Novel & Cerita Good Things Comes To Those Who Wait

aniya saka sumandal doon sa inuupuan niya, tila handang-handa maghintay, nasa harap ko pa rin siya ngayon, minsan ay inililibot ang tingin sa aking opisina. "You can go first, kabisado ko na ang daan." "I said I'll wait, Vaine," he uttered with finality. His voice is like a thunder, hindi nga lang ganon kalakas pero napaka diin nito. Vaine... Bakit parang may ibang ibig sabihin ito? I remember the past years, he want me to wait for him, he's always saying to wait for him, it's just unusual to hear that he's the one who will wait, though it's not about the same thing...

“Hindi ko kayang mawalan ng pagkakataon, pero natatakot ako na baka mapagod na ako sa paghihintay.” Ava, na mayroong tawa at determinasyon, nagpatuloy, "Maya, hindi naman ibig sabihin na maghihintay ka forever, pero sometimes, the people you care about need time, too. Hindi mo kayang kontrolin ang lahat ng nangyayari, pero as long as you’re being real with him—and with yourself—you’re doing your part. And remember, hindi ka nag-iisa. Hindi kita pababayaan."

Tinitigan siya ng ama nang matagal, parang sinusukat kung hanggang saan siya kayang itulak. “Don’t take too long,” huli nitong sabi. “History has a way of correcting itself.” Kinabukasan, eksaktong alas-nuwebe ng umaga, may dumating na naman delivery. Bulaklak at chocolates. At isang card na may nakasulat. Destiny always finds its way back, my love. Nakatingin lang si Iris sa mga ito ng ilapag ng receptionist. Hindi siya masaya.