You've Been Through A Lot Novels & Stories

“Pero ikaw, pahinga ka na. You’ve been through enough.” Ngayon ko lang napansin kung gaano ako kapagod, pero alam kong sa kabila ng lahat, worth it ang lahat ng ginawa ko. Kahit papaano, alam kong may isang buhay akong nailigtas, at iyon na ang pinakamalaking pasasalamat na maaari kong matanggap. ———

I might've ended up in a mental institution if it weren't for them who helped me get through my hardest. 'Guess I'm still lucky after everything I've been through.' ***

I said and I took a deep breath. "Today is our day, it's the day we celebrate the culmination of all our efforts. That after 4 years of struggles, the seeds of our hard work have borne fruit. I remember how we've come to this point in life where all of the experiences we've had here in FAW University. We've had our fair share of hardships and triumphs. We make friends, we lose loved ones, we get bullied, being in some sort of an issue, we failed but we stood up, we receive negative feedbacks, our confidence fall but we had our comeback.."

Hindi pa nga nasisinc-in sa kanyang utak ang sinabi nito kanina, heto at may panibago na naman. God, wala na bang katapusan ito? Napakarami na nilang pinag-daanan, na kung titimbangin niya, mas marami pa ang pagsubok kaysa sa mga masasayang araw. They've been through a lot of misery, pain and sacrifices.. hanggang kailan pa nila mararanasan ang ganoong hirap?

And I need to admit that I had an unforgettable journey. Isang karanasan na sinubukan ako sa maraming beses at paraan. Kahit ang buhay ko ay nalagay sa alanganin. Sabihin ng swerte lang na hanggang ngayon buhay pa rin ako. Hindi maipagkakaila na challenging din ang mga experience ko. This journey gave me so many lessons in life, turned me into someone that I didn't think of becoming before.