"More than a stunning debut. It is the announcement of a bold new literary voice"
—Stephen Chbosky, author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Hugs all the way from down here!

I’ve always wanted to write a letter to you both but I guess I didn’t really have enough time and strength to write one. It’s ironic how whenever I cry or breakdown, you both are the ones I call. I guess you know me well now. Especially that I just simply know that you watch over us up there. You know how I don’t open up to others. How I build up walls inside me that I don’t think anyone can simply break. That’s why whenever I’m at my lowest, at my weakest and even at my darkest, I call upon your names. It’s sometimes weird when I suddenly realize how I find comfort when calling your names instead of telling others how I feel. Weird right? But even though it may seem weird at some point, I just know for some unknown reason that you both listen to me. What I feel is stronger than what I see and that’s the case whenever I call you both. Something happened again today and I called your names again for the nth time and now I feel like I have muster up all my strength to write this letter. I’m not okay and I miss you both so much. That even though there are days that you both kind of slips off my mind, there isn’t a day where I don’t miss and celebrate both of your existence in my life. How I wish and solely pray that I could turn back only one moment when you’re both still alive to hug you both tight and say “thank you” for everything. I miss you, Lala and Lolo and that will never change. I hope I’ll always make you both proud. Mainly now that I’m having some character development…lol. Like I finally can cook some dishes (not still a pro though), I can clean my room now straight without being distracted, I can do my own make up, I can cross the street, I can handle DIET, and actually, there’s still more to go lol. I love you both so much and I know that as you watch over me, you both won’t fail to lead me alongside with Him to the right path. Love you, lala and lolo, always and forever.