Tungkod Ng Matanda Novels & Stories

This is helplessness in its simplest term. At around nine o’clock in the evening, while waiting for matters to somehow improve, I remembered the kid next to our apartment saying, “Ma, mababa na ang tubig, kita na yung plate number ng kotse.” (Ma, the water is finally subsiding. I can already see the plate number of the car)

Barefoot, sitting at the beautiful kitchen table that Colton sanded and stained himself- because of course he did, drinking lukewarm tea I forgot about an hour ago, scrolling through an article titled “Five Signs You’re Ready for the Mate Mark.” Apparently, one of the signs is when you think about it every morning and every night. Which I do. Reluctantly. With wonder. And fear. Mostly fear. My cursor hovers over a photo of a smiling bride, her mark glowing faintly on her collarbone, a delicate crescent moon just peeking from under the lace strap of her dress. Her mate stands beside her, looking like he could tear the world apart with his bare hands—but in her presence, he softens. Glows. Lik

Untag niya saka napatingin sa mga panauhin. "Yeah, you don't have to leave and we were not pushed you to leave this house kung may ipinangtutubos na kayo sa bahay at lupa na ito. But sad to say wala, and now we are here for some notice." Untag ng matandang babae sa kanya. "H-Huh, tubos? Notice?" Naguguluhan niyang untag.

Inayos ko ang aking sarili, pinunasan ang mga pawis na namuo sa aking noo at mukha at huminga ng malalim bago ko mapagpasyahang buksan ang pinto ng banyo. Pagbukas ko ay nagulantang ako sa pagbungad ng aking mga mata, si Tonton nakatayo sa aking harapan, nakatitig ito sa akin, habang hawak-hawak ang makislap na pangtabas ng palay, walang ano-mang ekspresyon sa mukha at katauhan niya, ilang segundo lang ay marahan siyang nagsalita, " Wala dito ang mundo natin, ipapakita ko sa iyo kung saan, kapatid."

I knew what we were doing,* my tiger said, triumphant. He never EVER forgot to make sure that I wore a rubber with literally any other female. But of course this was Miranda. I watched as she fumbled around in a desk drawer that clearly had too much stuff in it. Likely things thrown in and forgotten. And yeah, that seems to be the exact case here. No use beating around the bush, it was about to get set on fire. “See! Here’s my card it says my next appointment is … it’s on the…” she trailed off.

Inis ko ring sigaw dahil muntik pang mabasag yung tasa ng kape na nasa harapan ko dahil sa gulat sa kanya. "Bakit hindi niyo ako sinama? Ihh!" Ngayon naman ay para siyang batang nag dadabog. Napaka mature tss. "Kung nakikita mo lang ang itsura mo kagabi, kulang na lang ay tumulo ang laway mo dahil sa sobrang antok." "For your information, hindi tumutulo ang laway ko kapag natutulog." "Ede sana all." Ako kasi kapag pagod na pagod hmm! Ramdam ko yung tuyong laway sa gilid ng labi ko.