A glimpse in the dark (by Rufina D.Lindain)
Characters:
Juvy Cruz--- wife
Gerry Cruz--- husband
Joy Cruz------ daughter
Elmer Cruz----brother in-law
Peping Cruz-- grandfather
Auntie Lina Garcia---- aunt
Alice Morales--------friend
Location:
Dingalan beach
Mayapyap general hospital
Quezon City
Chapter 1
She went about alone in the beach nearby auntie lina’s hometown in Dingalan province. Oh yes, she lived there after she was first married to Gerry Cruz. Realizing she almost walking long , The sun was setting in a blaze of red and orange over puffy white clouds in a light azure sky, darkening into deep blue above . She has stood at the shore and suddenly the sun has disappeared over the high ridge behind the city. The lilac haze that hung over waves of the sea .Warmed with the golden bright and film of blue vapor to glow like a luminous pearl along the water in front of her legs. As she moving next to the sea and the tail light of the moon were winking across the widering stretch of black water. It helps her ebbling to the foot of the stairway. She drew herself from water with effort leaned on wearily to the pine tree besides the big rock. She could have carried all night without fatigued. Then with a quick, eager glanced at the passed, she nodded and smiled, know that she was not missing anything she said abruptly. Juvy was a beautiful and smart woman with oozing sex appeal, almost perfect with her 5’5 inches tall and fair complexion. Many man was attracted to her in fact, even younger guys were admiring inspite of her age now she’s turning 45 by next year of January 29,2012. Juvy has talking to herself and said, ”oh it’s been to long and too closely in her thought 22 years ago”. Though she was young, she seldom think much about it, there was now a golden memories when she feel a sudden arrogant pride in her youth day. She felt this flow of life which continually had a sense of speed and changes. Almost a danger and many hindrances and she was tired and sighed, she had wished for a peaceful life. She begged to released her inner thought from passed memories. Oh! The time had passed quickly it seems it was happened yesterday what a day so fast she whispered. November 30,1990, In Mayapyap general hospital, It was early in the morning around 6’oclock when they heard a crying baby. The staff nurse opened the glass door carried a new born baby and was smiling and said “a healthy baby, she’s so lovely and pretty same as her mommy”. Then she was put the baby in her arms and walked away. Juvy was so happy she can’t explained what was she felt at that time now that she a mother. Lolo peping and Elmer were there also in hospital accompanied her because Gerry has no knowledged that she bore their new child. A feeling of owned daughter and like a real father lolo peping was so excited too to see his new grandchild, he hold the baby kissed and hugged her grandchild. Same reaction with Elmer his brother in-law, you could see their faces an enthusiasm and happiness when they saw the baby. After 3 days of staying in hospital they paid their bills and began to packed up their things and began to travel. Juvy was speechless and quite thinking about Gerry’s unappearanced. Till suddenly they reached their house in Mayapyap sur just nearby from Mayapyap general hospital. At night, while feeding her child
She’s staring to her baby and smiling all her hormones had copied from her father. Her baby named Joy has round and tantalizing eyes with pointed nose only the shape of her face had copied from her. Juvy began to get tired and lying on her bed but still can’t sleep. She was looking from all facilities and thinking about Gerry. Now that it has formed she planned to travel in manila but how she said my baby still small and needs her comfort in time she’s crying and asking milk from her breast at night, many conflicts she whispered.
One afternoon around 2 o’clock , somebody are knocking the door, she was stepped walking to the door to see who was there. When she opened the door, surprised said Alice, her best friend Alice visiting her from long time Alice lived in Quezon City near Abs Cbn. They become closed friend when she and Alice had worked in Fuji film company in manila. What a a big surprised she said happily, thanks a lot you’ve come, wazup friend said juvy. “I want to talk with you something about your husband Gerry “ she said. Juvy was asking what is all about Gerry? Did you saw him in manila she asked? Alice shook her head and said “ yes I saw him”. Alice narrated everything she knew when she saw Gerry near her place in Quezon City. Juvy can’t say anything, she felt nervous and her body starts to quivered then said calmly don’t ever told to anyone especially Gerry that you saw him pleaded said to her friend, okey friend let’s keep it secret if that what you want said Alice. After a short conversation Alice began to wave a goodbye to her.
Juvy made final decisioned to travel in manila to see her husband. Gerry has been in manila for almost 6 months without her notification from his worked. He did’nt give me any penny of his income since he’s working there she whispered.
She was remembered she found a picture of girl in Gerry’s wallet a day before her husband accepted his job in manila and without his knowledged she took the picture and kept it. This time I knew where he is I want a proof, she sighed. I need to call Alice , she must accompanying me she said abruptly. Now after a long conversation with Alice in phoned, everything needs a clean set up she whispered. At night, she began to prepared her things because tomorrow I will go to manila and will travel around 4 o’clock in the morning she said. Juvy was asked Elmer to looked after baby Joy, she didn’t said that she will see Gerry tomorrow, only she and Alice knew their planned.
