The Fallen Leaves Novels & Stories

The air felt lighter without him — not safe, but less suffocating. Nina wandered the halls aimlessly, her steps slow, her thoughts heavy. The maids moved silently around her, never meeting her eyes. She was invisible here. A ghost in silk. Eventually, she found herself standing by the tall window again. The garden called to her — wild, overgrown, forgotten. A patch of green in a house built on cruelty. She slipped outside. The sun was warm on her skin, the breeze gentle. For the first time in days, she felt something close to calm. She knelt in the dirt, her fingers brushing aside dead leaves and tangled roots. She worked slowly, methodically — pruning, clearing, planting.

na para bang sila lang ang tao ang nandito. I smiled sadly. I felt crestfallen. I don't know what to do, for the sight cuts deep. A longing I didn't expect has taken hold, and now I'll bear the ache, knowing I'll soon leave. The thought of fading into shadows, of being forgotten, is a weight on my chest. But perhaps it's best and let Dark find love with another when I'm gone. In these fading whispers, I'll find my peace, a quiet solace in the knowledge that love's pain can be a gift, even if it's not mine to keep. The days slip away, and with them, my heart yet in this sorrow, I'll find a strange, melancholy beauty. But I was really getting into peace? Or it was another painful moment for me

"Now, my family should be ready. The worst nightmare of their life is coming. I will put all the things back to where it really belongs.." --- Fallen So Deep written by: HeneralAlcalde

Yun na nga lang natatangi kong alam gawin eh, basic kasi yun para sa amin. I pointed the leaf and murmur the spells, Lumingon ang Senyorito sa akin na may nakakunot na noo. "What are you doing?" natigil ako sa paglilitanya nang magtanong ang senyorito. Nakatagilid ang kanyang ulo at pilit tinitignan ang ginagawa ko. "W-wala po" agad kong binaba ang kamay kong nakaturo sa dahon ng gabi at tinago ito sa aking likuran.

Napansin nito ang pagtingin niya sa alagang pusa. "Alaga mo ba siya?" tanong nito. Tumango lamang siya habang tulala pa din sa kagandahan nito. "Pasensiya na. Nakita ko lamang siya kanina. Mukhang mailap siya sa mga tao," anito habang inaabot si Raven. "Ano nga pala ang pangalan niya?" "Raven," tipid niyang sagot. IT WAS A WINDY day. The heavy dark clouds is about to drench the grassy yard of the vampire's mansion.

Ilang sandali pa ay nagpunas ako ng luha at tuluyang nilisan ang kumpanya. Natanaw ko ang kotse ni Levi sa hindi kalayuan kaya kaagad akong naglakad papalapit rito at sumakay habang nakayuko ang aking ulo, upang hindi niya mapansin ang pamumula ng aking mga mata. "Forget him. If he can't be brave enough to talk to you sincerely, then he isn't worth the tears," wika nito at ipinaandar na ang kotse.

Magkasing-edad din naman sila na fifty-five years old. “Just accept it and don't think about it too much.” Gustuhin ko mang ipilit ang pagtanggi, hindi ko nagawa dahil sa totoo lang, kailangan na kailangan ko talaga ng pera para na rin sa maintenance na gamot ni Tatay. Humigpit ang pagkakahawak ko sa makapal na sobre. Little did I know, that was actually the beginning of my temptations. My greatest downfall.

Nakarating na ako sa food court ngunit wala akong nakitang babaeng sosyalera na, maarte pa kaya umalis din ako kaagad. Natagpuan ko ang sarili kong nasa gitna na ng quadrangle habang inililibot ang paningin. Daig ko pa ang isang paslit na nawawala sa gitna ng kagubatan dahil sa babaeng spoiled na ‘yon.

Kung sira ang tulay, hanggang kailan pa kami rito? “Sir, excuse me. Why is there still no signal?” tanong ko dahil kailangan kong matawagan ang anak ko kahit yun man lang sana ang magawa ko. “It might take three more days before the signal comes back, ma’am. The strong winds damaged it last night. Tree branches hit the cell site.” Napaawang na lang ang mga labi ko. Natrap na nga kami rito, wala pang signal? Kailan kami makakabalik ng Albany?

And right now, I know exactly what my answer to that question would be. Umiling ako sa kan'ya bilang tugon ko. "No. He is not the reason for all of this. I am leaving you because I don't deserve you anymore. I have hurt you, Arden, at walang kapatawaran ang mga nagawa ko na panloloko na iyon sa’yo. And I am sorry for being so weak and falling into the trap. Naging mahina ako na paglabanan ang tukso. At kahit na paulit-ulit ko na bigyan ng katuwiran ang mga nagawa ko, walang magiging tamang dahilan at rason para saktan kita ng gano'n. Sorry dahil hindi ko kinaya ang malayo ako sa’yo. Time apart from you made me stray away. I didn't mean to, Arden. Maniwala ka na pinaglabanan ko iyon. But in t