Maipagkakaila In English Novels & Stories

ELIEZAH KINABUKASAN AY MAAGA akong umalis. Hindi pa gising yung mga tao sa buong kabahayan. Sinukbit ko yung backpack ko na naglalaman ng mga kakailanganin ko sa pagpasok sa kuta ng mga walang hiya.

Makakalaya na ba siya sa kuwintas? “I received this package yesterday. Kahapon pa sana naalis ang kuwintas sa ‘yo kundi sa emergency call ni Mia.” Pasadsad na huminto ang pag-inog ng mundo ni Abigail. Parang napugto ang kanyang paghinga nang tusukin ng libu-libong karayom ang puso niya pagkarinig sa pangalang ‘Mia’. Nakipagbalikan na si Liam sa dating nobya!

"Arte! Kumain na nga tayo. Masarap ang chicken ng Jollibee. The best among the rest!" Isa-isa kong binulatlat ang laman ng paperbag. Nang marealize na hindi komportableng kumain sa kama ay nagdadalawang isip kong binalingan ang sahig. My face scrunched up in disgust. Hindi naman marumi ang sahig pero no way in hell have I experienced to eat on the floor!

Mahahabang pilik-mata, makinis na kutis, tindigan, at pangangatawan naman ang nakuha nito sa ina. “Bakit hindi po ako mistisa gaya mo Mama?” Minsan ay tanong ni Tala sa kanya. “Ang ganda kaya ng kulay mo, hindi mapusiyaw at hindi maitim, tamang-tama lang. Tsaka pag binigay ni God sa iyo ang kulay ko, ibibigay niya rin ang ilong ko sa iyo,” birong paliwanag ni Mahalia sa anak, hindi kasi katangusan ang kanyang ilong at masiyado ring makapal ang kanyang mga labi.

---- Two weeks later, Somewhere in-country J, ken was getting ready to go to the new restaurant that he established last year. He named it according to what Eiji suggested to him 'Ma-Sa-Ya' when translated in English it means happy. He learned about this word from one of his classmates in college who is a half-Filipino living in country J. It was the same restaurant where they celebrated Eiji's birthday and graduation celebration.

My very first break with Bestie Agape! "Hey, gurl. Go spill the tea on how you and Fafa Kirk met. Don't you know he's a daks?" I whispered to her and pouted to point Fafa Kirk as the Fried Bird annoy him. "D-Daks?" Oh, my innocent! *evil idea* (Daks - slang word in the Philippines for 'big dick'.) "Don't taint her innocence with your lewdness, Rossweisse." Katerina snorted. I squeaked.

I asked, or more likely yelled. He cupped his ears, "I can't hear you." "I said, Mahal kita!" I yelled in frustration towards his ear. He smirked. "Good." So it's Mahal Kita...I love you...Wait, don't tell me the meaning of it was what he wanted to hear... He messed my hair up, ruffling it. "Remember, although most Filipinos can speak English, not all of them can. Bear that in mind." He reminded me. "You have to be understanding and use common sense."

Mina said shaking her head. The Ocean God laughed, “Do you not know who I am?” “uuummm, we’ve been calling you the ocean God this entire time, and that means absolutely nothing to us. You see, we only serve one God the Big God, the King of Kings, the one with the Big G not the little one.” Mina said looking at him like he was crazy. “Look it's obviously that you have no idea what is going on, why don't you allow us to fill you in on everything and we can..” Makahi was saying when his words were suddenly stuck in his mouth. Maka came forward immediately trying to break out of the hold that was put on him.

usisa ko. She clenched her jaw as she sat right beside me. Pinagtatawanan niya ako dahil sa sinabi ko without knowing na napaka-strange para sa akin ang sinabi niya. Hindi naman kasi ako kasing brainy niya 'no? At isa pa, hindi rin malawak ang vocabulary ko para sa mga malalalim na salitang nalalaman nitong si Macy. "'Yung ginagawa mo kanina bago ka kumagat ng burger, the act of biting your nails is called onychophagia," paliwanag niya kaya naman tumango-tango na lamang ako sa pagkamangha.

I know it but I still chose to stay silent as I wanted to hear her. "Masi" She smiled a little. "And do you know the meaning of the word Masi?" I shook my head lightly. "Masi is made up of two words Ma and si. Ma means mother and si (jaisi) means like. So Masi means like a mother" I released a breath that I don't know I was holding for so long. Her words made my heart to leap a beat. "And when the word mother is attached in our relationship than I would do anything in my control to save his life"