last? Paano kung mas marami at mas malalaking problema ang kailangan nila harapin ngayon? Paano kung sa pagkabalikan nila, may mga taong nasaktan? Can they just ignore the people around them and continue living a normal life?

When two people love each other but they just can't seem to do things right, how do you know when enough is enough? But one thing's for sure. Marriage isn't an assurance whether the one you love will stay. It does not guarantee you will be together forever, it's only paper. It takes love, respect, trust, understanding, friendship and faith in your relationship to make it last.

Language: Filipino Started in July 2011 | Finished in December 2011 Published in English for paperback (Pop Fiction, 2013) Adapted in Indonesian for paperback (Penerbit Haru, 2016 & 2018) Blurb: Phoebe Bernal shares a secret with one of the biggest stars in the country, Kent Fuentabella. Their secret? They've been secretly married. Of course, no one can know. That's Kent Fuentabella, for goodness' sake, a star so famous that even the tiniest move he makes can create Twitter trends worldwide. Phoebe has known Kent since he was a gangly nobody, but she doesn't even know how they feel about each other. But just when she's trying to sort out her feelings for moody and unpredictable Kent, here comes Harley Villaluz, Kent's biggest rival, who's determined to sweep Phoebe off her feet. Then there's also Elisa, Kent's onscreen love interest, who's determined to take their romance off-screen. Oh, what's a secretly married girl to do - when the country's biggest celebrities suddenly find themselves entangled with her life?