A MOMENT WHERE you stare into space and ponder about the difficult times that had transpired. Subsequently, every time you blink, there will come this certain point that realization will just seize and eat you alive.   Till you sit by idly, you discern time to be the best treasure that you have, but sometimes, the most cruel curse.   Time holds us. Like humans, it bears two hands that strangle people.   It gives us breath to chill, but also takes away the switch that ends our lives. Time, the most powerful motivator. With it, we become patient. But most of the time, we rush due to the perception that we're running out of it.   In time, we create decisions. We are given time to contemplate on our options. We list down every strength and weakness that there is to have. However, aside from external force, emotions take control of us. Eventually, we end up making the bad ones.   At g

SHANTA WAS DROVE HOME safely last night. After the kiss that should have not happened, I carried her inside their mansion. Isang kasambahay ang nagturo sa akin sa kanyang kwarto. At nang makarating kami ro'n, siya na rin ang naghilamos at nagbihis sa kanya matapos itong magsuka. Then, I left their home after she was taken care of. "Kasama mo ba kagabi si Dalmi, pare?" bungad na tanong ni Clavis nang pumasok ako sa silid-aralan namin. "Hinahanap ko siya pero 'di ko matawagan. Pati ikaw, hindi rin ma-reach. Pati si Eu, wala ring sagot." I furrowed my brows as I walked towards my seat. Sinundan niya ako sa likod. And while I was fixing my things on my desk, tanong pa rin siya nang tanong. Then, he went in front of me and asked me over and over and over again. "Tumawag 'yong maid nila sa akin," he told me while I was busy doing some stuff. "May lalaki raw na nagdala sa kanya ro'n. Tinanong ko si Eu kung nasaan siya kagabi. A

HUMINGI NG TAWAD?" Clavis echoed Shanta’s explanation and slowly faced her with a befuddled look. "Hihingi ka ng tawad sa kanila?"   Unti-unting bumaba ang tingin ko kay Shanta. Litong-lito ako sa mga ipinapakita niyang kilos. Her words were out of the planet. It's like a language that she only knew about.   Alam ko kung nagsisinungaling siya o hindi. While I observed her facial expressions, she didn’t seem to be kidding at all. Her brows were relaxed and her eyes told her cousin that this wasn’t for a show.    Totoong nangyayari ito. She actually swallowed her pride and bravely confronted the consequences of her actions. This was her, praying for peace. And asking for forgiveness was her first grand step in achieving that.

SHIT! WHY DID YOU have to show it to her, Kat?!" My voice thundered as I flashed a death glare that resembled a lightning strike. Hindi niya dapat ginawa iyon. "You should've warned us the first few seconds you saw it! Now, she has run away! Paano na siya hahabulin?"   He grimaced and punched the air. "Damn! Pasensya na, pare! Kinuha niya agad sa 'ken, eh-"   "Diyan na kayo. Hindi pa nakakalayo 'yon," tarantang sabat ni Clavis saka dali-daling nilagpasan ako.   "Clave, I'll go with you!" hiyaw ko at binalik ang cellphone kay Katlego. But before I ran after Clavis, I looked at them. "Leave if you have to leave. This might take an hour or so. Mahirap kumbinsihin ang babaeng ginalit niyo."   "Egis lang, Boss Kage. Sund

I WAS TOO STUNNED to even utter a word since the moment I found out about the extent of Shanta’s power and will.  Because of mixed rage due to betrayal and rivalry, she almost killed Avancea! Muntik na niya itong malunod habang sinasabunutan sa swimming pool! I could not imagine how the fierce Avancea cried for help, begged for mercy, and swam for survival when her hair was being pulled by the almighty Shanta! However, her monstrous strength amazed me, which was so cruel of me. Hindi ko alam kung bakit walang awa at malasakit na dumadaloy sa dugo ko para sa kalagayan ni Avancea.  A part of my brain even told me that she deserved the consequences of her actions! She did something, then something bad w