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(PDF) Sipi Ng Lumbay Ng Dila FICTION IDEYA: Journal of the Humanities 10.2 (2009): 47-67 Sipi mula sa Nobelang Ang Lumbay ng Dila Genevieve L. Asenjo [email protected] 1 kong maniwala sa muling pagkaluntian ng bukid. Hindi niya ito naipagpapatuloy. anghaling-tapat ngayon. Kalagitnaan ng Tumunog ang kanyang cellphone. Isang Hunyo.Taong 2007. T breaking news ang mensahe na kaagad din narinig Nakatayo siya — si Sadyah Zapanta Lopez — ng buong baryo sa Bombo Radyo. Ito rin ang sa isang burol sa kanilang baryo, ang Barasanan, bumati sa kanya sa Inquirer7.net. at Philstar.com. sa bayan ng Dao. Nasa dulong timog ito ng Antique, Nasisiguro niyang ito rin ang ibinabalita sa mga isang probinsya sa Panay na ayon sa isang paring istasyon ng TV. Marahil may nakatatak pang musikero nito, ay ang lugar kung saan nagtatagpo eksklusibo. ang dagat at bundok. Lupa at dagat sa pinggan Antique former Assemblyman Marcelo N. naman ito para sa isa niyang babaeng makata na Lopez, acquitted after 21 years of trial! kasalukuyang nasa Amerika. Nakilala niya ang pagkamangha, higit kaysa Nasa dibdib niya ang alinsangan ng tag-init, nasa pagkabigla, na lumukob sa kanya. May anyo ng talampakan ang lamig ng tag-ulan. kaligtasan. Sinuklay niya ng mga daliri ang lampas-balikat na buhok. Inamoy ang bango nito. Isang pag- aanyaya sa banal sa kanyang paligid na dumapo 2 sa kanyang ulo. Katulad kaninang umaga. Umaaso-aso ang kanin na sinandomeng. Nakalapag ito sa mesa sa iya si Sadyah Zapanta Lopez. Apat na taon kanyang gilid katabi ang pinggan ng piniritong Sang nakararaan, nauso ang Friendster. Sumali danggit, nilagang itlog, tortang talong. Nagbu-brew siya at naitatak niya sa bahaging Who Do You Want sa French Press ng Starbucks ang House Blend. To Meet ang magkatambal niyang pagnanasa: My Sa kanyang laptop, nagsisimulang bumukas sa grandfather Marcelo Nones Lopez and my Capricorn ang www.horoscope.com. Naririnig na mother Teresa Checa Zapanta-Lopez. niya ang “Love’s Divine” ni Seal sa video na Natunaw ang kanyang akala na naiwan niya ito pinadala sa kanya ni Priya sa YouTube. Alaala sa paliku-likong kalsada ng Antique nang ng Pagkabasa. Ito ang pamagat ng kanyang blog makatapos sa kolehiyo sa UPV. Naitapon sa Multiply. Naisulat niya ang ganito: Isang maging ang huling hibla ng lungkot nito sa tubig ang alaala na humahagunos sa tamang daungan ng Iloilo nang makasakay sa barko panahon. Katulad ngayong umuulan at gusto patungong Manila. © 2009 De La Salle University, Philippines 48 IDEYA VOL. 10 NO. 2 Nabuwag ng font na Garamond ang kanyang Dito nabuo, sa kanyang buhay-pag-ibig, ang hiya. Napalitan ng tapang ng Bold at bighani ng pagkamangha na naramdaman niya kaninang Italics ang kanyang panliliit. Umangkin ng tatag umaga. Kasukob ang pinaniniwalaan niya ngayon: ng karaniwang font size 12 ang kanyang pag- Ang pag-ibig ay isang distansya. aalinlangan. Na para bang ang tayo nito sa pahina Sa simula, sa pagitan ng magkaharap na ng website ay may integridad ng ganda at lakas balkonahe nila ni Priya sa magkatambal na gusali. niya ngayon sa edad na 28. Ang liwanag ng ilaw ay isang bintana. Ang hangin Nagulantang siya. May pagkamangha. Parang na dumadaan ay naglalakbay mula sa isang pinto tulad noong una niyang masaksihan bilang Assistant