Real And Make-believe Novels & Stories

Thinking that it was just a dream makes me feel sad. Pero nagtatalo ang isipan ko kung panaginip ba ‘yon o hindi. Ngunit kung panaginip lamang ‘yon ay bakit naiwan ang amoy niya sa higaan ko? That’s why half of me believed that it was real. That man is real and I’m not imagining or dreaming because he. Is. Real.

Simula bata pa ako sinusunod ko lahat ng gusto nila at ngayon sumusunod parin naman ako pero kung ang usapan ay tungkol sa laro, ibang usapan na 'yan. Inangat ko 'yong ulo ko at tinignan sila pareho sa mata. "Nabasa mo naman 'yong sa internet diba? Yong tungkol sa larong 'yan." Natawa naman ako nang mahina sabay napailing. "That was just a rumor mom, dad." Maniniwala talaga sila don? Eh, maraming mga fake news sa panahon ngayon. "It's not just a rumor, Terrence! It's tru---"

“I picked and draw this theme dahil gusto kong I heal yung younger self ko... When I was younger, palagi akong nakakakita ng mga pang fairytale na gown o kung ano man. Dagdag pa na ang mga laging napapanood ko ay patungkol sa mga mahika... But sadly, hindi ko kayang maisuot ang bagay na iyon dahil, Kapos kami sa pera... At sa murang edad inintindi ko iyon. dahil that's the reality... But now, hindi man ako ang magsusuot ng gown na iyan pero I would be very happy kung ako naman ang mismong gagawa kung sakaling ma approve iyan... Gusto kong ipakita sa mga bata na hindi pa huli ang lahat para sa mga bagay na gusto natin, In fantasy we can do magical things o lahat ng mga kamangha-mangha but w

She asked as her eyes sparkled. I nodded. "Oo." "What is it like?" She asked. "Was it magical? Para bang nasa disney movies? How does it feels like dancing in the ballroom?" "Nothing special really," I replied. "Gusto mong sumama?" Her eyes sparkled even more. Kali was one of those disney kids who believes in true love and all those cringe stuffs. Hindi ko nga masabi sa kanya na these things doesn't exist in real life and everything she believes in was fictional. I don't want to ruin her imagination.

Sagot niya at ngumiti para ikubli ang nararamdaman niyang kaba at kaunting saya. Napairap sa hangin ito at napabuntong-hininga, "I'm not asking you to be in a relationship with me yet, but I'm clarifying to you that there can be US, and it's not impossible. So what if we started fake? We can make it real- "No." Kaagad na pag-iling niya. Mas lalong sumama ang tingin ni Jeffrey sakaniya na hindi makapaniwala.

I dreamed of a happy life that doesn't come to an end, but I guess, a happy one doesn't exist to last. It was just a short time-lapse, when everything seemed fine. When we think, we are living a life according to our plan. But they said, our future doesn't depend on what we thought it could be. Even how many times we planned for a specific scenario, there is always something and someone that will ruin it. That will ruin us, and that someone and something that will eventually convince us to better escape realities and hide from the misery that the world gives.

inosenteng tanong ng bata. Hindi pa rin matukoy ng isang limang taong gulang na batang lalaki ang pagkakaiba sa pagitan ng realidad at pantasya. Bilang karagdagan, ang Marvel universe ay nakabatay sa totoong mundo, kaya mas nakakalito.

Hindi ko mapigilan ang ngiti ko papasok sa karinderya. Parang nakalimutan ko ang lahat ng problema at iniisip ko nang magkasama kami. I forgot that I have problems and a reality to face. P'wede ba na lagi na lang ganito? Laging sumasang-ayon ang mundo sa akin? But of course, that can't happen. Reality and fantasy can't be together. And fantasy can't be the one that we'll choose to stay at.

Fairytales and dragons. Dwarfs and witches. Unicorns and cyborgs. May mga bagay sa mundong ito na mahirap paniwalaan. May mga bagay na akala natin ay mahirap abutin, mukhang imposible pero nagkatotoo. Life here on earth is full of what ifs, questions that floated in our minds, and we never dare to find the answers, because once we know the truth, it will cut deep. We think it’s impossible, so we settled for what we thought is real.

Gulat na saad ng kasama sa narinig. "Yes, unfortunately. People who have this condition are sometimes unable to distinguished what is real or not. Remember what he said? 'They are real and they are here for me!'. Those phrase shouts it's definition, am I right?" Marahang tumango ang dalawa habang siya'y matamang nakatitig lang sa doktora.