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

“One, two, three. One, two, three,” our music teacher, Mrs. Fontanilla chanted with a rhythmic sway for the last half an hour. It was the second week of January and the practice for the prom dance had already begun. I was already getting dizzy from all the twirling and turning but I reminded myself I had to get through this as part of the final exams in Music and P.E. 


“Look into your partner’s eyes as if you were in love,” she bellowed with a dramatic gusto that echoed throughout the gym. 


Far from it, I heard myself thinking and shot a quick look at Boris, a soft-spoken Physics genius who kept looking at his feet, making sure he was moving the right one in the right direction. I think the lack of eye contact was better as I could focus on memorizing the steps rather than pretending I was in love with a classmate I got paired with because of height compatibility. 


MEMORY: Before the Dance (Part 1)