Flashfiction Compilation (English and Filipino)

"If you want a change then be the change" Isa lang yan sa mga kataga na aking pinaniniwalaan pero kahit anong gawin ko di ko maiapply sa aking buhay. Mahabang panahon na lumipas pero wala pa ring nagbabago. I'm still here– a living mess. I'm here right now sa sala ng bahay, naglilinis. Even though we have a lot of maids here, who will expect na in just a snap, a living like princess will now live the life of a servant. Maya maya pa nakita ko si mommy na pababa ng hagdan. Of course, as a daughter and also as a sign of respect, I immediately greated her. " Mom, good morning" I greeted with a smile "Tsk! Walang maganda sa umaga kung mukha mo agad ang makikita ko! Atsaka anong oras na ah?! Kanina ka pa dito! And could you please move faster, plaplantsahin mo pa yung mga damit na susuotin namin!" Sabi niya sa akin tsaka umupo sa sofa. Tumalikod na lang ako habang pinipigil na tumulo ang luha ko. Matagal nang ganito but it still hurts like hell, para bang hindi ako kailanman masasanay sa setup na to. Sometimes I just want to runaway and leave this house but I can't, at hindi ko kaya. This is the only place na nagpapaalala sa akin na once, in my life, I experienced to be happy, together with my family. I know, maybe you are thinking right now that I am stupid at masyado akong martyr but well, that's life. The things you unexpected the most will most likely to happen. Maya maya pa bumaba na si Ate Steph kasama si Dad. They smile at each other and greated each other their good morning's. They look like a happy family. And I, their daughter, the so called black sheep of the family, always feel like an outcast, just smiled at them. Later on, I just turn my back towards them because I know that if I stay, in any seconds, I won't be able to control my tears. I go straight to the kitchen but I don't know na sinundan pala ako ni Ate Steph. "Does it hurt? Tsk, I told you, dapat di ka na nakialam. Its not even part of your business after all. But since its all done, be ready, I'm just starting. I will take all the things you have." sabi niya sa akin habang nakangisi at halata sa kislap ng mga mata nya na may masama na naman syang binabalak but I just ignored it and start choping the ingredients na gagamitin ko since wala naman akong aasahan na magluluto para sa akin. I need to be independent. Tsaka bakit ba di pa ako nasanay, she's always like that, taking all the things and people I treasure the most, away from me. Bago ko pa mailagay yung ingredients sa kawali, I suddenly heard Ate Steph, screaming mom and dad's name and once I turn, to look back, I saw her stab herself with a knife. I don't know what to do, I was shocked but I suddenly regained myself. Before I even make a move, I heard mom and dad's footsteps rushing towards the kitchen. " Stephanie, what happened?!" Tanong nila pagkadating nila sa kusina habang halata sa mukha ang pag aalala "Mom, s-she stab me. I'm just saying sorry for accepting my friends' dare na saktan yung bestfriend nya, b-but she suddenly told me that I shouldn't have come to this family. She said that I d-don't belong here and I'm taking everything away from her then s-she stab me!" Umiiyak na sabi niya I was shocked at what she had said but at the same time I hoped that they will not believe her. B-but I was wrong. " What did you just do? I-I can't believe that I have raised a murderer like you! Hon call the police please! Baka tayo ang isunod niya!" pabulyaw na sabi ni mommy Agad naman yung sinunod ni Dad. I'm still hoping na they won't do that because I'm still their child, that maybe if I beg, they'll listen so I beg. "Mom please! You don't believe her right? Mom please ,even just this time, give me a chance please! I-I'll prove na hindi ako ang may gawa, p-please!" I said while begging on my knees. "Stop! Nakita namin na nasaksak sya and you're the only person na kasama niya! And you expect us to believe you?! I really regret that I adopted a criminal in this house" sabi niya sa akin tsaka iwinaksi ang kamay kong nakakapit sa kanya. "A-adopted?! T-tell me, you're just lying right? It's not true. Mom, please! Dad?!" pagmamakaawa ko sa kanila "I'm sorry but its true" sabi ni dad sabay iwas ng tingin sa akin. Suddenly my mind went black. I can't process what I just heard. All this time, I-i thought.. Kaya pala, kaya pala ganon na lang ang trato nila sa akin but even though its true, my heart is still hoping–hoping na kahit na I'm not really their biological daughter ,they will still stand there for me. My hope is still there but the moment that I heard the siren of the police patrol cars, my hope started to fall. I know that at that moment, the family I expect to be with in the last moment of my life is now abandoning me, leaving me and don't trust me anymore. " Ms. Sunshine Walter, inaaresto ka namin sa salang attempted murder. May karapatan kang manahimik, ang anumang sabihin mo ay maaaring gamitin laban sa iyo. May karapatan kang kumuha ng abogado kung di mo kaya pamahalaan na ang kukuha para sayo." katagang narinig ko pagkadating na pagkadating ng mga pulis. They immediately arrest me pero bago ako tumalikod ,I look at them, still hoping, but I can't see any emotion rather than anger. That's my cue to turn my back. Days passed by since that event happened. I'm now here in prison waiting for someone to get me out of here. Ilang oras na lang ang hihintayin ko until Christmas eve, until my birthday. I quickly get my diary from my pocket. Lagi ko itong dala dala wherever I go because this is the only thing na nakakaalam ng kwento ng buhay ko, even my my secrets. I wanted to write my last moments before my birthday, until a memory flashed back on my mind… —*—*—*— "Mom, I am the top 2 in our class!" I happily told them but my sister immediately cutted that happiness " Mom, nandaya siya sa exam kaya sya naging top 2, I saw her!" "Nandaya?! Are you out of your mind, Sunshine?! Hindi ka namin pinalaki para maging cheater!" "B-but Mom—" "Go to your room,NOW!" I tried to explain but they don't bother to listen.. —*—*—*—*— While I am walking papunta sa school, biglang sumakit yung ulo ko and the pain is unbearable. My vision started to dim. I don't know what to do until all I remembered is that I suddenly lost my conciousness. The moment I opened my eyes, nagising ako sa isang ospital. The doctor is checking up my condition until he noticed that I'm already awake. " How do you feel?" yan ang tanong na bungad nya sa akin "I'm fine, what happen?" nanghihina ko pa ring tanong " You suddenly collapse according to the person who brought you here. Please remember to avoid stressing yourself too much. You have Glioblastoma. A type of brain cancer." "I-ilang taon na lang ang itatagal ko?" " Atleast 12 months. You're cancer is now Stage 4 so I hope you'll be more cautious." —*—*—*—*— Hindi ko namamalayan na tumulo na pala yung luha ko. Dali dali ko itong pinunasan. Ayaw ko na umiyak ako ng umiyak. It's now 11:58. 2 more minutes and its now my birthday and another Christmas eve. I already finished writing on my diary and as the clock strike at 12, my eyes started to close and I'm feeling the unbearable pain on my head. Before I lost my conciousness, one wish suddenly pop up, a wish that on my next life, I'll feel the love I wish to have together with the family I always dreamed of..