Ben's Gift, Genoveva's Curse

the first ever runaway newlyweds

“I now pronounce you husband and wife.” The priest proclaimed the new Mr. And Mrs. Restituto Benito de Guzman. “You may now kiss the bride...”

Genoveva felt like she was the happiest woman in the world. She found her true love at last. A love that is blind like what Shakespeare said. Too bad she had to give up her beauty for such prize. But it’s all worth it. To hell with what other people said about her ugliness. Every time Ben told her that she’s the most beautiful girl in the world, she believed it as the one and only truth.

His Best Man was right, that he only used Genoveva for a reason. But Ben changed when he finally got to know the girl. There was a connection. He saw himself with Genoveva. He saw aan ugly but strong intelligent woman who is willing to fight the odds. They had a lot of things in common. They watched the same TV series, listened to Queen, and craved for hot and spicy shawarma. In short, he did fell in love.

So they felt like the King and Queen of the World when they kissed in the church.

BUT SOMETHING HAPPENED.

When Ben and Genoveva’s lips touched, the whole place glowed. Blinding light. Like fireworks. There’s a sound somewhere. Magical melodious sound and obviously not from the guitarist. The longer they kissed the brighter the light that engulfed the place. And when everything’s over...

“YOU’RE UGLY?!” Genoveva screamed.

“YOU’RE PRETTY?!” Ben screamed at the same time.

“What’s the meaning of this?”

“What have you done?”

“I HATE YOU!” They chorused.

What happened? Genoveva’s curse was lifted and she’s now a beautiful bride. Ben’s wish was revoked and he’s back to his ugly self in his white barong. They looked around them and saw some unconscious people on the floor. Their friends were looking at them like they were ghosts or something more horrible. Ben and Genoveva were confused and ashamed all of the sudden. But considering their post kiss-the-bride unexplainable transformations, their immediate defence mechanism was only to run away. So they ran away.

There. The first ever runaway newlyweds.

Arriving at their room in the hotel 30 minutes later, the new couple where throwing words at each other nonstop. They never had a fight. It was the first time.

“How dare you make a fool out of me!” Ben’s voice was reverberating in the room. “I loathed pretty girls like you...and what’s this?! I MARRIED A BEAUTIFUL GIRL! Bullshit!”

“Speak for yourself bastard!” Genoveva’s rage was just as great. “And I thought you really love me...of what I am. BUT UGLY AS YOU ARE RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW, YOU’RE JUST THE SAME AS THOSE ROTTEN BOYS WHO DROOL OVER THIS FACE, THESE BOOBS, THIS FUCKIN PUSSY!” And to exaggerate her punchline, she tore her gown revealing her womanhood.

“It’s not the point. You lied to me Genoveva!”

“Look who’s talking! Ugly boy turned handsome just to attract attention. Haha...get a life douchebag!”

“I want to file an annulment. I don’t love you anymore.”

“Oh great...you’re doing me a big big favor asshole.”

So yeah, eventually, they filed for annulment a week later. 

End of story.