Two boys, Ersel and Lino, were childhood best friends for three years. One day, while Lino went to visit his grandparents with his parents for several days, Ersel suddenly goes to Manila with his parents without even leaving a word or letter, making the former sad and angry. Ten years later, the two suddenly meet again as college students. How will Ersel make up to Lino for disappearing without a word ten years before? Will their friendship go back to the way it was? Or will their meeting trigger a new emotion - love?

Back to Our Paradise

“Alright, everyone!” Coach Luis said out loud with his hands on his waist. “Please have a five-minute break before we get to the second quarter of the game. Thank you!” 


As Xavier and his team sat together on the bench, they were sweating and breathing hard. Each of them took a bottle of water to drink. After resting for about two minutes, Xavier stood up to discuss strategies with his teammates. 


“Okay, guys,” Xavier said in his calm voice. “Let’s discuss what we will do for the second quarter. Are you ready?” 


“Okay,” Xavier said after letting out a sigh. “I have been thinking of this: How about we try to switch the roles of Lino and Van?” 


“What?!” Kevin asked in amazement. “But why?!” 


“I have been thinking to see if Lino can also defend the ring well,” Xavier said with a serious facial expression and a calm voice. “This way, we will also see how fast Van really is.” 


“I see,” Kevin said before turning to Lino. “Hey, man, are you okay with this?” 


Chapter 30