Author's Note

Hey, loves!

Grabe. Detoxify started as a simple idea — actually, baka nga medyo immature pa ako when I wrote most of this. Alam mo 'yun? 'Yung parang puro feelings lang, tapos bahala na si grammar. 

But still, I poured a lot of my heart into this story. Sa totoo lang, Elliot and Avery's journey grew with me. Writing this made me reflect on pain, healing, and love that doesn't always need to be loud, minsan sapat na 'yung tahimik pero totoo.

If you noticed the flaws, thank you for staying. If you felt something, kahit konti, thank you for feeling it with me. If may part kang inulit-ulit basahin kasi kinilig ka (or nasaktan ka), thank you for trusting this story with your emotions. 

This might not be the most polished thing I'll ever write, but it's real and it's mine. And now, it's yours too.

Thank you, sobra. For giving Detoxify a chance. For letting my younger, slightly dramatic self be heard. And for believing in healing, even the messy kind.

I'm learning. I'm growing. And I'll keep writing.

Love lots,

valdexi.