TAHIMIK KAMING LAHAT sa hapag nang maghapunan. Ramdam at pansin ko ring kabado si Roma sa tabi ko habang kumakain kami. Nauna nang kumain sa amin ang mga bata kaya kaming mga matatanda na lamang ang naiwan.
“Roma, kumain ka pa, anak. Marami itong niluto kong adobo. Nasabi kasi ni Julie na paborito mo raw ito,” pagbasag ni nanay sa katahimikan sabay abot kay Roma ng mangkok no'n.
“Thank you po, tita,” Roma politely replied and got it from her.
Si tatay naman ay kanina pa walang imik kahit na noong pagdala at pagpasok niya sa kwarto namin nang dating kuna ni Gino nang matapos niya itong kumpunihin para sa kambal.
Sobrang bigat ng tensyon sa dining area lalo na dahil ang laking tao ni tatay at halatang-halatang iyong pinipigilan niyang emosyon.
Inabot ko ang mangkok ng pinakbet at inilapit iyon kay tatay. “Tay, paborito niyo po ‘to, ‘di ba? Ako po nagluto niyan.”
I craft stories and furnish them with my advocacies. ♡
NAGING MAGANDA ANG tulog at gising ko pagkatapos kong maibahagi sa pamilya ko ang mga kinikimkim ko at mapag-usapan namin ang mga iyon. I'm happier, more positive, and relieved now. I can really start anew now without sad thoughts, silent cries, and an unmended broken heart. Pakiramdam ko ay naging malaya ako at talagang tunay na masaya. Hindi na rin pinilit pa ni tatay ang kasal namin ni Roma. He understood my stand and respected Roma's decision as well. Katunayan ay nasa tabi ko ang ama ng mga anak ko at sitting pretty sa may patio dining table namin habang humihigop ng kape niya. Hindi na siya takot at kabado, hindi gaya no'ng unang pagdating namin dito. Si tatay ang nagbubuhat kay Maki habang pinapaarawan ito samantalang na kay nanay naman si Mari. Kasama rin nila ang mga pamangkin ko. Sina Jillian at Ate Julia naman ay nasa kusina at naghahanda pa ng almusal namin. I wanted to help pero sabi nila a
WARNING: This chapter contains explicit scenes not suitable for readers under eighteen years old. Reader discretion is advised. Please heed my warning. TUMATAKBO ANG BISIKLETANG sinasakyan namin ni Roma sa kahabaan ng daan pauwi sa amin nang biglang kumulog nang malakas at kumidlat. Hindi nagtagal ay umambon na rin. “Bish, it's raining!” “Oo, saglit lang. Malapit na tayo sa waiting shed,” sabi ko sa kanya. Mas binilisan ko pa ang pagpepedal hanggang sa makarating kami sa pinakamalapit na pasilungan — ang waiting shed. Tiyempong pagbuhos ng ulan ay nakapasok na kami sa loob. Mabuti na lang talaga at may ilaw din doon na mula sa isang bumbilya kaya hindi kami mangangapa na dalawa sa dilim. “Nabasa ka ba?” nag-aalalang tanong ko kay Roma. Iyong buhok niya ay basa niya kaya sinuklay niya iyon papunta sa likod gamit ang mahahaba
WALA NA SI Roma sa tabi ko pagkagising ko. I was already wearing an oversized plain shirt also. Wala pa rin akong pang-ibaba, but my thighs were fully and carefully covered with the duvet. Natitiyak kong si Roma ang may gawa nito. Marahil ay nag-aalala siyang baka mahuli kami ng pamilya ko sa naging ayos namin kagabi kaya binihisan na niya ako habang tulog pa ako saka kinumutan nang maayos. Pansin kong wala na rin ang kambal sa kuna nila kaya tumayo na ako at lumapit sa may kabinet para kumuha ng salawal at ekstrang pajama. Sinuklay ko rin saglit ang magulong buhok ko gamit ang mga daliri ko. Pagkatapos ay niligpit at inayos ko muna ang kama namin bago ako tuluyang lumabas ng kwarto. Gising na ako pero lumilipad pa rin iyong isip ko sa nangyari sa amin ni Roma kagabi. We had sex before but that was part of the setup we agreed on. Ang nangyari sa amin kahapon ay labas doon at lalo nang walang kinalaman doon. Sabik na sabi
IT'S BEEN WEEKS since we returned overseas and left Philippines. Halos seven months na rin ang kambal. In fact, they can now crawl and roll, sit on their own, and reach and clasp objects using their hands. Mari was laughing cutely as she speedily crawled towards me because Roma was playfully chasing her. Nasa may baby floor mat kaming apat at naglalaro. It was our play time. It was weekend, and Roma would usually spend it with the twins. The lying Maki beside me rolled before crawling, too. Nagkabanggaan tuloy sila ni Mari kaya kaagad namin silang pinaghiwalay ni Roma bago sila magkasabay na umiyak dahil sa naging impact nang banggaan nila. “Hush now, sweetie. It was an accident. Hindi sinasadya ng brother mo ‘yon. Tahan na, okay,” alu ni Roma kay Mari. Pagbaling ko naman kay Maki ay natigil na siya sa kaiiyak at nginitian ako saka sinampulan pa nang napaka-cute niyang tawa at pam-baby
