She Believed She Could So She Did Mga Nobela at Kwento

She smiled weakly. "Isang pagkakamali lang, hindi nila iyon malilimutan. Hindi nila palalagpasin. Kaya takot na takot akong magkamali noon, takot na takot akong madapa, magmukhang tanga at lumaban." She would always do her best just to prove herself. Ngunit sa kabila ng lahat ng pagpupursigi niya, walang ibang nakita ang mga taong nasa paligid niya kung hindi ang mga pagkakamali niya.

Sa saglit na katahimikan na iyon, napatunayan ko ang isang bagay—hindi niya ako kailanman ipinaglaban. Natahimik ako saglit, pero ang sakit ay mabilis na napalitan ng determinasyon. "Fine," sabi ko. "Let her sue me." Napakunot ang noo niya. "What?" "You heard me. Let. Her. Sue. Me." "Belle, don't be stupid—"

But they denied and ignored it. May rason naman pala talaga why she was so confident earlier that she won't get hurt and that's also a clue that they should have tried to understand. Lalo na noong binitawan nito ang baril na hawak and decided to fight them despite of being alone and not having any weapon with her. Ang akala kasi nila ay tanga lang ito when she did that since she just gave them a chance to easily get her with their hands but turned out that it was her plan all along to play with them.

She stood her ground. May kapalit mang pera ang ginagawa niya pero hindi siya basta-basta bibigay sa utos nito kung pakiramdam niya ay nalalabag ang pagkatao niya. Hindi siya p****k for God’s sake! “Hindi ako p****k para gawin ang utos mo.” She was surprised by her own bravery. Nag-iisa siya sa balwarteng ito, walang magtatanggol sa kanya. There was no one to call for help anytime soon.

pilit niyang sabi, pero hindi na iyon kasing kumpiyansa ng dati. Napailing ako, hindi makapaniwala sa sarili ko. “No…” sabi ko, mahina pero matalim. “You’re not.” Tahimik ulit. At sa pagkakataong iyon, wala nang duda. The test was done. And she failed every single one.

Makikita mo ‘yung pressure sa kanya at ‘yung bigat ng expectations. “I’ll do it,” she said firmly. “Pero hindi lang para sa image natin. I want to do this for myself. Para matahimik na rin ang lahat. Walang ibang makakabawi sa pangalan ko kundi ako rin.” There it was. That fire. The Ingrid I married intentional, brave, and ready to bite back if cornered. “So if this is how we fight back, then I’m in.” Napatango naman silang lahat sa kanya.

She always does and she never fails to impress me. Pinanood ko siyang gumapang pabalik sa dalampasigan, basang-basa, nanginginig, ubos ang lakas. Ilang sandali siyang nakahandusay doon, parang katawan na wala nang kayang ibigay, pero hindi pa rin siya tumigil. Of course, she didn’t. She never knows when to stop.

“Wait—what? So, pinaglaruan niya lang ako?” “Not like that, kuya,” paliwanag ni Edric. “She did it because she believed na mas magiging effective ang labanan kapag ‘di ka inlove sa kanya ng mga araw na iyon. Alam niyang malaki ang tiwala mo sa akin, so she used that.” Napapikit ako at napahinga nang malalim. Halo-halo ang naramdaman ko—inis, pagkabigla, at bahagyang sakit.

“You don’t trust me? If you leave me alone, how sure are you I won’t tell other people about you? The infamous princess of Estineian.” Lumingon akong muli sa kaniya at ngumiti, “Do you think people will believe you?” “Trust me, I can do something out of ordinary.” Just when I heard that line, a sharp pain ruled over my head. "How can you help me? I can see, you're not from here." "Trust me, I can do something out of ordinary," "Prove yourself." "You're still young, you can achieve what you've been yearning for."

She was starting to overthink. "May nangyari bang masama?" "Diyos ko huwag naman sana?" she said in ptayer. Napahawak siya sa kanyang dibdib at napaupo na lamang sa kung ano man ang inuupuan niya in that moment. Mag-isa lang siya at nanghihina pa, hindi naman siya paladasal na tao but in that very moment Shy realized that she can't do anything aside from prayer. She needed miracle and she's desperate of it.