papasok sa elevator, pababa, para umakyat, sa Instructor ang nagliliparan, nagkikislapan, at isa pang elevator, tungo sa kabilang pinto, kung nakakatuliling flash animation sa Powerpoint saan ang katok ay ka-pangalan ng cold shower at presentation ng kanyang mga estudyante sa La pillow talk ng mga libro, musika, paglalakbay. Salle. At ngayon, ito ay ang pagpapalaot nila online. May intensidad ng unang danas niya ng Sa kanyang Filipino-English na tunog Kinaray-a. pakikipagniig sa edad na 20. Kay Stephen, ang Sa Indian-inflected English ni Priya. Sa dati niyang mangingibig na Tsinoy. Napakabilis ng pinagtutugma nilang oras ng Manila, Philippines, mga daliri ng binata sa pag-abot-tanggal ng hook at Munich, Germany. ng kanyang bra. Sa mga labi’t palad nito, Ang lumbay ng dila. nakalimutan niyang maliliit ang kanyang mga suso. Nasundan niya ang pagluslos nito ng puting briefs. Hindi tumagal ang pagbuhos ng ulan. Hindi rin Hanggang sa makawala sa mga paa nito at tuluyang umaraw. humimlay sa sahig. Natulala siya sa isang Isa-isa niyang isinasara ang website. Sunod- napakagandang tanawin—ang bantayog sa pagitan sunod na pinindot ang mga hakbang sa ng mga hita ni Stephen. Hindi na niya namalayan pagpapahinga ng laptop. kung sa pitaka ba o sa bulsa ng pantalon nito Nakabukas ang bintana. Napasulyap siya. hinugot ang strawberry-flavored condom. Nang Nagkikiskisan sa hanging Hunyo ang mga dahon lumipat ang mga bibig nito sa naglalagablab niyang ng punong atis. May liwanag na tumatagos sa kandungan, napaigtad siya’t napahiyaw, dahil para pagitan ng paglalapit at paglalayo ng mga tangkay. bang nag-aamoy-dila ito sa whipped cream ng café Mga kamay ng Diyos, naisip niya. Nagbibigay- mocha. daan sa liwanag na makararating sa kanyang utak, May sindak nang hapong iyon na nadaanan nila magniningning sa kanyang mga mata at mukha, ni Ishmael, ang dati niyang nobyo na Muslim, ang magpapahinahon sa kanyang boses. pagsusunog ng mga aktibista sa mga mukha nina Inubos niya ang almusal. Sinimot ang isang George Bush at Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sa tasang kape. Saka binitbit ang isang bote ng harapan ng US Embassy. Animo’y lumundag ang mineral water palabas ng bahay. lahat ng poot sa mga mata at lalamunan ng mga Anim na kabitbahay ang kanyang nadaanan. aktibista. Mga bola ng apoy na nagpagiling-giling May malalaking puno ng akasya, mga puno ng sa kalsada at nahabol sila ni Ishmael. Hanggang sa sinegwelas at saging sa magkabilang gilid ng kalsada sumuot-gumapang ito sa buo niyang katawan. na nilalatayan ng linya ng kuryente, mga halaman Naging isang higanteng virus na kumakatkat sa na hindi na niya nakikilala ngunit natatandaan niyang kanyang mga kalamnan at buto. namumulaklak. Pinamimitas niya ito noong bata; Pinagtagpo niya ang mga daliri nila ni Ishmael sinisipsip ang katas ng mga talulot. sa pagsisitayuan ng kanyang mga balahibo. Niyanig Sinuyod ng kanyang tsinelas ang mga mumunting siya ng panginginig at may lindol na dumagundong bato sa kalsada. Hinayaan niyang kumapit ang sa kanyang isipan: “Ano ang tutoo, Marcelo? Ano alikabok sa naka-shave na mga binti sa suot na ang tutoo, Teresa?” shorts na maong. At parang mga hanay ng maliliit SIPI MULA SA NOBELANG ANG LUMBAY NG DILA GENEVIEVE L. ASENJO 49 na pulang langgam na gumapang sa kanyang loob