روايات وقصص ضمن Recollections

“I’m going to kill her someday. I swear I will.” . Napabalikwas ako nang bangon. Humahangos kong sinapo ang dibdib ko habang naghahabol ng hininga. “Haah!” Kinapa ko ang mukha at kaagad kong naramdaman ang basa kong pisngi na puno ng luha. Napahilamos ako sa aking mukha. “Why am I remembering those bad memories.” Kinalimutan ko na ang ala-alang iyon ngunit marahil dala ng stress kaya binubulabog na naman ako ng trauma.

Kinuha ko rin ang cellphone ko at kinunan siya ng larawan. "Remembrance, baka kasi pag gising mo... Limot mo na ako." ***

‘Baka nakakalimutan mo Haera na may-ari ng kompanya iyang fiance mo. Napanguso ako. Ilham still my fiance pero talagang nasasanay na kaming pareho na ipakilala sa ibang tao na mag-asawa kami. Sabi ni Ilham, ikakasal na sana kami noon kaso nangyari ang aksidente na kinawala ng memorya ko. Naisip niyang huwag munang ituloy ang kasal namin hangga't hindi pa bumabalik ang memorya ko. I have a Retrograde amnesia. When you have retrograde amnesia, you lose existing, previously made memories. This type of amnesia tends to affect recently formed memories first. Older memories, such as memories from childhood, are usually affected more slowly. Hindi ko alam kung babalik pa ba ito dahil ang sabi ng do

saad niya sa binatang neurologist. "Base sa observation ko, mukhang mga bad memories ang mga naalala niya, you need to get ready about it, there's a tendency that he would felt hatred on you, lalo na kung ang mga pangit na nakaraan ang kusang maalala niya," ani Vince, saka ito nagpakawala ng malalim na buntong-hininga. "What do you mean?" kunot ang noo ni Rebecca. "Malalaman natin 'yan mamaya 'pag gising niya," sagot ni Vince.

“I don’t… I don’t remember that.” A cold dread snaked through me. That hiking trip was etched in my memory. Thea’s infectious laughter as she emerged, mud-splattered and triumphant, her hair a tangled mess. It was a memory we all shared, a cherished moment of friendship. And she… she didn’t remember it. “How about that time we snuck into the abandoned cinema?” I tried, my voice trembling slightly. “You were the one who found that old projector, remember?” Again, the same blank stare. “No… W-Wala rin akong maalala tungkol do'n. Sorry.”

‘Crab sticks? Like seriously?’ Ilang minuto na ring nag-iisip si Kimberly pero hanggang sa huli ay di niya pa rin kayang intindihin ang kanyang naging reaksyon. ‘When in history did I ever find interest with that freaking thing?’ She closed her eyes. Her head felt like breaking as she tries digging in her memory . She did her best to remember but just like all other attempts, she just ended up frustrating herself. ‘Come on, brain. Recall. Recall. Re--’

Memories can make and break a person's heart. Memories... Memory... Memoir... Memo... Mem... Me...

Tila'y may namuong bukol sa aking lalamunan saka umiinit din ang aking mata. "Namana ko ang kakayahan na iyon sa aking Lolo. Kaya naming dalhin ang sarili o ibang tao sa aming mga alaala." Naiiyak naman akong tumango. When Haring Jandro did the same thing before, I learnt about this kind of ability. At first, I thought it is caused by Salamin ng Panahon but it wasn't. It is Memoir. The user can utilize this ability to transport themselves and other individuals to their memories. It is almost similar to Salamin, except they can't change the present. It's fixed. Attempts to modify the present by changing the past always result in the same outcome.

mahinang sabi ni Lucent Nagliwanag ang buong paligid, nakakasilaw. May kung anong mahika ang tumama sa akin. May mga mabibilis akong yabag na naririnig, paakyat ang mga iyon. Ramdam ko na naroon silang lahat, pero wala akong nakikita. "Memoire" boses ni Lucent ang narinig ko. Unti unti akong may nakikita... "Mama? Papa?"

“I fell… how?” “You don’t remember?” “No… parang blurred. I remember the event, talking to people, then… nothing.” Habang tumatagal ang araw, unti-unti bumabalik ang memories niya, pasulput-sulpot at pira-piraso. Naalala niya yung mga na-close na deals, yung saya niya dahil sa success ng Pureza line, yung mga nakausap naming partners. Pero around four pm, bigla siyang napabalikwas nang konti, napatingin sa akin na punong-puno ng takot.