Your Smile In Another Life Novels & Stories

“I used to.” “Used to?” “Yeah,” sabi niya, tinitigan siya nang diretso. “But then you smiled again. And it stopped feeling like survival.” Umihip ang hangin, binuhat ang ilang talulot ng cherry blossom sa veranda. Nahulog ang isa sa balikat ni Mariel. Kinuha ni Billie, marahan, nilagay sa pagitan ng daliri nila. “Do you believe in second lives?” tanong niya.

Nang mabasa ko ang caption ay napagtanto kong hindi lang umaga ko ang nasira, kundi buong araw. Jazz Morales: “Life is better when you're smiling.” #YourMyGreatestGift

he asked and smiled again, pati talaga ngiti nito nakakainis. "That! The smile and the winks, don't do it again. Para kang timang." At ngumiti pa nga lalo. "Alam mo Ms. Fianna, itong mukhang ito ang mukha ng buong La Vieda. Sa akin nahuhumaling ang mga kababaihan lalo na ang iyong mga pinsan." Mas lalo pa akong napangiwi nang banggitin niya ang mga pinsan ko.

"I will be happy from now on, not because I have to but because I want to. I want to make myself better again. I want to enjoy life the way I did before. Ngingiti ako para makita ng mundong sa kabila ng lahat ng pagsubok na ibinato niya, I am left strong and smiling." Ngingiti siya para hindi na mag-alala ang lahat, ngingiti siya. . .para kay Will. * * * * SO, SHE DO proved that promise of her the next following days of her life. She plastered a wide smile on her face every minute, every hour of everyday. She enjoyed everything like it would not going to happen again and she brought back her enthusiasm in life especially when she's on the front of the people she love

What is he up to? "Maybe you're right, maybe you're wrong," he started. He smiles at me. He fucking smiles at me. The kind of smile na magtataasan ang balahibo mo. He's not actually smiling na parang natutuwa sa'yo. It's a smile that can make you pray for your life. Another step and he's now inches away from me.

Hindi ko alam pero nakangiti ako habang sinasabi sa kaniya ang mga salitang iyon. I saw a glimpse of smile suddenly curved in his lips. He is genuinely smiling at me. I can’t see playfulness or wickedness on it. It’s the real thing. Tumalikod na ako sa kaniya at tinungo namin pareho ni Lucy ang girl’s comfort room. I just found myself smiling. What happened to me? ~Revised Edition 2020-2021~

Mga taong nagpaluhod sa akin noon. Lahat sila tinanggal ko eventually. Lahat sila nawala na sa industry. Nag-open ako sa bagong page. Malinis. Walang kahit anong sulat. At sa itaas, malaki at bold kong isinulat: REVEKAH Habang sinusulat ko iyon, napangiti ako. The kind of smile na hindi dapat makita ng kahit sino. Hindi friendly. Hindi charming. A smile that wanted destruction.

Damn, pag mapapangiti ko itong high-end, million yata ang makukuha kong pera dahil sa mga magazines na sold out. Ngunit ang perang inaasam-asam ko, naging bato no'ng hindi man sila ngumiti kahit isa lang. What the hell is wrong with smiling? Hindi ba sila happy sa mga nararating nila? "Everyone? Smile for me, please." Marahang sabi ko.

Gusto ko na lang umiyak, ganito na lang ba ang buhay ko? Kunot noo kong tiningnan ang kamay na nakalahad sa harapan ko. Tiningala ko iyun at sumalubong sa akin ang isang gwapong mukha. Tila isang anghel na bumaba mula sa kalangitan, isama mo pa ang killer smile niya.

I said almost in a whisper, my gaze was still fixed on the half-empty glass in front of me. Damien chuckled, but I knew that kind of chuckle. It wasn’t the type that came from amusement, it was the kind that tried to bury pain beneath false laughter. "That’s life," he said, finally looking at me with a faint, bitter smile. "Life status does always matter. I was just lucky that I was allowed to be with her for a while... but if we meet again someday, she still loves me...." huminto siya sa pagsasalita at kitang-kita ko kung papaanong tumiim ang kanyang bagang, "then sorry to tell that bast*rd, but I’m taking back what's mine.."