Chapter 47

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Umawang ang labi ko na agad ko rin tinikom. I... am speechless.

"I mean... if you're ready. It's fine if you can't give me an answer now." Bawi niya at mas lalo akong hinapit palapit sa kanya. He kissed the top of my head while my mind was still staying from his question.

I never thought of that.

But if I'll marry him, I'm sure he would be a great husband and... a father.

Umangat ang tingin ko sa kanya na nakatingin na sa TV. Hindi ko napigilan hindi ngumiti ng mapansin na nahihiya siya. He keep on licking his lips. I saw how his adam's apple move countless of times.

His head move to me when he seems to notice my stares, ngunit hindi ko na mapigilan hindi matawa nang biglang nanlaki ang kanyang mata. "Shira!" He complained which made me laugh harder.

I leaned on his ear and whispered, "Don't worry cause I will marry you..."

I tried to hide my laugh from a stoic face when I felt him frozen for a second, and then suddenly faced me at a speed of light.

"W-What?" I chuckled and kissed him instead.

"Are you proposing or just asking me if I have plans on marrying you?" I clarified.

"Both?" Umangat ang kanang kilay ko. But then suddenly, I felt something cold on my finger which made me gasp.

I started at the ring he inserted. It's silver. It has a small diamond-shaped design in a sparkle shape covered in transparent glass. When I moved it, I was surprised to see small circles move, like a mini snowball.

Geo and I immediately told Ate T and PJ about the news. I was happy that their first reactions were happy and surprised rather than getting mad at me for being engaged this too soon.

Why not marry now if doon naman kami mapupunta? Being with him these past years feels like I'm married to him but living together.

Magkasama kami umuwi sa Pilipinas. Geo and I haven't talked about the wedding and decided to focus on our work for a while. We planned to tell our parents when we were ready and when we receive their blessings, we are going to plan our wedding.

I was surprised when I learned that Geo set dinner for us, together with his father and brother when the day comes for us to announce our plan. Gulat din sina Tito sa ginawa ni Geo. Hindi ko alam kung saan ako mas nagulat. Sa biglaang pag-imbita niya kina Tito o ang pagbili ng ticket sa pamilya ko upang makapunta rito.

"Geo," I called. Just like one of our days, he stayed in my condo.

Tumingin siya sak'in mula sa pinapanood niya. "Can I ask something?"

Nanliit ang mata niya bago tumango. "Ahm... ano na ba kayo ng Daddy mo? I mean... okay ka na sa kanya?"

Hindi na ako nagulat nang tumawa siya. He's always like that when he seemed to notice my hesitation o kapag kinakabahan. Hinawakan niya ang kamay ko at tinaas-baba ito sabay ng kanya.

"Medyo?" Tumawa ako.

Umayos ako ng upo nang umayos din siya. "There's still a part of me that hates him. He ruined our family but... to be honest," he cleared his throat. "Secret lang natin 'to..." I chuckled and nodded.

"I'm happy that I have Giacomo kahit ayaw ko sa kanya." Humalakhak ako sa narinig. Simula nang marinig ko ang pag-uusap at asaran ng dalawang magkapatid, do'n ko napagtanto na ang denial ni Geo. He loves Giacomo, as well as his company, but he won't admit that in front of Giacomo dahil mas lalo lang siya aasarin nito. The same thing towards his father.

"Huwag mo nga ako pagtawanan. Huwag mo yan sabihin sa kanya, baka lalaki ang ulo." He pursed his lips as he said that. Mas lalong lumakas ang tawa ko dahil naiimagine ko na ang asar ni Giacomo sa kanya.

Hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala na magkapatid sila.Parang biglang naging BFF goals kami ni Nathalie.

Sinubukan ko pigilan tumawa nang napansin na mukha siyang nagseryoso. I bit my inside cheeks. "I'm sorry for not introducing them to you... or for not telling about them to you. I'm not... ano..." Ngumiti ako at pinisil ang kanyang pisngi.

I shook my head. "Okay lang, naiintindihan ko."

Si Geo ang sumundo sa pamilya ko nang makarating sila rito. Hindi ako nakasama dahil may isang commercial shoot ako. Mamaya ko na sila makikita pagkatapos nito dahil mamaya na rin namin sasabihin sa kanila ang balak namin.

