The thing about of your ex is that, no matter how you both broke-up, the fact that he or she still have this effect on you, even if it’s not in a romantic way, it is still an effect.“W-what?” I said stuttering because he’s really fuming mad right now.“What are you doing?” iritadong bungad niya. Nakadugtong ang makapal niyang kilay at naghihintay ng isasagot ko.“Uhh, wala naman akong ginagawa…nakaupo lang naman kanina...” I sad nervously not wanting to add much information.“Really? Just seating there?”“Oo, tapos kausap lang si ano…” tanging nasabi ko at hindi ko na nadugtungan pa. “Anyway, bakit ka umalis doon eh mukhang hindi pa naman tapos iyong palaro?” I tried to change the topic.“Because I am mad,” agap niya. “Anong pinag-usapan n’yong dalawa?” sunod na tanong niya.“Just about life...and some stuffs.” I said. Ni hindi ko nga ma-imagine na first lang naman naming magkita pero nakapag-converse kaagad ng mga ganoong ganap sa life namin which is very unusual. Kasi kapag hindi n
Ang bilis lagi ng panahon. It seemed like only yesterday I was still in pain and was about to give-up. I felt like I experienced heart break all the time. But surprisingly though, I did what was necessary to move forward.Based sa experience, life would always hit you the hard way. Na parang feeling mo nalumpo ka not just physically but the whole aspect of your life? I do not want delays as much as possible kasi sayang sa oras, dahil sabi ko nga mabilis lang ang pagtakbo ng panahon. A day feels like just an hour, a month feels like a one or two weeks, and years now feels like few months. Ni hindi mo na nga mamalayan na magbabagong taon na naman o magbi-birthday ka.LEXUS: Sorry, can’t pick you up. Emergency meeting. I’ll send a cab instead. – a text from Lexus. Bihis na bihis na ako at naghihintay na lang ng text niya kung nasa labas na siya but this was the message I got from him.Nainis ako yes, but since he said it’s an emergency, I understand. Kasi minsan ganyan din ako, last minu
The moment someone dies, the last person whose life was touched by them dies as well. We will clearly hear them, console us, remind us with our memories with them, and live inside our head.They would hope for us to remember all of that behind, and prior to, the cries and pain of mourning for them was also joy, insights, fascination, and sheer of fun, because they’ve lived with us and that they know how important and loved they are.We can’t tell exactly when we are going to lose our happiness, because just like anxiety, it will just trigger your being. That was me right after the happenings that took me out of the world. Right after he left me…for good.I lost my husband.That’s when I realized that it’s finer if I was being cheated, than to prepare a memorial service to your beloved partner. I swear, I look like a wrecking ball. We were happy, we’re about to build a family with two kids, a boy and a girl, that’s our plan.In the first few weeks and months, I got my first real taste o
“Nasaan na ba kayo?!” Usal ko sa telepono matapos kong tawagan si Kaila.“Gurl, sorry tinatamad akong bumangon. I’ll see you later! i-attendance mo ako I love you!” dali-dali nitong saad saka pinatay ang tawag.We are having a fun run right now. Ang aga kong gumising para rito kahit na ayoko naman talagang umattend, kaso nga lang ay may attendance. Pang blackmail ng mga professor sa mga college students ang attendance.After Kaila ended the call. I received the same text from Cha saying the same thing na ako na raw ang bahala sa attendance nilang dalawa.Isa pa sa mga rason kung bakit pinilit ko talagang bumangon ng maaga ay alam kong wala sa mga kaibigan ko ang may balak na umattend ng fun run.Aside from the fact that they are not a morning person, they don’t really do this kind of stuffs, they said it’s so childish daw, fun run is for high school stuffs lang daw at college na raw kami.Ewan ko sa kanilang dalawa kung bakit ganoon ang tingin nila, but that’s their opinion. I mean, w
