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NIGHT BEFORE our wedding, hindi ko inakalang magagawang ihanda lahat ni Ezekiel ang kasal sa loob lamang ng isang buwan.

"Ano ba iyang si Eseng, nakakabigla, akala ko ba sa isang taon pa ang kasal niyo?! di ako nakapag diet para sexy ako sa damit ko."

Reklamo ni Ate Rosing, nasa Hacienda kami ngayon dahil bawal daw magkita ang groom at bride bago ang kasal. Si Ezekiel naman ay nasa bahay, kasama sila Wade, Alpha at si Aaron.

"Yun nga din po ang sinabi ko sakaniya."

Turan ko, sinabi ko kay Ezekiel na pagkatapos ko nalang manganak para hindi malaki ang tiyan ko sa kasal namin. Hindi pa nga ganoon kalaki ang tiyan ko ngayon, pero nagulat padin ako.

Hindi padin makapaniwalang bukas ay apilyido na niya ang dadalhin ko. The thought makes me smile, my heart is filled with so much happiness right now.

"Atat ng matali eh, ayaw ng pakawalan si Laide."

Hagikhik ni ate Gwen na nagpangiti saakin.

"Parang kailan lang ano? nung unang dating mo dito, gustong gusto ka niyang si Eseng nung una. Tapos tawang tawa kami kasi di marunong manligaw."

Kwento pa niyang mahinang nagpatawa saakin.

"Erina."

Pagtawag sa pangalan ko ng kadarating lamang na si Liz. Kausap nito kanina si Thaliah, kasama si Madeline.

Liz and Aaron arrived this afternoon. Turns out Ezekiel asked Liz' permission, back in manila a month ago.

"Where's Thaliah and Madeline?"

Ngiting tanong ko.

"Madeline fell asleep, Thaliah is talking to her husband over the phone."

Sagot niya.

"Uh..pwede ba kitang makausap?"

Tanong niya, sumulyap ako kila ate Gwen at Rosing.

"Sige maiwan muna namin kayo."

Ngiti ni ate Gwen saka lumabas ng silid.

"That child, is she Ezekiel's daughter?"

Kunot noong tanong niya.

"Yes, she is."

Sagot kong nagpalalim ng gitla ng noo niya.

"She's seven---"

I didn't let her finish her sentence and smiled.

"He didn't cheat on me back then if that's what you want to ask, don't worry. He adopted Madeline, 2 years ago."

Saad kong nagpatango sakaniya.

"Ohh... I thought she's his biological daughter, if you said he cheated on you back then, I'm gonna throw fists!"

She shrugged making me frown.

"Weird, she has Ezekiel's eyes and hair, but her face shape and her lips looks like yours. If I didn't know what happened to you, years ago, iisipin kong anak mo siya."

Sambit niya, nagpakurap saakin.

"Maybe just a coincidence, it's not like me and Ezekiel have a unique face."

I said.

"Hmm..yeah, but still it's kinda amazing.  People would think she's your biological daughter. She looks like a mix of both you."

She chuckled, napangiti ako doon.

"Hm.. I guess."

Kibit balikat ko saka humarap sa salamin at sinuklay ang buhok. I am wearing a simple, yellow oversized shirt that belongs to Ezekiel and a cotton panty inside. Kinuha ko iyon sa closet niya kanina, bago ako magpunta ng Hacienda.

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