Cut Our Silver String

PROLOGUE   Good morning passengers, this is your captain speaking, first, I would like to welcome everyone in Free Airlines Flight SS394. The time is 9:35 AM. The weather looks good and with the tailwind on our side, we are expecting to land in Ninoy Aquino International Airport approximately eight hours ahead of schedule. I'll talk to you again before we reach our destination. Until then, seat back, relax and enjoy the rest of the flight.   For the millionth time, Cindy let out a heavy sigh. Lumingon-lingon siya at sinubukang libangin ang sarili. She still feels so nervous as she boards a plane for the second time.   "Kinakabahan ka pa din?" Cindy almost jumped midair as someone beside her talked. She just nodded and felt her knees started shaking. "Hina mo naman. Buti pa ako hindi." the woman beside her talked again. Cindy looked at her.   "Hay, Ca

CHAPTER TWO "Bipartite souls..." he said as he wiped his tears and forced a smile.   "Uh- I beg your pardon?" I asked literally covered in confusion.   He chuckled.   "Knew it. You won't believe."   "No. Of course I believe you. It's just that..."   "It's just that?" he said waiting for my answer.   "I never knew it exists." he smiled and nodded slowly. "But I heard of that." I said.   "And you didn't believe. Who would actually believe that thing."   "Uhm, dad, what exactly bipartite souls is?"   "What do you mean?"   "I heard about it but I absolutely have no idea about such."   He sighed.   "A silver string is believed to connect two persons with their hearts beating simultaneously.

CHAPTER THREE   "Fine then start..."   Parang ilang ulit na umalingawngaw sa tainga ko ang mga salitang iyon. Kumurap pa akong makailang beses ngunit napagtanto kong hindi ako nagkakamali. As in... now na?!   Nag buntong hininga ako.   "You don't like it? Pwede namang huwag na. I'll just drop your grades to 5 and you'll spend another year sa college." he said as his voice echoed through the silence.   "H-hindi po. I'll take the offer."   "Of course you will. You have no choice."   Just then, he stood up and looked at me.   "Wanna stay here longer?"   Hindi ako nakapag salita. Nakatingin lang ako lang sa kaniya habang nakasmirk.   Gosh Sir Lester, diko magets. You mean, dito muna tayo? Like n*****x and chill, kwentuhan about life, coffee together, get

CHAPTER SIX Ilang araw din ang nakalipas ngunit napakabigat pa rin ng pakiramdam ko. Para bang may mabigat na nakapatong sa d****b ko. Hindi rin ako nagkakakain at halata ang pagiging apektado. Maging sina papa at ate Eva ay napansin ang aking pagiging matamlay.   This is the mere fact everyone doesn't think about. When one talks about bravery, among all professions, policemen, firefighters, armies will be on the prior list. No one thinks of the doctors and nurses, when in fact, they really take too much courage to do their jobs. Each passing day, they deal with tons of patients and do their best to prolong people's lives. They take care of the citizens' health and help them survive longer, but they still can't avoid misfortune.  No matter how hard they try, time will come their patients die. They'll be the first ones to be blamed by the patients' family without even asking why didn't the patient survived. Without a small c

CHAPTER EIGHT   Nang makalayo ang lalaking kaninang nasa harapan namin ay saka lang nagsalita si Dhaeny.   "Ano kayang toothpaste niya?"    Napatawa ako habang patuloy na naglalakad.   "Gaga, dentist nga siya di'ba, malamang maalaga iyan sa ngipin,"   "Eh, bakit naman ako, nagt-toothbrush, umaga, tanghali at hapon pero ganito pa rin?"    "Baka naman hindi ka nagpapalit ng toothbrush? Nevermind, so ano nang gagawin natin? Pareho tayong walang pera," tanong ko.   "Hmm, punta tayo sa bahay," sagot ni Dhaeny at ngumiti ng malawak.   "Nakauwi ka na?" Tanong ko na may halong pagtataka.   "Hindi pa. I meant, sa bahay ni kuya Flynt,"   "Ooh, so Flynt ang tawag sa kaniya?"   "Narinig mo naman di'ba? Loud and clear," sagot ni Dhae