Novels by sonorouspen

Third Person's Point of View Dumating na nga ang panahon at ang oras ng pag-alis ni Ares. He was accompanied by his grandfather Thaddeus Montero. Gaya nga ng naisip ni Verania ng mga panahon na kumbinsihin niya siya Ares ay hindi siya sumama. Ares texted her that he'll wait at the airport for her before he finally leave pero, hindi na naisip ni Verania ang pumunta. She know that she'll ruin everything again, once she goes to him. Kaya naman sa halip na dumiretso nga sa airport, sa bar ni Olivia siya nagtungo, tanghaling tapat 'yon kaya naman walang mga tao sa loob, tanging si Verania lamang at syempre si Olivia na siyang taga-bigay ng inumin sa dalaga. "Hindi ko iniisip na mas pipiliin mong uminom kaysa ihatid si Kuya," pahayag ni Olivia kay Verania na nilalaro ang yelo sa kanyang inumin. She's drinking non-alcoholic drinks kaya naman malakas ang loob niyang dire-diretsuhin ang paglagok sa bawat baso. "Joke ba 'yan?" nakataas ang kilay ni Verania nang tanungin iyon. Napahalakh

Verania's Point of View Isang buwan na rin ang nakalipas mula noong mahuli ang may sala sa pagkakapahamak sa buhay nina Tito Stan at Ares. Hindi ko na rin gaanong napansin ang mabilis na pagtalon ng mga buwan. Maging ang feelings ko nga ay hindi ko rin namalayan ang pagbabago.

Third Person’s Point of View"Glad you asked me that, First Lieutenant," maligayang saad ni Sid sabay baling sa katabing si Gustavo."Pwede bang ako na ang babaril ng isa sa kanila?" paalam ni Sid na may malapad na ngiti, ngumiwi naman si Gustavo sa tanong ni Sid."Sino sa kanila? Si Ares ba?" tamad ang tono na tanong ng Congressman."Oo sana, kung pwede.""Go ahead, bago pa magbago ang isipan ko," tamad na responde ni Gustavo at binaba ang baril niya.Samantalang si Sid naman ay mahigpit na hinawakan ang baril saka kinasa iyon. Dahan-dahan niyang inangat ang braso at tinutok ang baril kay Ares na nagpagulantang kay Verania.

Third Person's Point of View"Napakarami niyo naman!" reklamo ni Gabriella dahil marami-rami na ang naigapos at napabagsak niyang kalaban nila."Miss Gab, hindi pa rin po namin makita si First Lieutenant, Sir Ares at ganoon na rin si Greg," pahayag ni Tristan nang malapitan niya si Gab na kasalukuyang nag-iinat."Hanapin niyong mabuti, alam kong malaki ang lugar na 'to at maraming pasikot-sikot pero mahahanap niyo rin sila, bilisan niyo lang, nakakapagod umiwas sa mga pananakit ng mga kalaban dito!" reklamo ng dalaga at mabilis na sumaludo si Tristan at sinunod na nga ang sinabi ni Gab, ipinamalita niya sa mga kasamahan niya ang utos ng dalaga nang mas mapabilis sila."Second Lieutenant," pagtawag ni Josefa, isa sa mga kagrupo nina Verania kay Gabriella na agad

Third Person's Point of View"Pinapakawalan ka," maikling tugon nito kaya sarkastikong napahalakhak naman si Verania sa kanya."Nagbibiro ka ba?" inis na tanong ni Verania na hindi pa rin nawawala ang pagiging sarkastiko."Nagbibiro ako kung sinabi kong pinapakawalan kita tapos hinih

Third Person's Point of View"Boss, may nakahanap sa atin!" malakas na sigaw ng isang lalaki kay Gustavo kaya biglang lumiwanag ang mukha ni Verania, dahil panigurado kung sino man ito, magagawa nitong mailigtas si Ares."At paano naman kaya nila tayo nahanap? Tayo lang naman na narito ang nakakaalam ng lugar na 'to!" nakahawak sa batok na wika ni Gustavo at muling binalingan ng mga mata ang lalaking nagsabi ng kalagayan sa labas."Make distraction, harangan niyo muna kung sino man sila!" sigaw pa ni Gustavo at mabilis na nawala sa paningin ang lalaking kanina lamang ay narito."Huwag na huwag niyong hahayaan na makapunta sila rito!" dagdag pa niya kaya ang ibang kanina lamang na nasa loob ay mabilis na nagsilabasan sa loob ng kwarto kung saan sila naroon, para

