One Common Future Novels & Stories

Sometimes, it comes back wiser. And this time, we weren’t just choosing each other. We were choosing a future, together. THE END.

Ang gabing iyon ay hindi lamang naging sandali ng pagnanasa—ito ang naging tulay upang magtagpo ang dalawang pusong matagal nang naghahanap ng isa’t isa sa gitna ng gulo at ingay ng kanilang mga mundo. Ang pangakong “One More Night” ay hindi na lamang isang kahilingan. Ito ay naging simula ng isang bagong yugto—kung saan ang Hari at Reyna ng negosyo ay hindi na lamang magkatunggali, kundi magiging kakampi, magiging kanlungan, at magiging pag-ibig ng isa’t isa. At sa kabila ng mga panganib na naghihintay sa kanilang pagbabalik, pareho nilang alam na handa silang harapin ang anumang bagyo—basta’t magkasama sila.

Masaya ang pagsasama namin noon. Mahal ko siya at mahal niya ako. Nanghihinayang lang ako na wala ako nu'ng mga panahon na naabot niya na ang pinapangarap niya at 'yun ay ang maging isang ganap na abogado. We shared our dreams together, we were in each other's future. You know, like other couples na parang siguradong-sigurado na sa bawat isa. 'Yung tipong kasama na sila sa mga plano niyo for the future. But, like other love story... our story ends up like this. Natupad niya ang pangarap niya, pero ako hindi... and to be obvious, we made our future in parted ways which I have to considered a good thing.

'I need to work hard for our future....' 'for our future...for our future....' whooaahhhhhh... Tinabunan ko nalang ng unan yung mukha ko... sht..bat pa ulit ulit kong naririnig yung sinabi nya..at bat iba yung dating sakin nyon... para sa future namin...damn it... bat sigurado naba sya na kami talaga?..na ako talaga yung future nya...wtf.....

To have eternal happiness, forget the past and forgive, embrace the present, and make the future happen. The End

Nagkataon na hindi weekend ngayon kaya kunti lang ang mga tao. "You know, I was thinking. We've been together for a while now. Do you ever think about the future?" Out of the blue kong tanong. Naisip ko lang kung anong future ang naghihintay sa amin. "Yeah, I do. I think about us growing old together, travelling the world, maybe even having kids," aniya. Nakatingala siya sa ulap na tila nababasa niya doon ang future namin.

Sa kabilang bahagi ng lungsod… Sa conference room kung saan nakatayo si Rhea… The Model quietly generated a final projection. Two systems. Two futures. Only one would guide humanity. And the countdown had begun.

I know that they will be happy and they will be each other's constant in the future. I thought everything will end well but it's just my expectations. It ended with me leaving everything and everyone. It ended with me leaving Isidro after the steamy night we shared. It ended with just a one-night stand. ***

None of these locations were connected to syndicate operations. None of them generated strategic value. None of them strengthened the empire. Instead— They looked personal. Painfully personal. As if someone had been building a future. Not an empire. A life. A future. The word alone made something tighten inside my chest. Because futures had always belonged to other people. Not us. Not people like Torren. Not people like me. We survived day by day. Operation by operation. Threat by threat. We weren't supposed to think decades ahead.

“Hindi tayo compatible. Hindi tayo para sa isa’t isa. Alam ko na ang ending ng storya natin. Sad ending.” “Bakit mo pinapangunahan ang future? Hindi natin alam kung ano ang posibleng mangyari sa hinaharap. Ang hawak ko at maipapangako sa’yo ay ang kasalukuyan. Ikaw ang babaeng para sa akin.”