Melody Rackelle Magallanes, a professor, an independent woman, an obedient daughter, and an understanding friend. But the people around her always have a say on her life—especially on her love life because ladies at her age were either married or engaged. She was already thirty-two, but she didn't have a boyfriend. Not because she was not girlfriend material, but because she was too focused on her career growth, and she didn't notice that most of her friends, cousins, and colleagues were married or engaged already. At her best friend's wedding, everyone was pushing her to date her partner in the ceremony, hoping that she would have a boyfriend after the date. But as usual, the date was a failure. One of her best friends suggested signing in on a dating platform to meet new friends. But still, it was a failure. One day, she woke up one morning and thought of having a baby on her own. To her, it doesn't matter if she doesn't have a husband as long as she has a baby. Would it be possible the fact that she doesn't have a boyfriend? What would be the plans of her best friends?
Voir plusWhen you are in the right person, you don't feel butterflies flying in your stomach anymore, but a serene heart and peace of mind. You feel secure, and you don't have to pretend because he will accept you even if you're not wearing makeup, your best dress, and your killer stilettos. When you are in the right person, you can laugh at the top of your lungs without feeling ashamed because he loves it when he sees you laughing. When you are in the right person, you grow together. And when you're in the right person, you acknowledge your vulnerability and weakness side because you know in yourself that there is someone out there who's going to lean his shoulder for you.And all of them, I feel it towards him.I smiled while watching him pushing the cart. He was quiet serious while looking for my favorite brand of chocolate chip cookie."Found yah," he whispered and snapped his finger before he took it from the shelf.My lips parted. I didn't expect that he knew my favorite! "Hey, how did y
"I would like to remind you all that next meeting, we will have a long quiz. There's no need to memorize, just familiarize and understand the lesson. The coverage is from lesson 1 to lesson 4. That's all for this afternoon. Class dismissed," I said and arranged my papers.Isa-isa namang naglabasan ang mga estudyante ko. Nang wala ng tao ay naglakad ako papunta sa table ko at agad na naupo. Humikab ako at sinandal ang aking likod sa upuan. Sinipat ko ang aking relos at nagbuntong hininga. Alas tres pa lang ng hapon. May huling klase pa 'ko mamayang alas kuwatro pero ramdam na ramdam ko na talaga ang antok. Gusto ko na lang talaga na matulog pero hindi pwede dahil may kailangan pa 'kong tapusin.Paper works.Nagbuntong hininga ako at kinuha ang airpods mula sa aking bag pati na rin ang aking cellphone. I clicked my go-to playlist on my Spotify. Nilagay ko ang airpods sa aking tenga at binuksan ang dala kong pagkain. Kakain na lamang ako habang nagpapatutog para hindi ako antukin. When N
People say, "falling in love can be an accident but staying in love is already a decision." Xenon Jae Sebastian fell in love with me when I was in college. And he decided to stay in love with me until now. It felt surreal and unbelievable to found a love like his. A love that stays throughout the years.I desperately wiped my tears away and fixed myself when the door opened . He must not know that I'm eavesdropping. Xenon's face was a bit irritated, but when he saw me, he smiled immediately. As if he wasn't losing his patience towards her mother. I finally get this now, why he's irritated every time his mother is calling him. He was forced to date, someone. And I felt something weird when I'm thinking about it. I hate the idea of him dating another woman."Hey, babe. Good morning," he said and kissed my temple.I sighed. "Good morning din."He closed the door behind him and wrapped his arms around my waist. "Are you okay?"Umiling ako at ngumiti ng kaunti. "Yeah. Come on, let's eat."
I laughed when I heard a loud thud. I thought he would scream in pain because he fell on the floor but I guess he has a body of steel. His eyes were wide and his lips were half open. He knelt in between my legs and stared at me."W-what did you say?"Ngumuso ako at umiling. "Nope. Not gonna say it again."He groaned. "Come on, baby. Say it again."I brused his hair and run my fingers on his well-defined jaw. I smiled a little and stared at him. His eyes were like the stars."Ang sabi ko. . . magpahinga ka na."He sighed. "Iyong kasunod d'yan, Melly."My brows met. "I didn't say anything."My lips parted when he rested his head on my chest. I felt like my whole damn system trembled because of his sudden move. I am afraid he might hear the chaos inside my heart. I gulped the lump on my throat. I was about to say something when he cut me off."I thought you said that you're in love with me." He sighed. "But I guess I was just imagining things because I've been longing to hear that from y
