Twenty One Days (COMPLETED)

Author's Note

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I'd like to say a MASSIVE, THANK YOU! to EVERYONE, who've spent all the time on reading the entire book!

Not just on this book, but on the previous book too! (And if you haven't read it yet, I guess you could try reading it.)

I've spent two months and a week on finishing this book, losing and saving off my energy while sipping two cups of coffee a day during this time of isolation, sacrificing my eagerness in spending the time with Netflix, and fighting off the defying evilness of my procrastination in scrolling along my news feeds with memes to eagerly share during my time of writing.

Thank God, I survived.

I wrote this book for two months and a week with all my emotions showned because writing has been a therapy to me ever since I was 10.

I was in the process of healing and I found out that writing was one of the ways that I can actually recover. Though it may not be 100% effective, it can actually release all the heavy thoughts that I have been keeping in, inside my mind.

And that is why I'm thankful to everyone of you, for being with me in my journey.

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SUMMARY

I. resfeber ─ is a Swedish word. It is the restless race of the traveller's heart before the journey begins, when anxiety and anticipation are tangled together.

Yam had always coped up with an anxiety in wherever she goes. So as she starts her journey, she would always get her shit together so she could live the next life after her with something better.

II. kairos ─ The word kairos comes from an Ancient Greek term translated as the “right time” or “opportune moment” to do or say something, which historians distinguish from chronos, understood as “clock time.”

So basically, Yam was in the state of her life where she has to get ready for whatever life would surprise her. She didn't know if she was ready or not but one thing that was in her mind was that, she had no choice but to be prepared.

III. natsukashii ─ is a Japanese word. It is the feeling of nostalgia by reminiscing good memories that are missed, longed for and yearned after.

Yam and Mikee had finally spent a proper time together after years of not seeing each other. Before they ended the night, they both smiled at each other like they've remembered the memories back when they were still together.

IV. scintilla ─ is a Latin word. It is a tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling.

It was the start of Yam and Abel's friendship before they actually became close friends. They were both confused at first when they've saw each other again, after a long time.

V. mamihlapinatapai ─ is a Yámana word. It is a look between two people in love that expresses unspoken but mutual desire.

Yam and Abel went out for a short trip to find themselves in a place where they could actually get along. The whole time that they were together, they thought that they had something similar for each other.