I finally published my first Filipino story.
Writing this novel was a very tough decision to make dahil nagsusulat lang ako sa novel na ito kapag may masama akong nararamdaman. You could say that this novel was born out of hate and sadness. This was in the works for a long time and I originally had no intention in publishing it in the first place.
Writing in Filipino was a love-hate process for me. I struggled so much in loving and accepting how beautiful our language is. This novel has seen how much I have struggled during my teenager days. I struggled with my body issues, acne, especially in love, and finding myself.
Damian and Rachel, kayo ang dahilan kung bakit ko pinagpapatuloy at binabalik-balikan ko ang pagsusulat. Sana mahalin din kayo ng aking mga mambabasa; katulad kung paano niyo ako minahal at sinamahan during my toughest years.
Para sa'yo ang kwentong ito, batang ako.