As I looked back, the very first time I laid my eyes on him was when I was fifteen years old, in third-year high school. He has a cold yet funny aura which made me fall in love with him. He's passionate when it comes to his favorite sport, which is basketball. I saw him first during our intramurals. At first, I found him arrogant when I interviewed him for our school newspaper. He was the MVP that time, so I had to interview him and asked him questions.I never knew that that simple interaction would lead to something special. I was bewildered because Zircon would always call me 'Elle' and I don't know why. But he told me that he wanted to call me Elle because it means God is my light. And he considered me as his light because he was in deep darkness before we met. When darkness ate him at night, I was his moon. The moon that gave light and led him in the right direction.If I was his moon, I considered him my star. Because without him, my life would be boring.But sadly, if there's a
Humikab ako at kinapa ang aking unan na nasa aking tabi. Nang makapa ko ito ay kumunot ang aking noo. Teka nga. Bakit parang tumigas ata ang unan ko? Kinapa ko ulit pababa habang nakapikit nang may humawak sa kamay ko."Stop it, babe. Baka makapa mo ang hindi dapat makapa," someone whispered.Agad akong nagmulat at nanlaki ang mga mata nang makita kung sino ang katabi ko. Napasigaw ako at kinuha ang kumot para takpan ang aking katawan."B-bakit ka nandito?! A-ano'ng ginawa mo sa akin?!"Kumunot ang kanyang noo at bumangon. Hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala na magkatabi kami sa iisang kama! Ang naalala ko lang kagabi ay nakaupo ako sa kandungan niya at tahimik lang. Napapikit ako. Diyos ko! Nakakastress naman ito!Malambing niyang hinawakan ang aking siko. "Hey."Inilag ko ang aking siko at hinigpitan ang kapit sa kumot na akala mo'y ito ang unang beses na may nangyari sa amin. Kabado kong nilibot ang aking paningin. Kinakabahan dahil baka may makita siyang pregnancy essentials. Hindi pwed
"Melly, bakit hindi ka makasagot?! Sino ang ama ng dinadala mo? Si Zircon ba?"Umiling ako nang umiling kay Mama. "Of course not!""Then tell me who? Bakit hindi mo sinabi sa akin na buntis ka? Bakit tinago mo sa amin ng Papa mo ito?!""Because I don't know how, Ma! Maski sa ama ng dinadala ko hindi ko alam kung papaano ko sasabihin sa kanya na iyong isang gabing pagkamamaling iyon ay nagbunga!" sigaw ko kasabay nang pagpatak ng aking mga luha."W-what?"I wiped my tears away and face her. Her eyes were bloodshot and at the same time bewilthered. I don't know how to say this to her. I don't know where to start. I tired to wiped my tears again but they kept on falling."Nang magpunta po ako sa Switzerland . . . may nangyari sa amin," bulong ko."So, it was a one-night stand?"Tumango at yumuko ako. Pinaglaruan ang aking mga daliri. My God! I can't find the right words to say because this is sudden. Iyong plano ko na sabihin sa kanya ng maayos ay biglang nasira!"So who's the father?"N
The choices we made would eventually make an impact on our lives. It may not be today, but sooner or later, the consequences of our actions would come. And we can't undo everything. All we have to do is to learn to embrace the result of our choices. And we can't blame them if we're in a bad situation because we are the one who put ourselves in that situation.Kadalasan, maraming tao ang sinisisi ang iba kung bakit nandiyan sila sa isang pangit na sitwasyon. Kahit ang totoo nito'y ang mga sarili naman talaga nila ang may kasalanan. Mahirap lunukin ang sarili nating pagkakamali pero mabilis tayong manisi ng ibang tao.Hindi ako nakapagsalita sa sinabi sa akin ni Callie. Malakas pa rin ang kalabog ng puso ko habang inaakay niya 'ko papasok sa kwarto. Hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko kung hindi dumating si Callie. Siguro ay tatadtarin ako ni Mama ng maraming tanong kung hindi siya dumating. At hindi ko alam kung ano ang sasabihin ko kay Mama. Baka mapaamin na lang ako bigla at hindi ko alam k
Humikab ako atsaka humalukipkip habang hinihintay na bumubukas ang elevator. Medyo nahuhulog na rin ang talukap ng aking mga mata pero pinipigilan ko. Sinipat ko ang aking relo at tahimik na pumasok sa loob nang bumukas ang elevator. Si Xenon ang nagpindot sa button kung saang floor kami."Inaantok—""Excuse me," putol ko sa kanyang sasabihin nang magring ang aking cellphone."Oh. Sorry," he whispered.Kinuha ko sa loob ng aking bag ang cellphone. Tumaas ang aking kilay dahil hindi ko kilala ang numerong iyon. Tinitigan ko lang iyon hanggang sa mamatay ang tawag. Nang sulyapan ko ang repleksyon ko sa pinto ng elevator ay napansin kong nakadungaw sa cellphone ko ang katabi ko. Nang mapansin niya 'ko ay agad siyang umiwas ng tingin at tumikhim."Good thing that you don't answer unknown numbers," he said."Yeah. . . I want to protect myself from people. Mahirap na baka maloko pa 'ko."Tumango siya at nilingon ako. Tinago ko naman sa loob ng bag ang aking cellphone. Malapit na kami sa ami
“Ano, may asawa ka na ba?”“Ilan na ang anak mo?”“Kailan ka mag-aasawa?”“Huh?! Lampas ka na sa kalendaryo pero wala ka pa ring jowa?”“Kaya ka siguro NBSB kasi choosy ka pagdating sa mga lalaki, ‘no! Hay naku!”“Bakit ayaw mong magkaboyfriend? Babae ba gusto mo?”“Naku! Tatanda ka talagang dalaga niyan, hija! Kapag may dumating, sunggaban mo na para mabigyan mo na ng apo ang mga magulang mo!”Sumasakit na ang ulo ko dahil sa kabi-kabilang tanong at sinasabi ng mga pinsan at Tita ko sa akin. Ni hindi ko na nga alam kung ano ang uunahin dahil halos sabay sabay pa sila sa pagtatanong at lahat ng iyon isa lang ang bagsak.Bakit wala pa ‘kong asawa sa edad kong trenta’y dos?At ang sagot ko.“I’m still not ready po.” then I will give them a small smile.Mapa-family reunion, Christmas parties,...
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