Fight or Flight Have you ever experienced that phase of life where everything you do seemed so wrong? That every decision you make is out of utter stupidity. From the hanging clothes in your closet to the person who you fell in love. It makes you want to stop and rethink all the choices you made, for putting you in a miserable position. A wreaking havoc of your own undoing. I sat in front of the chocolate cake I baked hours ago as it goes dry and cold. My hand climbed up to…
Ataraxia There's something about the serenity of night that calms the unsettling thoughts running amok in my head. Somehow, it's like a finger pressing the pause button and everything just stops, at least for a while till the sun comes up. Sleep rarely comes, I simply cannot put myself to do it. It isn't hard, there's just a lot of things to do, to experience, and to explore. Insomnia, my mom calls it, avoiding the fact that I could be mentally ill. The need to savor the…
Mori We fear for death to take us with its claws though it's something we all have in common. It is a thing we cannot escape from; whatever measure we do, it'll be a shadow at our back, haunting us. It has become humanities' worst nightmare, that we spend the entirety of our life preparing to escape it until we realize that there's nothing we can do. We wanted and hoped that we could go to the promised land without the need of going through it. We all thought that it's our…
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Promiscuous When it's night and all things are possible. I'm surprised to see your face in the crowd. You were wearing a blonde wig and contact lenses but I know for sure it's you. It has been long since I last saw you but I couldn't be wrong. I take a deep breath before I muster the courage to approach you. I still remember the night I first met you. There were uproars on the dance floor and a huddle of people were cheering for someone new. It doesn't normally happen here…
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Doppelganger "Hah," the girl breathed out, prying her eyes open to the artificial lights of the clinic. A place she was so familiar with, she couldn't think of a week she hadn't wake up lying on the white springy mattress. "How are you feeling?" asked the nurse, giving her a warm motherly smile, like the one she used to see at the telly. She hated her though, the nurse, she asks too many questions. Her mouth tasted like chlorine and her chest hurt like someone pounced…
Laura The small boy of not more than four shivers in cold. He hides inside the old closet in the storage room, on the very bottom shelf behind a box of worn-out toys that he's not allowed to touch. His right-hand covers his mouth while the other clutches a tiny piece of paper to his chest. He must not make any sounds or else the old man will catch him. It arrived a few minutes ago and he instinctively runs to his hiding spot. His heart beats so fast as if a drummer is making…
Lipstick Stain (Episode 1 - Itch) **C.E.O. AND BUSINESS MOGUL ANTHONY RICAFORTE DIED OF HEART ATTACK.** The bold letters of the headline flashed on the TV screen as the image of the old businessman being wheeled in a stretcher gave emphasis to his death. On the sideline, reporters were caught with their own cameras and microphones trying to get hold of the old man's lawyers only to be pushed away for matters of privacy. Someone changed the channel and the plumped face of the…
Memento The girl wipes the sweat from her forehead. She inhales deeply and lets out a long breath. There's a feeling of nostalgia as she takes a look at the vastness of the place. She hasn't been in here for a while now. If she would count it, it was exactly one thousand and ninety-six days since she last set foot there. Three long years and yet it seems like it only happened yesterday. And his voice still lingers to her ears as if he was just behind her, guiding her trek…
Innocence *If you can run away, run now, run fast, and don't let the slithering shadows catch you.* In this reality, we see the perspective of our lives based on the cage we are held captive in; the limited space of the ceiling from the floor to the walls. And the idea of freedom tastes like sweet nectar from Eden. But then not because you can dance around freely means you are at liberty, sometimes we were just too blind to see the invisible boundaries set by societies'…
Conditioned *"Who are they?"* That three-worded question haunted me for the rest of my life. And now after fifteen long years, I finally found out the truth. My stomach clenched, the lunch I ate that afternoon wanted to go back where it entered. But I held my body in place. "What do you want from me, Annie?" I turned my head and looked from the face of my handler to the picture of the smiling couple in my hands. He started inching to where I was standing. "What's wrong?" His…
Sa Ilalim ng mga Puwang Author's Note: this is written in my own language. I'm deeply sorry if Waley at trying hard, I'm really trying my hard to write in my own tongue. ...... Lingid sa kaalaman ng karamihan ay may isang mundong natatago sa ilalim ng mismong kalsadang nilalakaran natin. Isang mundong kapareha ng sa'tin ngunit kaiba rin. May malamig na hanging umihip sa mukha ko. Ginusto kong bumahing, "Atsu!" Bumukas ang mga mata ko't halos mapatalon ako sa takot; isang…
Lipstick Stain (Episode 2-Trespasser) Light emerged and a high pitch shriek echoed through the concrete walls of the hotel room. Jake toppled down the sofa kissing the carpeted floor. He groaned frustrated; his slumber was disturbed by such a nuisance. He stood groggily and peered on the blinking numbers in his wrist; it wasn't even three hours since he slept. His head started throbbing. *'Who could it be?'* he thought wiping off the remainder of sleep from his face. "Jake?…
Lipstick Stain (Episode 3- Partner) Something clicked inside Jake’s head, his thoughts were rushing at a million speed. It made him itched for the answers he was seeking so desperately in that hotel room. “Why didn’t you tell me about it?” He stormed out without waiting for the answers from the girl. He was enraptured with the idea of witnessing another clue from the ruthless killer. It may be a bit peculiar but Jake was salivating from the turn of events. He managed to…
