Reminiscing In A Sentence Novels & Stories

I admitted quietly. His eyes lifted slightly, attentive but not intrusive. I hesitated. Then continued anyway. “It’s not like pain. It’s… absence. Like something important used to be there, but I can’t remember what it is anymore.” Lucas didn’t interrupt. So I kept going. “I keep thinking maybe I should remember more clearly. Maybe if I tried harder, I could hold onto something about them. But every time I try, it slips away.” My fingers tightened slightly around the edge of the folder.

“So you still don't have an idea what happened?” I nodded. “Yes. I still couldn't remember what happened. But I do remember some things in the past. Siguro ay paunti-unti.” Jane came with a bottle of red wine. Muli na naman silang nag-iyakang dalawa. They haven't talked for years too so they really missed each other. We spent hours talking and being emotional towards each other. It's getting me nostalgic as I spent my time with them, watching them together. Napagtanto ko na sa tagal kong nawala sa buhay nila, marami rin akong nalagpasan na mga ganap sa kanila. They have their own family now.

Pagbalik ko he's sleeping, I wake him up para makakain at maka-inom ng gamot. “I wish I did these kind of things before, taking care of you whenever you're sick. I wasted six years.” Tumingin siya sa akin. “We can't turn back time. All we have to do is move on.” Hindi na ako sumagot, I can move on from the pain but I can't move on from the memories we made. Tumayo ako at akmang ibabalik lang ang mga kalat sa kusina pero he stop me.

I remembered every bit of what happened, and everything that I felt. Nag-init ang pisngi ko sa mga alaala. Sinupil ko ang sarili dahil sa kahibangan. Dapat na pagsisihan ko ang ginawa at hindi dapat naghahangad pa ng kasunod dahil lang nakalasap ng sarap. Oh, great, I’m daydreaming when this isn’t the time to reminisce that hot night. I should… I don’t know… maybe I should be cleaning up this mess. Though I don’t know how. It’s not as if this was my first time.

"Kasi noong una tayong nagsabay kumain—ang tahimik, ang payapa... just you, and your rolling eyes." He chuckled softly, reminiscing. Paano niya naaalala ang mga ganung bagay gayong halos limot ko na iyon? He has a good memory, huh. "I don't want you introduced to that kind of environment," dagdag niya, at ngayong mas malambing ang tono, parang may bigat ang bawat salitang binitawan niya. Nagkatitigan kami. Ilang segundo. Walang gustong maunang umiwas. My chest grew warm; the air felt heavy.

His voice laced with sadness and bitterness. “Since the day I left, Dan. Inaamin ko na sobrang na-miss ko kayo. Namimiss ko ang dating tayo. Gabi-gabi akong umiiyak, araw-araw laging lutang. Walang minutong lumilipas na hindi ko pinagsisisihan ang sarili ko,” I paused as I reminiscing the past.

seryoso nitong tugon habang nakatingin sa malayo. "Wala lang s'ya maalala Louren at tiyak ako, oras na may makita o may malaman lang s'ya sa mga nangyari sa amin noon, maaring ma-trigger 'yung utak n'ya at bumalik na ulit sa normal ang memories n'ya," puno ng pag-asa kong sambit. "Mali ka." Napatingin ako agad sa kan'ya. "Anong ibig mong sabihin?"

Mabuti na lang at sinubuan naman siya nito. Natahimik ang lahat ng magsimula na kaming kumain, nagulantang lang kami ng biglang magsalita si Jam. Akala ko kung ano na ang sasabihin, magpipicture lang naman pala. Gusto daw niyang magkaroon ng remembrance ngayong araw na ito.

Dapat naming pag-usapan ang mga kalaban at kung ano ang susunod naming hakbang. “I really missed you,” bulong niya. My heart melted. His voice was so sad, just like his voice when he told me the story of him losing his memory. “Namiss rin kita, sobra.” Nanatili kaming magkayakap ng ilang minuto, nakikinig lang ako sa kaniyang marahang paghinga. Moments like this has been so hard to find. Napakabilis ng oras pero sa kaparehong pagkakataon ay napakatagal.

Masyadong matagal na katahimikan. "Nakalimutan ko na ang mga bagay sa nakaraan," sa wakas ay sagot ng boses. "Masaya na ang buhay ko ngayon, ayoko nang balikan ang maduming nakaraan." "Maduming nakaraan," ulit ng lalaki nang may mapait na ngiti. "Ganoon ba. O sige, ibang tanong na lang naaalala mo ba ang Burnham Park?" Dito sila lagi pumupunta pag gusto nila makalimot sa mga bagay-bagay. Rumerenta sila ng bike at mag hahabulan sila na parang mga bata.