روايات وقصص ضمن Slogan About Hope

Natigil ako saglit, dama ang emosyon sa kanyang sagot. "Masaya ako, anak, kasi sa wakas, magiging buo na rin kayo. Kahit maraming pagsubok ang dumating, hindi kayo pinabayaan ng nasa Itaas. Sana, kahit anong problema ang dumating, huwag ninyong kalimutang humingi ng tulong sa Kanya," ngiting sabi ni Mommy Hope habang si mama Faith ay nasa sofa nakangiting nakatingin sa akin.

Ilang segundo lang ang lumipas bago siya dahan-dahang humarap sa akin. “If this is going to keep being half-truths and silence…” Huminga ako nang malalim, pilit na kinokontrol ang boses ko. “Then please stop making me hope.” Ang daming ibig sabihin ng “hope” sa gabing ito. Hope na baka may nararamdaman siya. Hope na baka hindi lang trabaho ang tingin niya sa akin. Hope na kahit sa papel lang kami kasal, baka… may halaga pa rin ako sa kan’ya.

Marahan kong saad. "I'll always be here, until you achieve your dreams, until you make it to the top. Have me back when you're done. Have me when you finally made it. Right then, maybe we won't have to be hidden anymore..." I said sincerely. I wanted him to remember each word by his heart, because I'm keeping them. "Can't wait for that day." Aniya habang mataman akong pinagmamasdan. "Make it fast then." I smiled reassuringly. I gave him a smile of hope, because that's what I don't want him to lose. Hope.

Hope. It is a positive emotional state, where someone expects good things to happen or believes that a difficult situation will eventually improve and you’ll find a solution. However, it involves trust, optimism, and the motivation to keep moving towards a better future. It’s a universal human experience, something that helps people get through hard times, make tough choices, and keep moving forward. In other terms, hope is believing that tomorrow can be better than today, even when everything feels impossible right now. You’re trying to delude yourself that there’s a light inside the endless tunnel.

Pero ilang saglit lang ang lumipas, nabaling uli sa ‘kin ang atensyon nila nang bumanat na naman si Hope. “Tingnan mo kami ngayon ni Faithfully, happily married. So, stop being stubborn and give it a shot. Walang mawawala kung susubukan mo. May divorce naman. Kung hindi talaga mag-work, e ‘di let go. Tapos!”

Parehas silang ngumiti sa isa't-isa at binusog ang mga mata sa magandang tanawin na nakalahad sa kanilang harapan. Ang magandang pag-usbong ng araw ang nagmamarka sa bago na namang kabanata ng buhay. Sunrise symbolizes new hope and life. A new beginning that people need to live and embrace. "I hope that one day things will be okay with us, Anjelouv. Sana dumating ang araw na maging malaya na akong makasama ka. We've been through a lot already. Sana ngayon pagbigyan na tayo." Namamaos na usal ni Zak.

May paper bag ding kasama at pag tingin ko ay singsing ito. "A promise ring?" Tanong ko. Tumango ito at kinuha iyon saakin at sinuot saakin. Lumuhod ito at habang sinusuot ito ay nagsalita siya, "I promise that I won't make you cry, I promise that I'll be there whenever you need me or not, I promise to be yours forever, even though the world's trying to break us apart. I promise to fight for you. And I promise that I will love you, no matter what." Nang maisuot na niya ang singsing sa daliri ko ay hinalikan niya ang kamay ko.

Hindi ibig sabihin no’n ay hindi ako karapat-dapat mahalin. Tumingin siya muli kay Hope—sa bawat paggalaw ng maliit nitong dibdib, dama niya ang pag-asa. At sa likod ng pag-asang iyon, nabuo ang isang pangako: na kahit anong mangyari, hinding-hindi niya hahayaang maranasan ni Hope ang parehong sakit na pinagdaanan niya. “Hindi mo kailangang lumaking naghahanap ng pagmamahal mula sa maling tao,” bulong niya. “Dahil andito kami ni mommy Hannah mo. At habang buhay mo kaming kakampi.”

But for me, natutunan ko na silang kilalanin based on their distinct “aura.” With Hope, there’s a unique energy he brings—a mischievous vibe, like he’s always cooking up something, especially when he smiles. It’s the kind of look that makes you feel like you’re in on a secret, and that’s how I always know when it’s him in front of me. Napilitan akong ngumiti nang bahagya. “Uhm… where’s Hope?” “Nasa kwarto n’ya, tulog pa.” Si Faith.

Hindi siya karapat-dapat, at wala siyang tapang para umasa sa ganoong ilusyon. Para bang nabasa ni Felix ang pag-aalinlangan niya. “Vaiana,” mahinahon nitong sambit, “iba-iba ang hinahangad ng bawat tao. What you hope for is not necessarily what I hope for. Alam mo ba kung ano ang pinakamalaki kong expectation? I hope you are happy.”