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 woke up, my throat dry and my bladder full. The sun was shining through the window so I turned to my side away from the light, hugging a pillow as I further buried myself under the comforter. It felt like I had napped away for too long that I didn’t want to get up anymore. It was too comfortable–if only my bladder would stop nagging me and if it hadn’t been morning already. I stirred again as a voice played in my head, as if a remnant from a dream. 


“Yes to all three.” A hearty chuckle. A warm embrace. 


“What does that even mean?” I mumbled to myself as my stomach added to the ongoing bodily petition. I finally got up. 


When I made it to the kitchen, I found Liv on the couch watching How I Met Your Mother on her laptop. She spotted me and paused the video. “How are you feeling, Julie?” 


YANA: Unexpected Stranger (Part 2)