Dairy Of A Queen Bee

Chapter 5: Now That I Found You

First date with my first love. Last night, I was so excited for this big day. Ang dami kong iniisip na places kung saan ako pwedeng dalhin ng Juan Carlos ko. Sa park kaya? Sa zoo? Sa carnival? Sa breakwater? Sa movie house? My thoughts were flying, thinking a lot of possibilities. But guess where he brought me…

Sa Church!

Gosh, as in nakakakilig talaga! It may be old-fashioned to some, but for me, the thought of a guy bringing his girl to a special and sacred place is so romantic and magical. It makes you think na ikaw na talaga ang huling babae sa buhay ng guy na ‘to. It means you are for keeps!

We lighted candles near the altar, and closed our eyes as we started to pray together. Kahit Queen Bee, nagdarasal din. Marami kaming pinag-usapan ni God, pero mas marami yata silang concerns ni Hiro. Tapos na ako, pero nakapikit pa rin siya. Ang sarap niyang pagmasdan. Napaka-angelic ng mukha. Parang isa sa mga soldiers ni God. Sigh. Thank you po for giving him to me.

Baka matunaw ako na parang kandila, ha?”, Juan Carlos suddenly speaks.

Oh my! Nahuli na naman niya akong nakatitig sa kanya. Partida, nakapikit pa ‘yan, ha. Ang lakas ng pakiramdam niya. Siyempre, kunwari hindi ako nakatingin. Denial mode… on!

Hindi kaya ‘ko nakatingin sa ‘yo!”, defense ko.

Juan Carlos opens his eyes and teases me with a smile.

Bawal magsinungaling. Nasa simbahan tayo.

Fine. Ang bilis niyang mag-guilt trip. Denial mode… off!

Okay, I might have peeked. Pero slight lang.” Umamin na ‘ko. At least I became honest at the end.

Pwede ko ba’ng itanong kung ano pinagdasal mo?”, Juan Carlos  asked, to which I replied “Dati, lagi akong may hinihingi pag nagpe-pray ako. This time, iba naman. Nag-Thank You ako sa Kanya, kasi pinadala na Niya sa akin ang The One for me. Ikaw? Ano pinagdasal mo?”

Juan Carlos smiled, and said “Nag-pray ako na sana lagi akong malakas at healthy… para maalagaan kita at maprotektahan – bawat minuto ng bawat oras ng bawat araw.”

How sweet of him. In short… he’s going to love me… 24/7. Sobra-sobrang blessings na ‘to. We then smiled at each other as we held hands. Sabay kaming lumabas ng simbahan, and as we reached the entrance door… we stopped and stared at each other.

Akala ko dati, masaya na ako dahil isa akong queen bee. But now I realize, hindi ko na kailangan ang popularty o ang glamorous lifestyle. Everything that will make me happy is now in front of me.

Xandee, look!”, sigaw ni Juan Carlos  sabay turo sa taas. As we looked above, rose petals rained from heaven. We were overwhelmed with the feeling, that’s why we can’t help but hug each other so tight. Parang sinasabi ng langit na miracle ang pagsasama namin ni Juan Carlos. This is indeed, God’s gift.