Twelve Midnight Novels & Stories

Ni hindi na napansin ni Lucas kung paanong puminta sa mukha ng dalaga ang pag-aalala. He’s too fixated on the idea that they have to kiss once everything goes downhill. Midnight. The answer to the riddle that they were solving earlier is possibly midnight! He just doesn’t know what time is it already since it’s been hours since they’ve separated from their group but Lucas sure hopes that time flew quick and one of these doors would indicted what decision should they make. But who knows how long have they been trapped in the waters...?

Nakakainit talaga nang ulo ang isa na yun, huminga ako nang malalim, sakto naman na dumating ang taxi na binook ko kanina pa. The clock had just struck 7 PM when I arrived at Midnight Society. From the outside, the place barely stood out—no flashy neon signs, no grand entrance, just a sleek black façade with subtle gold accents. It had an air of mystery, the kind that made people stop and wonder if they were even supposed to be here.

Lagi siya nitong nakikita tuwing may practice sa gym. Bumaba siya ng higaan at tinungo ang kanyang bintana upang silipin ang lalaki na kasama ng ilang kaibigan nila. "Hintayin niyo ako," aniya saka pinatay ang tawag. It was already pass seven in the evening, on the last night of October.

I smiled bitterly. Twelve days, Kien. You have twelve days to fall in love with me. A week and five days. Give me twelve days to be happy with you. And after that, I will start to move on. I will start a new life without you and I will accept the fact that you can't and will never love me back. Just twelve days.

"This time hindi mo na makakalimutan?" Natatawa naman ito dahilan para magtaka siya. "Papaano ko makakalimutan kung nandito na nga ako at sinusundo ka?" Napakunot ang noo niya. "My gosh, Maddy! Hindi mo ba alam na lunch time na?" Umiling siya dahilan para mapasapo ito sa noo. "Past twelve na po para alam niyo." Napatingin siya sa relong pambising at nakitang twelve fifteen na nga. Hindi niya namalayan ang oras dahil busy kasi siya lalo na't kararating lang ng ibang mga bulaklak ngayon.

SS016: Stitches by Shawn Mendes We drove back to Manila even if it's already twelve midnight. I know how tired Xyvier was from everything we did at the beach but I can see that it's not his priority right now. He's determined to get back to Manila this instant and meet with his family to be able to help with the problem that they're facing right now.

Ang hirap maging maganda talaga. Uminom ako ng kaunti habang iginagala ang paningin sa kabuuan ng club. Nagkalat sa loob ang mga nagme-make out. Lantaran ang mga ito kung gumanon pero mukhang wala namang pakialam ang iba. I sighed and looked at my wristwatch. It's almost twelve midnight pero gising na gising pa ang mga tao sa paligid. Yung iba ay nakayupyop na sa mesa dahil sa kalasingan. Aish!

Midnight Me Time CASSANDRA POV “Alejandro, you owe me an explanation.” Introduction ko sa kanya ng magkasarili kami. Medyo tipsy na kaming dalawa dahil nagkaroon ng inuman sa bonfire. It’s almost twelve. At natutulog na ang mga bata. At maging halos lahat ng tao. Pinapayagan lang ang bonfire sa resort at inuman pero walang tugtugan to maintain kahit papaano ang solemnity. Puro hampas ng alon ang maririnig sa paligid.

Sina Tito at si Yuna ay nasa table lang nakatingin sa amin. "~Kissed me like you wanna be loved You wanna be loved You wanna be loved This feels like falling in love Falling in love Yeah we're falling in love~" Natapos ang kanta. Aalis na sana kami nina Eun-ji nang biglang tumunog ang putok ng fireworks sa itaas. Tumunog din ang napakalaking wall clock nila sa loob, tanda na 10 minutes from now, magtu-twelve midnight na. May tradition rin kasi sila na 10 minutes earlier ay kailangang mag-ingay para sa last minutes na iyon bago sumapit ang mismong kaarawan, matataboy na nito ang malas.

Nagtataka tuloy ako kung paano ito na-diskubre ni Timothy. "Here, Rouge!" I looked around when I heard Timothy's voice. I saw him waving at me like an idiot with a big smile. This bar was quite lonely because there's too much dim lights, there wasn't loud girls laughing and dancing wildly in the crowd. "What can you say about this place, bro?"