Chapter 2-
September 11,1990 around 3:45 in the morning, Alice took with her car arrived in their house exactly 4am and they began to traveled now to manila. While driving along the road, Alice was spoked with her and said just be yourself stay calmed pleased friend don’t makes any wrong moved she said to her. Okey I will never done wrong promised Juvy replied. Atfter 4 hours of journey they reached the place where Gerry had stayed, suddenly she felt nervous again and don’t understand if what will be the best moved she can do with Gerry. She took a long deep inhaled then start to walk near the door, she knocked the door 3 times, then she heard someone was walking to opened the door. Suddenly. the face of Gerry and the girl with incriminating pictures had surprisingly appeared in her front, she caught in the act the two lovers without their knowledged. Gerry with a stare of amazement at his undisturbed moment with her lover remained speechless. Oh my god! She felt her body quivered underneath of her own body. Gerry, you will never say anything don’t ever explained to me.so it’s really true , you could’nt be hiding this girl to me.Is that what you want? Okey,she said , you two can go to hell! That’s the last words she had spoken out to Gerry and quickly turned away and leaved the placed with Alice. Juvy had began crying out loud from Alice shoulder.and shouting, it’s hurt my friend.Okey, Alice said just released all the pain in your heart, be calmed and think twiced. I must go away Alice? That’s the last moment were been together with her friend Alice.
Gerry left her in the most painful way a woman can leave a man without a hint of recrimination, without a hind. What I’ve done could be undone at some future date without any regret on her part she said. That were not going to be together ever again. After a long time, she accepted that Gerry was not coming back but she never accepted that the man she was with him would have to disappear as well. And as painful as it was to have to keep this secret he has another woman, had ever brought that man back to life. A better man would have kept the memory and gotten rid of the pictures. A lesser man would have tried to find Juvy and change her mind. A lesser man would have called her, met for disingenuous cup of coffee or drink that never left the bottle and ended up allowing her into all the places that will be kept her soul not empty. No she don’t love realities anymore than another, but she admit then all has gone. Her minds define clear enough these are the lives we never crossed, though we flee from different situation of owned lives, seemed always to be asking what was she going to do. I couldn’t even say that I still loved Gerry, after all It had been such a long time since I left their home, she whispered. What really happened between us is not a subject. She can safely chronicle because still defies her ability to deconstruct and reorganized her brain around out differences but one summer of magical connection with someone else. Ahhm! A big sighed why not I had nothing to wished for she said to herselves. She nodded and smiled because she remembered her longtime suitor her co-partner in her trader company. Maybe this time she need companionship a longtime partner, Then she called her long time lover Jake without hesitant she could accepted his proposal for the second time that he asking to marry her. Now I could say Iam very happy what I have now and my life had been completed already, she narrat
Characters:
Juvy Cruz--- wife
Gerry Cruz--- husband
Joy Cruz------ daughter
Elmer Cruz----brother in-law
Peping Cruz-- grandfather
Auntie Lina Garcia---- aunt
Alice Morales--------friend
Location:
Dingalan beach
Mayapyap general hospital
Quezon City
Chapter 1
She went about alone in the beach nearby auntie lina’s hometown in Dingalan province. Oh yes, she lived there after she was first married to Gerry Cruz. Realizing she almost walking long , The sun was setting in a blaze of red and orange over puffy white clouds in a light azure sky, darkening into deep blue above . She has stood at the shore and suddenly the sun has disappeared over the high ridge behind the city. The lilac haze that hung over waves of the sea .Warmed with the golden bright and film of blue vapor to glow like a luminous pearl along the water in front of her legs. As she moving next to the sea and the tail light of the moon were winking across the widering stretch of black water. It helps her ebbling to the foot of the stairway. She drew herself from water with effort leaned on wearily to the pine tree besides the big rock. She could have carried all night without fatigued. Then with a quick, eager glanced at the passed, she nodded and smiled, know that she was not missing anything she said abruptly. Juvy was a beautiful and smart woman with oozing sex appeal, almost perfect with her 5’5 inches tall and fair complexion. Many man was attracted to her in fact, even younger guys were admiring inspite of her age now she’s turning 45 by next year of January 29,2012. Juvy has talking to herself and said, ”oh it’s been to long and too closely in her thought 22 years ago”. Though she was young, she seldom think much about it, there was now a golden memories when she feel a sudden arrogant pride in her youth day. She felt this flow of life which continually had a sense of speed and changes. Almost a danger and many hindrances and she was tired and sighed, she had wished for a peaceful life. She begged to released her inner thought from passed memories. Oh! The time had passed quickly it seems it was happened yesterday what a day so fast she whispered. November 30,1990, In Mayapyap general hospital, It was early in the morning around 6’oclock when they heard a crying baby. The staff nurse opened the glass door carried a new born baby and was smiling and said “a healthy baby, she’s so lovely and pretty same as her mommy”. Then she was put the baby in her arms and walked away. Juvy was so happy she can’t explained what was she felt at that time now that she a mother. Lolo peping and Elmer were there also in hospital accompanied her because Gerry has no knowledged that she bore their new child. A feeling of owned daughter and like a real father lolo peping was so excited too to see his new grandchild, he hold the baby kissed and hugged her grandchild. Same reaction with Elmer his brother in-law, you could see their faces an enthusiasm and happiness when they saw the baby. After 3 days of staying in hospital they paid their bills and began to packed up their things and began to travel. Juvy was speechless and quite thinking about Gerry’s unappearanced. Till suddenly they reached their house in Mayapyap sur just nearby from Mayapyap general hospital. At night, while feeding her child
She’s staring to her baby and smiling all her hormones had copied from her father. Her baby named Joy has round and tantalizing eyes with pointed nose only the shape of her face had copied from her. Juvy began to get tired and lying on her bed but still can’t sleep. She was looking from all facilities and thinking about Gerry. Now that it has formed she planned to travel in manila but how she said my baby still small and needs her comfort in time she’s crying and asking milk from her breast at night, many conflicts she whispered.
