Avah Chen is my name and hating is my game. Loved by no one, hated by everyone. Half-Chinese. Pure-Maldita.

Sa isang barkada, hindi mawawala ang outing pagdating nang bakasyon. Panahon na din para makapag-refresh ang mga utak matapos ang ilang buwang ginugol sa pag-aaral. Pero pano kung ang masaya pala nilang summer vacation ay biglang maging... huling summer na pala nila?

Alam mong kalaban pero nagawa mo paring mahalin. Alam mong hindi pwede pero mas lalo ka paring nagpupumilit. Alam mong mali pero ginagawa mong tama. Totoong masarap ang mga bawal. Pero masarap parin ba pag magkasakitan na? Masarap parin ba pag pinaiyak ka na? Hanggang kailan mo kayang ipaglaban ang pag ibig na hindi mo mabitiwan? Hanggang kailan mo kayang ipaglaban ang pag ibig na bawal?

Elevators. Airplanes. Palaman ng Sandwich. Yung feeling na papunta ka pa lang at excited ka pa lang sa pupuntahan mo. Yung feeling na palapit pa lang yung birthday mo. Yung feeling na palapit pa ang isa pang espesyal na araw. Yung feeling na ilang oras na lang ay pasko na. Yung feeling na tatlong araw na lang simula na ulit ng pasukan. Yung feeling na nasa gitna ka pa lang at di ka pa nakakarating. Yung feeling na malapit na pero hindi pa. Yun ang laging gusto ko. Yung nasa gitna pa lang. Yung nasa gitna ka ng dalawang bagay. Gitna ng isang building. Gitna ng langit at lupa. Gitna ng dalawang matatabang tinapay. Gitna ng byahe papuntang disneyland. Mas gusto ko yung feeling tuwing nagbabyahe kesa doon sa nakarating ka na. Mas gusto ko yung feeling na may inaantay ka kesa doon sa nandyan na. I always like the things in between. "You only like things in between, Coreen. You only like the chase... You only want me chasing after you. You don't want to decide... Pero pakiusap naman, magdesisyon ka na, kasi tao rin naman ako, nasasaktan. And you? I don't think nararamdaman mo yung sakit na nararamdaman ko... You are just too heartless."

Ilang beses ba nating tinanong ang sarili natin kung mapapansin ba tayo ng mga taong mahal natin? Ilang beses ka ba magtatanong sa buong buhay mo? At ano sa tingin mo ang magiging sagot? "Mapapansin kaya ako? Ang pag-ibig ko? Ang katauhan ko? Mapapansin Kaya?" Paano kung hindi? Paano kung oo? Magkaiba ba ang gagawin mong desisyon o pareho lang? Mag-iiba ba ang pananaw mo o magpapatuloy ka lang sa kung anong alam mong constant? Umaatikabong fame laban sa umaatikabong pag-ibig.

TIL Series #1 (Book 1 of 2) Chelsea Vellarde is trapped from a hopeless affection for Blaze Abelard. She wants to move on but whenever she tries, she always ends up back to him. This kind of affection is absurd for Ryde Leibniz. That's why whenever they have an encounter, he can't help but tease her. And he has profound reasons for doing this - to help her and make her realize something. But how can he make it if he knows that it will lead her to a hurtful truth? (Published under PSICOM Publishing Inc.)

TIL Series #2 Judeus Clavez has been living his life as the only child until one day, he finds out about the past of his father that he has a half-sister. He feels betrayed, and that overpowers his eagerness to know her. Living in a different family, Irene Brande knows that she has a brother on her mother's side though she never cared about it. Until one day, her mother asks her if she wants to have a vacation and meet her brother. Curious with a little bit of excitement, she agrees. The moment they meet, they feel uncomfortable, so they avoid each other for a few days. Jude knows that Irene has asthma, and he also finds out how protective her parents are because of this illness. He feels sorry for her, and as a brother, he promises to make her happy as long as she is still with him. But Jude's fianceé has also arrived, and they are living in one roof. Jude thinks he can manage his time between the two ladies, but as time passes by, everything becomes complicated. He knows he has to choose, but he can't. And if he can't... Someone must give way. Someone must go. Someone must escape.

Meet the detectives of the Moriartea Cafe. Cover artwork by @CryAllen

TIL Series #1 (Book 2 of 2) After a long journey of coveting Chelsea's attention, Ryde finally caught not only her eyes but also her heart. If we are just in a fairy tale, we can it call it a happy ending. However, no one is free from a cruel and exasperating reality called life. Promises, endeavors, and sealed vows. Is consistency possible in the uncertainty of life? (Published under PSICOM Publishing Inc.)

Hanapan ng girlpren si bitter bestfriend na friendzoned since birth? Game!