Novel & Cerita The Rains

Tahimik lang sila, habang panaka-nakang pinagmamasdan ang mga dumaraan sa kanilang harapan. Hanggang sa basagin na ni Lucas ang katahimikan, “You know, Glay, problems are like rain. Minsan malakas at may kasama pang kulog at kidlat na parang walang katapusan, minsan naman ambon lang na dumadaan. But remember that every time the rain stops pouring, another shinny day will come sometimes, it also comes with a rainbow.”

KABANATA DALAWAMPU’T ISA: 137 Books June 24, 2020 Wednesday KARRIE’s POV Brrrtt Brrttt “If all the raindrops were lemon drops and acid drops, oh what a rain that would be! Kulang sa ligo ‘yung natawag sa’yo ngayon! Sasagutin mo pa ba?~”

The Rain That Didn’t Wash Anything Away It started with rain. Not the dramatic kind. Not the kind that felt like punishment or cleansing. Just steady rain over Manila—soft, persistent, almost polite. Like the sky itself didn’t want to interrupt anything important. Zia stood by the window of the penthouse long before sunrise. She hadn’t slept. Again. Not because she couldn’t. But because every time she closed her eyes, she felt the same thing. Distance. Not physical.

Nakangiti kong sabi. Biglang kumulog. Napatili ako at biglang yumakap sa kanya. Saglit lang ay biglang bumuhos ang ulan. "Silas, it's raining." Mahina kong sabi at siniksik ang mukha sa katawan niya. “I thought I am not scared anymore but I am still.”

Akala ko ako lang ang maliligo pero ngayo'y dalawa kaming basang basa na sa ulan. I started scrubbing. I feel my cough subsided a little. I think the medicine starting to work. Five minutes passed and we were still under the rain. When I looked up at the sky, it's dark. I guess the rain has no intention to stop. I closed my eyes and let every drop of water drip down to my body. I lift both arms in the air. I felt the rain. I couldn't hear any other sound around me except the noise of the raindrops. I smiled.

"My... my favorite pet?" "Cat." "My favorite days?" "When it's raining." "Why?" she asked. "Because when it's raining, you see beauty in sadness. May mga tao na nakakaramdam ng lungkot kapag umuulan. But not you. Instead, you feel happier and alive when it's raining. The sound of rain soothed and relaxed you. You appreciate the scent of a fresh storm and the delicious feel of water dripping down your skin. And it reminds you that it takes a little rain to make the flowers grow. When things get a little rough in life, iniisip mo lagi ang ulan. It became your reminder that "this too shall pass." You even have a motto that says, you don't get rainbows unless you also have rain."

mahina niyang sabi. Pumasok muna siya, saka bahagyang tumabi sa pintuan para makapasok si Rain. Hindi naman agad na nagsalita si Rain habang pinagmamasdan ang loob ng villa. Ang malambot na ilaw, ang malawak na espasyo at ang tahimik na alon sa labas ng bintana ay mas lalong nagpapaganda sa ambiance ng buong lugar. “It’s beautiful,” sabi ni Rain, halos pabulong.

Maya stood by the window, watching the rain pour steadily down, the soft light of the late afternoon filtering through the droplets. There was something peaceful about the rhythm of it, something that calmed her unsettled mind. But today, peace was fleeting. After all the decisions she had made in the past few days, today felt like the calm before the storm.

Tanong niya at patuloy lang na nasa screen ng computer ang atensyon. “Rain,” tawag ni Jam mula sa kabilang linya, marahan at may pag-aalangan. “It’s been a while, it’s me… Jam Aris Gray.” Saglit na natigilan sa pagtipa sa keyboard ang kamay ni Rain dahil sa narinig, hindi niya akalain na tatawag ang isang Jam Aris sa kaniya. Napabuntonghininga siya at napatingin sa oras, bago siya muling nagsalita.

Hindi namamalayan ni Ali na nasa harapan na siya ng townhouse na inuupahan ni Leighton. Walking distance lang ito mula sa chapel. Wala siyang choice dahil para silang basang sisiw. Naging mapaglaro ang tadhana dahil matapos sabihin ni Leighton ang nararamdaman nito sa kanya ay bigla namang bumuhos ang malakas na ulan. Sinabi naman ng Weather App na hindi uulan ngayong araw naging taliwas iyon kinagabihan. Madalas namang pumalya ang Weather App dahil sa climate change pero naging playful ang tadhana sa kanilang dalawa.