Free-spirited Nahara Shalani Carjaval is. She couldn't be more pleased to be the center of attention and to be recognized as the most daring campus queen. With her as a typical party-loving college student, her kind older sister, and her devoted parents? What could be wrong with her life? *** But the night after attending a wild party, Naha and her sister returned home with their murdered parents. Whisked by her desperate wounded sister, Pearl, to save her, they crossed the portal and entered an unknown world. When she thought that their lives were spared, they suddenly found themselves trapped inside a catastrophic university, with an urging rebellion. Will she be able to settle into her new life peacefully if she found herself entangled with the mad yet handsome student named Evan, who she discovers would lead the rebellion?

In the near dystopian future where the population has blown up, women and the poor are more oppressed, and those with positions who abuse their power remain unscathed, a girl called Sunny wants nothing more than to break the vicious system. But how can she do this if all they can do is run for their lives? *** In the year 2070, impulsive, tactless, and hardheaded Sonia "Sunny" Gallego enters the First Ward Academy with a goal in mind: get an important position at the Capital and break the rotten system. She abhors that women and the poor are oppressed yet again, and those in positions of power are still abusing their authorities, only now coupled with advanced technology. With royal face-offs, ultimate meat researches, past secrets, and family revelations coming her way, she learns that what she has in mind is not an easy task. Will she be able to break the system or will she be a part of it? "Life is a race," they say, "so run for your life!" DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano"

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?