She Believed She Could So She Did Novels & Stories

Hindi siya makakapayag na hindi siya makaganti pagkatapos ng ilang beses nitong pamamahiya sa kanya. Pinaandar na niya ang kanyang sasakyan nang mapasulyap siya sa led TV sa unahan kung saan dumaan sa screen ang mga magulang ni Nate sa isang advertisment. Samdali siyang natigilan pero maya-maya lang ay unti-unting napangiti. If Nate won't believe her, then she'll go to someone else. Someone who has a big influence on Nate's life…

I told her exactly what to say: pretend there’s a sudden emergency back at her home. Turns out I was right... she’s so easy to deal with. Madali lang pala siyang mapasunod kapag alam mo kung ano ang iaalok. Even before the sun started to set, I caught her fidgeting while fixing her things. Kitang-kita ko ang kaba sa mukha niya, the quiet fear that something might go wrong, or that people might not believe her. But she obeys—she does exactly what I tell her to, like every word I say is an order she can’t refuse.

She can’t change everyone’s perception of her, but she’s hoping that some would. Don’t let other’s view of you affect you? That saying does not work on Heather. Lalong-lalo na kung pagkatao niya ang hinuhusgahan. She wanted to slap her change to the faces of the people who belittle her and her abilities. Magugulat na lang sila sa pagbabago niya.

Hindi niya malaman kung bakit gano'n na lang parati ang nagiging reaksyon niya kapag nababanggit ang mga bagay na pinaka-iiwasan niya. Blind. She wasn't blind. That was a fact. She just had to live with a single eye but she wasn't blind to see what she has been doing these past few days. Alam niya ang kaniyang mga ginagawa at gagawin pa lang. Hindi siya tanga. Hindi rin naman siya bobo.

"Sumpa? Hindi ba kamo magaling ka na?” “Yung mental health and emotional health ko, yes.” Oh God? Sasabihin ko na ba talaga sa kanya na may HIV ako? “So, anong ibig mong sabihin sa isinumpa ka? Walang isinumpa na tao sa mundo. Inaamin ko sa iyo, pinilit kong maging successful sa career ko dahil sobrang nasaktan ako sa magkasunod na ginawa ninyo ni Janine. Ngunit ako ‘yon, pinagtrabahuan ko ‘yon. Ikaw? Anong sumpa ang sinasabi mo, e nakikita ko namang okey ka. Oo namayat ka pero you still look good at wala akong nakikitang mali para sabihin mong isinumpa ka ng Diyos."

Mahirap noong una, sobrang hirap, parang bawat gabi ay laban sa sarili, she cried every night thinking she couldn’t handle everything, doubting if she could ever survive without help. But then, look at her now. Nakaya niya. She may have fallen a hundred times, but she always stood back up. And a part of her really felt so proud, na kahit sa lahat ng nangyari noon, kahit sa lahat ng sakit at pagsubok na dumaan, she proved to herself that she could do it, that she didn’t need anyone to save her. She survived, and she became stronger than she ever imagined.

mahina kong tanong, hindi ko mapigilan ang sarili kahit alam ko na ang sagot. Ngumiti siya nang bahagya—isang ngiting bihira kong makita, puno ng katotohanan. “Hindi lang basta pag-aari. You are the woman who started to change everything I believed in. And I won’t let you go, no matter what.”

tanong niya. Kunot-noo ko siyang tinitigan nang matagal. I don't believe her. Baka katulad siya ni Great na malakas mang-inis at pinagtritripan lang ako. “You don't believe me?” she queried as she noticed my intent stares. Umiling ako. “Imposible kasi yang sinasabi mo,” I said matter-of-factly. Nagkibit-balikat siya at hindi na maalis ang ngisi sa labi niya. “I won't force you to believe me. I'm just telling you what I know,” she said meaningfully.

What motivates her to take such bold actions? But then I realized that she is a unique woman. Her small size doesn't stop her from doing things, even if she knows there may be consequences. She has a fearless spirit that allows her to face challenges head-on, regardless of her physical limitations. She refuses to let her size hold her back and embraces risks with courage and determination.

Gusto ko lang makita kung paano siya mag-isip — kung bibigay ba siya sa pressure, o magtatago sa textbook answers gaya ng iba. Pero hindi siya bumigay. She argued. She reasoned. She fought me with logic — and every word hit like precision fire. She didn’t just know the law. She understood survival. And when she said “Truth isn’t a weapon. It’s a shield.” it stuck. I’d built my empire on lies, leverage, and control. Truth was never an ally. Pero nung sinabi niya ‘yon, hindi tunog idealistic. Tunog lethal. Kasi naniwala siya. And belief like that — dangerous ‘yun.