Time. It’s the only thing every person has – regardless of gender, age, race, and social status. We all have the time. But, time, for others, can be longer than they expect it to be, shorter than it is, and for some like Zoe, time is her ultimatum. Living a mundane life in the peaceful city of Glendale, Zoe only has two priorities in life – her mom, and her dream. Arts has brought colors and meaning to her life, and the ambition of being a successful artist someday, just like her dad she never met. Despite the lack of confidence in her works, Zoe has big dreams. But her dreams slowly fall in the spiral of her reality when she was diagnosed with a chronic disease. Now, her time is ticking. She has so many things she wants to do and now with her time being limited, she goes out from her comfort zone and starts to explore, wanting to live her life to the fullest before her time is up. Her once dull and boring life turns completely upside down when she met Lucas, a mafia leader. Despite knowing the pending danger that comes with him, she was rather thrilled because why not? She might die tomorrow, or the next day, or even the next few hours. What harm could it be if she falls for a mafia leader when she’s more scared of her condition? And the excitement she rather felt eventually birthed something really unexpected – something that gave her life a new purpose she never imagined she would have.
View MoreZoella Anson“Ella!” Sienna wailed for my name while blowing her nose on the tissue. Kanina pa siya umiiyak simula nang makauwi kami sa apartment namin. Her sob echoed in the entire flat.“Here,” mahina kong sabi sa kanya at inabutan siya ng tissue habang pinipigilan kong tumawa dahil sa pamumula ng mata at ilong niya sa pag-iyak.“My poor Ella!” patuloy na ngawa ni Sienna sa pangalan ko.“Hindi pa ko patay iniiyakan mo na ‘ko. Grabe babe, ha? Advance eulogy mo na ba ‘to?” biro ko naman sakanya gamit ang tawagan naming magkaibigan. Hindi ko na napigilan ang aking tawa, kaya naman hinampas niya ‘ko sa braso.“Aray!” Kunwaring hinimas ko ang hinampas niyang braso ko habang kinakalma ang sarili ko sa pagtawa.“Ang oa naman kasi ng iyak mo. Dinaig mo pa ‘ko. Look at you. Oh my god.” I extended my arm to
Zoella Anson“Zoe! Come.” I saw my mom’s bright face with both her arms suspended in the air while she waited for me excitedly. That’s me… the almost two-year old little Zoe, making her first big steps. Kitang-kita ko ang saya sa mga mata ni Laurel at ang malaki at inosenteng ngiting nakapaskil sa batang ako. Parang kailan lang, pakiramdam ko handa na ‘kong harapin ang mundo. Taking my big steps to finally explore the world and the bright future my little self innocently pictured out for her future, it was such a moment. Na akala ko, kaya ko nang hamunin ang mundo dahil kaya ko ng maglakad sa sarili kong mga paa… mga paang unti-unting naglalakad patungo sa yakap ng aking ina. “Woah! You finally did it, Zoe!” Laurel blissfully exclaimed. Her voice echoed in our simple and humble abode. Ramdam ko ang mahigpit na
It was silent. But not that quiet. It was the eerie kind of silence.I opened my eyes that felt so heavy. I immediately heard a ringing in my ear which made me squint my left eye. Where am I? tanong ko sa isip. Doon ko napagtanto na maliban sa hindi pamilyar na kwarto kung nasaan ako, hindi ko rin magalaw ang aking mga kamay at paa. When I looked down, I realized I was tied up.Ginalaw ko ang mga ito upang malaman kung ga’no kahigpit ang taling nakagapos sa ‘kin. Mabuti na lang, hindi ito gaanong mahigpit. Nilingon ko ang paligid upang alalahanin ang nangyari. That’s when it all came back to me. I was with Lucas when some random men in suits dragged me and knocked me with something.Lucas! sigaw ko sa aking isip. Naalala ko ang nobyo ko. Worry slowly crept in my system. I was in an unknown place, with no Lucas around. For the first time, I felt scared – not because of the situation I was in but scared of the thought that
It was silent. But not that quiet. It was the eerie kind of silence.I opened my eyes that felt so heavy. I immediately heard a ringing in my ear which made me squint my left eye. Where am I? tanong ko sa isip. Doon ko napagtanto na maliban sa hindi pamilyar na kwarto kung nasaan ako, hindi ko rin magalaw ang aking mga kamay at paa. When I looked down, I realized I was tied up.Ginalaw ko ang mga ito upang malaman kung ga’no kahigpit ang taling nakagapos sa ‘kin. Mabuti na lang, hindi ito gaanong mahigpit. Nilingon ko ang paligid upang alalahanin ang nangyari. That’s when it all came back to me. I was with Lucas when some random men in suits dragged me and knocked me with something.Lucas! sigaw ko sa aking isip. Naalala ko ang nobyo ko. Worry slowly crept in my system. I was in an unknown place, with no Lucas around. For the first time, I felt scared – not because of the situation I was in but scared of the thought that...
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