Voices Of A Distant Star Novels & Stories

She uttered. Muli niyang niyakap ang kanyang anak at hinalikan ang mapupulang pisngi nito. "Me too Zoie, me too." He responded with an effort not to break his voice. As Luke gazed once more at the endless horizon, his heart ached with a profound longing. "Will I see Chloe again?" he whispered, his words carried away by the wind, lost in the vast expanse of the ocean before him. “Come back to me, please”

"David is currently washing your clothes." "Every time I looked at the night sky, I saw million and million of stars that are shinning bright. . .But in the middle of my wandering eye, I always saw these two stars that shine more than the other. They were the only two on the left side that were twinkling luminously. I thought they were near from each other, but it's not. They were million and million kilometers away from each other. And no matter how much they tried to get closer, the universe won't allow them to be together." "It's the anniversary, Your Highness. It has been two years, to the day, her daughter died."

Tahimik kaming kumakain at walang kahit na anong maririnig na tunog maliban sa kalansing na mga kubyertos na aming gamit at ang ingay ng ibang costumer. Hindi ko mahagilap ang tamang sasabihin sa kaniya. Parang nawalan ako ng boses na magsalita. I become a mute and I don’t know why. Ramdam ko ang bawat titig ni Tyrus sa ‘kin. Paanong hindi ko mararamdaman ‘yon e, parang tatagos yata ‘yon.

“Me gustas cuando callas porque estás como ausente, y me oyes desde lejos, y mi voz no te toca. Parece que los ojos se te hubieran volado y parece que un beso te cerrara la boca. (I like for you to be still: it is as though you were absent, and you hear me from far away and my voice does not touch you. It seems as though your eyes had flown away and it seems that a kiss had sealed your mouth.)”

Habang siya'y napakilos, kunot-noo naman niyang inisip kung ano pang mayroon sa nasabing paraiso. "Hello? Saint Peter nandito po ba kayo? Trespassing ba ako sa tarangkahan ng langit? Mga alaga ba ni Saint Rocco yung mga hayop na iyon? Bakit parang wala akong nakikitang mga anghel? Hello!" Pagsisigaw niya habang marahan siyang kumilos. Hinayaan niya ang kanyang mga paa kung saan siya tangayin ng mga ito sapagkat ikinahinto niya agad nang makaramdaman ang pananakit ng kanyang tiyan.

Tanging hampas ng alon sa dalampasigan ang ingay na maririnig sa kinaroonan nya. Mula sa kinauupuan nya ay kitang kita nya ang palubog na araw na unti-unting kinakain ng malawak na dagat. Pinikit nya ng mariin ang kanyang mga mata. Katahimikan... Iyon ang nasumpungan niya sa lugar na ito. Ngunit sadyang di patas ang mundo, dahil ang kapalit ng katahimikang nasumpungan ay ang kalungkutan na kumakain sa buong sistema ng nya.

Wall of Sound" na areglo. Ang boses ni Sirius ay tila nakikipagpaligsahan sa langit. Nang matapos ang ingay, tanging ang malambot na keyboard notes na lang ni Archer ang natira. Sirius closed his eyes, whispering the final promise: "So I’ll keep on drifting, guided by your tone... A billion miles away, yet I’m never alone. Just a little more time, just a little more space, Until I’m home... In your starlight embrace."