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She's spent a decade avoiding love.
At 31, Cai has mastered the art of being alone but never lonely. With 10 years of solitude behind her, she's embraced independence and is in the process of slowly accepting the possibility of becoming a 'matandang dalaga'. But when River, her sister's best friend, is suddenly not in the blur of her sister's revolving door of friends, everything she thought she knew about herself gets thrown into question.
Cai remembered the first time she saw River, they were introduced to each other a year and a half ago. A routine of 'hi' and 'hello' whenever Cai's sister brings them home para tumambay. But when an unexpected exchange of a few simple words spirals into something she kept repeating on her mind, Cai finds herself slowly drawn into River's warmth that makes no sense.
Is it a fleeting moment of crazy weakness? A slow-burn romance that's just waiting to ignite? Or maybe something platonic, 'ate' figure siguro? Cai, being the older one, tries to dismiss the unexplainable tension between them, telling herself that this can't be. River is too young, can even pass as Cai's younger brother. Too off-limits. Too... everything she did not want.
But some connections can't be ignored, and sometimes, the heart knows more than the mind is willing to admit.
A Decade Between Us is a slow-burning, emotional journey of self-discovery, boundaries, and the undeniable force of unspoken affection that transcends time and reason.
...And she's a decade older.