False Hope Novels & Stories

May halo itong takot—takot sa pagkawala ng perang inaasam, takot sa pagkabunyag ng lahat ng kasinungalingan. Sa loob ng ilang araw na pagkawala ni Hope, halos baliw na siyang naghanap. Lahat ng eskinita’t eskwelahan ay binantayan. Ngunit sino’ng mag-aakala na sa ganitong lugar siya magtatago? Kung hindi nila ito mahahanap, hindi lang sila mauubusan ng pera—baka may mga tao ring mawala, mga kasunduan masira, at mga pamilyang masagasaan.

Pero ilang saglit lang ang lumipas, nabaling uli sa ‘kin ang atensyon nila nang bumanat na naman si Hope. “Tingnan mo kami ngayon ni Faithfully, happily married. So, stop being stubborn and give it a shot. Walang mawawala kung susubukan mo. May divorce naman. Kung hindi talaga mag-work, e ‘di let go. Tapos!”

Minsan lang niya nakita ang konsehal sa tv dahil na interview ito sa pagtulong na ginawa nito sanhi nang pagsabog ng Taal Volcano ngunit sang reaksyon naman ng puso niya ay parang leon na nagwawala. “Ang tamang lalaki ay hindi hinahanap kundi kusang dumarating.” Oh no! Sabi ni Billy sa kanyang isip saka tumingala sa itaas ng kanilang handanan kung saan naroroon ang kanyang ina -- si Mommy Erlinda na mistulang may antenna kung ‘pag-aasawa niya’ ang pag-uusapan. Ito kasi ang panay sabing gustung-gusto na nitong magkaapo at dahil siya lang ang kaisa-isang anak nito’y sa kanya lang ito maaaring umungot. Gayunman, ang gusto nitong manugang ay ang perpektong lalaki para sa kanya -- guwapo para mas

And the fact that Hope is obviously working for Julianna or Rex is the truth I need to consider. I hate asking for a favor, but this time... fucking shit! I irritatedly breaathed out. Trace is my only resort and I need to lower my pride. Kung noon ay hindi ako nagmamadali, iba ngayon lalo na at alam kong buhay si Hope. Buhay si Hope at may Incognito akong kalaban pala. Thinking of my cousin, probably he will laugh at my expense, lalo na kapag nalaman niya kung ano ang kailangan ko sa kaniyang tulong. For that man doesn't believe in love and promises.

Chapter Seventeen Sorry Hope. Hope can be both blissful and painful. Kahit hindi ko gustuhin, umasa pa rin ako sa mga sinabi ni Zephaniah. I thought about considering my feelings. Maybe I'd be selfish just this once. Maybe I'd take the risk. Maybe I'd forget all the heartache that my parent's failure brought to me and let myself be happy. But hope, when broken is painful.

Natigil ako saglit, dama ang emosyon sa kanyang sagot. "Masaya ako, anak, kasi sa wakas, magiging buo na rin kayo. Kahit maraming pagsubok ang dumating, hindi kayo pinabayaan ng nasa Itaas. Sana, kahit anong problema ang dumating, huwag ninyong kalimutang humingi ng tulong sa Kanya," ngiting sabi ni Mommy Hope habang si mama Faith ay nasa sofa nakangiting nakatingin sa akin.

I know i should've told you this from the beginning, but i don't want you to have doubts on me and regret having me as your mother. I was so selfish 'til the end, i should've told you that i wasn't really your real mother. I adopted you Dawn, i'm not your biological mother. I hope you forgive me for being so selfish, for not telling you the truth. Hanggang ngayong eighteen ka na, hindi mo pa din alam. I'm sorry son, i just can't afford to lose you just because i'm not your real mother. As for your real, biological mother, she's already dead. I'm sorry. Your real mother, she was a nice and lovely person, and she wanted me to tell you that she loves you very dearly.

Nakatitig lang saakin si Axel, walang sinasabi, pero kaagad ding umalis bitbit ang mga beer na kinuha nito sa ref. Napahawak ako sa dibdib ko dahil ramdam kong bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko sa ginawa nito. Anong ginagawa mo, Axel? Please don't give me false hopes. I might fall for you. ------- Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

So this place is really special? "But faith is really sometimes playful. After 5 years of suffering, the guy met someone. Someone like his wife-" Hindi naituloy ni Don amor ang iku kwento ng mag salita si Nico. "And uptil now, he is full of hope. Hoping that the woman she met is really his wife. Hoping that they can make their relationship right this tine. Makita nya lang ito ay masaya na sya, kahit hindi na ito sa kanya. Even though the woman is already laid in someone's arms",

May magandang timing nga ba o takot lang talaga ako? If he continues to stare at me like that, I may not be able to stop myself from confessing. If he continues to be like this, if he continues to make my heart flutter, I may start showing him subtle signs. I might start to feel false hopes. But hoping is part of human nature. You can’t help it. Sometimes, hoping is the one that hurts you the most. Once you start to have feelings for someone, no matter how much they show no interest in you, you can’t help but hope that they somehow look at you the same way you look at them.