Akala Ko Habang Buhay Tayo Novels & Stories

A life we would face together. For the rest of our lives.

"Akala ko ba matalino ka? Kung ginagamit mo ang utak mo, dapat alam mo na hindi yumayaman ang mga mabubuting tao. Walang taong nagkakaroon ng maraming pera at nagiging makapangyarihan nang hindi gumagawa nang masama. Alam man nila o hindi, sinadya man nila o hindi... Nakasakit sila ng tao para makuha nila ang mga gusto nila. Bakit? Dahil ganoon ang takbo ng mundo. At alam mo 'yung ikinagagalit ko? Hindi ko natutunan 'yun sa'yo... Natutunan ko 'yun dahil naghirap ako. Magmula nung mamatay ka at si Mama noong bata pa ako, hindi ko alam kung saan ako pupunta... Pinagpasa-pasahan ako ng mga kamag-anak natin, hanggang sa lumayas na lang ako dahil alam kong wala naman silang pakialam sa mangyayari

At nagsimula na ngang humikbi si Mara. Ilang oras namin siyang pinatahan bago namin napagdesisyunang matulog na lamang. Hindi nalang kami kumain sa pag-aakalang babalik pa si yaya at baka may nangyari lang. Pero hindi… Walang dumating. Buong gabi kaming nagutom. Gutom na gutom kami sa pagkain, atensiyon, at pagmamahal. Gutom na gutom kami sa kalinga ng aming mga magulang. Simula ng gabing iyon, ipinangako ko sa sarili kong tatayo ako sa sarili kong mga paa. Magtatrabaho, maghahanap buhay kahit sa murang edad, para mabuhay lamang kaming tatlo. Ang isa't isa nalang ang aasahan namin sa mundong 'to.

And we'll keep surviving. For Kieran. For the children. For each other. However long it takes. Whatever it costs. We'll survive. Because that's what we do. That's what we've always done. And we'll keep doing it. One day at a time. One moment at a time. Until someday. Eventually. Maybe. It stops hurting quite so much. And we remember how to live again.

It’s in the bond that made us Alpha and Luna, not by power — but by sacrifice. And when we step past the final tree, through the sun-dappled path and into our waiting pack, I know we are more than survivors. We are whole. We are one.

Kasabay no'n ang pagpasok ng mga alaala kong kasama siya hanggang sa puntong tinalikuran ko siya at piniling lumayo ng hindi niya nalalaman. Lahat ng iyon ay naranasan kong mag-isa. Na no'ng una nga ay hindi ko alam kung paano ko pa sisimulan ang aking buhay gayung hindi lang sarili ko ang kailangan kong isipin. Kundi maging ang buhay ng isang tao na siyang dala-dala ko. I was alone all along. That I didn't even entertained people in my life when I got here.

Only by forgetting death is it possible to move forward and give meaning to our lives. When death appears abruptly in front of us, we embark on a new journey into the unknown. Our departure causes pain and suffering for those who remain. Therefore, we can never forget that we are here passing through. We are foreigners in the world, passengers on this journey that is life. We need to find peace and comfort in our comings and goings, and make each day of our stay in life precious.

It better be the best thing we would ever have in our life. THE END.

"You have no idea what your being here, does for us." We're lucky to have each other.

It was something we were learning to live inside of — together. One honest day at a time.