Estranghero

Hindi madaling mag-adapt sa isang lugar, lalo na kung bago ka. Pero kung dito ka lumaki, hindi ka na dapat mahirapan pa. Kasi kabisado mo na lahat ng kanto, lahat ng masisikip na daan.

Pero kay Ysabelle Amor Garcia. Hindi madaling gawin yun, lalo na kung sa San Isidora siya uuwi. She thought she could leave everything behind, but life has a funny way of pulling you back, and here she is, back in her hometown. The streets she thought she'd never walk again and meeting the people who grew up with her.

Katulad na lang ni Timoteo Andrei Pangan, isa sa mga dahilan kung bakit ayaw niyang bumalik. Kababata niya noon, pero ngayon she barely knows him. Pero bakit? They were childhood friends once, inseparable, sharing laughter, secrets, and small moments that only the two of them understood.

But now, every time he appears, every small gesture, and conversation, it reminds her that some connections aren't so easy to leave behind.

What could've possibly gone wrong? May nasabi ba siya? Nag-away? Or maybe... something he's been carrying all along?

This summer in San Isidora might just make her face the past she thought she'd left behind. This time, though, everything feels different. He's not the same boy she used to know. Hindi na sila mga bata ngayon, because no matter how far she runs now, Timoteo always seems to catch up.