I wish I knew the things I needed to know when I entered law school so I can be ready at hindi ako mukhang nahihirapan ng sobra ngayon. Kahit ngayon ay culture shock pa rin talaga ako. Like, they have this designations.Every year level kasi have these so called sections. Like, if you're in section A, you are called as a gunner which means a student who raises his hands every class. Kapag sobrang talino or tapang mo naman, sometimes you argued with the professors.Section B were called or labelled as cool kids, who participates mostly on activities. Lastly, section C comes with the students who party the most, in short madaming pera at oras para magwalwal at magwaldas ng pera.I don’t know why I was so fascinated enrolling myself in law school that time. Maybe I was amused about how the court and law works. Sobrang nakakahumaling lang panoorin kapag may defense or any cases, saka feeling ko bagay sa apelyido ko. Like tatawagin akong 'Goodmorning Atty. Pelaez.' It's like music to my e
I woke up so early so I had the time to prepare myself a breakfast kahit 9 am pa naman ang start ng klase ko. Maybe I’ll clean my room and arrange my things accordingly para alam ko agad kung nasaan nakalagay ang mga gamit ko if ever hanapin ko.I know na kapag nandito lang si mama ngayon ay kanina pa nagreklamo ‘yon dahil sobrang disorganize ng mga gamit ko ngayon.Pagkadating ko sa school ay diretso na ako sa building namin. May mga kakilala akong nadadaanan ko kaya hindi ko rin maiwasan na bumati at huminto. That's life anyway. Kapag hindi kasi nabati or pinansin, sasabihin kaagad maarte, snob or galit.I mean, that's how life works right?"Tala! Oh my god kumusta? Inom tayo later sa distrito, G?" sabi ni Sab na ahead ng isang year sa akin. Umiling kaagad ako sa kanya."Pass muna Sab, maraming babasahin." Sabi ko naman. Ayokong mag-aksaya ng panahon sa mga bagay na ganito. Like hindi naman mayaman ang mga magulang ko, sapat lang para ma-enroll ako rito sa law school.I shouldn’t wa
I was in front of my laptop, I already copied the link that Kaila sent to me earlier but I still can’t enter it. Kaya ngayon ay kagat-kagat ko ang kuko ko. I was still hesitating, I mean hindi naman ako inosente sa ganitong bagay but it will be my first time to watch it.My phone vibrated and got a chat from Kaila and Cha in our group chat.Charisse Vista: Ano na sis? Have you watched it already?Kaila Marie Ramirez: Hula ko naghehesitate pa ‘yan. May pagka-banal type pa naman ‘yang kaibigan natin.Me: Mga bwesit kayo, sandali lang naman mga te, first time ko gagawin to.I heaved a sigh, “Bahala na…” I uttered before clicking the search button.Pumikit muna ako sandali saka huminga ulit ng malalim. And when I finally opened my eyes, I swear nataranta ako, lalo na at sabay din na may nag-doorbell, kaya nagkanda-ugaga ako sa pagsara ng laptop.Inis kong binuksan ang pintuan, delivery lang pala ng pagkain na inorder ko. Tinatamad din kasi akong magluto kaya napa-oder na lang ako sa grab.
“Try it with me then…” Paulit-ulit na nagre-replay sa utak ko ang sinabi ni Lexus kahit na kanina pa ako nakauwi sa bahay.Gago?! Bakit parang gusto kong iconsider ang offer niya? Bulong ko sa sarili ko. I didn’t know my curiosity would lead to this. Baka akalain pa no’n ay uhaw ako sa kiss kaya naiisip ‘yong ideyang ‘yon?Napagdesisyunan ko na lang na maglinis ng katawan naghanda na lamang ako ng mga gamit ko bukas at nahiga na.Ritwal ko talaga sa pagtulog sa gabi ay mag-open ng socmed accounts ko. I watched some funny videos in facebook, then I posted a picture of my brewed coffee that I ordered earlier sa Osiris and then posted a tweet in twitter with my usual hashtag.your’star: muntik na akong madala sa pa-try it with me niya. #JunkTerrorLawThat’s what my tweet all about. Then after I posted that tweet, umani kaagad doon ang replied tweet ni Kaila at Cha.wastedtweetofKaila: my gosh sis ah, I feel something fishy about this.Cha_sa’umaga: Hula ko lumalandi na ‘to behind our bac
Ang bilis lagi ng panahon. It seemed like only yesterday I was still in pain and was about to give-up. I felt like I experienced heart break all the time. But surprisingly though, I did what was necessary to move forward.Based sa experience, life would always hit you the hard way. Na parang feeling mo nalumpo ka not just physically but the whole aspect of your life? I do not want delays as much as possible kasi sayang sa oras, dahil sabi ko nga mabilis lang ang pagtakbo ng panahon. A day feels like just an hour, a month feels like a one or two weeks, and years now feels like few months. Ni hindi mo na nga mamalayan na magbabagong taon na naman o magbi-birthday ka.LEXUS: Sorry, can’t pick you up. Emergency meeting. I’ll send a cab instead. – a text from Lexus. Bihis na bihis na ako at naghihintay na lang ng text niya kung nasa labas na siya but this was the message I got from him.Nainis ako yes, but since he said it’s an emergency, I understand. Kasi minsan ganyan din ako, last minu
