My life was perfect...
I have a mom who supports me in everything I want to do and a dad who is extremely protective but still prioritizes my desires over his.
Nag-iisa akong anak kaya lahat ng pagmamahal, luho at pag-aaruga ay sa akin napupunta. Hindi sila nagkulang, bagkus ay sobra-sobra pa.
I was born on an average family, hindi mayaman pero hindi din naman mahirap. Kayang kaya lang bayaran ang mga gastusin sa bahay at kahit na ganon ay nagpapasalamat pa din ako dahil hindi namin naranasan magutom.
And by "perfect life," I don't just mean that I have perfect parents; I also have a perfect husband.
A kind and caring person I've ever met, a man who makes me smile and feel love every day. The man who never forgets to say I love you especially when I need it the most. The man who could put up with my limitations and frustrations. And the man who could respect my family. Who wouldn't fall by someone like that?
At dahil don, nahulog na ako nang tuluyang na ang kinahantungan ay kasal. Yes, after dating for two years; we have decided to tie the knot. I was twenty while he was twenty-four. We're both at the right age to decide for ourselves. My parents were not against them as they see how well he treated me. Such a lovable parent, isn't it?
My first year of marriage was so magical, and I still get butterflies from him. He never changes. Even after we've been married, he continues to make me feel special.
Binigyan nya ako ng buhay na katulad ng sa magulang ko, hindi mayaman at hindi din salat. Tamang-tama lang.
At kung itatanong ninyo kung anong source of income nya, He has a small business na naipamana sa kanya ng kanyang ama. It was a gaming center which he enjoys being in as he was a gamer. He could drop by anytime and still got paid. Perfect job? Yes it is.
We have time for ourselves, travelling and enjoying ourselves to the fullest. Wala na akong mahihiling pa, sobrang perfect na ng buhay ko.
Until that year came...
He decided to take another course on college dahil wala pa naman kaming balak mag-anak at gusto pa niyang madagdagan ang kaalaman.
He was a graduate of information technology while I'm still in my third year in college taking culinary.
Masaya ako sa naging desisyon niya dahil maaari ko itong maging schoolmate ngunit ang course na gusto nitong kunin ay wala sa university na pinapasukan ko. He wants to pursue Computer Science.
Malungkot man ay wala akong magagawa, lahat ng gusto ko ay binibigay nito kaya bakit hindi ko ito hahayaan sa gusto nito? Pumayag ako at naging masaya dito.
Araw-araw masaya akong naghahanda ng umagahan at nang baon naming mag-asawa sa eskwela. Araw-araw din ako nitong tinutulungan, mabawasan man lang ang mga gawain ko sa bahay. Napaka-sweet diba?
At pagkatapos ng klase ay hindi nito nakakalimutang magkwento ng mga nangyare sa buong maghapon para lang hindi ako makaramdam ng selos.
Pero matapos ang anim na buwan na pagpasok nito ay nangyari ang hindi ko inaasahan...
It's 7:00 in the morning; nagluluto ako ng agahan at baon naming dalawa nang bumaba ito galing kwarto, tumatawa hawak ang kanyang cellphone.
Ngumiti ako at binati ito na ginawa din naman niya ngunit agad binalik ang atensyon sa cellphone nito.
" Ang saya ata ng umaga ng asawa ko?" Masayang tanong ko pa dito dahil hindi pa din mawala ang ngiti sa mga labi nito. Tumingin ito sakin saka tumango, " Tanda mo yung grupo ng lalaki na tumulong saken nung mapagtripan ako ng kabilang department? eto ka-chat ko sila ngayon, kung ano-ano ang mga sinasabi. Mga siraulo haha "
