When someone is running, someone is chasing. Beyond the Broken Us tells the story of two different characters named; Jade Montegomery and Heliodor dela Vega. Both of them are trying to mend their broken lives, because of their personal battles in the past. Jade Montegomery was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after witnessing the tragic death of his boyfriend and his Dad. His psychological distraction will hinders his childhood dream of going to London; to become an English Fiction Writer. After his recovery, he's already fully decided to pursue his dream. But when he moved to London alone, he realized that the truth from the past still haunts him. Heliodor dela Vega on the other hand, wasn't able to continue his marriage proposal after his girlfriend named Andrea, finds the truth about his true color. Andrea said she'll be moving to London, but she doesn't state the exact information about it. Because of that, Heliodor sacrificed his happy life in the Philippines, and forced himself to follow her. He's willing to go back inside the closet just to be accepted again. One fall season, these two Filipinos who's running in two different circles cross paths. As they venture together somewhere on the English countryside to find the things that could fill in their heart's void, reality will lead them into unexpected direction. Will they can still continue the search after knowing what's true? Definitely, it will be the season, where autumn of feelings is hard to forget.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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