CHAPTER 3 Carrying our love that did not yet exist in your time I still couldn’t believe it— that I had travelled back fifteen years into the past. Sa panahong ito, sa lugar na ito, dito ko unang nakilala si Malcolm. The same company. The same hallway. The same version of him— unaware that I had already lived a lifetime loving him. Tahimik lang akong nakatayo, pinagmamasdan siya mula sa malayo. Lalapitan ko ba siya? Or should I stay where I am— a stranger carrying memories he does not yet own? Before I could decide, my body moved on its own. Parang may sariling isip ang mga paa ko. Kusa akong napalingon sa likod ko— and there he was, standing just a few steps away, close enough to shatter my breath. “ Ikaw yung bookkeeping, diba? ” Nanigas ako. My breath caught, my heart pounding so loudly I was sure he could hear it. I couldn’t believe it. The words that escaped my lips were the exact same words I had said fifteen years ago. Was this really happening on its own...
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CHAPTER 2 Tides of time “Mal… Malcolm!” I jolted awake, my body lurching upright as if my soul had been ripped back from somewhere it wanted to stay. My chest rose and fell unevenly, my hands trembling as the remnants of my dream clung to me. In it, I saw Malcolm walking away, farther and farther, his figure slowly dissolving into the distance no matter how loudly I called his name. Kung sa panaginip ko lang naman siya muling makakasama, hindi ko na nanaisin pang magising sa realidad. Mas gugustuhin ko na lamang ang matulog habang-buhay—sapagkat sa mundo ng panaginip, buhay pa siya. Doon, hindi niya ako iniwan. Doon, hindi ko kailangang magtanong kung bakit siya nawala. Doon, akin pa rin siya—buo, totoo, at walang hangganan ang oras. Sa bawat pagdilat ng aking mga mata, pilit kong pinipigilan ang liwanag ng umaga. Para bang ang paggising ay isang uri ng pagtalikod sa kanya. Sa panaginip, naroon pa ang kanyang tinig, ang init ng kanyang yakap, ang mga pangakong h...
Serenading my Heart When love blooms (Anomaly in Aisle Three: TIdes of Tme)
Seranading my heart when love blooms (Anomaly in Aisle Three: Tides of Time) Author: Reign Blurb: Sa pagliwanag ng mahiwagang libro, unti-unting naglaho ang paligid ko. The present dissolved like mist, and when my eyes opened again, I was no longer where I belonged. I had returned to the past-fifteen years ago, sa panahong hindi mo pa ako kilala, sa panahong pangalan ko ay wala pa sa mundo mo. Sa panahong ito, mahal, hindi mo pa alam ang pangalan ko. Hindi mo pa alam ang kwento ko, ang mga sugat na darating, ang mga halakhak at luha na pagsasaluhan natin balang araw. You looked at the world with the innocence of someone who had not yet loved and lost-and yet, my heart already knew you. Gusto kitang yakapin. Nais kong lumapit, ibalot ang mga bisig ko sa'yo, at maramdaman muli ang init ng yakap mo-the kind of warmth that once felt like home. I wanted to tell you everything: that you would change my life, that loving you would be both my greatest joy and my deep...