Chasing Rainbows

ACADEMIC SERIES #1

Esmeray Iris Alvendia grew up as the perfect child every parent could wish for-obedient, smart, and never causing trouble. But for Ems, she doesn't have a perfect parent every child could wish for.

Her mother, made her feel invisible and unworthy like a stain in the family, someone who could never rise above the dirt. She grew up dismissing her emotions since it was always seen as disrespectful. Ngunit hindi nawala ang sakit; patuloy itong nanatili, tahimik na sinisira ang kanyang pagkatao.

Sculpting became her solitude-her voice in a silent world where she could express what words could not. It became her rainbow, a glimpse of beauty and hope in a life filled with clouds.

When all seemed lost, Ems crossed paths with kind-hearted man with a brightest smile she could ever seen, Aurelius Aiden Manalo, who saw her in a way no one else ever had. He lifted her from the darkness, offering her warmth and encouragement when she needed it the most.

For the first time in her life-genuinely happy Ems became possible, free from using a facade. He gave her a comfort, an emotional support she always seeks from her family. She became his another rainbow who shows after long storm.

But just as Ems was on the step of achieving her dreams, and was about to capture the rainbow, thing's goes wrong and everything started to fell apart.

She realized that rainbows, no matter how beautiful, cannot be chased. They might appear bright and promising but have no end, no destination. Rainbows only exist in the sky, far out of reach, never meant to touch the ground.

And just like the rainbow that are meant to wither after staying, he wasn't meant to stay forever, and as Ems watched him slip from her life, she realized that some things-no matter how much she wished for them-were never hers to hold onto.

Like the fleeting colors of a rainbow, he brought her light and hope, but both were destined to fade...