Fate

Tonight

"...because physical pain can be easily healed, but the emotional pain, it cuts deeper, it bleeds harder. You'll never know how little or how much pain a person can endure. So if you were able to cause so much pain to someone, take a deep breath, and find it in your heart to say "I'm sorry" and make sure that you really mean it. But it doesn't stop from there, the real challenge is on how much effort you make to rebuild that broken relationship. Because broken relationships can be healed, it doesn't happen overnight, it takes time. Dahil pag nasaktan mo ang isang tao, ibig sabihin importante ka sa kanya. Mahal ka niya", the priest said. Kiefer held my hand, looked at me and whispered...

"I'm sorry. I love you. Do you still love me?"

"The last time I checked, ang sakit ng ginawa mo", I answered and he rested his head on my left shoulder while holding my hand.

"Nasa misa tayo Kiefer", I said.

"It's okay. The priest said magsorry daw", he said while rubbing his head on my shoulder.

"Yes. But he didn't say na maging showy ka dito."

"Eh where mo gusto?", he teased.

"Not here. Not anywhere", I answered.

"Swear?", he said while drawing circles on my palm using his fingers.

"Kieferrrr!", I said in a louder voice.

"Babe, you're too noisy", he said.

"Pag ako di mo tinigilan talaga, lalabas ako dito. So please, let go of my hand and stop leaning on me na."

"Ah, eh kasi nakahawak ka din. Naka lock din yung hand mo. Paano ko tatanggalin kamay ko?", he answered and I removed my hand from his grip.

The mass has ended and we're off to dinner.

"Ma, Pa, we'll not join you for dinner na", Kiefer said.

"Oh, why?", Tita asked.

"We're going somewhere else. Importante.", Kiefer answered.

"Huh? Where?", I asked.

"Basta", Kief answered.

"Ah, alam ko na yan. Goodluck son", Tita said.

I wasn't able to say goodbye to them coz Kiefer pulled me right away. Kung makahawak sa kamay ko kala mo hindi ako babae. Kainis.

"Wait nga, where are we going ba?", I asked while we're heading to his car.

"Basta. Sumakay ka na lang."

"What? Kiefer, remember I'm not your girlfriend anymore. You just can't take me anywhere", I said while refusing to enter his car.

But he pushed me inside, fastened my seatbelt and he started driving.

"Kidnapping to, alam mo ba iyon?", I said.

"Kung sa puso mo naman ako makukulong, okay lang."

"Kieferrrrr!!! I'm damn serious. Stop the car na kasi", I screamed.

"You don't want to go to Bulacan? You don't want to see your family?"

"What?? What do you mean?"

"We're heading to Bulacan. Your family is there right now, di ba?

"What?", I asked. Still trying to figure out what Kiefer is up to.

"You heard it right babe. So just chill. Mahaba habang byahe pa to. You can lean on me while I'm driving. That would pretty much help."

"You are so weird. And there's no way that I'm gonna lean on you", I said while tucking in my elbows.

He just kept on driving. I'm making faces pero hindi na niya ako pinapansin. He looks bothered as he keeps on taking a deep breath.