Corrupted Minds (SocMed Series #1)

Foreword

Have you ever wondered what if feels like to be free from the judgemental eyes of the people?

Have you ever been true to yourself, all this time? Or just pretending in plain sight?

Have you ever thought of what might your mindset have turned you to be? A toxic and lonely person perhaps.

I wonder...

Since I was a child, I have always longed to belong, to be heard, and to be recognized. Ni minsan, hindi ko iyon naramdaman. That's why, I chose to be a celebrity, someone who will be loved and adored by many people. To finally feel what if feels like to be appreciated, loved, and understood.

Akala ko magiging tuluyan na akong masaya.

But... it turns out to be worse. Akala ko lang naman pala. Gusto ko lang naman maging masaya, pero bakit ang hirap naman ata? All along, I never knew that feeling this way made me a broken person. There are nights when I realized how broken I am. Those times where I have to pick up the broken pieces off the floor and put up a fight again. As I sort through the broken pieces, with high hopes of finding something's still intact. But all I could see was the wrecked sight of darkness.

Pinagpatuloy ko kahit ayaw ko.

Tinupad ko kahit nakakatakot.

A dream that turns out to be my greatest nightmare.

Bakit sobra naman atang manghusga ng mga tao?

Bakit parang ako pa ang masama?

Wala naman akong ginawa.

Is this how will my life would be for the next few years? Are they worthy of my tears, sorrows, and sacrifices?

Kung sabagay, kung siya nga hindi naniwala, ang ibang tao pa kaya.

I wonder... when will I break free like a bird free from its cage?

I wonder how is he... who broke me and left me unfinished like a song left unheard?

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Yra Aurora Monroe
Riddle Gareth West