Misjudged Novels & Stories

Ano na namang pakulo ‘to? “Mariz,” muling sabi ni Liza, at this time mas diretso ang tingin niya sa akin, halos ramdam ko ang bigat. “I was wrong about you. I let my pride and my assumptions cloud my judgment. I judged you dahil sa kung sino ka noon. Pero mali pala ako. You’re… stronger than I thought. And I respect that.” Ang dami niyang sinabi, pero parang lahat iyon dumaan lang sa tenga ko. Hindi dahil hindi ko narinig, kundi dahil hindi ko alam kung paano ko tatanggapin.

Nasapo ko ang ulo ko ng marinig ko iyun. How could I forget that? Sh*t. Eto nga pala ang araw na inaantay ko, to let them see how capable I am to be the next CEO. "I thought I could trust you to handle this company but I was wrong, you dissapoint me again Castidy." Ang huling saad niya sakin bago niya patayin ang tawag.

"Just say it directly, Kim. I am the mistake." Napalunok ng laway ang dalaga sa biglang emosyon na nakiraan sa mga mata ni Jace. Nakaramdam siya ng kagustuhang bawiin ang sinabi pero pinatatag niya ang sarili na huwag gawin yon. ‘A mistake cannot correct another mistake,’ which meant that she needed to ditch the root error of what was going on right now. "Y-yes you are, Jace."

Mukha itong nababaliw na at hindi alam kung tama pa ba ang pinagsasabi nito. "Misis, what's wrong? Hindi niyo ba nakikitang malala na ang sakit ng asawa niyo? Bakit ayaw niyo siyang ipadala sa hospital?" Halos mamutla si Liza nang magsalita si Tristan. Kung si Jade lang ay kaya niya itong pagsinungalingan. Kaya niya itong kalabanin at agawin ang asawa niya. Biglang naglikot ang tingin niya at nag isip ng matibay na dahilan upang hindi maghinala ang bagong kasusyo at maniwala sa kaniya.

Kaya naman palagi kong kinakausap ang co-judges ko, lalo na si Tristan, na ipasa ang mga tingin nilang may room for improvement. Ako lang kasi ‘yung tipong nangangati ang tenga kapag nakarinig ng off-key. Isa lang akong “Failed” kumpara sa apat nilang boto ng “Passed.” Kaya kahit strict ako, alam kong nababalanse pa rin ng tatlong beteranong judges. That’s why I trust the system. Hanggang sa dumating ang turn ng contestant na pinaka-aabangan kong marinig. Excited ba ako? No. Alam ko na nga kasi ang ibibigay ko sa kanya.

at matatapang na mga salita. "—public are the worst judge, without practicing judgement uprightly. They only see and focus to one side of the coin, and neglecting the other one. They are quick to make conclusion yet lacks adequate observation. Kahit pa ilang libong salita ang gagawin kung paliwanag, nothing will change. My mother is now in funeral and—the fuck. I'm sorry." At nagmadali siyang nagpahid ng mga luha. Pero patuloy itong umagos kung kaya't napilitan itong tumayo at lumabas sa eksena. He walked out.

Literal na gusto ko lang magkape. Some neighbors greet me with a smile. I returned my smile at them too. I feel proud that I’m able to do this. Because there was a time when I'm too affected by how people think. They didn't even hide their judging looks when they saw me. Hindi ko man naririnig pero alam ko anong binubulong nila. It was unfair for me, it was unfair for Jeremy...kasi, wala naman kaming ginawang mali. The only mistake I am guilty of was choosing Jake.

At wala akong balak kilalanin siya kung hindi ko lang siya kailangang pakasalan para maresolba ang kinakaharap ko ngayon na problema. I don't want to be a hypocrite person like other people who say that what a person looks like is not important to them even if it is not true. Whether we admit it or not, there is still a part of us that we base on a person's appearance. Other people just don't want to admit it because maybe they don't want to be criticized. But the truth is, whether you look at it or not, you will still be judged because you are in a judgmental world—where all the things you've done right doesn't matter the moment you make a mistake even just once.

So this place is really special? "But faith is really sometimes playful. After 5 years of suffering, the guy met someone. Someone like his wife-" Hindi naituloy ni Don amor ang iku kwento ng mag salita si Nico. "And uptil now, he is full of hope. Hoping that the woman she met is really his wife. Hoping that they can make their relationship right this tine. Makita nya lang ito ay masaya na sya, kahit hindi na ito sa kanya. Even though the woman is already laid in someone's arms",

Hindi alam ang gagawin at hindi makahanap ng lakas para maipagtanggol ang sarili. It's crazy how others can judge someone just by looking at the cover and without understanding the context itself. Just like in my case. I am now judged by those people who first pledged their support to me. Yet in one snap... Hay. Napabuntung hininga na lang ako. Pinilit ko na rin ipikit ang mga mata ko kahit pa patuloy pa rin ang luha sa paglabas mula roon.