Hopya's Book of Advice

Its not always about you.

Unknown Miss,

Hindi ko alam kung paano at saan ako pupunta sa mga ganitong oras. Hindi ko alam kung sino ang lalapitan and my friend mentioned you so I thought I'll give it a go. Una sa lahat, very well done sa mga past advices mo. Ang dami mo ng reads and surely sikat ka na. How are you liking the spot light here in wattpad? 

Three long years na kami ng boyfriend kong si Jonas at last year we started talking about getting married. Lahat ng lalaki siguro naman ay may flaws at surely meron din namang flaws ang partner mo right? We have the dates, everything is set na para sa araw naming dalawa. Katulad nalang ng ibang punyetang love story, merong umeepal sa happy ending. 

May isang babae na lumapit sakin at sinabing huwag ko na daw pakasalan si Jonas. Rason? Kasi sino daw ang magiging ama sa anak nila? Ay putangina! Bakit ngayon pa? Alam mo ba kung gaano kasakit sakin yun? Yung akala mo forever na pero may sabit pala? Tangina ang ganda ganda pa ng babae kaya hindi na rin ako nagtataka. Isang taon pa lang ang bata at isang taon palang kami ni Jonas ng magsimula daw yung relasyon nila. Yung totoo? Ayokong isuko si Jonas eh. Ano ako? Ako na yung pakakasalan ng lalake tapos ipapamigay ko pa? Tanginang buhay yan, di naman ako bobo. Kasalanan na yun nung putang babae kasi alam nyang third whee lang sya nagpabuntis pa syang hayop sya. Marami namang option doon hindi ba? Pwedng magpalaglag pero ano? Inisip nya siguro na kapag nagkaaanak si Jonas sa kanya ay iiwanan ako ni Jonas para sa kanya pero swerte nya lang at ako ang pinili ni Jonas. Binantaan daw sya ni Jonas na wag na wag ng lalapit samin. So iniisip ko na hindi rin alam ni Jonas na hindi ko alam ang kagaguhan nya. 

Bakit ako nandito? Kasi sa susunod na araw na ang kasal namin at ayaw kong magkamali ng desisyon. Habang buhay ko tong dadalhin miss Hopya and your opinion would really matter at this point. Thank you for your time. I know you're too young for this, but your opinion my dear could change my life and I know its for the better.

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I am more than honored to be the person you choose to come to in your time of needs. But remember, may you only be like this to me and nobody else. Always remember those people who never left, those people who's always been there for you whether in time of your needs or not. 

Those reads means more than anything to me. Knowing that people actually take a few minutes off their time to read what I've written is priceless. And the spot light? I stand behind plenty of good writers here in wattpad and to be honest with you, not just because you have plenty of reads doesn't give you the spot light miss. What those reads gives you is inspiration, courage and determination to inspire people.

Miss, I don't know anything about you, I do feel sorry for you, for what happened to you and your boyfriend. But who I'm really sorry for is the child. Its not just Jonas and my partner who have flaws, you, me, and everyone else has flaws. I know you've loved Jonas for a long time. He meant the world to you, he's your world and he's your everything but someday, he'll have to be a father to his own flesh and blood. His son. Alam ko masakit para sayo na hindi ikaw ang unang naanakan. Alam kong hindi madali sayo ngayon lalo na at ikakasal na kayo. As much pressure as I feel right now, having to think more than twice of the words, the right words I should use to spill my thoughts. Ang hirap atey. Sino ba ang gustong mapunta sa sitwasyon na ganyan? Wala naman diba pero nandyan na yan ate. Imagine, that innocent kid growing up without a father. Meron ka naman sigurong idea kung gaano kahirap lumaki sa isang pamilyang walang ama. I am not telling you but asking you to not only think about yourself but for the well being of those who could suffer as well. Let me put it this way, you're all grown up and surely you could understand how unfair this world could be. But the things is, yung bata walang kaalam-alam. As much as it hurts me to tell you this but mas kailangan ng bata si Jonas more than you do. 

Before anything else, I would like to leave you with a quote from Shakespeare:

"It is a wise father that knows his own child."

God bless you Miss.