Life Is Uncertain Novels & Stories

“Important parts?” “Gano’n mo talaga tingnan ang buhay?” “I look at reality,” diretso niyang sagot habang nilalaro ang ballpen sa kamay niya. “And right now, your reality is unstable.” Parang may kung anong kumirot sa dibdib ko. “You don’t know anything about my life.” “I know enough.” Natahimik ako. “And that basic information about you is enough.” Kasi oo… alam niya.

"This is my world…now. I'm afraid that I can't give you a happy life, and peace. I'm afraid that one day, those bastards will use you against me. Hindi ko na matatakasan ang buhay ko ngayon. Zahra, are you willing to stay with me?" Hindi niya inaasahan ang direksahang tanong na 'yon… Hindi pa sa ngayon. Pero siguro nga kailangan na rin niyang sagutin. Hindi pa niya tuluyan nalalaman ang lahat-lahat pero isa lang ang sigurado. His life is not as normal as before. Walang kasiguraduhan ang buhay nila, ng buhay nito. Handa nga ba siyang harapin 'yon? Handa nga ba siya na laging matakot kapag wala ito sa tabi niya? Handa nga ba siyang makita na may dugo sa kahit na anong parte ng katawan nito? At

Naliligaw ako. Anuman ang mga susunod pang mangyayari ay isa lang ang nasisiguro ko: nasa tiyak na kapamahakan ang buhay ko. Ipaubaya ko man ang sarili ko sa kanila o gumawa ako ng hakbang ay parehas lang may posibilidad na mapahamak ako. Kaya mas okay na siguro na gumawa ako ng para magbaka sakali na maililigtas ko ang sarili ko. It's better to be in trouble by doing something that could make me possibly safe, than being in a situation such as this and letting these two make unwanted things in me.

Now I'd decided to fight all those risk because I'm not really sure what's waiting on me in the end. Oo, maaaring meron akong mga naiisip na maaaring maging patutunguhan pero hindi ko naman sigurado kung ano talaga ang mangyayari. Hindi ko madidiktahan ang lahat. That's why we need to conquer every risk, hard or not. We need to fight for every challenges we will be in. Because that's the purpose of our life, right? To fight so we could find the better version of ourselves, so we could have a better life we wanted, and so until the end we will accomplish all the task given to us.

It is a game and you should learn how to gamble. Life is a roller coaster, a turning wheel. Sometimes it offers people a concordant blend of bliss and ecstacy and at other times it's just outrageously wicked. It lets everyone experience mirth at the fullest, then mostly without a warning, leaves people in forlorn and in a state of melancholy. Cause that’s life; just a long cycle of remembering and forgetting, of getting lost and returning with a lesson. And this is my lesson. My lesson for being submissively innocent.

CELESTE Its been an hour since we left the restaurant. I can't stop thinking about Daniel's bombshell: the mother of his daughter. It's hard to believe we bumped into each other here. Maybe things happen for a reason, as they say. Our meeting feels like fate. Daniel's revelation has left me stunned. I'm grappling with the idea that life's events might be part of some bigger plan. It's like the universe is guiding us to face truths we never saw coming. The shock of seeing Daniel again, combined with his unexpected news, has stirred up so many emotions. I'm left wondering about the mysteries of fate and coincidence. How did we end up here, connected in this moment? Despite feeling overwhelmed,

Ngayon pa lang ay hindi na ako makahinga ngunit pinipilit ko pa rin maging normal ito, inuubos ang mga natitira kong oras para alalahanin lahat ng masasayang alala kasama ang mga mahal ko sa buhay. Life is full of surprises, indeed. You won't know when your last day is, if when is the last chance that you'll be able to see the faces of your loved ones... It can be happy today, and tomorrow will be a disaster, vice versa. That's why every day matters... because those short moments that you had with someone, you'd bring that for a lifetime. For my whole life, I also experience drowning with problems and challenges. It's inevitable. It happened when Kuya Vince died, I thought I won't survive...

panimula ko at saka muling bumuntong hininga. "With what?" she asked immediately. "With my heart, with my decision, with my life, with everything," tugon ko, malungkot at hindi sigurado. "You know Eizz, confusion happens when we are not sure, and when we are not sure of something, it means may chance ang dalawang side kung bakit kay nacoconfuse, it's just that, sometimes, we don't want to accept the other side kaya tayo naguguluhan," Mom started with her advices.

pumapalantik na pukaw ni Ate Shiba sa akupado kong utak tungkol sa aking plano. "Ah, y-yes, Ate?" nauutal kong turan. "Are you okay?" nag-aalalang tanong sa akin ni Ate. "Oo naman sadyang pinapamilyar ko lang ang mga mata ko sa bagay-bagay at bawat sulok ng bahay ninyo ni Keiron para sa susunod na balik ko ay hindi na ako mahirapan," pagkukunwari ko.