Peace And Quiet Novels & Stories

“How can you conquer the world kung gutom ka?” “Tenk you, Daddy,” Elle chirped, hugging his leg before tumakbo ulit papunta sa sala. For a moment, ang gaan ng mundo. The house was filled with soft laughter and the faint sound of cartoons from the TV. After weeks of chaos—courts, kidnappings, lies—this quiet morning felt stolen. Like peace we weren’t supposed to have. But peace never stays long with us. Napahinto ako nang mag vibrate ang phone ko, “Hello?” I answered, walking into the kitchen.

Napaiyak na nga ako ng tuluyan, hindi ako ma-sentimantal na tao, I am not a fan of a quiet place pero hindi ibig sabihin na ayaw ko, ayoko lang sa magiging kasama ko dahil hindi ko alam ang mangyayari sa akin doon. He's telling me about how peaceful there, but is he kind enough to treat me right? A quiet place is useless if you have someone beside you making your life miserable, isang maling pagkakamali mo lang. Kaya ang hirap para sa akin ng sinasabi niya. Siya lang ang naman natutuwa hindi ba niya iyon nakikita? "I don't like quiet places," tipid kong sagot pero may diin na ikinataas naman ng isa niyang kilay, nanatiling nakatitig sa akin.

I just let him drive us away, my body was too drained to protest, my voice was too faint to speak up. Ayaw kong may kausap... Kahit 'yong tunog ng makina ng kotse, ayaw kong marinig. Kahit 'yong mga busina sa labas, naririndi ako. Kahit 'yong paghinga ko, ayaw kong pumasok 'yon sa tenga ko. I wish for silence so complete, peace so deep, that even my own thoughts would quiet themselves.

tanong niya. Huminga ako nang malalim. “He makes everything feel… calm,” sabi ko, dahan-dahan, hinahanap ang tamang salita, “like I don’t have to fight for anything, like I don’t have to prove anything, like… I can just exist.” Ngumiti si Lora, maliit lang pero sincere. “That’s peace,” sabi niya. “Or maybe I’m just tired,” sagot ko agad, mabilis, na para bang tinatanggihan ko ang idea na iyon.

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.