Set in a Philippine high school in the early 2000s, the story is voiced by the introverted, socially awkward, and mystery-loving Irene Sebastian. The story starts on her first day in high school and looking back, she had no idea she would be meeting a girl who was going to change her world unexpectedly.

Day by day, Irene was finding herself getting drawn to her classmate, Yana. Slowly, consumingly, where would these feelings take her?

From solving mysteries to beating bad guys, from making friends to falling in love, Irene had no choice but to face her fears. She was discovering new things the only way she knew how. Especially now that a girl had captured her heart.

The Way I Remember You

I found myself being drawn to sad love songs lately. There was a countdown on the radio that I listen to when I prepare for school in the morning, and there was this song with a pretty melody but filled with hopelessness inside. It’s called You’re Beautiful by James Blunt, and it’s about his love for a ‘beautiful angel’ that he thinks will never be requited. 


‘And I don’t know what to do. ‘Cause I’ll never be with you,’ it played like a broken record in my mind. 


And that’s when I realized that it was actually easier to memorize song lyrics than the years of the crusades that would probably show up in our World History exam this week. 


Speaking of history, if there was one thing that I learned from the wars, disputes, betrayals, and all, it’s that we should learn from our mistakes. The past happened, so we could make the present better. It must be a tough way for us to learn, but as our teacher always said, ‘The enemy of humans is himself’. 


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