AfterPain
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Last published Mon, Mar 23, 2026
To live is to suffer, and to suffer is the price of living.
Sky Fay Postrado is a responsible and loving older sister to her siblings and mother. She is tough, truly tough, and can be compared to a bamboo tree. No matter how strong the wind blows, she will bend but never break. But she has one weakness: her love for Van Gabriel Escosa.
After experiencing a gut-wrenching, heart-tearing heartbreak, will she still be able to love... after the pain?
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