Heartlessness Novels & Stories

Halos mapiga na naman ang puso ko habang pinagmamasdan ang ilan sa kanila na tila walang gana at walang resistensya sa katawan. The loneliness and grief in their eyes are very evident and I can't stand seeing it. Kung mayroon pa akong magagawa na higit pa rito, gagawin ko, mawala lang ang lungkot at pangungulila sa mga mata ng bawat isa sa kanila. "Hi."

Am I so heartless for not understanding the situation? Binagsak ko ang paintbrush at tahimik na humiga sa sahig. I curled and hugged my body tightly. A call won't waste his time. A short text wouldn't hurt his finger, and yet he didn't do any. And now, my conscience is being tested by what he said. Yes, I still have my parents with me, but I am not heart-stone enough to not know what it feels like to lose someone you love.

At sa unang pagkakataon mula nang pumasok ako sa buhay niya… natakot ako hindi dahil sa mundo niya. Kundi dahil sa kanya. Dahil unti-unti kong naiintindihan. Ang Heartless Mafia Lord… ay hindi na lang basta asawa. Siya ay obsession.

Nagpatuloy akong nagsalita ng mapansin kong wala naman siyang sasabihin, and it looks like she doesn't have a plan to interrupt me. “I grew up heartless,” I said. “And honestly? At some point, I started fearing myself. I can't see myself as a human anymore, because I can't feel any emotions. That's why I made a terrible plan. I planned that once I became the CEO of Valencia Holdings, I’d end my life… along with my dad's mistress inside the basement. I wrote a letter that I planned to send to one of the biggest TV networks—a confession. I was going to expose my dad’s illegal businesses, confess to what I did to his mistress, and then disappear.”

That man is heartless, ginawa na kaming kasangkapan sa ambisyon n`ya, nagawa pa na pumatay ng tao matapos makamit ang mga pinaplano. “I hate you,” I whispered and look at the building below me. Hindi ko alam na masasaktan ako ulit matapos na Mabasa ito, hindi ko inaakala na ang lakas pa rin ng epekto sa akin ng mga kawalang hiyaan nila.

His heart sank, a heavy weight settling upon his chest. Each step he took felt like a journey through a desolate landscape, his heartache echoing with every footfall. Room after room, he searched, a silent ache deepening within him. With each unanswered call of her name, his yearning grew stronger, as did his fear that she might truly be gone.

but can't even call himself a survivor of a chronic heartbreak. THE END.

But then, her heart won’t stop hurting as if it was being squeezed like a lemon. Heather sighed. She doesn’t know how many times she sighed back from work ‘till on her way home. She looked chill and calm on the outside but the truth is, her insides is going haywire. Her mind was battling about the possible reasons why her heart was feeling like this. Namomroblema siya kasi naaapektuhan ng nararamdaman niyang ‘yon ang buong sistema niya. And Heather definitely knew something is wrong with her.

Kapag ganoon kahirap ang kinakaharap nilang sitwasyon, hindi niya mapigilang makaramdam ng pagod. Sa harap ng maraming tao, lalo na sa kaniyang ama at sa mga myembro ng kanilang organisasyon, kilala siya bilang walang-awang tao, walang-puso, malamig at hindi kakikitaan ng kahinaan. Fearless. Ruthless. Iyon siya.

Malamig niyang sagot tsaka tumalikod kaya mabilis ko siyang hinawakan sa braso para pigilan sa akmang pag-alis “Bakit ba napaka-heartless mo YESHUA? Malayong-malayo ka na sa YESHUA na nakilala ko noon. Hindi ko alam kung bakit naging gan'yan ka pero pwede bang kahit ngayon lang pakinggan mo ako at huwag mo 'kong ipag-tabuya—”