Hindi rin nagtagal, sumunod na dumating sina Papa, s’yempre kasunod ang parents ni Leon. I keep releasing a heaved sigh every second that passes by. “So, Leon totoo nga na nag-chi-cheat ka kay Lauren?” kunot noong tanong ni Mama Celeste, ang mother ni Leon. I wanted to send my gaze through her direction, pero kinakabahan ako, baka mamaya ako ang mapagbuntungan ng mga katanungan. Mahirap na, baka mapalala ko lamang ang sitwasyon. “Yes, we agreed to cheat with each other,” kalmadong sagot ni Leon. Bumilog nang husto ang aking mga mata, saka nagmamadaling dinako ng mga mata ko ang kanyang gawi, habang ang aking panga ay halos malaglag na sa pinagkakabitan nito. I can’t believe this! Hindi man lang siya nagsinungaling! Hindi man lang siya gumawa ng kwento! Umamin siya agad! What the hell Leon? Papatayin mo ba ako nang maaga sa nerbyos? “What are you talking about son?” malamig na usisa ni Papa Arturo, ang ama ni Leon. Nagawi ang aking mata sa direksyon nila, napalunok ako nang salub

Kanina pa mulat ang aking mga mata. Hindi ako makatulog, hindi dahil sa ayaw ng mga mata kong magsipikit. Pero nako-conscious ako, katabi ko kasi ngayon si Leon. Kanina pa ako sa posisyon kong nakatagilid at nakatalikod sa gawi ni Leon, mag-iisang oras na rin siguro. Wala akong ideya kung natutulog na ang asawa ko, hindi ko magawang lingunin siya. Assuming kasi ako, baka makita kong gising pa siya at nakatitig sa gawi ko, nakakahiya, baka isipin niya may hinihintay akong gawin siya bago ako matulog. Nang lumakad na ang pagiging manhid ng kanang braso ko, wala na akong choice kung hindi umikot, pero s’yempre bahagya kong ipinikit ang mga mata ko. Hindi mariin ang pagkakapikit ko, kaya naman sumilay sa akin ang kanyang likuran. Bahagya akong napabuga ng hangin, mabuti naman at nakatalikod siya. Nanatili akong nakapikit, subalit naramdaman ko naman ngayon ang pagpihit niya. Nais kong silipin kung gising pa ba siya, pero hindi ko na sinubukan pa. “Kunwari ka pang tulog, gumagalaw nama

“They wanted a baby!” I said hysterically, and Leon sighed. “Paano natin gagawin ‘yon?” tanong ko, saka hinilamos ng palad ko ang aking mukha, sabay upo sa sofa. “Of course we have to do se—” I cut him off as I shot a glare in his direction. “Huwag mong ituloy ang balak mong sabihin Leon, alam kong ganoon ang paggawa ng baby. Ang tinatanong ko sa ‘yo, paano tayo gagawa ng baby kung ayaw naman natin!” “What if we just told them, we chose not to have a baby?” “P’wede naman ‘yan. Pero narinig mo ba ang sinabi nila? Hindi nila tayo pamamanahan kung hindi tayo mag-aanak! Akala ko kasal-kasal lang, bakit hahanapan tayo ng anak, tsk!” “Bukas na lang natin ito pag-usapan, Lauren. Gabi na, mapupuyat lang tayong stress.” “Stress din naman tayo kapag natulog tayo agad ah?” ngiwing saad ko. “At least hindi puyat. Anyway, matulog ka na, or gusto mo buhatin pa kita papasok sa kwarto mo?” usisa niya, sabay ngisi nang malapad. “Pwede naman, tutal hindi na ‘ko makagalaw sa pwesto ko,” pagda-d

My husband and I have been married for a year now, and we only have two things in common. First, we don't love each other. Lastly, we are both blinded by the inheritance that both of our families will give us. Kaya nga kami nagpakasal kahit na hindi namin mahal ang isa't isa, ang tanging habol lang namin ay ang makukuha naming kayamanan. Isipin mo gold digger kami pareho kahit mayaman naman ang pamilya namin. Anyway, kasalukuyan akong nasa elevator. Papunta ako sa opisina ng asawa ko, pinatawag niya kasi ako, sa dahilang siya lang ang nakakaalam. "Ma'am Lauren good afternoon po," bati sa akin ng receptionist nang madaanan ko ang pwesto niya. "Good afternoon din," nakangiting wika ko, subalit napakunot ang aking noo nang lumapad ang ngisi niya sa akin. Ano ang problem nito? Sa halip na makipagtitigan pa ako sa kanya, nauna na lamang akong umiwas ng tingin at hinakbang ang daan patungo sa elevator. Pagtungtong ko sa palapag kung saan matatagpuan ang opisina ng asawa ko, ay agad ako