The thing about of your ex is that, no matter how you both broke-up, the fact that he or she still have this effect on you, even if it’s not in a romantic way, it is still an effect.“W-what?” I said stuttering because he’s really fuming mad right now.“What are you doing?” iritadong bungad niya. Nakadugtong ang makapal niyang kilay at naghihintay ng isasagot ko.“Uhh, wala naman akong ginagawa…nakaupo lang naman kanina...” I sad nervously not wanting to add much information.“Really? Just seating there?”“Oo, tapos kausap lang si ano…” tanging nasabi ko at hindi ko na nadugtungan pa. “Anyway, bakit ka umalis doon eh mukhang hindi pa naman tapos iyong palaro?” I tried to change the topic.“Because I am mad,” agap niya. “Anong pinag-usapan n’yong dalawa?” sunod na tanong niya.“Just about life...and some stuffs.” I said. Ni hindi ko nga ma-imagine na first lang naman naming magkita pero nakapag-converse kaagad ng mga ganoong ganap sa life namin which is very unusual. Kasi kapag hindi n
All I could hear inside the car is the sound of his fingers tapping. First of all, ayokong magsalita dahil wala naman akong sasabihing importante. Pangalawa, just like what I said – I’m too embarrassed about what I did. Third, for some reason - I felt like, isang mali iyong pagkikita namin kahit coincidence lang naman ang lahat.I don’t like where this thing is heading to. Especially now that he knows what happened while he was away.“Thank you,” I said pagkatapos ko siyang intayin na makababa. And I regret waiting for him to get out of the car dahil malamig niya akong tiningnan at parang kanina pa pinipigilang magsalita.Isang beses siyang humakbang papalapit sa akin. Nanatiling ganoon ang ekspresyon niya habang nakalagay sa dalawang bulsa ng kanyang pantalong ang kanyang mga kamay. His eyes were becoming darker as it was, seems like mad, and pissed – a combination of those emotions.“You’re unbelievable…” he uttered, much more pissed right now.“What do you mean?” I said, getting
At first, he was declining my kisses saying that I was just drunk and I didn’t know what I am doing, and that I will regret what will happen the next morning. But I never really cared about all the stuffs he said, I just focused myself in between my kisses to him.Despite him declining, I felt some of his responses, and I know he will never be able to resist my effect on him. He’ll never will.And at this moment. I just…wanted to feel him.I just wanted him to feel me. To fill, and make me whole. I don’t know if this is my desperate-self calling or I just want it for some reason, I just really don’t care anymore. I just want to own him this night.I stopped kissing him because I needed to breathe. And as I stopped, I saw his forehead creased and confused.“I just need air.” sabi ko sa kanya dahil alam ko na ang kinukunot ng noo nito.“Tss…” was all he could say. Lumayo siya sa akin, and for a moment I know there will be no kissing to happen. The distance he made was kind of a cue for
“Naiilang ka ba?” he suddenly asked me. Sina Kaila at Cha ay busy makipag-usap at magtawanan kina Nigel at Gian kaya hindi na nila napansin na kinausap ako ni Lexus.“Bakit mo naman natanong?” I asked back. He just shrugged his shoulders. Inayos niya ang pagkakaupo niya at saka tuluyan nang itinuon ang atensyon sa akin. Grabe, namiss ko siya, namiss ko ‘yong law school life ko noon kasi study-budy talaga kaming dalawa sa Osiris.“You feel so awkward, lilipat na lang kami ng table kung hindi ka komportable.” He sincerely said. Seriously? He really thinks I am uncomfortable with him here? O ganoon ba ang sinasabi ng mga galaw ko?It’s just…it’s hard. I mean, we had a past. I know before we parted ways naging klaro na sa aming dalawa ang lahat. Our time talking about what happened isn’t ideal, it’s a small time but it catches a lot of gaps that it should be filled with before.Nahihiya akong sabihin sa kanya na after all ay kahit matino naman kaming nag-usap sa closure namin ay awkward p
