People like Caia aren't supposed to exist. Ever since England passed the Firstborn Act, families are only allowed one child, and illegally born Seconds, like Caia, are property of the government. Raised her whole life in the Control Centre and knowing little of the outside world, Caia's only hope for a better future is to excel in the Trials, a mysterious test that all Seconds must take when they turn sixteen. But when Caia meets Roan, a boy from the outside, she learns that the Trials may not be what she thought. Roan wants to topple the CC and set Seconds free, but he needs help. The more she starts to fall for him, and the closer they get to the truth, the more Caia realises that she may have to risk everything to be free. Even her life.

wattys 2020 winner • mystery/thriller ━━━━━━━━━ Everyone thinks she is dead. Even I thought so, too. While the town spoke of her dead name, Amethyst Cambray is actually alive, and she is asking for my help. ━━━━━━━━

Wattys 2020 Winner "Sometimes your FUTURE is not in your TOMORROW but in someone else's YESTERDAY." Book Cover Illustration from Pinterest: https://pin.it/13RdXsO Book Cover Edited in Canva by: VR_Athena Date Started: June 15, 2019 Date Finished: August 14, 2020

A sudden event will destroy the world putting millions life in danger. An unknown disease is rapidly spreading throughout the world and is slowly killing the immune system of the humans. This story is about a girl who did nothing but obey her parents orders. But something will happen that will change her life, the lives of all the people around her. The only way to survive is to fight and protect herself. But how can she do that if instead of protecting herself she puts others out of guilt first? In the amidst of pandemic, will they survive? Or will they end up dying? - (Under Revision) LANGUAGE: Filipino, English (Taglish) DATE STARTED: MAY 24, 2018 ©All Rights Reserved

WATTY AWARDS 2020 WINNER (Science Fiction Category) || COMPLETED || Limang Marka: Elite, Independent, Trooper, Slave, at ang Felon Mark. Mga Markang kumakatawan at nagbubukod sa buong populasyon ng bansang Circa na minsang tinawag na Pilipinas. Taon-taon ay isang malaking kaganapan ang isinasagawa sa bansa. Ang Trial. Kung saan lahat ng kabataan sa edad labimpito ay kinakailangang sumalang sa iba't ibang uri ng pagsubok na siyang tutukoy sa Marka na kanilang kabibilangan. Sa ganitong paraan ay napanatili ng Gobyerno ng bansa ang kaayusan at kapayapaan. Cheska Reyes, na walang ibang hangad kundi makapiling ang kanyang nag-iisang kapatid, ay mamamarkahan gaya ng nakararami. Subalit ang pagkakaroon niya ng marka ay magbubukas sa kanya ng pinto upang makilala ang kanyang sarili . . . maging ang Gobyernong naghahari sa bansa. Sa mundo kung saan marka ang magdidikta kung sino ka. Sa kamay ng makapangyarihang Gobyerno. Paano mo maisisigaw ang iyong tunay na pagkatao? "Marks Dictate Us" 2020 Watty Awards Winner (Science Fiction Category) First Novel of The Watty Awards 2019 Winner, Living Pawns. Highest Rank: #2 in Science Fiction |COMPLETED| A wonderful cover by: -starless A Young-Adult Filipino Dystopian Science-Fiction Novel

(This is a winner of Wattys 2020 under the Science Fiction category.) A group of students discover their unique abilities, and go through a mysterious journey of knowing the truth about their school, their power, and themselves. ******** Jacob never wanted to go to Faircastle High School - it was his mother who wanted it. But when Jacob thought that staying in the school was all he had to endure, he manages to top a certain placement exam. Through it, he becomes a member of the Paramount - the group of Faircastle's best eight students that represent the intelligence division they are from. Little did he know that behind the after-school activities and supplemental classes, a secret about themselves will be discovered and awakened. Their lives are about to change, when great power come from the peculiarity and intelligence they all possess. Note: This story is highly inspired by the Thai novel-turned-series, The Gifted and The Gifted: Graduation.

Book 1 of the Pact Series (also known as Our Suicide Pact) (Warning: This story was written in 2013 when I was around 15-16 years old. A plethora of errors and triggering themes ahead, such as violence, suicide, and vices.) xx One by one each person who joined the suicide pact gets killed and now its up to the wannabe-detective Casper and his crazy friends to find out who the murderer is before they fall victim to their own deadly pact.

After waking up in a different body, Fabienne Leona Sloan questioned her own sanity and struggled between reality and what she thought was fantasy. With no memory of a week before everything turned upside down, she made it her mission to put the puzzle pieces together and find out the truth about what happened that night. But how can one actually solve a jigsaw puzzle without knowing the bigger picture? One thing for sure, she must remember... before it's too late.

During the spread of the deadliest virus in 2054 Philippines, Santhy Gozon struggles to survive to reach the last quarantine. *** A sixteen-year-old student should be worrying about school, friends, girls, growing up-not battling the deadliest virus the world has ever seen, but Santhy doesn't exactly have a choice. This virus doesn't choose its victims-psychosis, paranoia, death-and the only way to survive is to go to the Last Quarantine. Aboard a public bus, Santhy and the other passengers fight for their lives. A virus this lethal and ruthless, a rate of 902 to 1,543 victims a minute...Santhy won't be one of them. At least, that's what he's trying to convince himself. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

Every poet is trying to send a message to someone in secret. If you would only learn to listen, you'll know it's for you.