MAAGA AKONG PUMUNTA sa kompanya ni Roma upang kausapin si Prince. Nagpaalam ako kay Tita Korina na pupunta muna rito pagdating niya sa tiny house kanina para sa kanyang daily visit sa kambal. Ang problema ko nga lang ay kay Roma naman ako hindi nagpaalam sa gagawin. Kakausapin ko na lang siya mamaya pagkatapos kong malaman ang totoong nangyari kagabi mula kay Prince. Gusto kong gumawa ng paraan para magkaayos silang dalawa. Bumagal ang lakad ni Prince nang mabungaran niya akong naghihintay sa labas ng department nila. I smiled at him. Seryoso lang siya hanggang sa napagdesisyunan niyang lumiko at nagtuloy-tuloy na sa paglalakad. Mas pinili niyang hindi ako pansinin. “Prince, can I have a minute with you?” tanong ko sa kanya habang sinusundan at bahagyang hinahabol siya. “What do you still want from me, Julie?” mahina man ay madiing tanong niya nang hindi pa rin ako binabalingan. “Gusto
ROMA AND I both promised that we will not keep our individual troubles, problems, and plans from each other so that we can really work as a team. We both saw that as means to function as parents and partners in raising the twins and in building our modern unconventional family. This was why he disclosed to me that Prince was resigning from his company. Napahinto ako sa paghihiwa ng bawang dahil sa sinabi niya at gulat na agad namang napakunot-noo sa pagkabahala paglingon ko sa kanya. He was playing with the twins at our small living room. “Really? I mean, why would he resign?” Napabuntong-hininga naman siya bago nagkwento. “He said it's for the best. Mas madali raw naming matatanggap ang nangyari kapag malayo na kami sa isa't isa gaya nang dati.” “And you're fine with that?” nag-aalalang tanong ko sa kanya. “That's life, Julie. You take the blow and move on. Sig
Ciao, everyone! (◍•ᴗ•◍)♡ Allow me to take this opportunity to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all of you for reading and supporting this story. In all honesty, this was my first try on romance genre because I am actually more on speculative fiction (fantasy, supernatural, and sci-fi). Just like how I always craft my stories, I also want this to become informative, and I really do hope that you have learned something from Julie Tearjerky (Eraserheads Series #2). It was always my dream and goal to write something under Queer Theory since the day I stumbled upon it in one of my Filipino Literature subjects in college (and Gender and Society as well). I want to prove that writing about the LGBTQ+ Community is not only limited to boy's love and girl's love because it actually encompasses a lot. It can tackle about one's gender and sexuality crisis, a tale of a modern family, and the struggles that come along with it. I felt like there's so much we still have not talked about sex
Welcome to the Season 2 of Julie Tearjerky (Eraserheads Series #2) ♡ AFTER FIVE YEARS, we have finally made our plan of coming back to the Philippines a reality. Inabot kami ng limang taon sa paghahanda dahil sinigurado muna ni Roma na established na ang kompanya niya at ang takbo nito sa Pilipinas bago kami lumipat. He was a businessperson after all. Mahalaga pa rin sa kanya ang usapang negosyo. Tamang-tama rin dahil papasok na sa kindergarten sina Mari at Maki. Huli kong isinabit sa may dingding kasama no'ng iba pang picture frames sa sala ang frame na naglalaman ng larawan namin nina Ponkan at Bayani. In those years, one of the saddest things that befell on me was the death of Bayani, my beloved and heroic dog. He died due to a hit and run incident caused by a reckless driver and while saving my twins. Tulak-tulak ko ang stroller ng mga anak ko no'ng araw na ‘yon at kasama ko sila ni Ponkan habang nag