One afternoon around 2 o’clock , somebody are knocking the door, she was stepped walking to the door to see who was there. When she opened the door, surprised said Alice, her best friend Alice visiting her from long time Alice lived in Quezon City near Abs Cbn. They become closed friend when she and Alice had worked in Fuji film company in manila. What a a big surprised she said happily, thanks a lot you’ve come, wazup friend said juvy. “I want to talk with you something about your husband Gerry “ she said. Juvy was asking what is all about Gerry? Did you saw him in manila she asked? Alice shook her head and said “ yes I saw him”. Alice narrated everything she knew when she saw Gerry near her place in Quezon City. Juvy can’t say anything, she felt nervous and her body starts to quivered then said calmly don’t ever told to anyone especially Gerry that you saw him pleaded said to her friend, okey friend let’s keep it secret if that what you want said Alice. After a short conversation Alice began to wave a goodbye to her.
Juvy made final decisioned to travel in manila to see her husband. Gerry has been in manila for almost 6 months without her notification from his worked. He did’nt give me any penny of his income since he’s working there she whispered.
She was remembered she found a picture of girl in Gerry’s wallet a day before her husband accepted his job in manila and without his knowledged she took the picture and kept it. This time I knew where he is I want a proof, she sighed. I need to call Alice , she must accompanying me she said abruptly. Now after a long conversation with Alice in phoned, everything needs a clean set up she whispered. At night, she began to prepared her things because tomorrow I will go to manila and will travel around 4 o’clock in the morning she said. Juvy was asked Elmer to looked after baby Joy, she didn’t said that she will see Gerry tomorrow, only she and Alice knew their planned.
Chapter 2-
September 11,1990 around 3:45 in the morning, Alice took with her car arrived in their house exactly 4am and they began to traveled now to manila. While driving along the road, Alice was spoked with her and said just be yourself stay calmed pleased friend don’t makes any wrong moved she said to her. Okey I will never done wrong promised Juvy replied. Atfter 4 hours of journey they reached the place where Gerry had stayed, suddenly she felt nervous again and don’t understand if what will be the best moved she can do with Gerry. She took a long deep inhaled then start to walk near the door, she knocked the door 3 times, then she heard someone was walking to opened the door. Suddenly. the face of Gerry and the girl with incriminating pictures had surprisingly appeared in her front, she caught in the act the two lovers without their knowledged. Gerry with a stare of amazement at his undisturbed moment with her lover remained speechless. Oh my god! She felt her body quivered underneath of her own body. Gerry, you will never say anything don’t ever explained to me.so it’s really true , you could’nt be hiding this girl to me.Is that what you want? Okey,she said , you two can go to hell! That’s the last words she had spoken out to Gerry and quickly turned away and leaved the placed with Alice. Juvy had began crying out loud from Alice shoulder.and shouting, it’s hurt my friend.Okey, Alice said just released all the pain in your heart, be calmed and think twiced. I must go away Alice? That’s the last moment were been together with her friend Alice.
Gerry left her in the most painful way a woman can leave a man without a hint of recrimination, without a hind. What I’ve done could be undone at some future date without any regret on her part she said. That were not going to be together ever again. After a long time, she accepted that Gerry was not coming back but she never accepted that the man she was with him would have to disappear as well. And as painful as it was to have to keep this secret he has another woman, had ever brought that man back to life. A better man would have kept the memory and gotten rid of the pictures. A lesser man would have tried to find Juvy and change her mind. A lesser man would have called her, met for disingenuous cup of coffee or drink that never left the bottle and ended up allowing her into all the places that will be kept her soul not empty. No she don’t love realities anymore than another, but she admit then all has gone. Her minds define clear enough these are the lives we never crossed, though we flee from different situation of owned lives, seemed always to be asking what was she going to do. I couldn’t even say that I still loved Gerry, after all It had been such a long time since I left their home, she whispered. What really happened between us is not a subject. She can safely chronicle because still defies her ability to deconstruct and reorganized her brain around out differences but one summer of magical connection with someone else. Ahhm! A big sighed why not I had nothing to wished for she said to herselves. She nodded and smiled because she remembered her longtime suitor her co-partner in her trader company. Maybe this time she need companionship a longtime partner, Then she called her long time lover Jake without hesitant she could accepted his proposal for the second time that he asking to marry her. Now I could say Iam very happy what I have now and my life had been completed already, she narrat