Barely Survived Novels & Stories

Tahimik siya sandali. “I want survived, Ruth,” mahina niyang sabi. “But, I don’t know if I can.” Napapikit ako. Hindi niya alam ang buong kwento ko. Hindi niya alam kung gaano kahirap ang pag-survive. “You can,” mariin kong sagot. “And if he cheated before marriage, maybe that’s God saving you.” May mahina siyang tawa sa kabilang linya. “You’re still strong.”

I wanna hear it again. "Whatever your problem is...don't you ever give up your life. You're precious remember that." Mas lalong sumikip ang dibdib ko sa kakaiyak. I will not give up Perfi until I find the life that I deserve. At sa oras ding yun, bumalik ang buhay ko. I survived. Everyone celebrated because they thought that I would definitely die. No. I won't die. Mabubuhay pa ako. At hindi ko man aminin Perfi's words bring me to life again.

"Hindi niya nakayanan ang pambababae ng asawa niya. She took pills and was overdosed. Hindi kinaya ng katawan niya kaya sa bahay pa lang, binawian na siya ng buhay." She couldn't say a word. She doesn't know what to say. Masyadong mabibigat ang mga impormasyong naririnig niya. Hindi siya nakapaghanda. Masasabing may matigas siyang puso, ngunit nang malaman ang nangyari at pinagdaanan ni Pierce, parang tinusok at sinipa pa rin iyon. How could he survived? "S-sorry to hear that."

mahinahon ang tono niya. Huminga ako nang malalim. "Wala na sila." "What do you mean?" tanong niya. "Naaksidente sila... car crash," mahina kong sabi. "I was 16. Pauwi kami galing probinsya, but only I survived. Since then... I had no one. No family, no home. I learned to live alone." Hindi ko maiwasang mapaluha. Naramdaman ko ang mainit na kamay ni Wilbert na dumapo sa kamay ko, hinahaplos ito nang marahan.

Ngunit sa kabila ng lahat… isa pa rin itong milagro. Naka-survive ang dinadala ni Niniana. Sa kabila ng bangungot ng vehicular accident, ng critical condition niya, ng paulit-ulit na shock, gamot, at intervention upang nabuhay siya. Nabuhay din ang bata sa sinapupunan niya.

tugon ng nurse habang nakatitig sa screen. Natigilan ako. "Lahat buhay?" Biglang nanikip ang dibdib ko. Akala ko ay nasanay na ako sa sakit. Akala ko ay wala nang mas hihigit pa sa sakit ng pagkawala. Pero iba pala kapag nalaman mong hindi lang sakit—kung 'di kasinungalingan—ang bumalot sa ‘yo buong buhay mo. “I was told only two survived…” bulong ko, tila sinasabi ko na lang sa hangin.

Hindi ito! “What the fuck?” I don’t really have a choice. I rather want to crash in the woods than in the ocean. So I bumped the helicopter to the stony mountains and let everything crash. “I will live. I will live. I love you, Anita. I love you, Anita. Babalikan kita. Babalikan kita.” That was my mantra when I kept on hurting my body and crushing everything. So yeah, I survived. Funny, right? Sinwerte nga ako, eh. I didn’t know that Anita will come and visit me. But every hardships and trials were all worth it.

Hindi mabasa kung ano na ba ang naiisip nito. "How did you survive?" "I prefer not asking that." Malamig ang mga matang iginawad ni Shianna kay Papa na sinabayan ng kan'yang malamig na tono. "Siguro let's say, a miracle had happened kaya nandito ako ngayon." "Hindi ka naabutan ng pagsabog?" "Si Hudson ang naabutan. I bet, he… he tried to save me."

Alam kong may mga problema pa kaming haharapin sa mga susunod na taon pero sinisigurado kong malalagpasan namin ‘yon kahit anong mangyari. Just like what I said, it wasn’t my choice to be different but I will do anything to survive and nowㅡmagsisimula na naman ang panibagong chapter ng buhay namin. [THE END..]

"I was...but that's no longer important, because I am happy right now that you're awake and healed." Ngumuso naman ako. "I am sure that I was damaged greatly. I can't believed that I survived." Sagot ko sa kanya. Kahit anong gawing pag-iisip ko ay napaka-imposible, but thinking about miracles, maybe I was given a second chance. So I must treasure this life. "The damage is just little. It didn't hit any vital organs or nerves, that's why you recovered so fast." Sagot ni Vander sa akin.