When The Time Is Right Novels & Stories

Napagtanto niyang kaya pa niyang hintayon ito hanggang sa oras ng pag-uwi. "Ah, ganoon ba, sir? Sa oras ng uwian ho, anong oras ho ba siya kadalasan lumalabas?" pangungulit niya sa security guard na napasubo naman sa kakasagot. "Alas-singko ng hapon kalimitan si Maam, sir. May mga araw naman n ngatatrabaho yan hanggan alas-syete mag gabi." 'Aaah, sige ho. Babantayan ko na lang siya hanggang mamaya."

Lumapit siya rito at hinaplos ang kanyang pisngi at bumulong, “Let’s just wait for the right time, baby.” Sisiguraduhin niya na makagaganti siya sa kanyang kapatid. Perhaps not now, but when the right moment comes. The point in her life when she feels strong, babawiin niya ang lahat.

Ang suwerte na talaga ang lumalapit sa kaniya. Ito na ang panahon niya!

“Just wait.” Naglibot ako ng tingin sa paligid. Imposibleng hihilahin lang namin basta-basta ang lever. It’s a trick! Napansin ko na ang timer sa dingding ay nag-blink tuwing ika-12 na segundo. Inobserbahan ko muna ito saglit bago ako nagkaroon ng konklusyon. "Sir Oli, kailangan nating hilahin ‘yung levers exactly kapag ang timer ay nasa 12:00 or any multiple ng 12. It’s about the urgency of the moment."

we'll be able to reach these kinds of feelings and times that we both need each other. It feels like sand and the waves that started to reach our bare feet... Despite how far the sand is, the waves will wait for the right time to reach them all even though how long the sand will wait... they still hold the wave's promise that there are times that they'll be able to meet him. No matter how long the distance, no matter how long the waiting, there comes a time when the waves reach the sand. And for those few moments when they meet, when they finally connect, it doesn't matter how brief the encounter is. What matters is that they found each other.

𝘓𝘦𝘵'𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘞𝘦'𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳

“Pero iba na.” — Tumango siya. “Iba na.” — Hindi na sila naghahanap ng sagot sa lahat. — Hindi na nila kailangang maintindihan agad. — Dahil natutunan na nilang— may mga bagay na dumarating sa tamang oras. — At may mga sagot na kusang lumalabas kapag handa ka na. — Dumating ang araw ng recognition.

Walang sumagot. "No one allowed to kill every 6 am until 8:59 pm. We will call it angel's time. In that hours you can still live normally. You'll still study. Ayon naman ang purpose ng paaralan na'to. Bonding with others. But when the clock strikes exactly 9 pm the game is on. 9 pm until 5:59 am will be called devil's time. It'll be over exactly 6 am in the morning. If someone tried to kill at angel's time you'll die and even your family outside will die. Mark my words. I'm not joking." Muling tumahimik. I don't know how long the silence enveloped the whole hall. My hands start shaking. My sweats are rolling down from my forehead. I shut my eyes off to calm myself until he spoke again. "If y