Synopsis

 

Out of nowhere, a speeding car blindsides Karissa (Meryll Soriano) and hurls her delicate body into the air. She feels herself being suddenly lifted into the air, floating, suspended, spinning… Then pain. Chaos. Darkness. Silence. She lays face down on the pavement. Dead.

Anton (Ping Medina), who always loved her in secret, holds her lifeless body in his arms. The loss and sadness unbearable. He reaches his threshold, this tragic event being the last thread to make his decision, to take the final leap. If only to save his beloved.

“Numbalikdiwa…”

Lola Nimia (Estrella Kuenzller) is the last of the clan with knowledge of the Numbalikdiwa. She is at her sunset years and has been bedridden for more than a decade. Anton, her grandson, she raised since he was a babe. And now, it is he who has been caring for her all these years. Also living with them is the beautiful and nimble Karissa, whom Lola Nimia adopted and brought her up like she was her own granddaughter.

Nimia is kind, unassuming, loving, and gentle. But her grand plan has always been to teach Anton this ancient ritual and have him perform it on Karissa upon her death, thereby making her immortal. The question whether it is evil or otherwise is not even an issue. But Anton is having second thoughts. He is secretly in love with Karissa. He is obsessed and totally enamoured by her, but keeps it to himself. He cannot face these powerful feelings and is unable to express it to her. After all, they are virtually brother and sister.

Unfortunately, Karissa is infatuated and has her heart set on Carlos (Albert Martinez), a successful professional who frequents their barbecue stall with his girlfriend Portia (Maricel Soriano). Tension evolves between Karissa and Anton as the former dreams of a life that is not hers to begin with and the latter wishing only happiness for his one true love. The frequent insistence of Lola Nimia to pass on the Numbalikdiwa legacy to Anton creates a whirlwind of conflict in the mind of her grandson. And fate always seems to take a turn for the worse…

Numablikdiwa. A different kind of love story between souls unfazed by life or death. Mystery surrounds all the characters and seemingly ordinary events become suspenseful and thrilling as the fate of two souls forever intertwined, affect destiny, change life… cause death.

Tila sa langis at tubig nga maihahalintulad ang relasyong Karissa at Carlos. Kahit ilang beses ipagsama, ang isa'y lagi na lang nakaangat, ang isa nama'y lugmok nang nasa ilalim.Kailanma'y hindi sila maaaring magkatuluyan kung kaya't kinakalinga na lamang ni Karissa ang bawat oras, minuto't segundong nasusulyapan niya ang kanyang matayog na pag-ibig.