On the way home after a long day. “My love, if you’re out there send me a sign.” I said.I am a mix of contradictions: sad and entirely unhappy, alone, mourning, tired, drained, unmotivated, loss of will, and a wife with no husband. I feel loved by so many and yet no longer by one in particular.I am a woman whose husband has died. He is not late nor lost. He hasn’t passed. He is absent but not erased. I catch a glimpse of him in the curve of her mother’s jaw and the lilt of his laugh in the recorded video. He inhabits my dream world, making star appearances. I know him so well that, like a favourite character in a book, I can imagine him into any situation. But now he’s gone, I don’t know how to make the star appear again.Conan left me, but our relationship outlives him. I am grateful for the independent self that was fostered in our marriage as I carve a lone way forward through this surreal new world —although altered, I too am not late, passed or lost. But this independence has a
“How are you?” Conan asked me after he wakes up. Tumulo agad ang luha ko dahil sa tanong niya. I should be the one asking him that question and not him, but for some reason I just couldn’t ask him. I just remained there, sitting while holding his hands.“You…scared me,” I said. I couldn’t stand watching him kaya tumayo ako at tumalikod sa kanya saka umiyak. My cries were silent with my hands on my mouth to prevent any sound to come-out. But it seems like, crying that way adds more pain in my heart.“I’m sorry…” was all he could say. And in a swift motion of mine, I walked towards him, and hugged him. The hug was the first time in my life that I felt no comfort, but only pain that in no time, he will leave this world with only memories of ours remain.The sad thing about life is that, one of your loved ones will eventually leave you. Bereavement as they say.I know that death is inevitable, it is a certainty of life that everyone will face. Pero iba pa rin talaga kapag ikaw na iyong na
Marriage.It is something two people are committed to. Something more than physical touch, but more on growing into the years, and learns a lot of lessons in general.Growing up, many of us learned that true love involves princesses and guards, battles and happily ever after. But the real world just doesn’t work that way. Love isn’t always romantic as it is like how we seen in the movies. But love may be can cause pain, but never the fear.It was in a totally happy marriage, maybe an ideal one for some people. But marriage isn’t perfect, we sometimes argue about things, won’t dare to speak in each other, but we get back on to it and reflect what we did. Mayroon pa nga siyang special notebook kung saan isinusulat niya ang ilan sa mga sinasabi ko. He even makes me sign them so that the next time I clam I never said it, he can show me my own signed words. Ganoon siya.But nowadays are different, he looked sad – I could tell because I was sad too, and scared.“Are you like…going to be oka
The one we tried to console with sometimes are distorted and vague that we sometimes struggle to comprehend things. Sometimes, we often closed our minds to accept truths, and refuse to ask.“Why did you left me that day and said those hurtful words? Why did you left me when I needed you the most?” malungkot na tanong ko.His eyes widened. His lips also parted…maybe because he didn’t expect that it will be directly a tough question to begin. He looked dumbfounded, shocked, and looks like didn’t know how to speak, seems like he lost words. But I waited for him to process my question, but minutes had passed and all I could get is silence.I smiled sadly, even after everything, he couldn’t still tell me things right on hand. “Minahal mo ba talaga ako?” I said. Halos hindi ko maitago ang dala ng pait ng boses ko, masyadong transparent kung gaano ko paulit-ulit na tinatanong sa sarili ko kung mahal ba niya talaga ako.Umiling siya nang sunod-sunod. “I loved you…” mahinang sagot niya. He loo