Nagtatanim sila ng mga madre de cacao na ang sundot na umakyat sa burol na ito. magsisilbing firebreak sa ipinapatayo niyang nursery ng mahogany. Itong burol ang nagsisilbing watchtower ng higit Pangalawang araw na ito. Magkasama sila walong-hektaryang nakapalibot sa kanya. Pamana kahapon. Nangalay ang kanyang likod. Lalo na ang ng kanilang apoy Ati Bulalakaw. Makikita mula rito kanyang kanang braso. Natulog siya kagabi sa kung may mangangahas pumutol ng kahoy o kung lambot ng paghilot ng mga kamay ni Nene. Sa talab may sunog. ng pinagmamalaki nitong Betet, isang gamot- Malayo ang dagat sa kanila. Nasa kabila ng pampahid na mabibili sa botika sa bayan. Bundok Aliwliw kung saan tumatalbog ang kanyang Ipinagdiriwang ng mag-asawa sa lupang ito paningin. Saan nakatayo ang sattellite dish ng isang ang balita sa kanilang suot na kamisetang may network ng cellphone. Sa kalawakan, natatandaan manggas. Nauna silang umalis ng bahay, bitbit niyang leksyon noong Grade 4 sa pampublikong ang pala at piko mula sa pagkakasandal sa puno paaralan sa kabilang baryo ang ulap na nakalutang: ng atis. Cumulus. Pansamantala, para itong naging balloon Marahil tulad ng mga punla ng mahogany at mga na naglalaman ng utos, nagsusulputan kasabay ng puno ng madre de cacao, nangangako ang araw nagkikislapang pana sa ulo ng diyablo na na ito ng mas taas-noo nilang paglalakad sa mga kailangang patayin upang maka-abante sa laro sa kalsada sa bayan ng Dao at San Jose, ang kapital kompyuter na Ragnarok. ng probinsya. Lalo na nina Joshua at Angela, pito Naglaro sila ni Priya nito isang gabi. at apat na taong gulang nina Nene at Nonoy. Sa paanan ng bundok, parang kabuteng Pagdating ng sarili nilang pagkakamalay sa nagsusulputan ang mga yerong bubong ng mga kasaysayan ng kanilang angkan. kongkretong bahay. Isang bahaghari sa kanilang Nakita siya ng mag-asawa. Kumaway ang mga iba’t ibang kulay. Isang talaan ng Bangko Sentral ito. Gumanti siya. ng Pilipinas sa palitan ng mga pera sa kanilang iba’t Binuwal ng hangin ang nasimot niyang bote ng ibang laki at taas. mineral water at napatalikod siya. Sa di-kalayuan, isang malawak na palayan. Isa uling malawak na palayan. Ngayon, hagdan- Napalunok siya ng laway. Nakadadaloy lamang sa hagdan, paakyat sa bundok na walang gubat. Sa buong baryo ang pag-asa ng mga magsasaka sa kabila nito, ilang baryo na mga Kawasaki at masaganang ani, sa tuloy-tuloy na pagbuhos ng Yamahang motorsiklo lang ng mga ahente ng gamot ulan. at trucking ng mga negosyante ng hayop ang Papalapit, ang hilera ng mga punong niyog at nakakapasok. Ilang eleksyon na, hindi pa rin kawayan sa magkabilang gilid ng pampang. nagkakakuryente. Naikuwento sa kanya ni Nene Nakikilala niya pa ang mangilan-ngilang puno na na may generator ang ilang may-abrod. nagkukubli ng sapa roon: kaimito, lumboy, Iloilo na sa malayong-malayo. Ang San Joaquin, banaba, kamunsil, madre de cacao, ipil-ipil. ang unang bayan mula Antique. Kung lalakarin, Pagkatapos, isa uling malawak na palayan. maaaring kalahating araw. Sa kanyang kaliwa, ang Sang-ayon sa lakas ng init at ulan saka ihip ng baybayin ng Anini-y, ang kasunod na bayan. Kung hangin, nag-aaruga rin ito ng mais, melon, pakwan, ihahambing sa Manila Bay, para itong postcard sa kamatis, labanos.
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