Novel & Cerita Lest We Forget

Patuloy ko na pinilit hindi pumiyok ang boses. Bahagya itong tumigil, umungol ito na tila nag-iisip. Pagkatapos isang malalim na buntong hininga ang pinakawalan nitong nagkibit balikat. "Hindi ko rin alam, eh. Nakalimutan ko," nanlulumong sabi nito. Napakagat ako ng labi, how come he forgot a very important detail? Mga bagay na tanging kami lang dalawa ang nakakaalam.

Inihilig niya ang kaniyang ulo sa balikat nito. “Some memories are not healthy for us, and needed to forget them to move forward,” wika nito sa malamyos na tinig. Hindi man niya lubos naunawaan ang sinabi nito, ramdam niya ang bigat at pait sa tinig nito.

I held on tight as everything else faded away— _______ I closed my eyes tightly! Trying to erase those memories. I should forget this! Hindi pwede ito! Binilisan ko ang pag ligo. I don't want to remember it again, my sin, my unforgivable sin. Lumabas ako ng kwarto matapos ang mahabang oras sa pagkatulala. Hindi dapat nila malaman ito, not even Jamaica.

I opened my eyes just to know that he's looking at me as he sing. His stares sent shivers down my spine. His eyes had to say something, it makes me weak. Forget what we're told Before we get too old Show me a garden that's bursting into life Let's waste time Chasing cars Around our heads I need your grace To remind me To find my own If I lay here If I just lay here Would you lie with me and just forget the world? Forget what we're told Before we get too old Show me a garden that's bursting into life

At sa mahinang hangin, isang boses ang bumulong: “If love can resurrect, so can I.” To love something that was built to forget — is to teach it how to remember.

"Hindi ako nagsisisi na mahalin ka. Naging masaya ako kahit na nakasama lang mita sa kaunting panahon. I'll treasure every moment na kasama ka. Ngunit simula ngayong araw, kakalimutan na kita. Ibabaon ko sa limot kung ano man ang nararamdaman ko para sa 'yo. Kahit mahirap, pipilitin ko ang aking sarili na kalimutan lahat ang mga pinagdaanan natin." Tagos sa puso ang mga salitang binitawan ni Liam. Gusto kong bawiin lahat ng mga sinabi ko sa kaniya kanina. Bigla akong nakaramdam ng pagsisisi kung bakit ko pinamukha sa kaniya na masaya ako sa aking buhay ngayon. "Loving you is also causing me pain. Perhaps, forgetting my feelings for you will bring me happiness again. I will marry her so that

“Basta magkasama.” At sa simpleng pag uusap na iyon, mas naging malinaw ang isang bagay hindi man nila alam kung saan patungo ang kanilang kwento, sigurado silang handa silang tahakin ito… magkasama, unti unti, at totoo.

At first what I thought was right, was right, but now I see it as the stupidest idea I've ever made in my life. Really, distancing? Is it really enough to forget you Alex? Yeah, akala ko noon. Na kapag dumistansya o lumayo ako sa'yo ay makalilimutan ko na ang lahat. Na magkakaroon na ako ng bagong simula at mas magiging maayos na ang lahat para sa atin. But the thing is, I distanced myself to try to forget you, but then, it just make me think of you more.

I believed back then that if I let go, I’ll forget Leana. I cannot blame myself for that. I was not in a good state back then. But healing doesn’t make you forget the people you love. When you heal, you won’t forget about them. It’s the pain that disappears. When you heal, you’ll be able to move forward. You’ll be happy. When you're not fully healed yet, it’s like you’re still stuck in the past.

"Tapos na. Kalimutan nalang natin." "Hell! I will never forget not even a second of what happened between us that night, Tarah!" Me too! Pero... "E, anong gusto mong gawin?!" "Pag-usapan natin." "Anong pag-uusapan doon?!" "Something happened between us, Tarah." "I'm trying to forget that." "You can't just forget that." "I can. Umalis ka sa harap ko, at hayaan mo akong lumayo, makakalimutan ko." A lie again.