Together"Bakit patis binili niyo, Carson?" Napakamot ng ulo si Carson at masamang tumingin sa kambal. Nagdesisyon na kaming umuwi kanina pagkatapos nila mag grocery dahil malapit ng dumating sila Tito.Sinundo nina Kuya Leon ang mga elders habang kami ay sinimulan na ang pagluluto.. Kasalukuyan kami na nasa loob ng bahay nila Shivani dahil dito gaganapin ang welcome party. Dito rin titira sila Tito at Tita pansamantala habang hindi pa natatapos ang renovation ng mansion.Kuya Levi was early and he brought my clothes for me to change into something comfortable. Before we began to cook."Si Theo nagbigay sa akin sabi niya tuyo raw iyon," dahilan niya.Napapikit si Raya na parang nagtitimpi habang nagpipigil naman ng tawa sila Hannarah at Shivani. Si Daphne naman ay inaayos na ang mga gulay na ihahalo namin sa lulutoin mamaya. Napailing naman ako sa dahilan niya.'Kahit kailan talaga walang alam sa pagluluto ton
Hurts "I-is it true Kuya?"Pilit kong pakalmahin ang sarili ko habang tinanong iyon kay Kuya Levi. Hindi siya umimik at parang natulala sa nangyari."Please, tell me Kuya Levi." mahinang bulong ko at lalapit sana kay Kuya nang pigilan ako ni Kuya Leon."Get inside, Lex." utos sa akin ni Kuya Leon pero umiling ako.Mapanuri siyang tumingin sa akin bago muling nilagok ang boteng hawak niya na mukhang may laman pa."Can we discuss this inside Kuya? Baka marinig tayo ng mga pinsan natin." mahinang sabi ko kay Kuya Leon. Huminahon si Kuya Leon at naunang pumasok sa loob ng bahay namin. Bumaling ako kay Kuya Levi at tinulungan siyang tumayo.Naging tahimik si Kuya at nang makapasok kami ay nakaupo na si Kuya Leon sa sala.Kuya Levi sat next to me in front of Kuya Leon. My eyes widened when my other brother placed a gun on the table and some bullets.Nanigas ako sa kinauupuan at napadako ang tingin
Drifting ApartMugto ang mata ko kinaumagahan matapos ang labis na pag-iyak ko kagabi. Napatingin ako sa orasan at napansin na alas sias na pala ng umaga.I slowly got out of the bed and walked towards the bathroom. I took a shower and changed clothes.Kinuha ko ang cellphone ko at bumungad sa akin ang ilang mensahe ng mga pinsan ko sa groupchat. Pinaguusapan nila kong anong kailangang bilhin sa mall mamaya.Ngayon ang araw ng pagbalik nila Tita sa village kasama si Lola kaya naman ay tumawag si Carson sa groupchat.Everyone on groupchat was ranting about how he ended up disturbing everybody's sleep. Good thing, I turned off my phone last night.Nakatanggap ako ng messages mula kay Daphne at Luke.Daphne:Good morning girl, wanna come to church with us. Mamaya pang lunch natin sisimulan pag decorate para welcome party kina Tito Anton.Nagdalawang isip ako sa sinabi ni Daphne pero mas kailangan ko na sumama sa kanila.Me:Goodmorning, sige sama ako sa inyo.Nagtipa ako ng mensahe para
Zevi“Are you sure you're okay, Lex?” Raya whispered after the whole service.Tumango ako bilang tugon sa kanya at inayos ang sarili. Mugto ang mata ko dahil sa mga luha simula kanina. Dumeretso agad ako sa banyo at hinila si Raya.After the worship, there was a short message and the topic was about ‘Forgiveness’. It left my heart troubled as I was affected by the words I heard that corrected me‘The forgiveness not to take that person's offense in the future. The quote “Forgive and forget,” means that you forgive but you don't want anything to do with that person or you don't want to see him or her. Chances are you haven't really forgiven the person. Forgiveness is letting go of that person's mistake and letting go of the past. If sometimes the hurt still comes back I would say it is normal. It is another chance you process with God.’Those are the words that the preacher had said and it struck me. It eventually made me think of what my dad had done to my family.‘Maybe that is the r
SolaceI tried my best not to think about what Colton had said. But thoughts began to surface as time passed. He excused himself because they had basketball practice from ten in the morning till twelve in the afternoon. I was left alone in the library for a few minutes before I decided to leave. Inayos ko ang mga gamit ko bago lumabas ng library. Maraming estudyante ang nagkwekwentuhan at nagtatawanan sa hallway ng dumaan ako. Napatingin ako sa relo ko at napansin na masyado pang maaga para umuwi. Natanaw ko ang maraming estudyante na nakatambay sa mga benches na nasa paligid ng University paglabas ko ng main function hall. May klase pa kaya ang mga pinsan ko?As I was walking my phone vibrated and as I opened my phone, three messages appeared. It was from Kuya Zaxton, Kuya Levi, and Luke.Kuya Zaxton:I'll fetch you and the girls later. We will go somewhere.Kuya Levi:Where are you? Come to the basketball court once you're done.Luke:Do you have classes at 3pm? Because I want to
VersesNagising ako sa maingay na katok mula salabas ng pintuan ko. Nakakunot noo akong bumangon sa higaan at tamad na naglakad papunta sa pintuan. Binuksan ko iyon at bumungad si Kuya Leon na mukhang maagang may pupuntahan. He was wearing a white polo paired with a black slacks. He also fixed her hair and he was holding his tuxedo on his right arm.My eyes widened and blinked twice.'Anong nakain ni Kuya at bakit ang aga niya naman na pomorma ngayon?' "Good morning princess, how's your sleep?" ginulo niya ng kaunti ang aking buhok dahilan para sumama ang mood ko."Aww, bakit mo ba ako ginising kuya. It's too early!" pagmamaktol na sabi ko. If only he knew that I stayed up late to finish my assignments after two hours of being preoccupied about the song.Paulit-ulit kong naririnig ang boses ni Luke sa isipan ko at hindi ko alam kung bakit."I wake you up because Levi told me you have class at seven." Pinigilan ko ang sarili ko na hampasin si Kuya. Ayokong sirain ang mode niya dahi