Strong-minded Novels & Stories

Gano'n siya ka-harsh pagdating sa mga taong hindi siya interesado. But my brother possessed the characteristics of a good leader. He's a smart, responsible, and open minded, he never neglect even the simpliest opinion. He may be quiet and act like he was clueless, but darn! he knows everything! And once he started to shut his mouth, his mind already plays some tricks, deadly games, and hard puzzles where his enemy are the players.

Guess I need to protect these weaklings again, huh? ###

Pero sa ugali niya, kailangan ko maging strong na woman para maituloy ko ang plano ko na akitin siya. His quite scary type kasi, medyo strict din siya yung titignan since his eyes are a bit sharp. Yung parang ikaw yung maghahamon pero ikaw din yung tatakbo sa uri ng tingin na ibibigay niya sayo. And, true naman kasi na siya ba yung nilalandi ko? It’shis friend naman ah, not him. At tsaka mind his own business, hindi niya ba alam ang saying na ‘yon.

I just knew that they were wrong. Now, looking back at those times makes me smile. It makes me smile how I remained strong at that time. Honestly, I was so strong that I managed to not listen to my mind. I fought myself at some point. And I lose my mind when I think that humans often battle with themselves.

Hindi madali para sa kaniya dahil sa kakaiba niyang pananaw na iba para sa iba. "You're not weak, Marcus you're strong leader," marahan kong sambit. Nakikita ko kung gaano niya kamahal ang nasasakupan niya, kung gaano niya gustong maramdaman ng bawat isa ang kapayaan na hindi na nila kailangang makipaglaban at ibuwis ang kanilang mga buhay. "That's the real strong leader," dagdag ko pa at saka ngumiti sa kaniya.

Ang bawat hakbang niya ay mabigat, puno ng tensyon at determinasyon. Ramdam ng lahat sa paligid na hindi ito simpleng paglapit lamang. There was something fierce in the way his shoulders squared, in the way his jaw tightened, as though any second he was ready to strike.

Ngunit sigurado siya sa isang bagay nang mga sandaling iyon. “I believe you are strong. Time molds you to be stronger. You are the one they are putting in this problem because you are the strongest,” sabi niya rito. “Hindi ang mahihina ang mga ipinapadala sa giyera. Iyong malalakas at madaling gumaling ang sugat ang parating nasa unahan. Ikaw ang sundalo ng buhay mo, Liberty. Nararapat lang na ipaglaban mo ang tingin mong tama para sa ‘yo…”

"What do you mean by that?" "Sa pamilya kasi natin walang mahina, what I mean is nasa dugo natin ang matapang, matalino, madiskarte, matigas ang ulo, may solusyon sa bawat problema at hindi emosyonal na tao." . . . Nakangiti akong bumalik sa palasyo kasama si Mr. Yong at si Hanz, ang dami kong nalaman at natutunan kay Gene ngayong araw.

“And you think that’s… admirable? ” “I admire the hell out of it,” sabi ko bago pa ako makapag-isip. Nanlaki mata niya. Nagpatuloy ako, mas mabagal ngayon. “You take hit after hit, tapos imbes na sumuko, you rise. You adapt. You fight smart.” “Adrian…” “You’re not made of glass,” sabi ko. “You’re steel. Tempered under heat you never asked for.” Tahimik.

sagot niya nang may kumpiyansa. Ang isang malakas na tao ay walang kahinaan at walang dahilan upang magpatakot. Ang kasalukuyang tindig ni Yvonne ay tulad ng isang matatag at walang takot na tao. Dahil sa kanyang lakas ng loob, wala nang magawa si Elena laban sa kanya.