This is a very special chapter and announcement because the next two installments under Eraserheads Series will be led by Mutyang Marikit or ‘Mari’ and Maliksing Makisig or ‘Maki’, respectively. Pag-iisipan ko pa kung anong story naman ang ibibigay ko for Kundimang Bahaghari or ‘Hari’. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of you with all my heart and soul for your gems, reviews, and ratings. I hope you could give me one as it will help me in promoting this story and in sharing my advocacy regarding gender and sexuality with a bigger and greater audience here on GoodNovel. Thank you, thank you so much! I wouldn't make it this far without all of you. This will be the last part for Julie Tearjerky but see you in my upcoming stories under the Eraserheads Series. I hop
This special chapter will chronicle the Buendia Twins' experiences while growing up. This will be told in third person point of view. MATINGKAD ANG SIKAT ng araw ng umagang iyon. Nagtipon-tipon ang mga preschool student sa gymnasium ng pribadong paaralan ng Roosevelt para sa isang espeyal na parangal. Tak... Tak... Tak... Iyan ang tunog na nililikha ng mga sapatos ni Maki na sadyang pinakintab ng kanyang ina para sa selebrasyon na iyon at sa tuwing ito ay tumatama sa sahig ng gymnasium kada padyak niya ng kanyang mga paa habang naghihintay na matawag ang pangalan niya. Ang kanyang mga kamay ay nakatuko pa sa may kandungan niya. Agad niyang tinaas ang mga iyon upang pumalakpak nang matawag na ang pangalan ng kakambal niyang siyang nangunguna sa buong klase nila. “Buendia, Mutyang Marikit D. First Honors.”
NASA MAY PATIO dining area kami at nagtipon-tipon nina Rosella at Florence kasama ng mga batang naglalaro sa may backyard. Pinagsasaluhan namin ang gawang merienda ni Rosella habang nag-uusap. “Valentine's Day na bukas!” masayang bulalas ni Rosella. “Saan ang lakad niyong mag-asawa, mga mars?” “Sa bahay lang pero sigurado akong may pa-flowers at chocolates na naman si Tommy. Kayo ba?” “May date kami ni Marvin. He said he doesn't want to make a surprise for me this year. Sinabi niya na sa akin iyong plano niya para makapaghanda na ako kasi ang pangit kong magulat, e, nananapak nang bongga. Mukhang pagod na rin si Marvin na masapak ko.” We all laughed at that and when it died down, they both turned to me. “Ikaw ba, Julie?” asked Florence. “Hindi ko alam, e. Pero gusto ko sana this year, ako naman ang sumurprisa sa kay Roma.” That was
HINDI MAGAWANG ALISIN ni Roma ang titig sa susunod na aplikanteng pumasok sa opisina niya na sasalang sa interview at upang mag-apply bilang isa sa mga chemical engineer niya. “How are you? It's been a long time.” “Prince...” ang tanging nausal ni Roma. “I thought you joined the Philippine Military,” dugtong naman niya nang makabawi. Prince gave him his small boyish smile. “I didn't push through it. That's not what I want. This... is what I want.” Nakatitig lang si Roma sa mukha ni Prince. It's really been a long time since they last saw each other. They didn't even have a proper breakup. They were just taken away from each other. The changes in him were noticeable as well. He grew taller, had some stubbles, and gained more muscles, very similar to Roma right now except for the facial hair. His skin was maintained clear, smooth, and pristine. Skincare was life for Rom
ROME KNEW IN his heart that he really loved Prince, but he also couldn't deny the immense care he had for Julie. Handa siyang magpabugbog at masaksak masigurong ligtas at ayos lang ito na siyang naging dahilan nang pagkakaratay niya ngayon sa ospital. “Diyos ko, salamat Po...” usal agad ng mommy niya ang narinig niya pagdilat niya. Hawak-hawak pa nito ang rosaryong ginamit sa pagdadasal nang lumapit ito sa kanya saka hinaplos ang ulo niya. “Anak, kumusta ka na? Ano nang pakiramdam mo? Dalawang araw ka nang n-natutulog...” “My, tatawag ako ng nurse,” paalam naman ng kuya niyang si Philip bago lumabas ng kwarto nila. “T-Tubig po...” “Nauuhaw ka ba? Sandali lang. Heto na, heto na.” Agad-agad naman siyang pinaupo saka inalalayan ng ina niya sa pag-inom ng tubig. “Anak, huwag mo na ulit gawin iyon, please.”
