Promise Me Novels & Stories

"Promise? Mamaya ay i-break mo, ha! Babayagan talaga kita!" He groaned and cupped my cheeks. "Let’s promise that whatever happens, we’ll try our best to understand and listen to each other even if we’re on our lowest point of life... Okay?" Gaya noong una ay nag-pinky promise kami. Sana hindi niya sirain ang pangako niya. Pinky promise means a lot to me. I stared at him as I traced my fingers through his beautiful pair of dark brown eyes, perfect nose, sharp jaw, and reddish lips. I touched his face and let myself fall in love with every inch of it.

“I will never let them do that to me.” “Lumayo ka hanggang kaya mo, umiwas ka kung maaari. Basta promise mo, hindi ka papayag. Hmm?” saad ko at kumalas nang pagkakayakap sa kaniya para tignan ang reaction ng kaibigan. Tumango naman ito bilang sagot. “Promise . . .”

Hinalikan ni Rame ang labi ni Dame. Nagpalakpakan ang lahat. Humarap sa akin si Dindo. Nang una, napapangiti pa ako, ngunit nang hinawakan na niya ang kamay ko ay uminit na ang palibot ng aking mga mata. “Aya, I stand here, today, in front of our friends and our family, to make these promises to you. I promise to love you passionately in the good times and the bad times. To always put your needs and desires before my own. I promise to respect you and give you the time and attention that you deserve." Tumigil siya. Tumingin siya sa aking mga mata. Bumagtas ang luha sa kaniyang pisngi. Kinagat niya ang kaniyang labi. Huminga ng malalim. Pinunasan ko ang luha niya. "I promise to keep an open mi

Inilibot nya ang tingin sa mga Promises. "The least thing that you can do now is to keep your only promise. Ayaw ko na kayong makita, not an inch away, or a breath closer. Stay away from me... and for my..." Napalunok sya ng makita ang sakit sa kanilang mga mata sa pang huli nyang sasabihin.

May paper bag ding kasama at pag tingin ko ay singsing ito. "A promise ring?" Tanong ko. Tumango ito at kinuha iyon saakin at sinuot saakin. Lumuhod ito at habang sinusuot ito ay nagsalita siya, "I promise that I won't make you cry, I promise that I'll be there whenever you need me or not, I promise to be yours forever, even though the world's trying to break us apart. I promise to fight for you. And I promise that I will love you, no matter what." Nang maisuot na niya ang singsing sa daliri ko ay hinalikan niya ang kamay ko.

"No matter what happens tonight... no matter what you see, or what you hear from other people... I want you to promise me something." "Ano 'yun?" Biglang kinabahan ang tyan ko, at hindi na ito dahil sa bulalo. "Promise me that you will always trust me," aniya, diretso ang tingin sa aking mga mata. "Trust me with everything I am doing right now, and everything I will do later, is for a reason. I will never, ever do anything to hurt you, Anya. Can you promise me that?"

"Can you please promise me that, you will not leave me in the future if anything happens?" Sa narinig. Bigla akong kinabahan. Dahil bakit ko naman siya iiwan? May rason ba ako para iwan siya? Hindi ako nakasagot dahil naguguluhan ako sa gusto niya. "Can you promise me? Because damn it, after all we went through. I don't think I can live without you. I love you so damn much that if you try to leave me, I'll die. I swear to holy God. So please... promise me. Promise me you will not leave me no matter what happens," aniya sa pinaka desperadong paraan na ngayon ko lang

“Kahit gaano kasakit, kahit gaano ka-weird. I’d rather hear it from you than be clueless.” He pressed a kiss to my temple. “Then you need to promise me something.” I looked up. “What?” His jaw clenched, as if he hated what he was about to say. “Promise me… that you’ll stay calm.” He paused. “And that you won’t trust anyone blindly — not even your closest friends — until matapos namin ang verification.” Parang tinuhog ang puso ko. Hindi ko alam kung maiinis ako or matatakot.

“Promises already ruined me once.” Then the line went dead. RHEA’S POV Pagkababa ko ng tawag, para akong nawalan ng lakas. I knew Lucas meant well, but promises — they’re dangerous. I trusted promises before. I lost everything because of them. Napatingin ako sa lumang USB drive na itinatago ko sa drawer. The last trace of the old Project Promise files. I shouldn’t open it. Pero hindi ko kinaya ang curiosity. When I plugged it in, may lumabas na folder — “Promise Renewal.”

"Promise, mabilis lang." Huminga ako nang malalim, nilambing ang pisngi niya gamit ang kamay ko. "Jacob, please. Babawi ako sa weekend, okay? Pero ngayon, kailangan ko talagang magpahinga." Napabuntong-hininga siya, pero ngumiti rin. "Fine. Pero promise mo yan, ha?" "Promise," sagot ko, hinalikan siya sa labi bago humiga sa tabi niya.