Hideous

Special Chapter

WEDDING

I kept cursing under my breath while walking back and forth. Mom told me to stop, but how can I do that? I can't stop overthinking. It's our day of wedding here in Spain. It's a garden wedding, every ideas are ours. Medyo makulimlim ang panahon and unexpectedly it made the whole setting better. All important people in our life are all present, in fact siya na lang ang kulang.

What if she suddenly realize she doesn't love me anymore?

No! That can't happen!

Damn! I'm going crazy.

"Anong oras na ba?" I asked impatiently.

"Twenty minutes before seven" sagot ni Arki.

"What?" Fuck! What the fuck? Did she really backs out?

"Aray! Israel, bakit ka ba nambabatok?"

Inis na tiningnan ko ang dalawa. Nagagawa pa nilang magharutan? Agad silang natahimik at nagpeace sign.

"Magsisix pa lang" sabat ni Yuan. "Five more minutes before it'll start"

"Talaga? Bakit magseseven na sa relo ko?" I gave Arki a glare telling her to shut her mouth.

"Don't be too tense, sweetheart. She loves you, believe on her okay?"

"Of course I do, Mom. I just can't help it" I mumbled.

"Just relax, sweetheart"

Tumango ako. Honestly, the moment we stepped a foot here I'm already anxious. Patagal ng patagal palala ng palala. Maybe, I should stop overthinking. I sighed. I removed unnecessary thoughts and patiently wait for her.

This is nothing compared to how she waited for me. I smiled when flashbacks run in the back of my mind. How we met, the nonstop banters, and nights we poured out our love to each other. All those moments with her.

I was out of breath and everything vanish before my eyes as she walked with elegance down the isle in her white dress, her hair is in a crown braid. She's beyond descriptions. Maybe she's not a mortal at all, but a mythical goddess fell in the mortal world. I can't even blink because I'm too afraid that if I closed my eyes the world would take her away from me.

The sound of piano is useless because all I can hear is my chaotic heartbeat, singing her name. I felt something wet in cheeks, I didn't realize I'm crying. I immediately wipe my tears. I stared at her biting my lips, because I'm about to break into tears again.

"Babe" she whispered lovingly nang makarating siya sa harap ko.

I smiled from the heart and offered my hand to her. We walked together, heart beating as one. The pastor gave us a warm smile before he started the ceremony.

"Ladies and gentlemen. We are gathered here today to witness and celebrate the marriage of Siren Amanda Mendez and Kish Avery Yae. This is not the beginning of a new relationship but an acknowledgment of the next chapter in their lives together. They have spent years getting to know each other, and we now bear witness to what their relationship has become. Today, they will affirm this bond formally and publicly"

My mind is too hazy to pay attention to his words. I can't keep my eyes on my soon to be wife. I swear to hell, I'm the luckiest being to marry this woman. The one who ruled my life.

"Do you Siren Amanda Mendez take Kish Avery Yae to be your lawfully wedded wife? To have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and not so good times, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto her for as long as you both shall live?"

"I do"

I couldn't thank her enough for intruding in my messy life. I was so blinded by the dark of my past but a flicker of light from her is enough to save me.