Something Like Goodbye
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Twelve years ago, he vanished without a word. Now he's back-with a message that unravels everything she tried to forget.
Jacinth thought she'd made peace with the past. A radio jock with a steady life in Baguio, she's learned to carry her scars in silence-especially the one left by Ken, the boy who once waited for her at every twilight, then disappeared without goodbye.
But when a mysterious listener left a comment - "You sang Stay... and I didn't"- her carefully quiet world begins to crack. Because it's not just a random comment. It's a memory. And she knows exactly who it came from.
As old emotions resurface and unanswered questions claw their way back, Jacinth is forced to confront the kind of love that never really ends - only fades into something like goodbye.
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Cover Illustrated by: @oatmelf (on Instagram)
Word Count: 50,424
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