Maria — Klara I Ibarra

As the plot of the novel unfolds, Klay finds herself desperately trying to change the "canon" of the book. She knows the tragedies that await: the framing of Ibarra, the madness of Sisa, and the eventual demise of Maria Clara in the convent.

Klay Infantes, a Gen Z nursing student struggling to make ends meet, views Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere as nothing more than a boring requirement. While studying in the university library, she falls asleep over her textbook. When she wakes, the cold linoleum floor has turned into polished hardwood, and her scrubs have transformed into a heavy, embroidered baro’t saya . Maria Klara i Ibarra

In the climax, as Ibarra escapes into the night (fearing he is the only survivor), Klay is pulled back to her own time. She wakes up in the library, tears streaming down her face. As the plot of the novel unfolds, Klay