Always Remembering Novels & Stories

Nang matapos uminom ay sandali muna siyang naupo at nag-isip. If Doc Jamie's theory that he had amnesia is true, why does he recognize people around him? Why does he remember his daddy and his stepmom? Why does he remember Cassian and Alyanna? Why does he remember everything that happened since he was a child, if he really had amnesia?

Kung saan-saan na napapadpad ang usapan nilang mag-iina. “Si Mama muna ang magsasalita. No more questions!” pinandilatan niya ng maga ang mga ito. “As I’ve said Daddy has amnesia. Nakalimutan niya tayo but someday, he will remember us but for now let’s be kind to Daddy. We have to be patient and understanding.” “It’s sad that he doesn’t remember us,” komento ni Ryker na paiyak na. “He may not remember us but someday he will… Just always remember that Daddy Raphael loves you guys. Mahal na mahal kayo ng Daddy niyo. He will remember us—we will pray and help him remember us.”

Hindi dahil sumuko siya. Kundi dahil biglang sumakit ang ulo niya. Napahawak siya sa sentido. Muling may dumaan sa isip niya. Isang mesa. Isang laptop. Isang kamay. At isang boses. "Never keep it on the main drive." Nagmulat siya. Huminga nang malalim. "What did you remember?" "Someone told me not to keep something in the main drive." "What's the something?"

putol nito ulit sa kanya. "W-what?" naguguluhang tanong niya, pabulong. "I don't have any memory of you. And though after tomorrow, we'd just totally be strangers who happened to marry each one time in their lives, I still want to have memory of you. You see, I don't know if I'd ever remember the past. But just in case I don't, I'd still have a memory of you-- one thing that I'd get to keep and remember for this lifetime that we will spend apart."

And it really helps me a lot, but maybe it's vague to happen again? Malabo ng mangyari ang lahat-lahat na nakasanayan namin noon. Making a good memories is easy but forgetting and moving on to from that memories is really hard, you can't easily forget everything especially when it's special and a treasure for you. Maybe I'll try to move on? But it doesn't mean I'll forget everything we created together. Magmomove-on lang ako pero hindi ko kakalimutan ang mga memories na napagdaanan na namin. I treasure's it all. Hanggang sa muli naming pagkikita.

"I want to remember who I am, but everytime I start remembering things my head ache like it's breaking. Parang mabasag ang ulo ko sa sakit, natatakot ako...natatakot ako na baka kapag pinilit ko ang sariling alalahanin ang lahat lalo ko lang pinalala ang sitwasyon ko." Hinayaan ako ni Sir Nathaniel at ni Lola Minda na umiyak. Si Lola ay nakikiiyak din sa akin. Si Sir Nathaniel naman ay tahimik lang na nakikinig pero dama ko ang awa sa mga tingin niya. Nang kumalma na ako saka pa nagsimulang magsalita si Sir Nate. "Don't force yourself to remember things." seryoso niyang turan. "There are things not worth remembering."

“Wala pa rin, e. Siguro bukas… o kapag nabagok ang ulo ko.” Binuntutan niya ito ng tawa at natawa na lang din ito sa kanya. Ginulo nito ang kanyang buhok at humugot ng malalim na hininga. “By the way…” She looked at him. “I hope you don’t mind it, but why are you asking everyday if I ever remember everything?” Humugot ito ng malalim na hininga. Nawala ang mapaglarong ngiti sa labi nito at napalitan ng pagkaseryoso. Tumingin ito sa kanyang mga mata. “Because there’s something important you forgot.”

Hindi niya alam kung bakit pero biglang may nakita siyang binata sa isip niya. "Your situation right now really reminds me of her," Lord Versailles continues. " Alzeihmer's was taking her away from me and yet what she told me changed my perspective. She told me that forgetting things was therapeutic for her in all the positive ways possible. She said that after everything, the most important thing is that by the end of the day, she knows that I'll be the one remembering. I'll be the one treasuring our memories together. She was assured that our love will not be forgotten."

"If you keep forcing yourself to remember your past, memories that have long been forgotten, there's a high possibility that you may never recover them. Alam natin pareho na posibleng mangyari 'yon dahil sa damage na natamo mo, Raze. Ilang beses ko nang sinabi sa'yo, huwag mong pilitin. Mas lalala lang ang migraine mo. Mas sasakit ang ulo mo. Gusto mo bang tuluyang hindi na makaalala?" "I just want to remember my past, Lincoln. I have to," he said firmly, though sadness laced his voice. "I really want to. Pakiramdam ko may importanteng bagay akong dapat maalala. Wala na bang ibang paraan para makaalala ako?"

"Hmm. And here I thought you never forget important things." Napalunok ako, pilit iwinawaksi ang init na unti-unting sumisirit sa sistema ko. "I—uh... I might need a little reminder." Bahagya siyang tumawa, mababa at puno ng panunukso. "Then maybe I should jog your memory... properly." Parang biglang nanuyo ang lalamunan ko, kaya napakagat ako sa labi bago pa muling magsalita. Ang hirap mag-focus—lalo na’t ganito siya kalapit. "W-What purpose?"