Because I Could Not Stop For Death Novels & Stories

Kinabukasan, nagising ako sa unang araw na walang tunog ng makina, walang takot, walang kaguluhan. Just sunlight, coffee, and him beside me. At sa unang pagkakataon, hindi na ako natakot sa kinabukasan. Kasi kahit anong mangyari, kahit anong dilim ang bumalik— may lalaking pipiliin akong harapin ‘to, at may pag-ibig na kaya nang mabuhay kahit sa gitna ng mga abo. **************************************************** 💫 “Sometimes peace isn’t the end of the war — it’s the choice to stop fighting what you can’t control.”

Lubos akong nasasaktan. "Ahhhhh!" Walang sinuman ang nakakaunawa sa nararamdaman ko. Hindi ako kayang pakinggan nila. Hindi nila ako maintindihan kahit kailan. Wala na akong pakialam. Gusto ko nang mamatay. Wala ng kwenta ang buhay ko. Wala ng saysay ang lahat. "Stop the car Lucas! Kung pagpapakamatay ka huwag sa paraang ito!"

Dahil sa hindi niya pagbanggit tungkol dito kanina ay inakala kong lilipas ang araw na ito na hindi namin iyon pag-uusapan. Pinisil niya muli ang palad ko. "I'm sorry if I went too fast." Marahan niyang sabi. Napakurap-kurap ako. Nilingon niya ako at nagtama ang aming mga mata. I glance outside the window as I clear my throat. The memories of last night made my throat drier, and harder to speak, as well as think clearly. I can sense he's waiting for what I have to say. "You stopped, when I told you to stop." Bumagal ang takbo ng sasakyan. Tumingin ako sa harapan. "We stopped before it was too late." Lumunok ako.

The night air was cold, biting, pero hindi kasing-lamig ng mga lalaking humahabol sa kanya. Branches whipped her face. Mud clung to her boots. Sa bawat kaluskos, bawat ihip ng hangin, pakiramdam niya kamatayan na ang humahaplos sa buhok niya. The moonlight barely touched the forest floor, leaving twisted shadows shaped like claws trying to drag her back. Pero tumatakbo pa rin siya. Because stopping meant dying. Because dying meant Damian would never find her. Because she refused to be another forgotten body in the Valdez woods.

I am close to dying because I feel like I lose my purpose in this life! I stopped walking when I found myself at the center of a cemented bridge. Lumalakas ang ulan at mula sa kinatatayuan ko ay kita ko ang rumarasagang tubig na papunta sa kung saan. Nanginig ang labi ko nang tuluyan akong napahagulgol. Yumuko ako't hinayaang ilabas ang lahat ng luhang naipon ng mga mata ko. I only hope to survive. Why does it feel so impossible to achieve?

Hindi ako bobo para isipin yun na panaginip lang ang lahat ng yun. Hindi ko alam kung paano ako nakauwi. I remembered, I died. My heart did stop beating pero paanong buhay ako? Ang dami kong tanong pero ni isa ay wala akong makuhang sagot. Wala akong makausap tungkol dito dahil kung nagtatanong ako baka mapagkamalan pa akong siraulo and worst, baka ipadala ako sa mental institution. Walang maniniwala sa akin. No one believes in magic in this world.

Or without letting me change my mind? I didn’t think. I grabbed my keys. The drive felt endless. Traffic lights felt personal. Red. Red. Red. “Move,” I muttered under my breath. My hands were shaking on the steering wheel. What am I even going to say? Stay? Don’t go? I choose you? Do I? The question hit hard. I gripped the wheel tighter. I don’t know what I choose. But I know I don’t want him leaving like this. Not blocked. Not silenced. Not erased quietly.

Sumisigaw na ako sa sobrang sakit at umiiyak dahil hindi ko alam anong gagawin para mawala 'yong sakit. I just wanna stop this pain, I can't take it anymore. ---------- Read.Vote.Comment © michiekelss

I was already crying. Tumatakbo pa rin ako upang sabayan ang kotse. Ngunit biglang bumilis ang andar nito. I kept running, trying to catch up, but the SUVs sped up. Faster. Further. Until they were out of reach. Until she was out of reach. Again. I slowed down. My body is finally giving in. My chest was heaving violently as I stood in the middle of the road. Staring at nothing. At emptiness.

“ Why is it everytime you tell me you loved me, my heart just stop for a second. I think you’ll be the death of me.” “ Stop it!” Saway niya dito,sasabihan na sana na tumingin sa daan . Pero pagharap niya ay siyang panlalaki ng mga mata niya,napasigaw siya kasabay ng malakas niyang pagsinghap. ” Aki!” A sixteen wheeler truck is in the middle of the road,instead of driving on the side road. Sumalubong ‘yon sa kanila,nawalan na ito ng balanse.