Third Person's Point of ViewThe time and hour of Ares' departure has indeed come. He was accompanied by his grandfather, Thaddeus Montero.Just like what Verania thought during the times she tried to convince Ares, he did not join her.Ares texted her that he'll wait at the airport for her before he finally leaves, but Verania didn't even think about going.She knows that she'll ruin everything again once she goes to him. That's why instead of heading straight to the airport, he went to Olivia's bar. It was noon, so there were no people inside, just Verania and of course Olivia, who was serving drinks to the young woman."I didn't think you would choose to drink rather than take Kuya home," Olivia said to Verania, who was playing with the ice in her drink.She's drinking non-alcoholic beverages, which is why she has the confidence to down each glass without hesitation."Is that a joke?" Verania raised an eyebrow when asked that.Olivia couldn't help but laugh when Vera asked such a q

Verania's Point of ViewIt has been a month since the culprit responsible for the harm to the lives of Tito Stan and Ares was caught.I also haven't really noticed the swift passage of the months. Even my feelings, I didn't notice the change.I have missed many things because of the amount of attention I give to what I'm doing, especially at work. Sometimes I fail, but I don't dwell on it and often use those experiences as motivation for what I'm currently doing and for what I will do in the near future.Of course, the elections just finished, and who won the governorship? It's none other than Tito Stan, and it seems that the one who took over the position of Congressman is also quite decent.He is often busy now because of the many things he has to take care of, but even so, his worries have lessened, especially since those who wanted to harm them are no longer free.As for Tita Charlotte, she managed their other sources of income while Olivia stayed in charge of managing their main

Third Person’s Point of View "Glad you asked me that, First Lieutenant," Sid said happily as he turned to Gustavo beside him. "Can I be the one to shoot one of them?" Sid said goodbye with a broad smile, while Gustavo grimaced at Sid's question. "Who among them?" Is Ares there? The tone of the Congressman’s question is lazy. "Oh, I wish it were possible." "Go ahead, before I change my mind," Gustavo responded lazily as he lowered his gun. Meanwhile, Sid tightly gripped the gun and cocked it. He slowly raised his arm and aimed the gun at Ares, startling Verania. Verania's eyes widened and her heart began to race. She didn't know what to do to stop Sid from going through with what he was about to do to the young man next to her. She wanted to run and approach Sid to snatch the gun from him, but with Ares's tight grip on her hand, she hesitated whether to leave his side. That's why, when she saw that Sid was ready to pull the trigger, she blocked her body in front of the young man

Third Person's Point of View"You are so many!" Gabriella's complaint is that she has already tied up and brought down quite a number of their opponents."Miss Gab, we still can't find First Lieutenant Sir Ares, and the same goes for Greg," Tristan said as he approached Gab, who was currently stretching."Search carefully, I know this place is big and has many twists and turns, but you will find them, just hurry up, it's exhausting to avoid the attacks from the enemies here!" The young woman complained, and Tristan quickly saluted and followed Gab's instructions; he informed his colleagues of the young woman's orders to speed things up."Second Lieutenant," called Josefa, one of Verania's group, to Gabriella, who immediately turned around. "Where is Captain Vic?" Ask him about this further."Maybe she was dealing with something more important, perhaps the alleged mastermind has escaped and that's what she's following now," Gabriella replied, forcefully bringing down a man rushing towa

Third Person's Point of View"You're being released," he replied curtly, Verania released a sarcastic laugh that echoed throughout the room."Are you kidding me?" Verania asked angrily, her sarcasm still evident."I'm kidding if I said I'm letting you go and then I tighten the bonds on you." Verania fell silent when she heard Cristoforo's reply, as if she had been doused with cold ice by what he said to her.She couldn't believe it, she didn't know why he would want to let her go when her father, Gustavo Donatelli, was on his side?Verania's mind started to think that maybe Cristoforo was going crazy."Why are you doing this?" Verania asked without restraint when he finally removed the chain from her foot. There were many padlocks there, so it was no wonder it took so long to remove."I'm a double agent," he stopped removing the chain to look up at Verania. "I am under my father but, I am also under someone from your side and I am more loyal to him than to Dad, who I know has only a f

Third Person's Point of View"Boss, someone found us!" a man shouted loudly to Gustavo, causing Verania's face to brighten, as whoever it was could surely save Ares."And how did they find us? Only we know about this place!" Gustavo held his grip firmly as he spoke, his eyes shifting back to the man who informed him of the situation outside."Create a distraction, block whoever they are!" Gustavo shouted again, and the man who had just been there quickly disappeared from sight."Don't let them get here!" he added, prompting the others who were just inside to quickly rush out of the room they were in, likely to confront the people outside.Now, Gustavo's gaze fell on his son, Cristoforo, so Vera did the same. She directed her eyes to Cristoforo."Ares and Vera, we'll take them to the other headquarters where our other comrades are," Gustavo calmly instructed his son Cristoforo, who quickly went to where Verania was sitting.The noise o