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Chapter 40:
By recalling everything that happened, I realized how much of a regret burden me still up until the recent time.
Seira… it feels like I am living with a different person now ever since we were discharged from the hospital.
Samantalang sa mga araw na bumibisita ako sa psychiatrist, natutunan kong luwagan ang kapit sa mga ala-alang sumisira sa akin.
“What about painting?” Dra. Sanchez suggested. “You told me that you’ve tried before and it helped. What about… we focus on this activity first?”
As I go along with the flow of life, I have found the hidden existence behind the obstacles that forced me out of my zone.
I stared at the blank canvas in front of me. My mind, in a whirlwind of spectacles, as I try to figure out what to do first. At that very moment, I’ve conceded that I’ve reserved myself to the gloam of my torment that I’ve wasted a year of my life trying to figure out how to heal
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