Mavis Schneider Maaga akong nagising para tapusin ang drafts ko. Holding my metal ruler and mechanical pen, I began to focus on the task at hand. The cool weight of the ruler in my hand and the smooth click of the pen's mechanism helped me get into a rhythm. I was lost in the concentration of the moment, the precision of the task grounding me. The air around me felt crisp, and I was only wearing a shirt and my undies—comfortably casual and uninhibited, just the way I felt while working in this moment. I could feel the slight rush of my thoughts as I moved the ruler across the page, measuring and marking with careful intention. Each stroke of the pen was deliberate, and I couldn't help but feel a quiet satisfaction as the lines I was drawing began to take shape. At malapit nang umabot ang

