DROWNED

Chapter Thirty Four

"Cyler, are you ready?" Tanong sa'kin ni dad habang nasa tabi nito si mom na malumanay na nakangiti sa'kin.

Today is our wedding day, it's been a month since the kidnapping happened.

"Yes, dad." Nakangiting sagot ko.

"I'm so proud of you, anak." Malambing na sabi nito habang hinahaplos ang buhok ko na naging dahilan ng pangingilid ng luha ko.

"Dad, naman." Nakangusong sabi ko.

"Itong si Sebastian andaming arte." Pang-aasar ni mom kaya sinamaan siya ng tingin ni dad.

"Be happy, Cy." Mom said.

"Be happy, because you deserve it after all the things you've been through. The both of you deserves everything but pain and sadness, this is the right time for the both of you so don't waste it. We'll always have your back." She said while smiling softly at me before giving me a gentle kiss on my forehead.

"Yep, we'll always be here for you." Nakangiting sabi naman ni dad bago ako hinalikan din sa noo.

"Tama na nga yan, pinapaiyak niyo naman ako e." I said while pouting that made them laugh.

We're already here at the reception. Our wedding just ended, I'm currently sitting here when my wife is beside me.

My wife.

I still can't believe that she's already my wife. After all the bad things, the struggles, the pain, and the sufferings here we are. Happily married.

Finally.

"Congratulations, Cyler and Sirene!" Malakas na sigawan ng Twilight.

Simple lang naman ang kasal namin at mga close friends and relatives lang namin ang nandito. Nandito rin ang mommy ni Athiane at ang parents ko kasama ang kani-kanilang bagong pamilya, nandito rin ang grandparents ko sa mother at father's side na kung ano-ano ang niregalo saamin.

"Mrs. Athiane Sirene Guillermo, please come up here on stage." Tawag ng nakangising si Arc sa stage kaya naiiling na inalalayan kong tumayo at maglakad ang asawa ko palapit.

"Ingatan mo yan, Ralluego." Banta ko sakanya na tinawanan lang ng gago.

Bumalik ako agad sa upuan namin dahil ako na ang susunod. The plan is we'll just give a message to each other and to the people who attended our wedding but I want to sing for her later.

"I want to thank you all of coming here today and for the support especially to the Twilight." Nakangiting panimula ng asawa ko na agad naman ikinahiyaw ng mga tanga.

"Mommy Ophelia, thank you for all the things that you did for us. For all the words that you said that made me realize the important things in life and for guiding us." Lumuluhang sabi nito habang nakatingin kay mom na umiiyak na.

"To my mom and sister, who hugged me and stayed beside me when I was slowly losing hope and crumbling down." Baling niya kay mom Analiza na umiiyak na at kay Harm na lumuluha rin.

"To the Twilight, who supported and helped us with all the things that happened." Nakangiting baling niya sa table namin.

Madami pa siyang sinabi hanggang sa dumating na sa part na magbibigay na siya ng message sa'kin.

"My wife, thank you for staying and for waiting. We've been through hell but we managed to get out of it, it's been almost eleven years but the love that I have for you never fades, I know we'll fight a lot but it's natural, right? The only thing that I can promise is that I will never leave you again no matter what happens. We'll beat the odds together, as always." She said softly while crying.