Excuses Novels & Stories

Ang isip niya, hindi matahimik. Ang daming tanong. Ang daming biglang sumisingit na eksena. Paulit-ulit sa utak niya ang tanong: What kind of excuse will Tricia give this time? And as for Christian? "He's probably already rehearsing a pathetic script," bulong niya sa sarili, habang sinulyapan ang sarili sa rearview mirror. “Let me guess... ‘I was drunk’ or better yet… ‘I mistook her for someone else.’ How original.”

Nanigas si Fiona. “Ano’ng ginagawa mo?” “Body heat. Wala akong dalang jacket.” “Ang galing ng excuse mo para makayakap.” Dapat kumalas siya. Dapat sinabi niyang hindi niya kailangan. Dapat inalala niya na kakasabi lang niya sa sarili niya kaninang umaga na hindi dapat maulit ang nangyari kagabi.

Huminga ako ng malalim para makagawa ako ng magandang excuse sa kaniya. “Hep! Hep! Huwag kang gagawa ng kung ano-anong idadahilan mo na dahil alam ko na ang mga ganiyang taktika at sawang-sawa na ako!” untag niya sa akin kaya napairap ako ng palihim sa kaniya at ngumuso ako. Gagawa ako ng excuse at hindi ko naman siya lolokohin eh sadyang gipit lang ako ngayon.

Kalmado ang kanyang boses. “She's an adult.” “She is responsible for her own actions.” Isa-isa niyang binigkas ang bawat salita. “Depression is not an excuse for dressing provocatively and trying to seduce her brother-in-law.” Humigpit ang kanyang panga. “It is not an excuse for abandoning Liam yet again.” At saka diretsahang tumingin kay Daniel. “And it is definitely not an excuse for you to blame me.” Lalong naguluhan ang lalaki.

Extended pa raw ng dalawang araw ang stay nito sa California gawa ng may gusot itong kailangang asikasuhin. "And you believed his excuse? What a big fool you are, Anne! Kapag gan'yang may kung anu-ano nang excuse ang lalaki, maniwala ka may kalokohan 'yan! Lying is tricky, remember? Ginawa ko na 'yan sa una kong asawa, doing some evasive actions and excuses, being mysterious with my time just to make him unloved me. Gano'n iyon!" Sapol siya roon.

patuloy na pagsisinungaling ko. "Nagutom?! D*mn it! Hindi mo na ba mapigil? E, ‘di sana ay bumalik ka kaagad at doon ka na lang kumain! Restaurant 'yon, Alexena!" madiin na paalala nito. Sh*t. Bakit ba ang lame ng mga excuse na naiisip ko? Magaan na kinagat ko ang labi ko habang nag-iisip ng ibabato ritong magandang katwiran pero sa kasamaang palad ay natutuliro at nabablangko ang utak ko.

Excuse? My whole body face him as it exploded into my mind what did he do.He excuse me!In my class!Am i allowed to do that after a few skips?! "I want to talk to you about something"pinapanood niya akong magulat sa mga sinasabi niya.It left me speechless again.My universe felt like it zoomed out and i can't see the tiny number silently asking me what did i do.It was my grades !My grades. He excuse you without telling you Azazel! That's... that's..

Biglang tumahimik, and I could tell we were both grasping at straws for something to say. Being the idiot that I am, bigla ong sinabi kung anong gusto kong sabihin. I blurted out the first excuse I could think of, "Anyways, talk with you later. Kailangan kong umalis... Bye," I say quickly before rushing past him. After a few turns, when I'd calmed down a little, I chastised myself for making such a pathetic excuse. At the very least, you didn't tell him you needed to use the restroom...

valid reason naman po ang--- "Hindi mo ba 'ko narinig, Eleonor? Alright...let's get this straight. I need workers who can keep up, workers without excuses, workers who can stay. I pity you, Eleonor. I mean, you don't deserve every worst things happening to you right now. I'm not saying you've concocted your excuse, but...I have to fire you."

Napipilitan kong kinuha ang phone niya at dinial ang number ni mama. Nako, may klase pa ako. Pero trabaho ay trabaho. Tama, hihingi na lang ako ng excuse notice kay sir Justin, tutal ay kasalanan niya kung bakit absent ako. Tama, tama. Napatango-tango ako dahil sa naisip.