"𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐟e"
🖊️- Shadow
I was four years old back then when i called my mom to say my please.
“Mommy!”
“Yes sweetheart?”
I show my powerful smile to Mother; the kind of smile that no one can resist. “I want her” i pause, pointing my forefinger at her. As I look softly at the baby whose peacefully sleeping inside the pink stroller. Spoiled brat tone was visible on my little voice. “For me...” i heard their both gasp of astound.
“Sweety... she's not a baby doll---” 𝑂𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑦, 𝑠ℎ𝑒'𝑠 𝑜𝑏𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔. “I know po, 'my. Of course she's not. 'Cause she'll be my princess from now on and soon to be my queen in the near future!” I giggle like a madman. The thought of them would oppose vanished when they both laughed to my cuteness. Told ya!
“Anak ka talaga ni Ayren walang duda! Just like what you did, your mom also declared in front of your grandparents that she owned you father even if that time your father doesn't have any idea about your mother's existence. And the moment your dad knew, you're now living in your mom's tummy...” Apologies Tita, I'm not listening.
'𝑆𝑜𝑜𝑛, 𝑎𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑘 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑙𝑒 𝑖'𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝐼 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑒.' Airene smile to me while still aslept like she agree. So cutie!
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As time passes by... i witnessed every first of you. Your first word.
“Airene say my baby Aaron...” Gusto ko lang pakiligin sarili ko pero insulto ang sinabi mo.
“Nget!” Eh?! Did she just call me ugly?!
When i accidentally fart and you give your first laugh, baby it was a music to my ears.
Your first walk, sing, dance and your first birthday. Everyone was singing the happy birthday song to you.
“Happy 1st birthday Airene Pearl!” I greeted you. And your response make my heart flutter.
“Love yah nget-nget!”
First achievement. You made our deal as an inspiration to won the taekwando's competition and you got the 1st place. As exchange i will confess my feelings to someone when she turned 18.
Funny, I panic when i saw red blood to your skirt. Don't have any idea that it was menstruation, your first menst. Because of that you ignore me for almost 1 month! You reasoned out that you were shy to me.
“C'mon you don't have to shy. Ako lang 'to.” You chuckled. “Yah right, thanks though.”
And my most awaiting day came. I'm now preparing my self as your last dance. Your favorite red tulip hid here inside my tux.
When the song change into 'Shape of you by Ed Sheeran' I walk smoothly to your direction while rhyming the beat, my eyes were intently looking at your lovely smiling face. I know you didn't expect your last dance would be this awesome.
At exact when the song hit the 'take my hands stop' lyrics I'm now holding your hands snaking it here to my nape, the song also change into a love song one.
“You are so beautiful, Airene...” I say as we dance slowly. “Remember our deal? If you get the 1st place, I'm gonna confess my feelings to the girl i like when she turned 18? The girl is no other than you. I like-- no i love you from the very start and i can't stop falling in love with you now...” I froze when you started crying. The thought that you'll reject me vanished when you said it's a tears of joy. You're just happy that the feeling is mutual. I'm so happy! My princess love me back!
"I love you, Aaron..." with that i take your first and give my first kiss to you in exchange. We both blush when we heard the loud clapping sound of everybody including our smiling parents.
We both shared lots of memories together. Can you still recall? You are my princess until now and then, forever. 'Cause I can't do the last thing I promised.
“You're so handsome son, your whole white outfit suits you alot. I'm so proud of you my baby...” Truth to be told. It's really screaming through her slightly teary eyed.
“Don't cry. Your make up will be ruined and you'll turn into an ugly hagard old hag.”
A chuckled came out to my mouth the moment I received a strike. “You're so mean!” my mom complain.
The smile on my face faded when a sacrist called my chosen title field. "Father, the wedding is about to start." He informed.
I chuckled. No, you're all wrong. I'm not wearing a expensive looking white tuxedo. Instead, I wore my attire, the priest attire.
"Son, you don't have to do this if you c-can't..." She sobbed. How i hate to see a woman crying.
"Mom, it's her w-wedding day. I may not be the o-one she's going to marry then just l-let myself be the priest who will announce that s-she's now married to someone else.” I swallowed the lump on my throat. God knows how much I wish to be her groom, to be her husband and to be the father of her children. I badly want that. But he did not comply, may be he has an another plan for me. And that plan is to serve him until he took my last breathe.
“You keep torturing yourself, son..”
Everyone was now standing on their place, looking at the door's open showing the most bride I've ever seen. As she walk slowly towards her groom realization hits me. That, I can't always get what I want...
And Airene's mother was wrong when she said that my mom and I has no difference. 'Cause my mom got my dad while me didn't get your daughter in the end.
“I announce you as husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride..” A lone tear scape from my eye as I averted my gaze to them, slowly walking away with broken heart...
