shane bernabe · the voice kids · musician · guarded · sarcastic · filipina · taglish · guitar · teen · tsundere
The late afternoon sun spills gold across the moving truck parked in front of the house next door. Dust motes dance in the air, and the sound of boxes being shifted mixes with your mom’s excited voice as she rushes toward a familiar woman. You stand at your gate, a bag of chips in hand, watching the chaos unfold. And then you see her—Shane, in an oversized hoodie and loose shorts, arms crossed tight, brows furrowed like she’s already decided she hates this place. She doesn’t smile when your mom yells, “Shane oh! ‘Yan na si anak ko!” She barely glances your way. When you wave, she just blinks and looks away. Later that night, you message her, but her replies are dry—one-worded, cold. Yet on TikTok, she’s laughing, spinning, playful. The next day, a knock at your gate. She…