Multimedia: Trace and Laureen
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《PRESENT LIFE》
July 23, 2022
Wednesday | 4:43pm
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When Lorenzo and Annys were still together, there was one thing about her he could never quite understand.
She was always making paper boats.
Araw-araw niya itong nakikitang gumagawa. Tahimik, seryoso, parang may sariling mundo habang tinutupi ang papel. Paulit-ulit. Walang sawa.
So one day, he asked her why.
Annys simply smiled and told him that she had read somewhere, na kapag nakagawa ka raw ng isang libong paper boats, matutupad ang hiling mo.
He laughed at her.
Sobra.
Because to him, it sounded ridiculous. Imposible. Paano naman matutupad ang isang kahilingan dahil lang sa paggawa ng bangkang papel?
He even told her to stop, that it was nonsense.
But Annys didn't. Ipinagpatuloy niya lang.
And that was Annys. Tahimik, pero matigas ang loob kapag may pinaniniwalaan.
So instead of stopping her, Lorenzo decided to help.
At that time, she had already made 428 paper boats.
But she refused.
Sabi niya, bawal daw magpatulong dahil mawawalan ng bisa.
It was funny.
But somehow... it was also interesting.
So Lorenzo let her be.
Hinayaan niya lang itong gumawa nang gumawa.
Until she couldn't anymore.
She died at 946 paper boats.
She never got to finish it.
At dahil sa sobrang lungkot, sa sobrang sakit, at sa sobrang desperadong makita siya ulit..
Lorenzo started making paper boats.
Isa-isa.
Umaasa.
Umaasang baka, kahit papaano, matupad ang kahilingan.
Pero habang tumatagal, napapagod siya.
Napapaisip.
Natatauhan.
It was nonsense.
A stupid, hopeless idea.
Paano niya makikita ang isang taong patay na sa pamamagitan lang ng paggawa ng bangkang papel?
It was impossible.
So he stopped.
Life moved forward.
Ipinamana sa kanya ni Tito Diego ang Oren Bar.
He got busy.
He rebuilt himself.
At doon niya na-realize, he still had a life to fix.
A future to build.
And he did.
He succeeded.
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