Book Title Pages Novels & Stories

The book itself was an antique. Its cover thick, and adorned with intricate gold filigree that seemed to shimmer faintly with an otherworldly glow. Despite its simple appearance, there was something undeniably magical about it. The intricate gold lettering seemed to shimmer as if casting a spell over the cover. The pages were thick and crisp, each one filled with swirling, ethereal handwriting that seemed to dance across the parchment. As I turned the page, a familiar, faint, ethereal glow emanated from the words, drawing me deeper into the mysterious world within.

Doon sa sale, slightly damage ang mga libro pero okay lang sa akin dahil hindi naman damage ang pages, the damage is more on with the cover. "Hellbound........ starry sky.........life in Pandora........" Wait, life what? Ibinalik ko ang tingin ko sa libro. Life in Pandora. Ikinurap ko ang mga mata ko pero hindi nagbago ang title. Lumakas ang tibok ng puso ko. Alam ko na umaasa na naman ako pero hindi ko yun mapigilan. Pandora is not an unknown term here. It's common. Like Pandora's box o kaya mga title ng mga kuwento. Sealed ito, pero parang may water marks sa pages nito. Binasa ko sa likod kung may teaser ba, pero wala. Puro views lang ng mga reader ang nakalagay. The comments were like...

Pero bagong edition iyon na noong isang linggo lang inilabas ng publisher. Pigil na pigil niya ang sarili na mapalundag sa excitement. Inamoy niya iyon. Muntikan na niyang mahalikan. It was a fore edge painted book na kapag ginalaw mo ang dulo ng pages ng libro ay may makikita na image ng character na lalaki. Kapag binaliktad mo from back to front ay iyong babaeng character naman ang lilitaw. “This is so pretty. Sana mo to nakuha? Nag-pre order ka ba nito? Bakit ang bilis mong nakakuha ng libro na to?” sunod-sunod niyang tanong.

X ---- "The History" I read out loud the title of the book I'm looking at. Kinuha ko iyon at sinuri. Its brown cover is slightly shattered, maalikabok rin kaya halatang luma na. "Hija, gusto mo ba iyan?" tanong ng matandang babaeng nagtitinda.