LOGINThe door slammed shut with a deafening thud that echoed through the quiet house. The last thing I saw was Yaya Loling’s tear-streaked face pressed against the glass pane and I forced myself to keep my feet planted where I stood.Gusto kong takbuhin ang distansiya namin at pigilan siya. Magmakaawang huwag akong alisan pero alam ko na mas makakabuti ito sa kaniya. This was for her own good. I chanted inside my head over and over again, even as my chest felt like it was being torn apart and shattered into pieces.Hindi ko mapapatawad ang sarili ko kung pati siya ay madadamay dito. Palagi ko nang nalalagay sa alanganin ang buhay niya, pero ngayon gagawin ko na ang tama.I heard a muffled voice and sobbing outside the room. My hands shook as I stepped back from the door, refusing to let myself open it again."Yaya Loling?! Anong nangyari sa'yo? Bakit ka umiiyak?"My throat went dry when that muffled voice registered and cutting through the silence of the house. Stacey. What the hell is
Hope. It is a positive emotional state, where someone expects good things to happen or believes that a difficult situation will eventually improve and you’ll find a solution. However, it involves trust, optimism, and the motivation to keep moving towards a better future. It’s a universal human experience, something that helps people get through hard times, make tough choices, and keep moving forward.In other terms, hope is believing that tomorrow can be better than today, even when everything feels impossible right now. You’re trying to delude yourself that there’s a light inside the endless tunnel. However, hope can also be the worst enemy that someone could experience. You poured your trust.You pray. You get excited.But what if you were forced to face the reality that there was no light after all? At the end you’ll still walk in that tunnel with nothing but a crushed hope and shattered trust?I found hope in Lazarro’s offered. A little part of me wants to believe that he woul
I stared at Lazarro dumbfoundedly. He's now sitting in the chair stacey had occupied earlier. I have no idea why he's here and how the hell he'd found this place but this little stupid heart wouldn't stop pounding inside my rib cage, demanding me to throw myself at him and hug him tight.Even if I didn't admit it, my mind, heart and body screaming the truth. I missed him so much.Its only been two days since we last saw each other and our parting hadn't been good. Hindi ko sinasadyang mailabas ko ang aking emosyon sa kaniya. Pero, kahit ganoon, nagkaroon ako ng reyalisasyon na nag-udyok sa aking kumilos.I glanced at Stacey, she was standing right beside the bed while glaring Lazarro from head to toe and I'd bet you, she's picturing him dead inside her head. Lazarro was intimidating and strikingly beautiful, and I know that Stacey could feel the weight of his presence. Kaya siguro, hindi niya ako magawang iwanan dito.But, something felt off about Stacey's reaction when she saw Lazar
A warm hand caressed my forehead as I felt little kisses on the back of my palm. When I tried to opened my eyes, I’m greeted with unbearable lights leading for me to shut it again. “Wake up, Diamon…” a soft voice whispered in my ears. “Who are you?”“Don’t blame yourself, me and daddy loves you so much.”Noong marinig ko iyon, mabilis akong nagmulat ng mga mata. Wala akong pakialam kung masisilaw ba ako sa liwanag na nanggagaling sa taas sa pag-aakalang makikita ko na ang mga mukha ng magulang ko, pero agad din akong nadismaya nang imbes na mukha nila ang makita ko, bumungad sa akin ang nag-aalalang si Yaya Loling.I rolled my eyes around the room, hoping that I would see them even for the last time, pero binati lamang ako ng malinis na kwarto ni Stacey. Agad tumakbo papalapit sa akin si Yaya Loling nang mapansin na gising ako. “Diamon! Ayos ka na ba? Saan masakit sa’yo? Jusko papatayin mo akong bata ka! Anong gusto mo? Anong nararamdaman mo. Magsabi ka, anak…”Hinawakan ko ang ma
Tumambol ng malakas ang puso ko habang binabasa ko ang news report. May maliit na boses ang nagsasabing isarado ko na ang laptop at tigilan ko na ang ginagawa ko, pero nilakasan ko ang aking loob. Isang malakas na pagsinghap ang pinakawalan ko kasabay ng panghihina ng mga tuhod ko.JULY 16 – A fatal road accident on a provincial highway yesterday claimed the lives of prominent business owners Carlos and Elena Montefalco, while their 4-year-old daughter remains missing following the crash. Authorities report the couple’s vehicle veered off the road and collided with a tree in the early hours of July 15; while the adults were pronounced dead at the scene, there is no trace of their child, who was believed to be traveling with them.It was all normal until I read the last part of the report. Local police have initiated a widespread search operation for the missing minor, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of extended family members. According to investigating officer
"Ashta Ferrer?! As in iyong classmate ni Anthony na nuknukan ng sira sa ulo?" Dahan-dahan akong tumango sa kaniya. "Apparently, yes." I've already told her everything she needs know. Simula umpisa hanggang dulo. Maging lahat ng mga gumagambala sa akin pati na rin ang patungkol sa coma ko. Lahat ng iyon ay alam niya na ngayon at sa buong oras na nagkwekwento ako, wala siyang ibang ginawa kundi ang umiyak at magsisi na iniwanan niya akong hinaharap lahat ng mga 'yon nang mag-isa. Nagalit pa siya noong kinwento ko sa kaniya ang tungkol sa mga magulang ko, sa coma at sa car accident dahil hindi ko man lang daw nabanggit iyon nuong kolehiyo pa lang kami, sana raw ay natulungan niya akong makilala sila. Malakas niyang tinusok ang tinidor sa kakaluto lang na pancake, pati tuloy ako napatalon sa gulat. Para kasing binuhos niya na lahat ng galit niya doon sa pancake. "Kumukulo talaga ang dugo ko marinig ko lang ang pangalan ng babaeng iyon! Makita ko lang talaga iyong higad na iyon
Muntik mabuwal ang tuhod ko nang marinig ang boses ni Tomi mula sa first floor. Umahon ang takot at pag-aalinlangan sa puso ko sa isiping mahuhuli kami ni Tomi sa ganitong posisyon. Ang kaninang pagsisisi ko ay mas lalong lumalala, gusto ko na lang kumalas mula kay Lazarro at tumakbo papalapit kay T
Nagsimula na akong tumalikod at naunang naglakad, si Aling Teressa naman ay nakasunod sa likod ni Lazarro. Aalalay siguro kung may mangyari man. Makalipas ang ilang minuto, nakarating na rin kami sa kwarto namin ni Tomi nang ligtas. Nagpapasalamat din ako dahil dumating si Lazarro, kung hindi baka
“Bibili rin ba tayo ng pregnancy test ngayon, ija?” napalingon ako kay Yaya Loling nang bigla siyang magsalita sa gilid ko. Tatlong araw na nang makabalik kami rito sa Manila mula sa Siargao at naririto kami ngayon sa grocery store dahil naubusan kami ng stock. Sinamahan ko na si Yaya Loling kasi
“Where’s my wife?! Diamon! Lahat kayo hanapin siya!” Sa bungad pa lang ng back door ng resthouse, iyon kaagad ang umaalingaw-ngaw sa mga tainga namin ni Aling Teressa. Sa dinner pa lang kanina, tinatamaan na talaga ng alak si Tomi. Kaya naman hindi niya na napigilan ang sarili niya at nakisali na







