Can You Be My Fiancee?

Chapter 38: Late

Shaina Aragon

My parents held a grand party for my birthday, sabi nila dapat lang daw kasi masaya na daw uli ako ngayon. Pero tama sila, kasi finally, nakapag-move on na rin ako mula kay Nash after 4 years.

Ang tagal kong nagdusa, lagi kasi siyang nasa isip ko, lagi ko siyang nami-miss, lagi ko siyang hinahanap, at ngayong sa wakas ay natanggap ko na ang lahat-lahat, mas mabuti na ang pakiramdam ko. Hindi na ako depressed 'di katulad nang dati.

"Happy birthday baby" nakangiting sabi sa'kin ni Seven, I smiled back at him, "Thanks" sabi ko naman. I accepted everything pero hindi pa rin bumalik nang husto ang nararamdaman ko para kay Seven.

And yes, we got married, 2 years ago actually, 'nung time na 'yon, I was still broken, kaya parang go with the flow lang ako kaya ako pumayag na lang kasi wala na rin naman akong magagawa.

Kaya I'm in this marriage out of obligation, I'm thinking that if I asked for a divorce, he would do it again, but that's not the case anymore. Alam ko na ang pasikot-sikot sa world ng business kaya kung may gagawin man siya ay kaya ko na siyang baligtarin.

I mean, I would've, kaso.. wala na rin naman akong babalikan, I haven't heard from Nash for 4 years, hindi ko na siya nakita sa university at hindi ko na rin alam kung nasaan siya, kaya kung anuman 'yung plano kong iwanan si Seven ay hindi ko na ginawa.

Why? Kasi bilang asawa ko ay naging mabait siya sa'kin, and being the smart person that he was, he knew that I was using him, that this was just a deal. But did he hate me? No, he was mad, yes. Pero hindi niya ako sinaktan o kung anuman, parang nawala na 'ata 'yung pagiging psycho niya. I did actually put him in a secret rehabilitation, don't ask me how, basta secret na 'yon. Hehe.

I was put to sit in front of everyone, beside Seven, my husband and my escort, Android beside me as well. Ewan ko ba dito kay daddy at gusto pa akong mag-debu uli. Jusko, hindi naman ako lalaki tapos pagde-debuhin niya ako on my age of 21? Gosh. Pero sige na nga lang, bahala siya.

"Goodevening, ladies and gentlemen" my dad started like he was about to have some magic show, "May I present to you, my lovely daughter, Shaina Crystal" he said tapos tumayo ako at naglakad patungo sa kanya.

Nagsi-palakpakan ang lahat ng tao sa garden ng mansion namin, around 500 people came to my birthday, but something made me slightly unhappy, not one of those people had the name Nash Emmanuel Marquez.

"Haaay" I sighed the moment my dad gave me the mic, "I'm sorry to bother you all, e'to kasing si dad eh, ang kulit, sinabi nang 21 na 'ko, ginawa pang panlalaki 'yung birthday ko" I said and everyone laughed.

"But nonetheless, thank you all for coming today, este.. tonight. As you all know, part of my birthday is to celebrate the growing community of Angeles Aragon companies and also our partners, I humbly thank all of you for your support and faith that we would make it this far, and we have" I said with a smile.

I raised the wine glass I had in my hand, "Cheers to all of us!" I cheered and people stood up and cheered with me.

I drank from my glass, and then everyone clapped loudly, "Thank you" sabi ko tapos bumalik na ako sa kaninang inuupuan ko, "Takte, 'di pa rin talaga ako sanay sa mga ganto" I ranted.

Tumawa naman sina Android at Seven sa sinabi ko, "Baby, masanay ka na, 3 years ka na kayang naggaganito" sabi ni Seven.

"Tss, 3 years of hell. Nakakahaggard kaya! Puro paperworks here and there, meetings everywhere!" I ranted even more at humagalpak na sa tawa si Android sa tabi ko, "Tungene, 'wag mo nga 'kong tawanan dyan Android, ipa-degrade kita dyan sige ka" I said with a frown.