Tulad nang nakagawian, sinundo ako ni Geo nang matapos ang trabaho. Dumiretso na kami sa restaurant ng kung saan kami nagpa-reserve. We passed at the back door, kasama namin sina Ate T at PJ.

Geo held my hand tightly as we got near the reserved room. Hindi ko alam kung tatawanan ko ba siya dahil sa namamawis niyang kamay o hindi dahil ako rin mismo ay kinakabahan. Insteaf of laughing, I held his tightly, too.

Nauna nang pumasok sina Ate T. She greeted my parents first before Geo's. I was surprised that his mom is here, too! Akala ko hindi na siya sasama. The first time we talked with her about coming here, she seems hesitant and I assume the possibility she won't come to dahil sa daddy ni Geo.

Nakipagbeso ako kay Tita na naunang lumapit sa'kin, gano'n din kay Tito at kay Giacomo. Ngumiti naman ako kina mama at binati sila. Hindi na nakipagbeso dahil hindi naman kami gumagano'n tuwing nagkikita.

We started to eat our dinner first. Napag-usapan ang tungkol sa trabaho naming dalawa. Ngunit nang biglang tumikhim si Geo ay bumalik ang kaba ko. Ngayon ko lang naalala ang dahilan kung bakit kami nandito.

Dumaan ang tingin ko kay Tita na pasimpleng sinisiko si mama na katabi niya. She seems not to notice me cause her eyes is on something. Sinundan ko iyon ng tingin at nagulat nang nasa singsing ko ang kanyang tingin. Tumikhim ako at pasimpleng inalis ang kamay sa pamamagitan ng pagpunas gamit ng napkin.

"Mommy, Daddy, Tita, Tito, Shaira, Cosmos... Ate T and PJ," Geo glanced at them one by one. Parang tagos pa sa puso ang pagtawag niya sa kapatid na may asar na ngiti.

Bumaba ang tingin ko dahil sa kaba. Shit. I never thought na ganito pala kakaba ang paghihingi ng blessings sa mga magulang niyo para sa kasal!

Hinawakan ni Geo ang kamay ko kung nasa'n may singsing. He slowly lift it up as he said, "We're planning to get ma--" He was cut off by Tita's squeal and clap.

When she realized that just happened, she quickly covered her lips with her fingers and cleared her throat. Pasimple siyang uminom at muling inayos ang lalamunan. Tito silently laughed na sinundan naman nina Giacomo.

Geo cleared her throat. "We're planning on getting married," he lifted both of our hands higher and showed the ring in front of them. Nahihiyang ngumiti ako.

Biglang tumayo si Tita, sa isang iglap ay nasa likuran nasiya namin at sabay kami yinakap. Humiyaw si Giacomo na sinabayan ni Shaira at PJ. "Wooo!!! Ikakasal ni ang bunso ko!" Sigaw ni Giacomo.

"Shut up, we're the same age."

"Congrats, mga anak!" si Tita.

Tumingon ako kina mama na nakangiti. They didn't say anything but their eyes speaks so much words. Pansin ko na pareho naluluha ang kanilang mga mata.

Bumalik si Tita sa kanyang kinauupuan nang suwayin ni Tito dahil sa higpit ng yakap niya sa'min na hindi matanggal-tanggal. "So, what's the plan?"

Geo held my hand tightly as we told them about our plan. "Siguro na ba talaga kayo sa isa't-isa? Ayoko makarinig ng annulment," sambit ni papa matapos sabihin ang buong plano.

Nagkatinginan kaming dalawa, natawa pa ako dahil sabay kami tumango. "Never," Geo said.

"Never," sunod ko nang bumaling sila ng tingin sa'kin. Hindi mawala ang kaba ko buong magdamag. I don't even know what to say! All I can do is chuckle and smile awkwardly.

"Paalala lang bilang magulang, huwag kayo magpadalos-dalos sa lahat ng bagay. Sa mga salita, gawa, at desisyon man. Mahalin niyo ng totoo ang isa't isa at lahat ng mga bagay na kailangan sa isang relasyon ay masusunod. Tulad na lang nag sa pagpili sa kapares niyo araw-araw, sa pagiging mapasensya, marespeto..."