Catscratch *Bad omen, creatures of the dark. Run the other way!* My overly superstitious grandma, would have warned me. And I swear her voice was in my head in that entire time. But being the stubborn kid, I didn't listen. And here I am living the consequences. A soft purring caught my attention. I looked down and gasped. Being an animal lover; I couldn't resist the urge; it was like magnet getting attracted to metal. I have to touch it! I picked up the black mewling fur…
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Lipstick Stain (Episode 4- Diary Entry 1) July 3 I sat down and reached for the damn remote control under the sofa. I immediately regretted it when the devil’s face came into view. *“What we need in our society today is change! If you are not capable of change then you don’t deserve the future!”* I stuffed popcorn in my mouth, one after the other nonstop until I could no more. My whole body was shaking from profligate anger; seeing the man talking about the generation’s…
Hard Truths This one would be different. I'm having a hard time writing stories, yes even my short ones. I don't know there's too much stresses around me that I cannot seem to think of a single idea to write. Anyway, I think this article should have been written a long time ago. Somehow I feel like I ought readers some introductions. So here are some facts about yours truly. And yeah people, I'm calling it the HARD TRUTHS. I'm giving you brutal facts about me! Char! The…
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Survivor *Uhm.* A foot connected at the girl's stomach. Laughter echoed in her ears. Metal taste hit her mouth as a fist came flying to her jaw. She slumped down to the grass, in a crumpled position, shielding her face with two hands. The tears wanted badly to break but she was holding dearly to it. "Why won't you just kill yourself? Like your loony mom! Just jump off! You're such an eyesore!" One of the five popular kids spurted as they got tired of torturing her, walking…
Coincidence "I saw you! What have you done with my precious dog!" The old lady who lived two blocks away, snarled at the little girl, filled with so much anger. Holding the girl by her shirt, keeping her from getting away. The girl's eyes got wide with fear and confusion, she didn't know what the old lady was talking about. She didn't have any idea about such a dog, or anything to do about the old lady or, the whole lot of her neighborhood. She didn't even once stop at her…
Pitch Black "Where are you going?" she asked her father. He was wearing a decent pair of jeans and a clean shirt, he also smelt nonalcoholic, a good thing. *Maybe he's gonna look for a job,* she thought looking at his newly shaved face. The girl wanted a taste of freshly baked loaf, a treat her father gives her after getting a new job. Though he never stay long in any, three months was the most, for he always got fired by coming late and drunk. The father dismissed the…
First Timer **Y**ou always remember the first time. That's what they say about sex, right? It would always be your reference till your last. It sets how high your bar of expectations would be. And that notion made me realize how it so much relates to killing a person. Take me as an example, I would never forget the feeling of taking someone's last breath; how they convulsed under my grip as life slowly drags away. The somehow euphoric feeling that comes with it. But even…
Anomaly (Part 1- Ang Bagong Mundo) Eksaktong siyam na pu't walong taon na ang nakalipas nang malamang hindi lang tao ang nilalang sa ibabaw ng mundo. Nagkaroon nang malaking kaguluhan, isang giyera sa pagitan ng mga normal at 'di-normal ang sumiklab. Walang nagpatalo; ilang taong kadiliman, maraming buhay na nasawi at luhang umagos. Nagkaroon ng pagkakaniya-kaniya. Maraming bansa ang tumalikod at nagpikit mata. Sa Pilipinas, isang kasunduan sa pagitan ng limang lahi ang…
Anomaly (Part 2- Dalawang Pulang Mata at Isang Masamang Balita) "Ipasok na 'yan!" Sigaw ng pulis sa kasama nito. At kagaya nang sinabi niya, itinulak ako papasok sa madilim at mabahong selda kahit nagpupumiglas pa 'ko rito. The fuck right? Lalo lang tuloy sumasakit ang ulo ko. Muntik-muntikan lang rin akong sumalampak sa maruming sahig; kung 'di lang ako nauliratan sa pangyayari, malamang may malaking pasa na ako sa pisngi. To date it, it's definitely the worst day of my…
Anomaly (Part 3- Ang Eskwelahan ng San Joaquin) *"Bakit po hindi ako p'wedeng lumabas? Yaya gusto ko po maglaro sa labas. Please. Kahit ten minutes lang?" Pagmamakaawa ko sa yaya ko.* *"Nako Ten-ten ay 'di poydi gid kasi magagalit ang tatay nimo sa'kin, dito nalang tay'o maglaro? Sige na?" Tinulak ko ang yaya ko tapos tumakbo ako palabas ng kuwarto, sumuot ako sa gilid ng hagdan. Doon sa 'di nakikita ng mga tao. Sinilip ko sila habang masayang nagsasayawan sa ilalim ng mga…
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Interview "Tell me something about yourself." The question hangs in the air like a veil of heavy mist. *Tell me something about yourself*, the most redundant question of all time. Also the most basic but honestly the hardest one. *Who am I really?* Besides the information provided in the two paged resume, what are the things that make me, me? Do people truly know themselves, in and out? I highly doubt it. The question should be replaced for the matter; *what makes you, you?*…
Anomaly (Part 4- Ang Magulong Paglalaro ng Tadhana) Hindi ko namalayang nakatulog na pala ako; na bumabalik na naman ako sa mundong gusto kong takasan. Minsan ang panaginip nagdadala lang ng pighati, imbis na makatakas ka at makalimot. *"Elena sabi ko sayo something is wrong with that kid! 'Di mo ba nakikita? Ano nalang ang sasabihin ng lahat?" Sigaw ng aking ama. Wala silang kaalam-alam na nasa loob ako ng k'warto nila, nagtatago sa loob ng nakabukas na tokador. Sanay na…
Mother I climb on a chair and take a peek at my mother. A smile forms on my lips as I study her face. She's the epitome of beauty with her makeup, the red lipstick she's wearing accentuates her distinct features. She appears to be sleeping. I want to feel her skin. "What are you doing there child?" A hand swats my hand, stopping from reaching my mother's face. I turn my head and frown at the old woman. "I just want to feel her skin!" I scream flailing my feet in the air as…
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