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I Would've Stayed, If I Could

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Parts 7
Time 51m

fantasy-romance reincarnation tragiclovestory

Eliana Villarama, a 25 years old girl who lives an ordinary life - early mornings in her coffee shop, quiet afternoons among shelves of old books, and nights filled with strange dreams she can't explain. Dreams that feel more like memories.

She dreams of a woman who looks like her, in a time that isn't now. A man with sad eyes. A promise made beneath a dying sky.

But dreams are just dreams... right?

Until a stranger walks into her café one rainy evening - and something inside her shifts.

She doesn't recognize him.
But he looks at her like he's seen her a thousand times.
Like he's lost her before.

And for reasons she can't name, Eliana starts to wonder:
What if some love stories don't begin in this lifetime?
What if hers is just finding its way back?All Rights Reserved

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