Broken Family Short Story Novels & Stories

“Gusto ko kasing habang hindi pa malaki ang tiyan niya ay makasal kami. Para hindi isipin ng anak ko na broken family kami.” Kumunot ang noo niya. “Anong broken family? May mutual understanding naman kayong dalawa ni Thalia, saka kung sakaling manganak na siya ay hindi naman maiisip ng anak mo ang mga yo’n. Masiyado pa siyang bata para mag-isip ng gano’n.” “Ayoko lang na…”

he says. “Yeah. Do whatever you all want,” wala sa sarili kong sabi bago siya tinalikuran. Sumakay na ako sa sasakyan, pati na rin si Karylle. I can feel her watching me. But I refuse to show any signs of weakness, even to her. I am aware of how broken I am. I feel nothing because I’m empty. I feel numb like a mere doll. I lost my parents. I saw their plane exploded and crashed right before my eyes. I saw their bodies in the morgue. Completely burned and just... lifeless.

Dama ko ang paghagulgol ko dahil sa sobrang sakit. The room is broken down into pieces. There's also a fìre. The place looks like a mess. And knowing that Zach is inside of that room makes my heart shattered. It feels like my heart is also broken down into pieces. It feels like my heart is sinking. Zach is gone. He's now gone for good. He's now de@d. And it feels like I dièd too.

The marriage that bound us before actually broke that day they push me away. "Then I'll make it a dream come true again. Look. Maybe when we married each other we are not in the same boat but I am not riding to that boat. I just need you to ride along with me. We'll work things out again this time" "A broken glass can't go back to it's original state. Maybe you can fix it but the damage can't undone."

Hindi ko alam kung ilang beses, pero bawat pagdura ay parang pagluluwa ng lahat ng sakit, lahat ng galit na hindi ko mailabas sa sigaw. At sa bawat hapdi ng lalamunan ko, iisang tanong ang paulit-ulit: “Bakit ako ang iniwan, samantalang ako ang unang nagmahal? Ako ang unang nagtiwala?” Ngunit walang kasagutan. Ang tanging sagot ay ang tunog ng cellphone na muling nag-ring, parang halimaw na kumakatok sa pintuan ng impiyerno. Riiiing— At doon nagsimula ang pagbagsak ng lahat. ********** Gemekek

“If she made a m-mistake, p-please f-forgive her. I don't want a b-broken f-family. I want you and Mom to be t-together. P-Please... please...” Mahigpit niya itong niyakap. Napahagulhol siya ng iyak habang yakap ang anak. Bigla niyang naalala ang nakaraan. Ganito ring-ganito ang ginawa niya noon sa mommy niya. Nagmakaawa siyang huwag makipaghiwalay ang mga magulang niya dahil ayaw niyang maranasan ang isang broken family. Even after his dad's countless betrayals, he still wished to save their marriage.

Hindi ko akalain na pareho pala kami ng suhestyon at pananaw. "I have a broken family, katunayan, bago ako pumunta sa kompanya n'yo, lumayas ang mommy ko sa bahay namin, she left me with my father, a father i rarely see, talk or bond dahil mas abala ito sa casino. My family is sinking right now, but, look at me, here i am...wondering how to figure out the solution of another problem of my cousin, naiisip mo siguro kung bakit?" "Bakit?" tanong nito.

Malamig na sabi ko at pinunasan ang aking mga luha bago tumalikod sa aking kapatid. I was walking out of our house when the rain started to pour. I felt so numbed and all my emotions were confused. My whole life I never felt lost after discovering everything that happened. The family I was caring so much for was now like shattered pieces of hearts covered with scars that cannot be easily mended. I want to breathe and be away from this place for a moment so that my heart can heal from the pain that is taking my breath away. Life is full of surprises, sometimes it gives you joy and sometimes it gives you pain that is like a scar that leaves a mark in your whole life.

Mabilis naman nakagamayan niya ang babae dahil makuwento ito at katulad niya suma sideline rin ito sa pagmomodelo. Broken family na itinuring ang pamilyang kinagisnan nito at tanging ina na lamang nito ang kasama. Sa pagkakaalala niya ay hindi naman ito naghihirap sa buhay dahil may mga iilang negosyong naiiwan ang lolo at lola nito sa ina at kapatid. At ito lang din ang nag- iisang tinutustusan ng ina at uncle. Kung tutuusin ay lumaki itong may kaya sa buhay. Ganunpaman ay katulad niya ay hindi ito dumedepende sa ibinigay ng ina, bagkus ay pumasok itong part time model sa isang botique. "Oh, Hi Therese. How have you been? Yeah, its been a long time the last I met you," sagot niya naman rito

Mara said gently, extending a hand. “And that is why I need you. Why we need each other. Broken pieces can fit together stronger than whole.” Around them, the scene repeated, Sheara meeting her fear of missing the mark, Lia facing the dread of not being enough, the Author and First Writer confronting centuries of regret. Even the giant stood tall against a pale mimic of its own vast, lonely form. The iron figure at the center watched, its blank face unreadable. The broken chain in its hand rattled softly against the stone.