LOVE AND MISERY

CHAPTER 7: SEBASTIAN

Ngayon na ang kasal namin ni Sapphire, 6 months na siyang buntis pero ipinagpilitan ko parin na ikasal kami dahil gustong legal na magamit ng anak ko ang apelyidong Del Real.

'Buti pumayag kang sa huwes muna ang kasal niyo.' Liro told me.

'Ayoko nga sana pare, syempre gusto ko talagang makasak kami sa simbahan pero mapilit si Sapphire dahil gusto niya na pag sa simbahan eh magandang maganda siya' I explained. Si Sapphire ayaw niya talaga muna sana dahil mejo malaki na daw ang tiyan niya.

'Ganun ba, eh ngayong ikakasal na kayo eh sana tumino kana' singit ni Lyka.

'Matino naman talaga ako. Minsan lang akong nagkamali at hinding hindi na mauulit yun' I defended myself dahil totoo, wala na akong planong magkamali.

'Talaga lang ha, oh anjan na pala siya.'

Konti lang ang taong inimbitahan namin dahil ayaw ni Sapphire ng bonggang handaan, we'll save it to our church wedding nalang daw. Mahigit isang oras din ang kasal namin at walang segundong nawala ang mga ngiti ko sa labi.

'Congrats anak. Im happy for you pero Seb ha, yung pangako mong paglalakarin mo sa aisle tong si Sapphire.' Her mom said.

'Opo, pangako po'

'Mama talaga..' my wife blush as I wrapped my arms on her waist.

'Seb, Sapph.. congrats' tumango lang ako sa kanya.

'Salamat dad' tipid kong sagot.

'You should join us dad, magdidinner lang ho kami' aya ni Sapphire sa kanya. I turned my attention to the other side dahil hindi ako komportable na kaharap siya. My mom died when I was 10 when she found out that my dad is having an affair with his secretary, inatake ang mommy ko nun at hinding hindi ko yun makakalimutan.

'Wag na hija may aasikasuhin pa ako. But we will, next time' sagot ni daddy.

'Ganun po ba? Sayang naman po pero sige. Ingat po kayo' Sapphire politely said.

'Mauna na ako sa inyo Ysabelle.. Sebastian' tumango lang ako at di na ako nagsalita hanggang sa makaalis na siya.

'Lets go?' I nodded as Sapphire tug me along with her.

We had a simple dinner with some friends and Sapphire's mom.

'To the newly wed' Liro raised his glass, so we all did.

'Thank you.. cheers' we all said in chorus.

'And to my wife, to my beautiful and loving wife who is at the same time the mother of my future baby girl. I may have been an asshole to you before but I promised to do everything I could to make up with my mistake and Ill vow to make you the happiest girl on earth. I will never ever leave your side and will forever take good care of you and our daughter. You've been my strength babe and ill do everything to keep our love alive and our family together, our little family. And to everyone here, thank you for witnessing our wedding and our burning love for each other.' I said and she blush and I gave her a warm embrace and a kiss.

'Ang sweet naman.. eh ikaw naman Sapph, wala ka bang handang speech jan?' Panunukso si Lyka and I laugh but less that I expected that she too, has something in store for me. She stood up and stared at me.

'Im about to cry..' we all laugh when she fan herself with her hand. 'But I wont.. babe you are both my strength and weakness. My strength because as long as I have you I will always have reasons to breath and If ill lose you, it will make me the saddest human being alive but of course from the day that this precious one inside my womb kicked, I know that ill never live for myself but for my family, we've gone through maybe the worst scenario in our relationship but hell who cares? We are still here and getting stronger every single day. Ive forgiven you because I know that it would be tough to breath alone and waking up without you lying next to me is always a nightmare. Thank you for staying with me babe. I love you' I stood up and claimed her lips, wala akong pakialam kung marami ang nakakakita pero ang babaeng pinakasalan ko ay ang babaeng mamahalin ko habang buhay..

'Hon, bakit nung kinasal tayo hindi ka naman nagspeech?' Natawa kami sa tinuran ni Liro at hinampas naman siya ng napkin ni Lyka.

