روايات وقصص ضمن Recollections

I hopelessly confessed, “ang naaalala ko lang ay ‘yong papunta tayo sa dati naming compound tapos tumigil tayo sa gilid ng kalsada para mag-usap… tapos… malabo na ang mga sumunod na nangyari sa isipan ko.” I saw how his lips trembled when he tried to say something. He took a deep breath to recollect himself. “So… you can’t remember the conversation we had earlier?” I blinked several times and held my hand together above my stomach. “Well… I remember you pleading or asking something, but I can’t totally remember the exact words you said.” Marcus nodded several times as he listened to me explain. “Hindi mo rin ba maalala ang mga sinabi mo sa akin?”

I don't know hindi ko alam kung paano sa sobrang tagal na naman ba kasi ng pangyayaring iyon it's impossible for me to remember all of it after all. --- VENCOLDASICE

“Back in college, you'd always grab a sandwich and a strawberry shake from the canteen, kaya alam kong paborito mo ang drink na iyon.“ sagot nito, hindi naman siya makapaniwala na natatandaan pa rin nito ang bagay na iyon. “Ang weird mo,” naiiling na sabi. Nangunot ang noo nito. “Weird? Ako? Bakit naman?” Tanong nito. “Natatandaan mo pa rin kahit ang maliit na bagay na iyon, bilib na ako sa long term memory mo,” natatawang sabi niya. Ngumiti ito. “I tend to remember things really well, especially when it's something I'm interested in.” Wika nito. Nawala naman ang mga ngiti niya at saglit na natigilan.

Kinakabahan siya, hindi dahil sa katotohanang nagkaroon siya nang brain fractured kundi dahil sa maaaring sagot ng doktor na siyang magmumulat sa kanya sa buong katotohanan. "Yes!" Bahagyang napaawang ang kanyang mga labi sa naging sagot ni Dr. Corpus. So, ibig bang sabihin nu'n? Totoo ang kanyang mga nalalaman? "But why I can still recognize my family? My friends? My work? My company? But... but why I can't remember her?"

Hindi ko mo na sinabi sa kanila that my memories are back. I want to remember everything about myself bago ko sabihin sa kanila ang lahat, yeah I remember pero parang kulang e. After kong magpalit ay hinanap ko yong infinite necklace na binigay sa akin ni Vaughn, I want to see that necklace again Kung saan saan na ako naghahanap hindi ko pa din nakita, tanungin ko kaya si Mama or Daddy hmmpf!

Nandoon ang mga nakaraang hindi na nila mababalik at mga nakaraang iiwan na lamang sa limot. Memories, like fragments of a forgotten melody, weave the tapestry of our lives. They are the elusive ghosts of our yesterdays, lingering in the recesses of our minds, waiting to be summoned by a scent, a song, or a fleeting glimpse of the familiar. The past, with its palette of emotions and experiences, shapes who we are today. In the quiet moments, we find ourselves drifting back, tracing the contours of our memories like fingers on an old, weathered photograph.

She sounds exactly like Mom. "I… I don't know Asmo. It's been years since I came here. I don't have a memory that I left… In fact I don't have any memory after my first semester in college. That's all I can remember. There are gaps in my knowledge and it is so hard to live like that. I felt like I'm not alive at all." Nanatili ang tingin niya sa akin. His eyes are really longing for something, it looks even sadder everytime he looks at me.

Katulad ng sunflower. “I first met you when we were still in 8th grade. I was in the middle of a quiz bee competition when I heard you cheering for another school. It was offensive on my part because you were wearing our school’s uniform and yet you cheered for the others.” Napaawang ang labi ko sa sinabi niya. What? Is that true? But… I don’t remember!

I have nothing to do with him. Pagdating sa bahay ay nagpahinga na ako sa aking kwarto. Pinipilit 'kong kalimutan yung nangyari kagabi pero hindi talaga mawala sa isip ko. Ayoko namang sabihin kina Mommy at Daddy dahil panigurado akong mag-aalala pa ang mga yun and besides nailigtas naman ako ni Dave Arkiel.

A happy memories but sad at the same time. Hindi ko tuloy maiwasang alalahanin ang mga pangyayari noon kung gaano ba kasaya at kasigla ang bahay na ito. Mga alaalang mananatiling alaala. Mga pangyayaring hindi na maari bang maulit dahil hanggang doon na lang. — Flashback —