"Wattys 2021 Winner in Historical Fiction Category" Si Agnes Salazar y Romero ay ikinasal sa lalaking malabong masuklian ang kaniyang pagmamahal dahil sa matinding galit nito sa pamilyang kaniyang kinabibilangan. Ang kanilang pagsasama ay puno ng lungkot, pasakit, at suliranin. Natuklasan ni Agnes ang lihim ng kaniyang asawa na si Alfredo na tuluyang sumira sa kanilang pagsasama. Nang dahil sa isang aksidente, tuluyang nagbago ang kanilang buhay. Sa muling pagtatagpo ng kanilang landas, magagawa bang balikan ni Agnes ang buhay sa nakaraan? O ang mapait na nakaraan kapiling ang dating asawa ang maging dahilan upang piliin niya ang bagong buhay kasama si Mateo? Hanggang saan ang kayang gawin ng isang taong nalugmok sa pagsisisi, panghihinayang, at pag-ibig? Started: December 31, 2020 Completed: August 9, 2021

Alex Gilmore just wants to have a clean slate. She thought transferring to Xavier High is a good place to have a fresh start. To feel normal again. To forget for a little while that her time is running out. Little did she know, she'll meet the girl who will make her life worth living. For someone who's living on borrowed time, she finds herself clinging to the very person who makes her feel so alive. Olivia Fitzgerald is the most popular girl in school. Straight A student. Head of the cheerleading squad. Rumored to be the next student body president. Loved by all. Envied by many. Liv's perfect world starts to crumble around her, the day Alex Gilmore caught her attention. And to no avail, her heart. Will love be enough to finally make her accept herself? Will she be able to sacrifice everything she can't afford to lose? Without knowing that time is their biggest enemy, will she finally fight for the very thing that makes her feel human?