This is the first part of the epilogue, and this will be told in Roma's point of view in third person. Words are not enough to express how grateful I am that you have stumbled and have became an important part of Julie and Roma's adventures and misadventures since high school to their lives overseas and back to the Philippines where they raised their own modern unconventional family and sort out what they truly mean to each other. I hope you bring with you the lessons you have gotten from here about life, love, faith, and most especially about gender and sexuality. Respect everyone and never lose faith. God bless!♡ BATA PA LAMANG si Rome, ang junior ng OFW na si Borromeo Buendia, ay alam at ramdam na niyang may espesyal sa kanya. He was also very vocal with it towards his family who never failed to support him in anyway they can. Tumunog ang bell, hudyat nang pagsisimula ng unang klase. Mabibilis na yapak ng mga
WARNING: This chapter contains scenes not suitable for readers under 18 years of age. Reader discretion is advised. I JUST FOUND Roma and I in our bed sharing another round of intimate moment. Patagilid at parehong hubad kaming dalawa na nakahiga ngayon sa kama. He was hugging me tightly with his left arm while he was also moving quickly in and out of me. Nakatanday naman ang isang binti niya sa akin habang patuloy siya sa mabilis na paggalaw. I kept meeting him, too. Ginalaw niya iyong kanang braso niyang inuunan ko upang igiya ako palingon sa kanya sa likuran ko. When I turned to face him, he instantly sealed my mouth with his tongue and hot kisses. “Ah...” I moaned in between our kisses, especially when I felt his thumb and index fingers toying with my already hard nipples. Mula sa pagkakayakap sa akin ay binaba niya ang kaliwang braso niya at kamay sa mas
PINUNTAHAN NAMIN NI Roma ang Pamilya Escobar sa ospital nang makapag-ayos na kami. We left the kids under Lilo's watch. Tumayo agad si Klarissa pagkakita niya sa aming papalapit sa kanya saka kami sinalubong. “Kumusta na si Tito Mon?” I asked. “Ayos na siya sa awa ng Diyos.” She turned to Roma, her eyes were now tearful. “Roma, maraming-maraming salamat talaga sa pagliligtas sa kanya.” Roma caressed her arm to soothe her as he gave her one thoughtful smile. “It's okay, Issa. Huwag ka nang mag-alala sa mga gagastusin niyo. I already contacted Marvin's construction company as well to fix your house as soon as possible.” “Roma, maraming-maraming salamat talaga sa lahat pero... matatagalan pa siguro bago kami makapagbayad sa iyo...” “Huwag kang mag-aalala sa bayad. It can always wait but I'm not asking you to pay me for it, okay? I just really wanted to
THE MAHOGANY GANG clapped, cheered, and teased us because we were making such a scene on stage. Agad kong pinunasan ang mga luha ko habang marahang naghahalakhakan kami ni Roma. I called Klarissa next because I was her secret Santa. Tuwang-tuwa naman siya nang hindi lang ang regalo ko ang binigay ko kundi pati na rin iyong mamahaling sapatos na props ni Roma para sa surprise niyang ito. When everything was said and done, we proceeded and feasted on the banquet. Maganang-magana ang kain ng mga anak namin ni Roma. Pagkatapos nila ay nagpaalam naman silang maglalaro lang sa may stage. Alexa and Gelo promised and assured us that they will be watching out for all of the Mahogany kids. Sinamahan na rin sila ni Nicolette na mukhang gusto ring makipaglaro sa mga bata. Naiwan sa mahabang table kaming mga matatanda. Dylan was with us as well. Napatingin kami kay Tito Ramon nang biglang tumayo siya at tinaas ang c