Rainbow In The Clouds Novels & Stories

Tiningala ko ang langit na may makakapal na ulap. On this morning the clouds diffuse the daylight, it dominated the sky leaving transient marks of blue. I rested my eyes in the horizon and inhaled the sweet calm air as a sense of freedom. I wonder if anyone ever notices the sky when it's beautiful as this. I wonder if they can see the serenity of the clouds and hear its calmness.

It's a cloudy morning habang nasa balcony ako, nakasuot ng oversized cardigan at may hawak na mainit na tsaa. Hinahaplos ng malamig na simoy ng hangin ang mukha ko, at ang tanawin sa ibaba ay mga punong sumasayaw sa hangin. Ang langit ay kulay abo, tila ba bumubulong ng katahimikan isang uri ng kapayapaang matagal ko nang hindi naramdaman sa lungsod.

“Morning.” Cloud looked up. “Daddy, Athena said my robot needs a cape.” I glanced at her. “A cape?” She shrugged. “Every hero deserves drama.” “My robot is not dramatic,” Cloud said. “He is brave.” “Brave people can have capes,” Athena replied. Cloud thought about it seriously. “Okay. But black cape. Not brown.” “Of course,” she said. “We respect the anti-brown movement.” I leaned against the counter, watching them for a second too long.

It was summer evening and the theme for the show was tropical. Ngumiti si Dona sa kaniya at inayos ang tayo. Agad din namang lumapit sa kaniya ang kaibigang si Solene na siya ring stylist niya. Mabilis itong nag-retouch ng kaniyang make-up at sinigurong maayos ang suot niyang bikini. “Do I have to say “good luck”?” Solene joked when she’s done. Umirap lang sa kaniya ang kaibigan at ibinalik ang tingin sa entrada patungo sa catwalk saka tumawa nang tipid.

Parang naging maayos na talaga ang lahat. Lumipas ang mga araw at dumating ang kaarawan ni Yssavel. Maaga pa lang nagising na si Skylar. Pagtingin niya sa labas ng bintana, may rainshower habang may rainbow. Napangiti siya habang pinagmamasdan ang labas. Ang sabi nga nila, kapag may ulan habang may bahaghari, swerte. Lalo siyang sumaya dahil sa magandang simula. Hinaplos niya ang tiyan niya at kinausap ang sanggol niya.

My eyes were adjusting to the light. Napaka monochrome ng design ng kwarto niya. His walls were painted gray and black. Wala din masyadong design ang kwarto niya. "Sige lang, mag sight seeing ka kung gusto mo," sarcastic na sabi ni Sky sa akin. Inirapan ko nalang siya kaya naman napatawa siya sa akin.

Why would it be bad in the first place? “Ang ganda ng sunset…” I heard her whisper to herself. So I looked up at the sky and the clouds were so colorful and voluminous. It’s so unreal that I feel like these kinds of moments were just seen from animations. The color today was just not pure yellow and orange. It gives a hint of pink and purple too. The birds were flying as if they were meant to be there. They were there to make it more beautiful. But no matter how beautiful the sky is today, the place we are at is depressing. It just doesn’t fit well.

So cute. “B-Bakit naman?” Lumapit ako lalo at hinapit siya sa baywang bago ko itinuro ang mga ulap. “Can you see those clouds?” tanong ko sa kaniya. “O-Oo naman.” “Those clouds are on the horizon. It looks beautiful when watching it,” I said. “But there’s an omen saying that clouds on the horizon… means that something bad is about to happen.” And yet, there is.

Higit pa rito, sila ay napakabihirang Tribulation Clouds. Ang tagapag-alaga ay nakatayo sa malayo at pinanood ang Tribulation Clouds na nabubuo sa kalangitan. Mayroon silang kakaibang kulay, mabilis na nagbabago sa pagitan ng puti, asul, at pula. Ang ekspresyon ng custodian ay hindi pangkaraniwang seryoso. Bumulong siya, "Ito ay ang Kapighatian ng Pagkawasak.

Napangiti ako nang maalalang hindi siya nanghinayang na punitin ang kanyang dress para lamang ipangtali ang tela sa sugat ko dahil gusto niyang pahintuin ang pagdurugo nito. “Ang ganda-ganda dito!” narinig kong sambit niya habang nakatingala sa kalangitan. The rain had washed away the dark, gloomy clouds that had covered the horizon earlier. In their place were soft, white clouds drifting lazily across the bright blue sky. Biglang gumanda at parang sumaya ang tanawin ngayon, hindi kagaya kahapon na parang ang lungkot-lungkot.