The Promise Novels & Stories

Kung ito na ang huling araw at oras na makikita ko ang mala-anghel niyang mukha, hindi ko sasayangin ang bawat sigundong lilipas ng hindi siya pinagmamasdan upang makita. "I-I can't... I can't live without you, mi amor. Please come back... come back to me," I whispered as I kiss her forehead down to her cheek. She was cold already, but it was okay. Okay, lang sa akin basta mahalikan ko siya. Mayakap ko. Doon man lang ay maipadama ko sa kaniya na hanggang sa huling sandali... narito pa rin ako para sa kaniya. "You left me hanging..." I hold her hand and placed it on my chest, where she can feel my heart beating and shouting for her name. "B-But I'm still holding on to your promises..." My voi

Gulat na tiningala ko ito. "The Desjardin Promise, is far more than what you think it is, Jacintha. If you are to do that, you will be bound to me, till death do us part", malumanay ngunit mapusok na pagkakabiglas nito sa bawat salitang binitawan na pakiramdam ko ay itinatali ako sa kanya. "As certain as that".

angil ko sa kaniya. "It's a promise between me and your daughter. I don't break promises," paghahayag niya na ikinakunot ng noo ko. "Promise?"

Lumapit ako sa kaniya at hinawakan ang kaniyang dalawang kamay. "I’m not going anywhere without telling you, Timothy. Hinding-hindi." Tinitigan niya ako, mas matagal at mas malalim sa pagkakataong ito, tila ba sinusuri kung ang mga salitang binitawan ko ay isang pangako na pwedeng panghawakan habang buhay. "…Promise?" bulong niya. Humakbang ako ng isang beses pa pasulong, tuluyan nang binabasag ang natitirang distansya sa pagitan namin. "Promise."

“Promises already ruined me once.” Then the line went dead. RHEA’S POV Pagkababa ko ng tawag, para akong nawalan ng lakas. I knew Lucas meant well, but promises — they’re dangerous. I trusted promises before. I lost everything because of them. Napatingin ako sa lumang USB drive na itinatago ko sa drawer. The last trace of the old Project Promise files. I shouldn’t open it. Pero hindi ko kinaya ang curiosity. When I plugged it in, may lumabas na folder — “Promise Renewal.”

Napangiti siya ng malaki at kaagad na ipinatong ang kamay sa ibabaw. “Promise!”

bulong niya sa lalaki. "I...Promise."

Dahil sa sobrang excited ko ay nakalimutan kong meron nga pala nito. "They say promises are meant to be broken, well, I don't agree with that. The person who have broken the promise is the one who is probably broke, and it's not the promise itself." Panimula ni Gavin at lahat kami ay tahimik lang na nakikinig sakanya.

He froze for a minute before he returned back from his senses. Tumango siya sa akin at hinaplos ang aking kamay. "I won't break your trust." He promised me. But aren't promises meant to be broken? When someone promises you about something, always think about the possibilities. The possibilities that their promises will also be broken. And that their words will have no credibility because they are also the ones who will break the promises that they shouldn't have made. I'm looking for a simple black-colored pajama or even dress for the dinner later when the door opened. Nandito ako ngayon sa nakalaang kwarto namin ni Jake.

"Yes! Just make sure na tutuparin mo talaga yang promise mo, dahil kung hindi ay kakalbuhin talaga kita," "Oo na nga, sige na ibababa ko na 'tong phone at kailangan ko pa na kumain ng tanghalian. Maghahapon na at wala pa akong kain. Baka bago ko pa matupad yung promise ko sayo ay nakabulagta na ako dito sa Palawan at pinaglalamayan." "Tigil-tigilan mo ang kaka-drama mo diyan, Babe, kung ayaw mong sundan kita diyan sa Palawan at ilubog sa tubig."