Reuniting Novels & Stories

“Girl… complicated ang buhay.” “Tell me something new,” sagot niya sabay irap na nakangiti. “Anyway! May reunion tayo this Friday. Buong barkada. And no, Lyra, hindi ka puwedeng mag-no.” Natigilan ako. Reunions meant explaining. Meant remembering. Meant facing who I was before I broke and disappeared. Pero si Joanna… nakatingin sa akin na parang kailangan ko ‘to. Hinawakan niya ang kamay ko. Mainit. Supportive. Familiar.

Paliwanag muli ni Anthony. "Ah ganu'n ba, it's okey lang I think it's a part of being pakikisama naman and it's a part of our company's celebration." Sang-ayon nito sa binata. "Ahah yuh, and hopefully na matuloy ulit ang Reunion ng lahat ng mga Architect and mga Engineer na mga sinasakupan ng project ng ating company natin doon sa Pinas. Napaka saya nu'n." Ani pa ni Anthony habang nilalagyan niya ng wine ang sariling baso.

Buti na lang talaga, nagkalakas ako ng loob na tumakas. And then the accident happen. The unexpected encounter with Ruan, the chance meeting that had changed the course of my life. 'Yung pagkaka-reunite ko sa pamilya nina Zara. And the discovery that they were the closest friends of my parents, a connection that had been lost to time and circumstance—it was a revelation that had brought a sense of closure, a feeling of being connected to my past, to my roots.

Ito ang magseselyo ng kasunduan at kooperasyon nila sa isa’t-isa. “And I just happen to have the plan para masiguro na hindi na muli manunumbalik ang kung ano man ang mayroon sa kanilang dalawa.” Sa isip ni Yulence ay alam na alam na niya ang kan'yang gagawin. Ang posible na koneksyon na muli na mag-uugnay kina Colton at Atasha ay ang pareho na rason na gagamitin niya upang paghiwalayin ang dalawa.

It's a second chance that I don't take lightly, a chance to build something even more beautiful than before. The reunion marked not just a rekindling of our connection but a conscious decision to rewrite the narrative of our love story. I found myself reflecting on the arduous journey that led to our reconciliation, a journey paved with heartbreaks, challenges, and the enduring pain of separation. After all the twists and turns, the heartbreaks, and the challenges, we found our way back to each other. It's like the universe conspired to give us a second chance, an opportunity to mend the fragments of our shared history.

Napaka-plastikan na kinamumuhian niya ito. Ayaw nang patagalin pa ni Karylle ang usapan. Iniisip na kailangan na rin niyang umuwi, sinagot na lang niya nang diretso, "Sige, uuwi ako mamaya, pero huwag na pong mag-abala si tita sa pagluluto. Pag-uwi ay reunion lang, hindi na kailangang mag-abala pa." Reunion. Binigyang-diin niya ang salitang "reunion."

pilit niyang hindi ipahalata ang takot sa boses "This night might be the last time na makakasama niya tayo in happy gathering bago umalis. May appointment na kasi siya sa Doctor niya dito sa Pililipinas bago sila umalis ng Mommy niya. Hihintayin ka namin hanggang mag-umaga. Depende sayo kung anong oras ka sisipot. Kahit makapag-paalam ka man lang kay Alli." wika nito bago ibinaba ang tawag.

At kung pagbabasehan ang pinakita niya sa akin, may pag-asa pang ayusin ang lahat ng meron kami. I think, kailangan naming mag-usap after ng reunion. Kapag naging maganda pa ang status namin hanggang matapos ang reunion, kakausapin ko siya na bigyan ng chance ito. Na ‘wag na naming ituloy ang annulment na naantala.

I can still feel her stares na para bang hindi talaga s'ya makapaniwalang nasa harapan n'ya ako ngayon. "Batch iyon ng senior high noon taon natin," I don't know if she's talking to me or if she's talking to Gideon. I glanced at her. Doon ko lang napagtanto na ako pala ang kausap n'ya. Sumilay ang maliit na ngiti sa labi n'ya habang nakatingin saakin. "Grade 11 at Grade 12 noong batch natin ang may reunion, kaya paniguradong kabilang din sila kuya Gideon. You should come, Rox." She said.

but not my type. A ring again echoed and the familiar number appeared. From: Unknown Number Combine Beryllium, Gold and Titanium together and we get you—a mesmerizing Be-Au-Ti! I chuckled mischievously...and replied. To: Unknown Number Combined Flourine, Uranium, Carbon, and Potassium, with the hint of Oxygen, and Flourine semi-annually raised to the power, then we got you a F-U-C-K O-F-F. After a minute he didn't respond, so I think he finally get that I don't wanna talk to him. So I was about to turn my phone off when a call popped. I thought it was that unknown, but when I saw the familiar name...I feel delighted.