Million Miles Away [CS.J TRACK 06]

an epistolary collaboration

6th installment of Cassette Diaries: Jolina Edition

"How do you love someone who doesn't even know you exist?"

Gabriella Lourdes Castillo finds comfort in recording her thoughts on cassette tapes and writing in her diary about Javier. Each word is meant for Javier Mateo Co, a rising star she only knows through songs, screens, and stolen moments from afar. What begins as quiet admiration slowly turns into something deeper-something she can only keep within the pages and tapes she hides from everyone else.

But when Gabriella finally sees Javier in real life, the distance she once ignored becomes painfully clear. He is close enough to see, yet impossible to reach-living in a world filled with lights, noise, and people who know his name, while she remains unseen in the background. The illusion she built starts to crack, forcing her to question if what she feels is real... or just something she created to fill the silence.

Told through cassette recordings, diary, and fragile entries, Million Miles Away is a story of loving someone from a distance-and learning that not every feeling is meant to be returned. Because sometimes, the most honest love stories are the ones never heard... especially when the person you love is already a million miles away.