Forgotten Ocean Pearls (The Countryside Series #2)

"Change is inevitable. Whether expected or unexpected, it is a part of life."
Athena Laurentien Peñaflorida is already aware of that. But sometimes, the unexpected parts of her life were just too difficult for her to handle.

She was blessed with beauty and brain but in a lower-class family which she is not ashamed of. Still, she dreamt of a better life for her family-one of the reasons why she is striving to graduate with flying colors, get a job until she can be able to provide more than their needs.

She once lived a happy, comfortable, and contented life with her parents near the shorelines in a town from Iloilo Province. But as the wheels of her life keep turning and events came destructing her, she felt like the wheel was stuck in a sharp object and it stopped turning to find its comfort again.

Lauren was indeed smart, hardworking, and kind but the negative remarks and hearsays she heard from the people around her swallowed her. Her feet found their way to a crooked and narrow path which slowly broke the fragile glass in her.

Despite all the obstacles, she never backed down.

She did everything she could in order for her to survive. She took care of the only treasure her parents left for her.
Those were the pearls that form in the depths of the oceans, something that should have never been out of the water... something that should just be... forgotten.

| This story is written in Filipino-English |