There was a time in my life when I felt like I was drowning...no air, no direction, just me trying to stay afloat in something much bigger than I could handle. I remember that moment clearly. The sea was salty., so salty that I could taste the weight of everything I couldn't say. Every wave that hit me felt like a reminder that no one was coming to help. No one was going to reach out their hand. So I helped myself. I found a rock...rough, sharp, and unforgiving. It was covered in barnacles that cut deep into my skin as I climbed. It hurt. I bled. But I chose the pain. Because that pain meant I could finally breathe again. Sometimes healing isn't gentle. It doesn't always look like comfort or peace. Sometimes it looks like dragging yourself out of something dark with nothing but your own strength. And when no one listens, you still have to speak-if not to others, then to yourself. These words I write now aren't just for me. They're for the version of me that stayed silent for too long. The version that thought pain had to be hidden to be survived. They're for anyone who's ever felt like they were gasping for air, waiting for a hand that never came. Even when the ocean is swallowing you whole, even when the only way out is painful, you are still capable of choosing life. This is a letter written by a sea.

"Wattys 2021 Winner in Historical Fiction Category" Sa loob ng labinlimang taon, ang makasal sa kababata niyang si Enrique Alfonso ang tanging pinapangarap ni Estella Concepcion. Ngunit nagbago ang lahat nang makilala niya si Lucas, ang pinsan at karibal ni Enrique sa politika. *** Makatwiran at hindi nagpapatalo, lumaki si Estella Concepcion na patuloy na umaasang magkakatuluyan pa rin sila ni Enrique Alfonso, ang batang nagpagaan ng kanyang loob labinlimang taon na ang nakararaan. Ni minsan ay hindi nawala ang kanyang paghanga at pagtingin sa binata na siyang magiging susunod na gobernadorcillo ng bayan ng San Alfonso. Ngunit tila gumuho ang kaniyang mundo nang mapag-alaman niyang ipinagkasundo na ito sa ibang dalaga. Desididong mapangasawa pa rin ang binata, hihingin ni Estella ang tulong ni Lucas, ang pinsan ni Enrique. Sa paglipas ng panahon at sa mga sikretong kaniyang matutuklasan, handa pa nga rin bang gawin ni Estella ang lahat upang maikasal sa binatang matagal na niyang inaasam? O tulad ba ng ihip ng hangin ay magbabago rin ang isinisigaw ng kaniyang puso? Cover Design by Precious Pages Corp./LIB Books Book Type: Hardbound (With Book Jacket Cover)

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