Stephanie
"With this ring, I give you my heart. I promise from this day forward, you shall not walk alone may my heart be your shelter, and may my arms be your home. I fell for you unexpectedly, and now I plan to be with you forever, I Samuel Lance, take you Stephanie Leigh to be my lawfully wedded wife. Before the Lord, our loved once, and these witnesses, I promise to love you and care for you as long as we both shall live."
"Remember, love isn't practical. It isn't meant to be easy. It doesn't appear on command. It doesn't let you fall for whomever you'd like. It surfaces neither at the most opportune moment nor in the most convenient. It'll pair you with someone you might never have expected. It'll put you face to face with endless obstacles. But in the end, none of that will matter because it's how you overcome its obstacles that will define your love. It may not be practical, but love is ultimately the best thing that will ever happen to you.
I now pronounce you husband and wife- - -
"STEPHANIE!!! ANO BA! GUMISING KA NA NGA JAN! KAHIT KAILAN TALAGA!"
Para akong isang bangkay na biglang umahon sa hukay dahil sa sigaw na narinig ko.
Naman eh! Ang ganda na ng panaginip ko.
Muntik pa akong mahulog sa kama dahil bigla nanaman siyang kumatok sa pintuan ko.
"GISING NA AKO." Sigaw ko
What a dream.
Ang ganda ng kasal, impyerno yung realidad. Pwede ba bumalik nalang ako sa panaginip ko.
Dali-dali akong pumasok sa banyo para toothbrush at maligo,
"STEPHANIE, ANONG ORAS NA!"
Ugh!
"SANDALI! TAPOS NA!" sigaw ko pabalik sa kanya
Okay, here's the thing- I'm married to my teacher. If it isn't obvious by now, this marriage is not out of love but para lang ma-fulfill ang death wish ng aming mga ina. Ang cliché diba?
One year after their death, ipinakasal kami ng mga Tatay namin sa isa't isa.
I was 16 years old then, he was 20.
Mag d-dalawang taon na kaming kasal. Mag d-dalawang taon na rin kaming nag tatago. Alam niyo kung bakit? Dahil siya lang naman si Sir. Villafuerte- ang math professor ko.
"PAPASOK KA O HINDI?!"
Aba!
Kung maka-banta. Akala mo kung sino!
Tumingon ako ng sandali sa salamin habang sinusuklay ko ang buhok ko.
Padabog akong bumaba sa kusina, "goodmorning po manang," bati ko kay manang habang paupo sa lamesa.
"Goodmorning din apo, kumain ka na at baka ma-late ka pa sa school niyan." Manang
Tumingin-tingin ako sa paligid habang umiinom ng gatas, "asan po yung tigre manang? Nakaalis na ba? Nako! Buti naman! Kung makasigaw siya kani--
BINABASA MO ANG
To Sir, With Love
Roman pour Adolescents[FIN] "... Isn't it funny? How things happen so unexpectedly? One minute may iba kang plano para sa buhay mo but then all of a sudden life throws something way different at you? Yung mga bagay na akala mo magiging panghabang buhay na, hindi pala. Mi...
