A Love Written In The Stars

Grade 11 was supposed to be simple.
Acads. Strand stereotypes. Groupings na ayaw mo naman talaga. Lunch breaks that felt too short. Bell rings that always came too fast.
Love wasn't part of the plan.
At least not for Zarielle Anne Villarreal - HUMSS student, academic achiever, and firm believer that feelings are nothing but distractions.
Then she met Mark Jasper Jayne.
ABM. Commerce. Five foot six of unnecessary confidence. Member of the "Four Leaf" - the infamous circle of boys na masyadong masaya sa buhay.
He confessed.
She rejected him.
He stayed.
And somewhere between after-class walks, random teasing, shared reviewers, and 11:11 wishes, things started changing.
Because sometimes, the days you think are ordinary
are the same days you end up wanting back.
This is a story about senior high.
About friendships that felt permanent.
About laughter in hallways.
About a boy who kept trying.
And the days we thought would last.