Aftene Series 1: Drawn To You

Have you ever wondered what it means to be seen-not just looked at, but noticed in the quietest parts of you?

For Savannah Liore Candelario, silence had always been her comfort. She walked through hallways like shadows clinging to corners, careful not to be too loud, too obvious, too present. She was the kind of girl who observed from the back, the kind who folded feelings into notebooks, never meant to be read.

She wasn't searching.
She wasn't hoping.
But one day, someone looked-and didn't look away.

It wasn't love. Not yet.
It was something quieter.
A still moment in the middle of noise.
A nod in the hallway.
A single second where the world seemed to stop breathing.

At hindi niya alam kung bakit 'yung tahimik na segundong 'yon ang pinaka-maingay sa buong araw niya.
Araw-araw siyang sanay sa hindi napapansin.
Pero ngayong may isang tumingin, hindi na niya alam kung gusto pa ba niyang manatiling hindi kita.

And now, her quiet world begins to ripple-soft, slow, but certain.
In between new seats, unanswered chats, and stolen glances, Savannah finds herself standing at the edge of something unnamed.

She doesn't know if it's a feeling.
Or a beginning.
But whatever it is-
it's drawing her in.

Start: July 09, 2023
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