Ham Montalba has always been so high gaya ng buwan sa gabing madilim at malamig. Magandang pangarapin pero mahirap abutin. Polka is very much aware of that. Kaya gaano man katindi ang nararamdamang pagkagusto, tanggap niyang ang mapansin nito, and much more, him reciprocating her intense feelings, will only exist in her hopeless daydreams-pero hindi man lang ba siya susubok at magbabaka sakali? Na ipaalam dito na siya ay naghihintay at umaasang malalaman niya? Will she just stand and adore him from afar just like how she looks up to the moon in the night sky?
Driven by her young heart and young love, Polka took the flight to Manila, leaving her hometown. Hindi man ngayon agad o bukas, baka balang araw mapagbibigyan din ang puso niya. Ngunit nang sa wakas ay mapalapit dito, saka niya naman naramdaman ang napakalayong agwat sa pagitan nila, saka mas naging mahirap pangarapin ito, saka naging imposibleng mahalin din siya nito. Mali pala siya ng inakala. He is not just the moon, he is an entire galaxy she couldn't fathom. She can spend her entire life reading him but still will never be enough.
Magpapatuloy pa ba siya kung halos balutin na ng lamig ang puso niya sa sakit at pagkabigo? He is just too cold-like a night so black and chilly that makes you shiver and hate the night.
Adopted at birth, Katherine's only birthday wish is to know more about her biological mother. But as she starts her quest, Kath finds herself in the middle of a search and a blossoming romance that turns her world upside down.
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Geared for an adventure, Katherine Jesse Smith flies all the way to the Philippines to look for her biological mother. With only a name and a letter in her hands, she braves into an unfamiliar place to start her search. But when several mishaps welcome her on her arrival, Kath starts to doubt her plans. Just when she's about to fall into another trap, public school teacher Crisostomo Ibarra-Flores suddenly comes to her aid. As they continue Kath's little adventure, they discover that things are far more complicated than they originally thought. With the distance that seems to be separating them, can Kath manage to hold on to the blossoming romance that she has with Cris? Or will their relationship be a fleeting moment and nothing more?
Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish, a combination of Tagalog & English.
Cover by Louise de Ramos
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