People gathered in the party room to eat, they decided to asked a caterer to fix everything, "Everyone please stand up" Imelda said to her family and guests "I would like to thank you all for coming to this special event of ours, an event that symbolizes our strong alliances and friendships, a friendship that's never been broken for decades and a friendships that grew more strong than before" Imelda said to the crowd
"Before we eat, I would like to call my daughter Irene to lead the prayer" Imelda said and Irene went in the middle and Imelda gave her the mic, "Bless us, O God. Bless our food and our drink. Since you redeemed us so dearly and delivered us from evil, as you gave us a share in this food so may you give us a share in eternal life" Irene prayed and Celestine immediately removed the chicken from her mouth and acted as if nothing happened
Cally and Sandro tried their best not to laugh at Celestine's sudden action, "ayan magtakaw ka pa" Sandro said to Celestine and she just gave him a dark stare "yow chill ading, ikaw hindi ka mabiro" Sandro nervously said
The music started and every couple decided to have a dance "can I dance you panda" Marco said to Celestine as he offered his hands, which Celestine gladly accept, the two of them dance in the middle and everyone moved away,
"It's been a while since I last dance you" Marco said to Celestine as they sway, everyone is watching them in awe, well except for Greggy, who's frowning the whole time
On the other hand, Janine, Josh, Cally, and Sandro is talking, "this is it, mag coconfess na si Marco kay Tin" Janine said and Josh looked at her "what do you mean, akala ko sila na" he said "ha? Since when" Janine asked him
"Since the day he came" Josh said and Janine just chuckled "ano ka ba, Celestine wasn't in a relationship with anyone" Sandro said "so anong status nilang dalawa" Josh asked them
"Marco is a very special person to Celestine, bata pa si Tin medyo autistic siya medyo kasing strict si tita Irene sa kanya" Sandro said to Jacobo "what do you mean medyo, excuse me, sobrang strict kaya niya sa anak niya" Janine said to them
"And habang tumatagal lumalala na yung autism niya" Sandro said as he watched his cousin dance gracefully "to the point na wala narin kaming magawa" Matthew said behind their backs "luckily Marco came to her life" Janine said to them
"Kahit na hindi siya pinapansin ni Tin, araw-araw siyang pumupunta sa kanila" Sandro said "kung sino man si Tin ngayon, it's all because of Marco's effort" Janine added as they watched Marco and Celestine dance
The music stopped and they both bow on each other, "Celestine I lik-" Celestine cutted him off by putting a finger on his lips "I know" Celestine said as she walked in the middle and picked the mic
"Goodevening everyone and thank you for attending this party, 17 years old na ako ngayon, after graduating my senior high, it's time for me to make my own decisions, at ngayong gabi I have an important announcement" Celestine said and everyone remained silent and Liza just gave her an approving look
"Nag decide na akong bitawan ang pagiging tagapagmana ng Araneta group of companies at sasali ako sa lawyers without borders, gusto kong tulungan ang mahihirap na bansa" Celestine said and everyone gasp "Celestine ano ba yang sinasabi mo" Greggy said to his daughter firmly
"Mom, dad, I'm sorry, please forgive my stubbornness isipin nyo nalang nag-asawa na ako in a few days I'll be going to London and decided to finish my studies there at wala akong plano na bumalik dito agad" Celestine added and Marco is just trying his best not to cry
He loves Celestine so much since they were a child, "buong buhay ko nakaasa ako sa family ko, and I have lived a blessed as nd comfortable life" Celestine said as she looked at the crowd
"Pero ang alam ko, living a comfortable life without a real purpose is not what I really wanted" Celestine said as Greggy looked at her with a hint of disappointment and understandment on his face
"Simula ngayong araw na to, hindi ko na kailangan ang magagandang damit, pati ang mahaba kong buhok, I wanted to be myself" Celestine said before putting the mic down and get the scissors from her dress pocket
She looked at everyone specially to her mom as she cut her long hair, she don't care if she's a rebel, she's tired of being controlled by everyone, she's tired of living a life that she never dreamed of, People on the venue gasp in shock as Irene cover her face with Greggy's shoulders
It's Irene's fault why her daughter turned into like this, it's her fault why her daughter's tired, after cutting her hair Marco walked out with tears on his eyes
"MARCO" Celestine said as she followed Marco in the foyer, she left everyone alone in shock, whispers can be heard, Jacobo saw how the two of them walked out so he followed them "jaco-" Aton was cutted off by Sandro "let them be" he said as he went close to Celestine's parents
On the other hand, Celestine is still following Marco, "Marco" Celestine called him as Marco stopped walking so does Celestine, she just bowed her head while tears are scaping from her eyes, Marco wiped his tears before turning around
Celestine walked towards Marco and stopped in front of him "I'm sorry" Celestine said quietly "yung gusto mong sabihin sa akin, I'm not yet ready" Celestine said as she pulled Marco in a hug
Meanwhile at the party, they still continued it after everything have occurred, Irene is holding a glass of wine and drank it in one chug, tears are scaping from her eyes as she walked away from the ballroom
She went to the private bar and drink a lot of alcohol there, "bakit kung kailan ako nagbabago, tsaka mo ako iiwan anak" Irene cried while drinking "Bakit kailangan mo akong saktan ng ganito, masyado bang naging strict sayo si mommy" Irene said in a drunk voice as she throw the glass that she's holding
She began throwing such an expensive alcohol and sat down as she hugged her Knees and cried under the reflection of the moonlight
To be continue
