Growing up, I never felt loved by the people that I wanted to feel loved by. They say a house should be your safe place, but it suffocates me. A home with no love, a home of chaos and agony.
I only found peace outside with beautiful scenery. What's the feeling of being happy? I don't know because I never felt it for a long time. Not until he entered my life. I'm not easy to get along with, I don't know how. All I knew was that it would break my heart to connect with people, which is why, as long as it's early, I should stay away from it.
It was shocking how everything turned upside down. His always there supporting me. I am overwhelmed by this kind of feeling, to the point where I get used to it, and that's my mistake. A life of sadness turns bright, like a star shining in the sky, hoping this will last for a long time. But life is full of surprises.
They say that after you feel happy, sadness will replace it. Then, if that's the case, I don't want to be happy anymore. The time I needed to let you go, the time we turned our backs to take our own journeys in life, the time I learned from you, the time I felt loved and important, it's all because of you.
Never Imagine the events of the story with you will be this painful but worthwhile, thinking maybe that is for the best, for us to see the real light of the day at the right time. Everyone has their own kind of story, from beginning to end. The story of us, from the day I first saw you, is a memory that will never be forgotten.
Adopted at birth, Katherine's only birthday wish is to know more about her biological mother. But as she starts her quest, Kath finds herself in the middle of a search and a blossoming romance that turns her world upside down.
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Geared for an adventure, Katherine Jesse Smith flies all the way to the Philippines to look for her biological mother. With only a name and a letter in her hands, she braves into an unfamiliar place to start her search. But when several mishaps welcome her on her arrival, Kath starts to doubt her plans. Just when she's about to fall into another trap, public school teacher Crisostomo Ibarra-Flores suddenly comes to her aid. As they continue Kath's little adventure, they discover that things are far more complicated than they originally thought. With the distance that seems to be separating them, can Kath manage to hold on to the blossoming romance that she has with Cris? Or will their relationship be a fleeting moment and nothing more?
Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish, a combination of Tagalog & English.
Cover by Louise de Ramos
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