The Memories I Was Never Meant To Keep.

Desperate to live, Eliora Claire Velasquez spends most of her life fighting a heart that was never born healthy. Diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy, or DCM, Eliora grows up between hospital rooms, medications, and endless reminders that her life may never be long enough. Yet despite the pain, she continues to choose tomorrow. She continues to fight for every breath, every heartbeat, and every ordinary day she was never promised.

Joaquin Rhys Consunji is the complete opposite.

Cold. Detached. Unreachable.

A boy who walks around like life means nothing to him. Behind his sharp stares, sarcastic mouth, and emotionless face hides someone quietly drowning in his own darkness. Someone tired of living in a world he no longer feels connected to.

When Eliora and Joaquin cross paths, they become trapped between two completely different battles.

One is desperately trying to survive.

The other no longer cares if he does.

As days pass, Eliora slowly finds herself drawn to the boy who treats the world like it's temporary, while Joaquin becomes strangely attached to the girl who keeps choosing life despite how cruel it has been to her. But how can two people love each other when they both want opposite things?

How can someone who's fighting to stay alive save someone who's already given up inside?
And how can someone who wants to disappear learn to love a girl whose time is slowly running out?

In a story filled with quiet pain, laughter, chaos, and fragile moments that feel too short, Eliora and Joaquin will discover that sometimes, love arrives at the wrong time... yet still manages to feel like the right person.

DISCLAIMER: This story contains heavy themes such as illness, grief, emotional trauma, and depression. This is not a typical soft romance story. If you prefer light and cliché stories, this might not be for you. Read at your own risk.