'Loko-loko ka talaga.' We all laugh and there was a never ending talks while we are having dinner.

'Sebastian, alagaan mo ang anak ko ha? Kundi malilintikan ka sa kin.' I smiled when my mother in law reach my hand and gently tapped it.

'Ill keep that in mind tita.'

'Anong tita, from now on call me mama' Tumango lang ako and I felt Sapph's hand touch mine and she gently grip it.

'Thanks babe.. I promised to be the best wife' she mumble..

'You already are babe' She kissed me and I cupped her face.

'Get a room' pareho kaming natawa ni Sapphire sa sinabi ni Lyka.

'Ayy oo nga pala.. here's our gift, simple muna ha? We are saving a bonggacious gift for your church wedding guys' Lyka stated.

'Okay lang ano ka ba.' Sapphire replied, she took the gift at inilagay sa tabing upuan.

'And siyempre mawawalan ba ng regalo ang mother? Meron din ako!' My mother in law handed us a gift and we politely took it.

'Thank you guys.. naku naman. Nag-abala pa kayo.' Sapphire stated as she lean on my shoulder.

We ordered another wine. Mejo mahaba habang dinner nga kasi siguro to saka tama lang din dahil matatagalan bago kami makalabas na kasama sila dahil gusto ko ng lumipat na kami ni Sapphire sa Tagaytay dahil nakabili ako ng property dun.

'Ay Sapph, tinext mo ba siya? Bakit wala pa?' Biglang sambit ni Lyka at napansin ko siyang sumilip sa wristwatch niya.

'Oo, sabi niya hahabol daw siya pero baka di rin daw siya magtatagal eh.' Sagot ni Sapphire.

'Are we expecting someone babe?' Nakangiting tumango lang siya.

'Sino? Si daddy ba?' Tanong ko.

'Hindi babe.. saglit ha? Tatawagan ko muna' tumango lang ako ng tumayo siya para tawagan ang hinihintay niyang bisita.

'Sino bang hinihintay niyo Lyka?' Tanong ni Liro at di na ako umimik.

'Yung bago naming friend. She's pretty kaya behave ka ha' I smile when I saw her pinch Liro's ear.

'Hon naman eh' reklamo ni Liro.

'She's on her way na daw.' Sapphire said when she's back in our table.

'I think I could no longer wait for your visitor hija, I should get going dahil mejo napahaba na ang araw natin and I am so tired.' Paalam ng mommy niya

'Are you sure ma? Ihahatid ka nalang namin' saad ko.

'Oo nga ma' Sapphire added,

'Naku wag na. Anjan naman si manong isko' Hindi na nagpapigil ang mommy niya kaya di na rin kami nagpumilit.

'Asan na ba siya?' Sapphire mumble when her mom is gone 'sabi niya-'

'Ay andito na sya.' My wife's face lighten up.

'Sige nga sini ba yang friend na yan' natatawang sambit ko, itinaas ni Lyka ang kamay niya, tumayo na si Sapphire at patayo na rin ako ng biglang magsalita si Lyka.

'Cheska here' and Im like magnet on my chair at di ako makagalaw.. Cheska?

'Hi im sorry, Im super late. Natraffic kasi ako.' Mas lumala ang kaba ko ng marinig ang boses nya.

'Hi.. naku its okay.. by the way thank you for coming.. this is my husband Liro.' Nanatili lang akong nakaupo habang nagpapakilala si Liro.

'And this is.. hey babe.. ' tinapik ako ni Sapphire, dahan dahan akong tumayo and I slowly turned around praying so hard that hopefully, im wrong. 'This is my husband, Sebastian Del Real' parang natuyo ang dugo ko ng humarap ako at nakita ang babaeng tinutukoy ni Sapphire.
'Babe this is Cheska.. the one who saved me and my baby before'

'H-hi.. Sebastian' maging siya ay mukhang nawalan ng kulay ang mukha at mas lalong lumakas ang kabog ng dibdib ko ng bumaba ang tingin ko at napansin ko ang tiyan niya...

She's fucking... pregnant.