From the days I spent here in Baryo Luningning, I found out that there is so much in this world other than the life I had back in the city.
I was proven wrong when I for myself enjoyed the feeling of having a life, the feeling of being alive, and the simplicity of happiness.
I was used to enduring the feeling of being alone and missing from the crowd of people.
My life was lavish back then, luxurious and prideful. But it still felt like I'm alone. I'm chained.
It's true. I was chained by the burdens of their words, the people's dictation towards my life, and the constant struggle to be in the limelight.
Instead of going to the church tomorrow, we decided to go there today. Jakob has plans for tomorrow and he can only manage this amount of time for me today.
I tried to understand him.
Jakob connected our free hands. He was the one leading the walk while I follow him.
We entered the inside of their parish church. It was small but it was beautiful. The antiquities and the important figurines held the beauty of the past of this place.
"Dito kinasal ang mama at papa." Jakob mentioned while looking down at me.
Tumango ako sa kaniya,
"This is beautiful, Jakob." Inilapit niya ang aking kamay na hawak niya at hinalikan ito.
"Pinili ni mama na ikasal dito dahil dito rin kinasal ang lolo at lola. Our family treasure this place."
It's beautiful and I would want to get married here also.
"Gusto kong dito tayo ikasal, Miracle. Sa harap ng pamilya natin at importanteng tao sa buhay nating dalawa. Pinangako ko sa panginoon na ihaharap ko sa altar ng Parokya ang taong pipiliin kong makasama habang buhay."
"Jakob..."
I want to cry from what I heard from him. Lumapit ako sa kaniya at niyakap siya.
I encircled both my hands in his back while I felt his soothing hands at the back of my head.
"Miracle, will you be the one in my promise? Can you promise me that I will be the man to wait for you at the altar?"
Humiwalay ako sa kaniya.
I looked at his eyes. I saw madness in it. The kind of madness that is self-obstructive.
Afraid that he might break himself, I nodded at his request.
"People will judge you and there will always be issues about us, Jakob."
I paused, "Hindi mo alam kung anong klaseng tao ako at kung sino ako bago dumating dito. Ayaw kong masaktan ka dahil sa akin."
It isn't luxury and lavishness that will gratify you of having happiness and freedom. No, it's not.
It's the answer that I was looking for all along.
I have been searching for the answer and I am close to finding out.
I was looking for an answer.
"Nasa atin ang lahat ng oras sa mundo, Miracle. You exist for me. 'Yan ang importante sa akin."
I found the answer.
Tumingkayad ako para maabot ang labi niya. Hinalikan ko siya gaya ng mga halik niyang may pangangailangan.
In this lifetime I have never been so sure, but today a man voiced out the affection I was searching for.
I found Jakob.

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