Echoes of 1998
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Last published Sat, Jun 27, 2026
When Karl Mamaril unexpectedly travels back to 1998, he wakes up in the body of Elijah Quinto, a high school student with a heartbreaking secret. Tasked with uncovering the truth behind his father's high school friend Lorenzo Matteo Garcia's suicide, Karl finds himself falling for the man he was meant to save.
But as love blooms, so do the painful secrets of the past, Karl must decide how much he's willing to sacrifice to rewrite history and give Lorenzo the life he deserves.
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