Blinded By The Truth Novels & Stories

"DON'T LET YOURSELF BE FOOLED BY SOMEONE YOU LOVE. KNOW THE TRUTH. PS: BE READY. I'LL BE TAKING BACK WHAT IS MINE"

Gusto ko lang makita kung paano siya mag-isip — kung bibigay ba siya sa pressure, o magtatago sa textbook answers gaya ng iba. Pero hindi siya bumigay. She argued. She reasoned. She fought me with logic — and every word hit like precision fire. She didn’t just know the law. She understood survival. And when she said “Truth isn’t a weapon. It’s a shield.” it stuck. I’d built my empire on lies, leverage, and control. Truth was never an ally. Pero nung sinabi niya ‘yon, hindi tunog idealistic. Tunog lethal. Kasi naniwala siya. And belief like that — dangerous ‘yun.

May healing power nga talaga ang kalikasan. I spread my arms wide, as the cold breeze began to brush my body. I let myself forgot all the flaws of reality. I closed my eyes and visualized the future—full of hope, beauty and color. I felt relaxed. It was perfect dynamics of silence and darkness. I felt so free—free from the sadness and pain that the world could give me. Malaya sa lahat ng ingay na puro pangungutya lang naman ang ibabato, malayo sa mga matang ang alam lang ay manghusga.

Pero naroon ang mga pangalan sa spreadsheet. At may isang taong masyadong kampante. Bago matulog, may message si Vincent. We’re closer. Sinagot ko agad. Closer means dangerous. Isang minuto bago siya mag-reply. That’s where the truth hides. Humiga ako. Tumingin sa kisame. Kung ang kasinungalingan ang pain— Ang katahimikan ang kawit. At sa susunod na yugto, hindi na ako ang pagkakamali.

It was black to me before meeting him, but now it seems like thorns and smells like blood to me. How could I ever trust someone this much? My mind's telling me to regret it, but a part of me says I did the best thing. Was it really the best decision I made? Trusting him means torturing myself. Dinala ko ang sarili ko sa sakit. I can never blame anyone because I put this to myself. Ako ang nanakit sa sarili ko. The signs were too clear before my eyes, but I chose to ignore them. I blinded myself. Niloko ko ang sarili ko kahit pa nasa harapan ko na lahat nang katotoohanang hinahanap ko.

The way he said he’d wait without asking me to give anything back. “Trabaho lang ‘to,” bulong ko sa sarili ko. I wasn’t betraying him. I was doing what I’d always done. Truth over comfort. Truth over feelings. My finger hovered over the mouse. Once this goes live, there’s no undo. Huminga ako nang malalim, then clicked. Publish. The page refreshed. The headline went live. Notifications started pouring in almost instantly. Alerts, messages, reactions I didn’t bother opening yet.

And maybe love is really blinded, because at this point, she is blind to see the evilness of Axel kahit na nasa harapan na niya ang katotohanan. Nahahapo siya na naupo sa kama at sa ikalawang pagkakataon ay binasa ang nilalaman ng mensahe na natanggap niya. Umaasa siya na kapag inulit niya ang pagbabasa ay ibang impormasyon na ang naro'n at hindi na madidiin ang asawa niya sa isa na naman na pagkakamali. But she ended up being disappointed instead dahil kahit na ulit-ulitin niya ang pagbabasa noon ay iyon at iyon pa rin ang impormasyon na makikita niya. Axel is still threatening her father for money.

Walang halik, walang hawak, pero may mga mata na nag-uusap kahit walang salita. At doon ko alam: I wasn’t wrong. Nakangiti akong pumalakpak pagkatapos ng speech niya. Pero sa ilalim ng ngiting iyon, may apoy na tahimik kong sinindihan. If Rafael thought he could hide this affair under the fog of Baguio — He just forgot one thing. The higher the altitude, the clearer the air. And soon, everyone will see the truth.

Alam niyo naman na iba ang kainan naming mga katulong. Pagkatapos kong ilagay ang lutong ulam ni Trina ang siyang pagdating ng dalawa. Akmang lalapitan ako ni Travis ng lumayo ako rito at nakita ko sa mata nito ang sakit. No'ng ako ba ang nilayuan mo may pakialam kaba? Ang sarap itanong pero pinipigilan ko ang sarili ko. Totoo ang sabi nila na sa mata natin makikita ang katotohanan. Eyes can't lies unless you're good at pretending and good at faking your emotions.

And now, the same precious life will either be taken by her team or will take theirs. Tama ang hula ni Yekaterina, ang dilim nga ng paligid. Halos wala na siyang makita at she’s trying hard to squint and adjust her vision. It kind of help that they had to wear the blindfold for hours and be masked in darkness..