Chase of Promises

Prologue

DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, business, events, and incidents are the products of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental

WARNING: Please be advised that this story contains sensitive content, mature themes, and strong language that are not suitable for very young audiences.

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"- in sickness and disease, till death do us part" 

"I now pronounce you as husband and wife, you may now kiss the bride" the Priest announces. I grimace as I witnessed other people give promises to each other, really? Till death do us part.

Kalokohan. 

Pang ilang kasal na ba itong na attendan ko? at halos lahat naman ata nasa kalagitnaan palang ng relasyon ay may aberya na at kung di papalarin nauuwi sa hiwalayan. 

Hindi ko naman nilalahat, I also have friends and close people who stay in their married life happily. I salute those people. Dahil hindi biro pumasok sa ganyang relationship. We usually compromise in life once we enter marriage. 

Sometimes...Change for the better, patience to understand each other, acceptance for each other's flaws, at madami pang iba. 

Mahirap yan kung di ka pa naman talaga handa sa salitang responsibilidad. Easy to get into it, but hard to stay in it, without Faithfulness as your armor and Loyalty as your shield you will not win the battle, because I believe that marriage is a battlefield where you are fighting for your loved ones. 

The war has started the moment you step in. 

Love is war, yun ang alam ko. 

In the end, win or lose, both of you will suffer from wounds and bruises.

You will just hurt each other as your promises slowly tearing apart. You better just do it instead of putting words in your mouth, prove that it can possibly happen. 

Gawin mo huwag puro salita, para walang umaasa. Stop giving false hope for the people that only need to be loved and cherished. 

After all, this is what we want. It's just a matter of the giving and takes process. 

"Lhay! Lika na punta na tayo reception nag hihintay na si Harold sa parking" tawag sakin ng pinsan kong si Kiara "bakit tulala ka naman? Tama na pagiging bitter makaka tagpo ka din"

"Hindi ako bitter I am just looking on the possible things that can happen along the way" sagot ko. 

Iiling iling akong tinignan ni Kiara "OA mo naman, nauna ka pang mamoblema sa bagong kasal. Alam mo you can't figure out what can happen along the -" "Exactly Kiara kaya nga nakakatakot makipag laban sa giyerang hindi mo naman alam kung sa huli mananalo ka" putol ko sa kanya

"Lhay if you think this is a war no one knows what's end of it, kahit na handa ka lumaban pero wala kang tiwala sa kasama mo or sa isa't isa baka nga matalo ka. You have to learn the word trust" 

Trust? Yun lang ba talaga. 

"Ano naman pinagtatalunan niyo at napakatagal niyo lumabas para kayong nasa ilalim ng buwan kung mag lakad ah. Tumawag na si tita hinahanap na tayo" wika ni Harold. Sumakay na kami ni Kiara sa sasakyan sya sa passenger seat samantalang ako ay pumwesto na backseat, at as usual si Harold ang sa driver seat. 

Tumingin ako sa labas. Mausok, nag tataasang gusali, mga batang nanglilimos sa daan, at syempre ang trapiko. Ipinikit ko ang aking mga mata, ang gulo gusto ko yung tahimik lang maayos at payapa hindi yung ganito. I want scenery where is peaceful and quiet full of fresh green grass and calm waves of the ocean, it gives comfort in my heart and heals the wounds that I have during my own battle.