Into Her New Life Novels & Stories

Hindi ko alam kung ibabalik ko ba ang yakap sa kanya, dahil hindi ko rin naman alam kung para saan iyon. Wait… what did she just say? “I can see it in your eyes. I was once in your place too,” aniya at kumalas sa yakap. Ang kanyang mga kamay ay nanatili sa aking magkabilang balikat. The warmth in her eyes was back now. Pero ngayon, may ibang emosyong humahalo roon. She exhaled slowly and patted me on the right shoulder. “Believe me when I say that it will get better. It’s hard, that’s true. But you will find reasons along the way to love the new life you will soon have.”

Pero sa huli, hindi niya nagawang saktan ang bata. Pagkatapos ng pagpapabalik balik niya sa paligid, tumalon na rin siya sa bintana ng ospital na kumitil sa kaniyang buhay nang walang iniiwan na kahit ano. Kalmado kong pinatay ang balita. Mula sa araw na ito, magsisimula kami ni Mia ng bagong buhay. Sa pamamagitan ng pagmamahal na ibinibigay sa amin ng aking pamilya, babawi ako sa lahat ng pinagsisisihan ko sa aking nakaraan.

She completed her in a way no one else could, in a way no one else would. How could she ever forget when she was forced to move out from her very own home when her father remarried? She was just eighteen then. It's been tough for her. Five years later, she had Elisha. And now four years after, she was completely happy having her own little girl calling her mommy.

"Today is our honeymoon." Nanginginig ang kanyang kamay habang hinahaplos ang sarili niyang braso, pilit hinahanda ang kanyang sarili sa susunod na mangyayari. Hindi niya alam kung paano haharapin ang gabing ito. Ngunit isa lang ang sigurado niya—simula ngayon, wala na siyang ibang matatakbuhan. Ito na ang kanyang bagong buhay. Ang malamig na kasal na walang halong pagmamahal.

Hanggang sa magising na lamang ito isang araw na hindi na niya nararamdaman ang sakit na ilang buwang nanahan sa kaniyang puso, not that she's already healed and ready to fight again but simply because she's too numb to cry further and to feel more pains. She followed her brother's advice—breathe new air and explore the world to find inspiration. Naging effective 'yun sa unang mga linggo, nalimutan niya ang pag-iyak dahil naaliw siya kahit paano sa panibagong mundong natutunghayan niya. New environment, new people, everything's new. Bumalik ang kaunting ngiti sa kaniyang mga labi lalo na nang makapag-enroll na siya sa bago niyang school para sa college.

Para daw kahit papaano ay maranasan ko ang ingay ng totoong buhay—yung may halong tawanan, reklamo, at kwentuhan ng mga taong hindi ko kilala. Kung tutuusin, napakaganda na sa kanila. Sa totoo lang, kahit habangbuhay pa akong manatili roon ay walang magiging problema. Tahimik, ligtas, kumpleto—parang perpektong mundo. But coming with her here felt like the right decision too. Iba rin pala ‘yung may bagong tanawin, bagong galaw, bagong mukha. Parang kahit saglit lang, nahuhugot ako mula sa sarili kong maliit na mundo.

ani Erin bago tuluyang yumakap sa binata. Kung may magsasabi sa kanya noon na matapos ang lahat ng pinagdaanan niya sa buhay, makakaramdam siya ng ganoong klaseng kaligayahan, baka hindi siya agad naniwala. But life have its own way of revealing its course in a person's. Life has its own surprises. And that moment, was no different. She is sharing the rest of her life with Kiel. And she cannot wait to start it with him.

That's her life ngayon halos nakalimutan na niya ang buhay niya simula ng lumayo siya. She almost forgot about him pag nag eenjoy siya. At masaya na siya. Kahit papaano ay hindi na niya ito naaalala. Pero pag nag iisa at tahimik ay naaalala niya si Lucas,at ang pamilya niya but she has to endure it all para narin sa future ng ate niya at ng baby nito. She was planning on going home, after this pag kaya niya na ang lahat.

It's a blessing, she once told herself as it had been a long-life dream of hers to taste a bit of tranquility at home without hearing the long-repetitive lectures of her mother. But now that the wish had come true, she needs to adjust her lifestyle like any other young adults who are living on their own. She needs to have weekly schedules of going to the nearest farmers market. She have to learn how to budget --- maybe she'll stop her monthly subscription to Pornhub for a while. She made raspberry sounds while rolling her eyes when she finally saw the red light lit up an arrow na nakaturo pataas sa elevator. 'Sa wakas!' Sigaw niya sa sarili.

“Don’t cry, sweetheart. Today isn’t the end of anything… it’s a new beginning.” Pero sa mata ni Liza, tila kabaligtaran ang sinasabi ng kanyang ina. A new beginning for whom? Kasi kung para kay Cynthia, oo. Pero para kay Liza… parang unti-unting nawawala ang dating mundo nila—yung simpleng buhay, yung tawanan sa maliit nilang apartment, yung instant ramen sa hatinggabi habang nanonood ng teleserye. Ngayon, lahat replaced ng chandeliers, designer gowns, and a man whose world she could never belong to.