Chasing Our Dreams

How far will you go just to achieve your dream in life?

Cassandra Fleur Gonzaga is already everything people expect her to be brilliant, disciplined, and built for success. A standout in the STEM strand, she's chasing her dream of becoming a doctor with tunnel vision and trembling hands.

But no one sees the cracks in her so called perfect life.

Ever since her mother died, Cass has learned to survive by staying sharp, quiet, and in control. When her father moved on just days later, with his old high school flame, it wasn't grief that broke her. It was the realization that she was now completely on her own, even with people in the house.

Her dream has never been just a dream. It's a promise. A way out. A way to make her mother proud from wherever she is.

But as the pressure rises, the lines blur between who she wants to be and who she has to be. And in the silence between study sessions and breakdowns, Cass starts to wonder:

Is it still her dream... or just another burden she never asked for?