Keep Chasing Your Dreams Novels & Stories

"But that's not what I want, Khai...marami na akong nasirang buhay, and ayokong mangyari sayo yon dahil pinili mong manatili sa tabi ko. I want you to keep chasing your dream and―" "But you are the dream, Vivian!" putol niya sakin. "Ano pang hahabulin ko kung nasa harap na kita?" Dahan-dahan kong kinuha ang kamay ko sa kanya at dumistansya. "You know that's not what I'm talking about, Khai," saad ko at tumayo sa mula sa pagkakaupo. "Kaya naman sana pag-isipan mo yung sinabi ko."

“Anything else?” He stated. “Uhm I want someone who will pursue me to make my dream come true, even if it means I’m leaving him. That even though we're apart he’s rooting for me because he loves me or he once loved me.” Huminga ako ng malalim, ang lalim naman ng gusto ko. “Someone who will say, ‘go and leave me, I’ll be proud of you’ not ‘don’t leave me, just give up on your dream and stay with me’ ganoon.” Mahinang natawa si Eros sa sinabi ko.

“Perspective lang ng isang taong mahal ka enough para makita yung hindi mo nakikita minsan.” “Ma-mi-miss kita sobra…” “Ma-mi-miss din kita,” sagot niya, may konting pagbasag ng boses. “Pero gaya nang lagi mong sinasabi: sometimes we need bravery to chase our dreams, kahit temporarily tayong magkahiwalay.” “Kailan ka naging ganito ka-grown-up?” tanong ko, pinagmasdan ko siya, parang bigla siyang mas mature kaysa anumang memory ko.

I face our lifesize photo hanging on the wall and talk to her like idiot. "Hey, hope you're doing fine. Are you happy now? Sana masaya ka at naabot mo ang pangarap mo. Lagi mong sinasabi na ang pangarap mong iyan ay hindi lang para sa'yo. But for me and for you're family also, how was that? Nakakatawa mang isipin pero wala naman akong ibang pangarap kun'di ikaw lang. Ang makasama ka lang habang buhay. But you choose your dreams, you left me."

Tinahak ko ang condo ko kung saan doon ako nararapat. Bata pa ako. I'm still a highschool student and I should stop depending my happiness to other people. Dapat nakadepende ako sa sarili ko dahil kung mawawala man ang mga taong pinahahalagahan ko hindi ako maguguho. Hindi ako mawawalan ng pag-asa. I should chase dreams and my passion. Mag-aaral ako ng mabuti, makakapagtapos at bumuo ng sariling pamilya. Yung sa akin lang, hindi hiram at akin na akin.

Uuwi siya ng Tarlac mamayang gabi upang ipagdiwang ang kanyang kaarawan kinabukasan. She’s turning 34 tomorrow but she doesn’t look like one. Importante para sa kanya ang pagmamahal at pag-aasikaso sa sarili. Kung pagbabasehan man ang kanyang pisikal na awra ay napakabata niya pang tingnan kumpara sa kanyang edad. Most women her age would think about settling down and having kids, but not her. She wants to have her doctorate degree and travel at the same time in a foreign country. Hindi niya alam kung kailan sisimulan ito pero ang planong iyan ay nakasulat na sa kanyang bucket list.

I dreamed of a happy life that doesn't come to an end, but I guess, a happy one doesn't exist to last. It was just a short time-lapse, when everything seemed fine. When we think, we are living a life according to our plan. But they said, our future doesn't depend on what we thought it could be. Even how many times we planned for a specific scenario, there is always something and someone that will ruin it. That will ruin us, and that someone and something that will eventually convince us to better escape realities and hide from the misery that the world gives.

“Mukhang may binabalak ka na naman.” Napatingin ako sa kanya, kunwari inosente. “Ha? Wala naman.” Tumaas ang kilay niya. “Tatlong taon na kitang kilala. Kapag ganyan ang mukha mo, may kalokohan kang gagawin.” Ngumiti ako. Yung tipong sweet pero may halong mischief. “Hindi kalokohan,” sagot ko. “Mission.” Napahinto siya sa paglalakad. “Anong mission?”

"You'll get there, baby. I know that you will achieve all your dreams in life. Show them what you got, Maria. And while you are achieving those dreams of yours, I'll stay by your side and support you in everything," Enjoy reading po! 🌹🩵🫶🏻

The Woman, The Dreams and The Moon, officially ended. Sa wakas, narating na rin ng librong ito ang dulo. I hope this book had served its purpose sa tuwing babasahin niyo ang mga pahina nito. This book aims to give an escape to our terrible reality during this quarantine season. This is an achievement for me because finally, my dream to finish a story had happened. You want a revelation?