Tomorrow Is Never Promised Novels & Stories

“Time is precious as hell when you’re running a business wether it is small or big.” “P-Pasensya na po, Sir! Na-traffic lang po ako sa daan at hindi po ako pinapasok agad nung guard dahil wala akong I.D, hindi na po ito mauulit pangako ko po!” she said and raised her right hand as a sign of her promise. Promise? That’s absurd. “Don’t promise, do it, I want a change from your late-comer-behavior not a promise,” sabi ko at napalunok naman siya saka niya ibinaba ang kamay niya.

tumayo ako at tiningnan s'ya. “I promised to myself that i will never fall for someone. Never.” Saad ko at tumayo din s'ya, he looked straightly to my eyes. “Promises are meant to be broken, Esabella!” Saad nya at nagbugtong hininga ako. “I'll just take a rest.” Saad ko at tumango s'ya. I went upstairs and went inside my room. I lay down on my bed. I touched the pendant of my necklace. “Mom, Dad, I tried new foods today.” I said with a smile whole thinking about how I ate those street foods.

pero wala pa rin si Conrad. "May hinihintay ka ba, Amorah?" malambing na tanong sa akin ni mommy nang sa muli ay halos halughugin na ng tingin ko ang buong venue sa kakatanaw kung nasaan na s'ya. I can't even remember how many times I looked at our gate tonight, hoping na siya na ang bagong dating. Ngunit lagi akong bigo. I sighed for nth time. "Ah, opo. Pero darating din po siguro yun maya-maya," he promised me that kaya alam kong hindi niya ako bibiguin.

Aniya sa harap ko pero diko parin ginagalaw ang pagkain. “I’m sorry okay, I never thought na may ganito pala. Maybe your right, I never take it seriously before kasi kahit araw-araw akong late ay di naman nagalit ang mga teachers ko sakin. I promise to wake up early everyday starting tomorrow.”

Marami na akong pangakong hindi natupad sa kaniya at baka isipin niya na promises are meant to be broken. "Ayos lang mom. I know para rin naman sa future ko 'yan. Don't worry." I'm thankful na ganito ang ugali ng anak ko. Never ako nakarinig ng panunumbat sa kaniya. Palagi niya 'kong iniintindi kaya palagi rin akong nakokonsensya. "I'm sorry talaga. I will make sure na makakabawi ako sa 'yo." "Don't think too much mom. Pwede po ba kayo pumunta mamaya sa bahay? I want to sleep beside you."

“Puwede bang bukas na lang tayo magpunta roon? I mean, I have something important to do later.” Banayad akong bumuntong-hininga at tumango. “Okay, bukas na lang. Kung hindi ka na busy.” Ngumiti naman siya sa akin. “I promise tomorrow, baby.” Napangiti na rin ako sa kaniya. “Sige na. Kumain ka na.”

Muntinv tinig ang pumutol sa pag-iisip niya. "Tomorrow, love. I promise to spend my time with you from morning till night." "Promise?" "Yes, love. We will buy more toys--" "Enough of toys, Jace, you have so much already. Remember what I told you?" "Hmmm... I don't remember, Mama." Isang mahinang tawa ang pinakawalan niya. "That you should be happy even with simple things." Lumapit si Janine sa kanila pero may distansya pa rin. "Go, sleep now."

Ang paglubog o paglaho ay hindi nangangahulugan na wala ng pag-asa kinabukasan? Dahil kahit kailan hindi natatapos ang takbo ng buhay natin sa isang araw lamang. Habang may buhay, may panibagong pag-asa na dadating. "Honey, I'm afraid you runaway, kapag sinabi ko sayo dati na gusto kita!" Nakangiwing ani Xenon kay Shara. Pagkatapos namin kumain ng dinner? Nagpasya ang lahat na mag-bonfire at mag-midnight snack.

Walang pag-aalinlangan, walang takot tanging pagmamahal. Jarred iniiwasan ang mga tanong, ang mga alalahanin, ang mga posibilidad ng bukas. “Let’s not think about what they might do to us. Let’s not think about what’s going to happen tomorrow,” ang kanyang mga mata ay seryoso at puno ng pagnanasa. “Let’s just be here, in this moment, and let everything else fade away. We don’t need to worry about the world when we have each other.”

I looked straight to his eyes and I heard his sobs. I giggled and continue. "I can't promise you that dark clouds will never hover over our lives and or that the future will bring us many rainbows, I can't promise you that tomorrow will be perfect but I can promise you that I will always be here for you, to hold your hand and lift you up, to pray with you and encourage you." I said, I can't promise that this marriage will be perfect but I promise that I will never let them ruined us again. "And since the day that you annoyed me, was also the day that I fell in love with you." I said and we speak together.