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?

"From Afar" is a story written by Jonaxx brought to you by Republika ng TM.

Sometimes, you do crazy things for the one you love. No matter how mean or absurd it is, gagawin mo pa rin. Kahit na magmukha kang masama. Kahit na sabihin nilang madamot ka. Kahit na alam mong mali. Ika nga nila: "All is fair in love and war." It has no bounds. No rules. So fuck everything, right? Just when Maxwell finally realizes her true feelings for Rush, that's the time when he chooses to leave. No texts. No calls. No goodbye. Not even a single word from him. He just... disappeared. For three years, Grant never left her side-hoping Maxwell will love him again like before. Everything was smoothly sailing until the said devil decided to come back. Mean 2 of 2.

The S #2 There are different kinds of love in the world. May pagmamahal para sa pamilya, para sa kaibigan, para sa mga taong malapit talaga sayo, at bukod tanging pagmamahal para sa isang tao. Loving freely is an idea that seemed easy, but in reality, it is not. Some love are unrequited, some love are too much, some love are martyr, some love aren't enough, and some love... are doomed to be kept and hidden, until the heart burns out from loving quietly and ends up fading until you can't hear it beating anymore.

The S #3 She was the most innocent and purest Serrano... until she wasn't. Alister Santiesteban is the name that Hyon wrote in the back of her notebook with hearts all over when she was eleven years old. Ever since she laid her eyes on him the day he helped her when she tripped, she never looked at anyone else again. Until...

THIS STORY WILL BE FREE ON AUG 17, 2022. Kenna has long accepted that no matter what she does, each and every relationship of hers won't last. Meeting Saint Del Valle is bound to be a repeat experience. Or not. Is he the plot twist she's long been waiting for--so that she can proudly say she's no longer embracing the suck? *** All her life, Mackenzie "Kenna" Solares is used to being left behind. Accepting that her relationships have very short expiration dates is one thing--still, this doesn't stop her from hoping that she'll finally belong to someone, even if it means she has to shape-shift herself into that someone's ideal girl. Much to her dismay, boys still tend to run away from her after a kiss or two. A chance meeting with a guy in a costume party might turn her fate around. Maybe, Saint Del Valle is the guy who will make her unlearn the twenty years she spent embracing the suck. Disclaimer: This story is in Taglish. Cover Design by Rayne Mariano

The S #1 Hindi ako santa. I'm not nice on a daily basis. I've done things that conservatives and prudes will frown upon. I've got vices and guilty pleasures. I've done things that good and obedient students wouldn't. I've done the worse thing that you could do to a friend. Yeah, people will say I'm bad, but I don't care though. I'm every bad thing... And he's the complete opposite of me. He's an achiever, he's nice and patient, he's prim and proper, he's all things that are good. Me? I'm bad for him. I will only drag him down. That's what they say.... But will I care this time, though?

Three years. Ganoon katagal simula nung huli silang nagkita. Tatlong taon mula nang itulak niya ito palayo. Tatlong taon pero nalalasahan niya pa rin ang pait ng nakaraan. Three years ago, he lied to her. He made her believe! He took her heart and broke it! She should stop thinking about him. She should hate him to the fiery pit of hell. She should stop wanting him. She should just go and forget him... It's too bad she couldn't. And worse, because it looks like he already did. If This 2 of 2.

Maria Georgianne Marfori loved Noah Elizalde more than anything in this world. Ganon din halos lahat ng mga babaeng kilala niya. Yes, he's probably that hot and adorable. Kaya naman ay maaga niyang natutunan ang pag mamahal ng walang pag aalinlangan at takot. Kailanman ay hindi niya naisip na darating ang araw na susuko siya at mapapagod. Never. Noah will end up with her no matter what. But is it really right to love him intensely at a very young age? Her family didn't believe in love. They think it's pure sentiment. They think purely loving someone with your heart was wrong. Binigyan tayo ng Panginoon ng puso at utak. Puso, para maramdaman ang sentimento. Utak, para mapag isipan kung dapat bang tanggapin ang sentimento ng puso. We have to identify who's the better judge. But then again, do we always have that chance to judge? Paano kung ipaglaban mo man iyon ay wala ka parin namang halaga? How are you going to fight for your heart when you know from the very beginning you will lose? That you are Worthless? Why do we all want this? To love what does not love us. To leave those who want to stay. To push away those who want to stay close. To treasure what is worthless.

Dahil sa panganib sa buhay ni Ellie, napagpasyahan ng Papa niya na ipadala siya sa Bayan ng Dos Hermanos para ilayo mula sa mga gustong manakit sa kanya. Being used to the city life that offers fun and boy toys, she wanted something that can help her pass the time-iyong nakakapagod at nakakapawis... something that the gorgeous virginal man with droolworthy and lickable muscled hard body named Simoun can help her with.