Compliments Don't Warm Hearts
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Last published Wed, Jan 1, 2025
Elouise De Vera has always been the sunshine of her circle-a friend to everyone, the life of every group project, and the queen of unsolicited compliments about her single status. But at 20 years old, the words, "Buti pa si Elouise, hindi pa nagkakajowa," don't feel as warm as they used to.
Is it normal to feel left out, even when you're praised for it?
Just as she's pondering her loveless streak, she starts noticing someone she'd overlooked all this time: a quiet, mysterious genius classmate who only speaks when spoken to. Elouise's type? Maybe. The kind of story she never expected? Definitely.
Could this be her first love story-or just another chapter in her book of singledom?
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