Prologue

I've always been an optimist, I've always been a dreamer but as they say, life wouldn't always be shining it's sunshine on you.

After all the lies and rumors thrown at me, after all the people who turned their backs against me, I felt like something has been lost inside me. At first, I can't pinpoint what it was then I realized that it was me who was taken away - I lost myself.

"Last year pa yun ah!", linya sakin ng mga tao pag nalalaman nilang di parin ako okay.

"Di na nila ako madidiktahan.", linya ko naman pag pinapairal ko pride ko which is an outcome ng mga nangyare.

Yes, it's been a year and I'm living the life that I wanted but I don't feel like myself anymore kaya ito ako ngayon nag-iimpake.

I'm Olivia Garcia and I'm on my way to Baler to find myself again and to learn how to forgive.

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6 years ago I thought I found the girl of my dreams. Every guy likes her but I became the lucky guy she chose - or that's what I thought.

6 years later, my so-called "love of my life" ghosted me. She left without any reasons or explanation and she left me doubting myself. I've always been wondering what I did wrong and why I wasn't good enough to make her stay or to at least make her leave with a proper goodbye.

"Alam ko na gagawin ko sa buhay ko, sa buhay kong kasama siya.", linya ko tuwing tatanungin nila ako kung ano plano ko after college.

"Di ko alam kung paano ako magsisimula.", linya ko ngayon after kong ma-realize na masyado akong nasanay na nandyan siya.

I feel like I've wasted 6 years of my life for nothing and now, I feel like I'm running out of time and I will never know life on my own so I decided to pack my bags.

I'm Ken Adam Roces and I'm on my way to Baler to find my purpose and to remove this emotional baggage that has been eating me up.