Tahimik lang kaming nakikinig sa mga paalala nila nang biglang nagtanong si Tito. "Tiara, is their situation fine?"

Lahat ng tingin ay lumipat kay Ate. She smiled at us which made me feel comfortable and relieved. We already talked about it. "Yes. The fans can't do anything about it if that's what Shira wants. Besides, it's her life, and I don't want to control it. I just wanted her to be happy. The company also approved and we don't have anything to worry about. She's not in any love team or ships, so..." Ate shrugged.

Hindi ko na napigilan ang sarili. Tumayo ako mahigpit na yinakap si Ate na tumatawa sa reaksyon ko. I just feel... reliev. That there are people who is suporting me and prioritizing what I want, on what makes me happy.

Hindi nagtagal sina mama, papa, Shaira at Tita sa Manila. Bumalik din sila pagkatapos ng ilang araw sa Bacolod dahil may trabaho rin sila, samantala nag-umpisa na kaming magplano ni Geo. We're only planning an intimate wedding where our closest friends and family are the only one who are invited.

Geo and I decided to get married in my hometown, where he and I were born. Both of us agreed on having a garden wedding. We chose Palmas Del Mar as the location and asked the manager and the resort itself to make the event as private as possible. We rented the side where the wedding will take place.

Ilang buwan namin pinaghandaan ang kasal. We shouldered the fee for our invited close friends in the Luzon area. And I never thought that getting married would be this... overwhelming.

I wore a white whispy tulle gown chosen by me and my sister. It's an off-shoulder neckline, bodice, and skirt adorned with 3d florals. The top part has a transparent part where the moon and stars design was embroidered. A simple flower crown was placed in my head, while my hair is in a low messy bun. A light make-up to show my natural beauty.

I took a deep breath as I stand outside the door with my parents. A wedding song we personally chose was played as the flower girls, ring bearer and the rest started to walk. Kasabay nang pagmumura ko sa isip ay ang pagpigil sa sarili kong magmura dahil nandito si Father.

I felt frozen when the door slowly opened. And I know that the next thing that was going to happen is I'll be tied with the man I wanted to be tied with.

Dahan-dahan akong lumakad kasama ang mga magulang. The aisle I walked has a white carpet directed at the end part where my groom is standing beside the priest and his best man, Draco. Magtatampo na sana si Draco nang malamang isa siya sa option kung sino ang kukuning best man ni Geo. He wanted to be the only choice tho.

The motif is white and pastel blue. There are white and some red petals scattered at the side of the aisle. In both sides are white chairs covered with white fabric cloth. The weather is not sunny because the sun is slowly setting, kaya hindi mainit kahit walang takip. Mula rito ay matatanaw sa isang gilid ang isang pool kung saan mo makikita ang salamin ng langit.

The sun's light is directed at us as it serves as our spotlight. It made the ambiance more romantic. I suddenly felt like to want a photoshoot! Sunkissed!

But then I remember, I'm at my wedding.

Hindi ko nagawang tignan nang diretso si Geo habang lumalakad. Kinakabahan ako. Ramdam ko ang panginginig ng kamay ko!

From the front side, I saw Carina waved at me as she wipe the side of her eyes. Mahina akong natawa ng siniko ito ni Nathalie na naiiyak din. Even Nathalia is here! My friends are complete!

But the moment my eyes shifted in front. I met his intense teary gaze. I saw him smirked trying to cover up the tears. Pansin ko pa na pasimple niyang pinunasan ang gilid ng mga mata tska huminga ng malalim at ngumuso.

Nang marating ang dulo, my face beamed with happiness the moment we looked at each other. My parents are saying something to us, but it feels like the world stopped and it only revolves around him and me.

Pinatong na ni papa ang kamay ko sa nakalahad na kamay ni Geo. He slowly closed our hands together before I took a step beside him. Nakipag-beso ulit kami sa mga magulang bago kami dahan-dahan lumakad sa harap ng pari.

"I love you," he whispered in front of the priest.

"I love you, too," I answered.

And on June 08, Geo and I exchanged vows and promised to stay together until the end in front of our family, relatives, friends, priest, and God.


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