Dark Side of the Castle (Complete version)

Chapter 59

                                    𝕱𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖎𝖓𝖌

Kinakabahan ako at pinaglalaruan ko ang mga daliri ko habang nandito ako sa loob ng kotse. Nakayuko lang ako at palinga linga sa labas, dahil alam kong marami nang tao ang nasa loob ng hotel.

Today is the day. Today is my 18th birthday.

Noong una hindi ko naman iniisip masyado ang tungkol dito, thinking that it will be just another normal birthday for me. But knowing kuya, I know this can't just be simple. Pinagbigyan ko siya, and here I am kabado sa kung anong magiging reaction ng mga tao pagpasok sa pintong nasa harapan ko.

I am wearing a soft white sleeveless dress. Full of shimmers at the bottom and some diamonds on the beltline.

My hair was just tied down in half with a ribbon, while wearing a silver crown with topaz gems, because this is my birthstone.

"Are you ready miss?" Mr. Jones asked me nang tumalikod siya para tingnan ako. It looks like he already received his cue.

I nodded. But deep inside para akong mauubusan ng hininga sa kaba.

Madali siyang lumabas sa driver's seat at umikot papunta sa pintuan katabi ko. He opened it at dahan dahan akong inalalayan.

Okay this is it.

Tumayo kami sa harapan ng pinto, at napadasal ako bago iyon bumukas.

And as they opened it, dinig na dinig ko sa buong paligid ang musika na pinapatugtog nila pero masyado akong kinakabahan para intindihin ang lyrics.

When the door opened, una kong nakita ang nakalahad na kamay ni papa sakin hudyat na kunin ko iyon. I put my hands on top of his, and when he turned around he wrapped around my arm into his arm.

He then smiled, "are you ready my princess?"

I sheepishly smiled and nodded unable to speak any words. Oh how I hate the limelight!

Lahat yata ng ilaw sa venue na ito ay nakatutok sa akin ngayon, isama pa ang napakaraming cameras at mobile phones na ngayon ay abala sa pagkuha ng letrato sakin.

I closed my eyes gently and when I opened it. Narinig ko ng nagsalita ang emcee.

"Please welcome, our lovely debutant. Maria Ivanessa Arlington Cordoval!"

Everyone clapped so hard that I can't even hear my own words while talking to papa habang dahan dahan kaming naglalakad sa gitna ng isle.

This feels like a wedding to me. Na tila ba pagdating ko sa dulo ay naroon ang groom ko at naghihintay sakin!

I shook my head from that crazy thought. Ano bang iniisip ko?

I heard papa said something again but I didn't hear it kaya naman inilapit ko ang tenga ko sakanya.

He is smiling to the crowd and waving his hand. "I said you should smile and wave" he said without even looking at me.

Sa isip ko para naman kaming nangangampanya nito. Tss.

But eventually ginawa ko iyon ngunit saglit lang. At sa wakas nakarating narin kami sa harapan.