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Aika, a famous singer in the Philippines, has an admirer who doesn't know that he too was being admired. They've never met but he feels a connection to her because of her singing.
Adarna is a mystical bird which can cure ailments of the body and mind through its singing. When it sings, the colours of its feathers change and its voice captures the hearts of those listening to it.
I wrote this story because I've always been fascinated by how songs are a big part of Filipino lives. When somebody sings, I personally can be moved by three things --- the song, the voice, and the combination of the song and the voice. As a child, I imagined listening to the Adarna; as I grew up, I found the same enchantment from some people who sing.