Worst Fears Novels & Stories

Patuloy niya. Kumibot ang labi ko. Pinakiramdaman ang nilalaman ng puso ko, I felt nothing there but great fear and anxiety. Laging ganito, magiging maayos ang lahat, magugulo muli, paano kung hindi ko na kayanin ang susunod pa? "Alam mo namang hindi maidadaan sa sorry ang lahat hindi ba?" Puno ng hinanakit na wika ko. "Alam ko."

His face paled, his jaw clenched, and a flicker of sheer fear and panic flashed in his eyes. "Fvck!" he shouted, slamming his hand on the table in frustration. Mas lalong namutla si Divine. Tears streamed down her cheeks, and her body trembled as she confirmed her worst fear—something terrible had happened to Aurora and Zaurus while they were on their way. "Divine." Ziancio grasped her trembling hands firmly. "Don't worry. I'll make sure we find them. I won't let anyone harm our kids." But his words did little to ease the heavy weight pressing on her chest. Her anxiety only deepened which suffocated her with every passing second. Pinaupo siya ni Ziancio sa kama habang sinusubukan siyang paka

hinayaan niya ako. "Natatakot ako... Adrian... sobrang natatakot ako na baka bukas... magising na naman ako na wala na ang lahat. Ang 'Fear Returns' na nararamdaman ko ay tila ba isang sumpa na nakadikit na sa balat ko," bulong niya habang nanginginig ang kanyang buong katawan.

Ngunit sa ilalim ng lahat ng iyon, may kalakip na takot—takot na baka ang mga desisyon ng mga apo niya ay magdulot ng mas malaking problema para sa kanilang pamilya. Si Jarred ay nagbuntong-hininga at inilabas ang mga saloobin na matagal nang nagsisilbing bigat sa kanyang dibdib. "Lola, ang gabi ng gala... hindi namin inasahan ang nangyari." Ang mga mata ni Jarred ay puno ng pag-aalala at galit. "May mga tao pong nagplano ng masama laban sa amin. At hanggang ngayon, hindi pa namin alam kung bakit nila kami pinili."

At dahil sa takot na nararamdaman ay para akong biglang natulala at basta na lamang natagpuan ang aking sarili sakay ng sasakyan nito kasama pa ang tatlong kalalakihan. I am so damn terrified. Nanginginig ang buong sistema ko kasabay ng walang pakundangang pagwawala ng aking puso. Pagwawala na para bang nakakabingi dahil sa kaba at nerbyos. Lalo na nang maalala ko bigla ang napanood ko sa balita sa telebisyon na may grupo ng sindikatong nangunguha ng mga babae. Talamak ang gawaing ito ngayon kaya mas lalong nagwala ang buong sistema at kalamnan ko.

Halatang nag-aasam at umaasa. "What I fear the most?" Ikiniling nya nang bahagya ang ulo nya at deretsang itinitig saakin ang luntian nyang mata. "Losing the same person I lost to the same peoples."

Especially if he discovered my deception, my manipulation, my plan for revenge? Fear gnawed at me, a cold, relentless dread that threatened to consume me. The carefully constructed facade, the calculated confidence, the unwavering resolve— they all crumbled in the face of this raw, visceral fear. My safety, my well-being— they were suddenly precarious, uncertain, threatened. The escape, the revengpe— they seemed increasingly distant, increasingly elusive.

I really can’t imagine how he surpassed those problems in his life. “Kaya noong nalaman kong kilala mo si Dustin, and worst he’s your fucking best friend, I got mad. I was threatened again, for the second time. Kasi hindi ko alam, baka . . . makuha ka rin niya sa akin. You knew him for years, you’ve been with him for years, you cared for him for years, that’s why this is the biggest fear I ever had now. To see you . . . with him. Fuck. Hindi ako takot sa mga kalaban ko sa negosyo pero pagdating sa ‘yo . . . takot ako. I don’t fucking know why. I . . . I just know that . . . I’m afraid to lose someone again.” he whispered the last sentence like a lullaby. I silently wiped my tears away.

Find Mae. He leaned back in his chair, the wood creaking softly, and stared at the ceiling. And that’s when it hit him. Not the urgency. Not the anger. But the fear. “What if I’m too late?” he whispered. The words felt heavier in the silence of the room, like they didn’t belong anywhere but there. For a moment, he let himself feel it. The possibility and the worst-case scenario. Then he shut his eyes tightly and shook his head. “No.”

He spread his arms to cover me from his back. The nervousness and fear that I felt just got tripled. I wanted to do something but I don't know what. This is what I really fear the most na baka may makasalubong kaming panganib kung tatahakin namin ang kagubatang ito. I still wanted to hide to our spot earlier but I also do get Harry's point.