Peace And Quiet Mga Nobela at Kwento

Ang maiingay na busina ng mga sasakyan, ang makapal at maitim na usok sa kalangitan maging ang matatayog na mga gusali't tahanan ay biglang naglaho at napalitan ng simple ngunit eleganteng mga kagamitan. The houses were not as huge as ours in the city yet it looks so peaceful. Noise not coming from the factories instead from the kids who were scattered all over the small asphalt, playing with each other along with their genuine smiles and laughters echoed all over the place while their parents were all outside their house, talking about life with happiness in their eyes. "This place is awesome!" I beamed and scanned the place for the third time before looking at him who's now wearing the str

Pero habang pinipigilan niya, tumulo pa rin ang isa, kasunod ang isa pa. Hindi ito luha ng sakit — hindi rin ng tuwa. Ito ‘yung luha na parang pagpapaalam sa lahat ng hindi nasabi, lahat ng hindi nangyari, lahat ng nasayang. Nang maramdaman niyang may dumaan na malamig na simoy ng hangin, saka lang siya napangiti, mahina, parang sa sarili lang. “Maybe this is what peace actually feels like,” mahina niyang sabi.

“I don't know what I can do to you if you still stay here,” “Tapos na ang fireworks.” He brushed his hair out of frustrations. “You don't understand, it's not just the noise—the silence.” Sinalubong niya ang mga titig ko. “The silence after the noise is the hardest to bear. Ang katahimikan pagkatapos ng mga ingay na iyon ang mas lalong nagpapabaliw sa akin, Bettina.”

“I… I don’t want to think right now.” He paused, searching my face, then slowly stood. He offered his hand. I took it. No questions, no explanations. We moved toward the couch. The city lights flickered across the walls, and the rain’s rhythm filled the silence between us. “Sometimes,” I whispered, “I wonder if peace even exists—or if we just create moments to escape the pain.” Lucas leaned close, his voice barely a breath. “Then let’s create one now.” And just like that, I stopped thinking.

Kieth never imagined his life to be a mess. In fact, he did everything to ensure himself that he is going to live a peaceful life in his peaceful world. Wala naman na siyang ibang hiniling kundi ang manatili ang katahikang gusto niya sa buhay niya. Pero napatunayan niyang hindi talaga pwedeng na sayo na ang lahat nang gugustuhin mo sa buhay. His peaceful world is not as peaceful anymore because some loud woman decided to barge in uninvited and take his piece away.

Parang katawan ko na mismo ang naghahanap sa kanya bago pa ako mag-isip. “You look nervous when things are peaceful,” mahina niyang sabi habang inilalapit ang mukha sa leeg ko. Napasinghap ako nang bahagya. “Because peace means I can finally feel everything.” Tahimik siya pagkatapos noon. Too quiet. Then his grip tightened slightly on my waist. “Tell me what you feel.” Mali yata na mas gusto kong sumabog ulit ang mundo kaysa sagutin ’yon.

I said. "Sana lang ay matauhan na sila sa ginawa nila sa'kin," I added. My eyes were still on the city lights sa baba. Maganda kasi ang view. It makes me at peace in the meantime. They said that there's calm before the storm. I don't know how to calm myself from this anxiety but with him, it makes me calm. He was my peace indeed. He was the one who could calm me.

"Alam mo? Dito lang ako muling nakaranas ng peace of mind." “Pis op maynd?” “Peace of mind ay napayapa ang isipan ng isang tao. Isa iyon sa mga magagandang bagay na gustong-gusto maranasan ng isang tao.” Marahang tumango si Manuel. "Bakit mo naman nasabi na rito ka lang nakaranas ng sinasabi mong pis op maynd? Hindi ka ba nakaranas ng kapayapaan sa pinanggalingan mo?"

Pero sa tingin ko kailangan ko munang uminom ngayon upang maibsan naman ang pait na aking nararamdaman. Everything was just too much lately. Parang sasabog ang utak ko sa mga nangyayari. Pinagmasdan ko lamang ang bituin at buwan na nagbibigay ilaw sa kalangitan. Sobrang payapa ng kapaligiran kapag gabi, walang mga taong maiingay, mga sasakyan na pabilisan sa pag-alis. Ang kalmado kapag gabi. Sana, minsan sa buhay ko ay maramdaman ko rin ang ganitong peace of mind. Walang iniisip na kahit na ano.

Grabe, ngayun niya lang napagtanto kung gaano pala talaga kayaman itong sila Gabby. “Talaga? Wala pa sa kalahati? Naku, kailan kaya natin maiikot ang buong hasyenda. At alam mo ba…siguro kung may bahay sa spot na ito, mas maganda! I mean, sa umaga, gigising na ganito ang makikita mong tanawin…ahhh, kakaiba siguro ang feeling. Malapit sa nature, tahimik ang buong paligid---dito lang siguro sa lugar na ito makakamit ang tunay na peace of mind.” Nakangiting sagot niya kay Gabby.