The Things We Don't Call Breakups

Twenty-three-year-old "commitment-phobe" Kala Cartagena falls in love for the first time after a moment of mindless swiping in a dating app leads her to a twenty-one-year-old boy. The connection is intense and brief, ending without choice and leaving her with a goodbye she never learned how to name.

As a new year begins, Kala tries to move forward. When a long-forgotten crush returns: steady, patient, and kind, she discovers a quieter kind of love, one built on stability rather than urgency.

Just as she begins to believe she is ready to settle down, an unexpected encounter with her past forces her to confront what healing truly means, and whether loving again is an act of betrayal or courage.

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Disclaimer: This is an introspective novel.

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Language: Taglish
Status: On-Going (no beta we die like men)
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