AGS 4: The Best Man's Wedding

Prologue

Sabrina Dardenne

"You're supposed to think a better way to prevent this shit from happening, right? Ano na naman 'tong ginagawa ni Mum?"

"Sab, please lang, kahit ako, hindi ko rin 'to inaasahan."

I was glaring at Clark because we already planned everything since the last time pa. We didn't want to ruin Leo and Ky's wedding kasi planned na 'to a decade ago. And we didn't want to disappoint everyone as well. January lang ikinasal sina Patrick and Mel. May hangover pa kami sa nangyari that event.

Clark said, gagawa siya ng way to stop our wedding from getting announced in public kasi nga may hinahabol sila ni Kuya na kung ano man 'yon, and he did!

He came up with the idea about sa agreement nila ni Mum na magpapakasal kami kapag ikinasal na sina Leo and Ky, and that was supposed to happen next year.

Was there anything wrong with that? Wala sana. And that span of time was the best time to execute our plan. Tatapusin nila ang ginagawa nila ni Kuya, I'll wait for him abroad, then we let the year pass para maisip ni Mum na hindi niya kami dapat madaliin sa pagpapakasal.

But Mum's a real bitch. When Kuya said he would sponsor Leo and Ky's wedding, that was supposed to be a warning for Mum to stop dipping her fingers in somebody else's cup. And guess what happened?

Mum sponsored the fucking wedding of Leo and Kyline for Clark to marry me as soon as fucking possible.

Oh, my fucking hell.

And now she's gonna announce that in front of the guests!

"Sabihin mo kayang buntis ka pero hindi ako ang ama?"

I automatically glared at Clark upon hearing that. "Are you out of your freaking mind? Gusto mo bang saksakin ka ni Mum sa leeg?"

"Hindi niya masasabing mabubuntis kita kasi ang dami kong ginagawa, duh!"

"Clark, seryosohin mo nga 'to!" Sinuntok ko agad siya nang paulit-ulit sa braso. He wasn't fighting though, pinagtawanan lang ako. Nakakabuwisit talaga.

Ang sama ng tingin ko sa kanya nang huminto ako sa pagpalo at huminto rin siya sa pagtawa. Ang lalim ng buntonghininga niya saka tumanaw sa kung saan. "Hayaan mo na. Gagawan ko ng paraan," seryoso na niyang sinabi kaya hindi ko na naman maiwasang kabahan.

Kagabi pa ako kinakabahan. Ngayon, magbibiro siya nang ganito habang may ginagawa si Mum na wala rin sa plano nitong event. 

"Hey! Hey, pabalik na si Tita!" Paulit-ulit din niya akong pinalo sa balikat.

"Ano ba!" Hinampas ko rin siya.

"Tara, tara. Baka biglang magdaldal 'yon." Kinuha niya agad ang kamay ko at careless na hinatak paitaas ang laylayan ng infinity dress ko bago namin tinakbo ang table kung nasaan ang families namin.

Not that I didn't like to marry Clark, but he was doing so many things right now and I could sense all of that all at once. He explained his reasons, inintindi ko 'yon . . . but now?

Hindi ko na naman alam kung saan ako lulugar. 

Since Mum sponsored the whole wedding and shits, ang plan na intimate beach wedding nina Leo and Ky, naging grand wedding sa hall ng isang 5-star restaurant sa Manila. The entire ceiling was full of white and cream artificial and natural flowers. The tables were full of white and gold motifs. We were color-coordinated. My dress and the other bridesmaids' were light yellow and white and a darker shade of yellow for the groomsmen.

And what Mum didn't and wasn't able to do in Jaesie's wedding happened to Kyline. At hindi siya nanghihinayang sa gastos, because her point, it was her investment. And her investment means "mahiya naman si Clark kung ire-reject niya ako samantalang ginastusan na niya nang sobra si Leopold para lang matuloy ang kasal namin as per their agreement." And Leo didn't have any plan to speak against Mum kasi nga, sponsored ang kasal and it was Kyline's decision kasi "nakakahiya" nga raw kung tatanggi sila sa mga Dardenne. At ayaw nila ng bad impression.