Chase The Heights

Kian Deandra Ortega had always dreamed of reaching the summit - of becoming a doctor, a neurosurgeon to be exact. Like the cool, steady air of Baguio City's pine-covered trails, her journey was calm, deliberate, and full of promise. She was the kind of student everyone admired. She was sharp, disciplined, the kind you'd expect to make it all the way to the top. But as every "taga-taas" knows, even the clearest skies can give way to sudden fog, and the most well-marked paths can crumble beneath your feet - one misstep, one wrong turn, and the climb becomes a crawl. Life, like the mountains, is beautiful but brutal. And maybe, just maybe, not everyone makes it to the peak.