18 Wishes

Completed! [Short Story] | 2014

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Sabi nila, 18 is the age where a girl turns to a lady.

18 is the moment.

18 is the peak.

18 is the start where life throws you all the dramas possible.

Pero sabi lang nila iyon.

At naniniwala ako na wala sa edad ang buhay. Hindi edad ang basehan kung kalian susubukin ang tatag mo. Because things are bound to happen; and age won't defy it.

Pain.

Lahat ay nakaranas na ng sakit bago pa matungtong ang 18. Physically, emotionally or mentally inflicted-we all have experienced pain even before we're 18.

Bago pa man ako mag-eighteen, life gave me a hard battle. One damn hard battle. Sa lahat ng binigay sa akin, iyon ang pinaka-mahirap. Dahil hindi lang ako ang naa-apektuhan ng pag-subok na iyon. Ang makita ang pamilya at mga kaibgan kong nahihirapan ay patunay na sila rin ay apektado.

But on my journey fighting against that battle, I've experienced the most wonderful thing possible. It was so wonderful it almost healed me. It was so great I lived my everyday without a dull moment.

It was so powerful that I wasn't scared of death anymore.

It was that thing that we get unconditionally-even before we're 18.

It was love.