Cant Stop Praising His Name Mga Nobela at Kwento

Walang pilitan. Veraciously "I won't take your fucking excuses, young man. I'm a respected Governor and I don't want my daughter to be a laughing matter in my province. Her reputation, my name's reputation. Ayoko ng dumi sa pangalan ko, at siya bilang disgrasyada ay malaking kahihiyan para sa malinis kong pangalan." Napatingin ako kay Papa habang sinasabi niya iyon. Isa akong dumi sa kaniyang pangalan. Muli kong naramdaman ang pagkirot ng puso ko.

"Mi Amor." He can't do anything but spit curses. If only he could make his tranformation fast...

“Now I give to you your CEO, Mr. Hendrix James Saavedra!” Malakas na palakpak ang sumalubong sa pagtayo ni Hendrix. I can’t help but feel proud for him knowing how this people respect him. Wala man ako sa tabi niya habang nagsisikap siyang gumawa ng pangalan but still I’m so proud of him. “Good morning everyone, I know everyone is excited to see the results. I know you have been working hard this past weeks and I can say that I am so proud of my team!”

Tiningnan ko si praise na tahimik lang sa gilid. “okay lang yon, as long as wala naman kayo ginagawang masama.” Maya maya ay nagpaalam na ang dalawa para umuwi. Nagsosorry pa rin sakin si brent at nagpasalamat naman ako kay theo. Paglabas nila ay agad akong naghagis ng unan sa sofa upang mabulabog ang kanina pang tahimik na si praise sabay umupo at tinulak ang wheel chair palapit sa kanya.

Sabi lang niya at hindi binitawan ang kamay ko. Hindi ko na alam ang sasabihin ko, nagmistulang may napadaang Santo sa paligid namin dahil sa sobrang katahimikan. Rinig na rinig namin kung paano magbatihan ang mga tao sa labas. "Congratulations"- he finally cut the silent. Ngumiti naman ako sa kanya as I greet him back. "Congratulations too 'Meyer'"- sabi ko.

Napangiti ako dahil halata namang natigilan siya sa sinabi kong iyon. "Tama ka naman. Sabi mo nga ay lahat ng gusto ko ay nakukuha ko, 'di ba? Wanna know my the secret?" Ibinulong ko sa kanya ang huling katanungan ko. Hindi naman siya umimik o ni lingonin ako. "I don't give up easily. I work hard to achieve the things I strongly desire. When you give your best in something, don't you deserve to receive rewards? When you study diligently, you deserve to be at the top of the class, right? That's just the way the world works. It only ends when you give up, Faller."

"The name I carry is not just by blood. It is legacy! It is power! And I intend to honor it with the strength it deserves. And I stand here now as the woman who will carry his name forward. And I make this promise... I will protect it and live in a way that reflects the courage and conviction it took to reclaim what is rightfully ours!" Halos hindi ko makilala ang boses ko sa pagbanggit ng speech na pina-memorize lang sa akin. Hindi naman kasi ako proud at hindi pa ako handang maging tagapagmana ni Daddy Dimitri. Never yata akong magiging handa! Hindi ko naman kasi hiniling na maging mayaman tulad nito. Ang hirap kasi kailangan mong inangatan 'yong title mo!

"Hey, hold your horses, man. What's the matter? Your scores are good. Actually, it's great---" "But I didn't get the perfect 50s! Just 1 point... 1 point..." Damn, he's depressed because of that 1 point? "I want everything to be perfect! I can't lose to him, Dad! I can't!" At sino namang tinutukoy niya?

Ang pait ng kaniyang tono ay nagpapakita ng pagkadisgusto sa desisyon ko. "You can always have an annulment anytime you want. Cassandra will not die of humiliation. She has no name to protect, no businesses to crumble and no family to--" "Shut up!" binitiwan ko ang paghawak sa kaniyang beywang at kinuha ko ang kamay niya mula sa aking leeg. "Let us stop dancing."

Tumitig siya sa akin — matalim, puno ng emosyon. “I see the way you try to shrink yourself, to stay small, to not be noticed. But you shouldn’t have to.” Huminga siya nang malalim. “If they can’t respect you, then they’ll answer to me.” --- Napailing ako. “You’re scaring people.” “I don’t care.” “Well, I do.” Tahimik sandali. Then his expression softened. “Celene…” sabi niya, halos pabulong. “You don’t understand what it does to me — hearing people say your name like that. Like they have the right.”