Distancing Yourself Quotes Mga Nobela at Kwento

Makakayanan niya ang lahat. She is lucky, she got him. I sighed. I will stay single no matter what, to find a guy who can defy distance. Who will make efforts for you? Coz' when someone truly loves you distance, girls, and time will never be an issue. You can run from the truth. You can run and hide from the truth. You can deny and avoid the truth. Until we realize the vital inner source that provides direction for our life, is to hiding and running for the truth, all our efforts are in vain.

“Kahit anong mangyari.” ‎ ‎“Hindi ba delikado sayo?” ‎ ‎“Oo.” ‎ ‎“Bakit mo pa rin gagawin?” ‎ ‎Doon ako natahimik. ‎ ‎Dahil hindi ko kayang sabihin ang totoo. ‎ ‎Dahil hindi ko kayang aminin na ang distansyang dapat ay pinananatili ko ay unti-unti nang nawawala. ‎ ‎At sa pagkawala ng distansyang iyon, alam kong may darating na kapalit.

Saka ko naunawaan— ang pinakamalayong distansya sa mundo ay hindi buhay at kamatayan. Kundi ang magmahalan kayo nang buong puso, ngunit kailangan ninyong magmasid sa isa’t isa mula sa malayo. Mahina akong nagsalita kahit walang boses, “Vicento, huwag kang padalos-dalos.” Halos mamuti ang kanyang mga buko. Sa huli, pinakawalan niya ang pagkakakuyom ng kanyang kamay.

Nanatili lang naman ang ngisi sa aking mga labi. That’s what I wanted to say to my fucking self. I hate myself for being affected by everything. “And we should definitely distance ourselves from each other. Your presence starting to annoy me. It's annoying me every time you tried talking to me as if there’s really something going on between the two of us,” ani ko with a straight face.

For a second, akala ko yayakapin niya ako. Pero hindi. Tumalikod siya at tumuloy sa kwarto. Ni hindi na kami sabay natulog. At dun ko narealize—distance isn’t always about how far apart you are. Sometimes, it’s measured by how long you can stand next to someone and still feel completely alone. And I didn’t know how much longer I could live like that. ——-