Eteshaaa
For Saeraena, her life is full of numbers, deadlines, and the crushing weight of expectation. As a Dean's Lister and a pressured scholar, she has built her entire identity around the one thing she cannot afford to lose, her grades. To her, a failing mark isn't just a number on a portal, it's a hairline fracture in the foundation of the person she has worked so hard to become. She has sacrificed countless moments and pieces of herself just to maintain the status she holds today.
She was perfectly content navigating this rigid, high-pressure world, until the one person who made it bearable vanished from it.
As her brother's best friend, Jeremiah has always been a constant in Saeraena's life. He is a habit she never planned on breaking. But after a month of his sudden absence, the silence he left behind is louder than any lecture.
With her scholarship on the line and her mental health teetering, Saeraena finds herself at a crossroads. She has spent years compressing her feelings, tucking them away. But as the lines between friendship and something deeper begin to blur, she is forced to make a decision.
Will she set her heart aside once more, just as she did before? Is she willing to sacrifice love for the sake of her diploma and the CPA title she so desperately wants? Is love too difficult to fit into her schedule?
Or will she take the chance at last? Will she allow herself to feel the one thing keeping her grounded?