Journey With You (Completed)

Chapter 27: Gatecrasher

Journey With You
Chapter 27: Gatecrasher

I have to commend my father for being very detail-oriented. Not only did he prep this room for my usage, he also made sure the closet is full of clothes and the vanity drawer is full of various make up whatnot that I don't even know how to use.

I stared at the closet and shook my head after five minutes. The irony of life. I gained a lot of clothes but I lost my precious time trying to pick which one to wear. Dati, dahil konti lang ang damit ko, wala na akong dapat pag-isipan pa pagbukas ko ng aparador.

After dressing up, I went out and met Sven on my way back to the receiving area.

"Saan ka pupunta?" Tanong ko.

"To check up on you sana. Tara na?" He asked, looking at my dress with a soft, tender gaze.

"Yep. Bakit ganyan ka makatingin? Hindi ko ba bagay?"

"Bagay mo, Han. I could look at you all night."

"But that would've been creepy, right? So let's just get moving."

"Right." He chuckled. "Let's go."

The dinner will be held in Dylan and Shy's house. Nagpagawa na pala sila ng bahay para handa na itong lipatan after they get married. Hindi pa ito fully furnished sa ngayon, pero sapat na raw ang mga kagamitan na nandoon para magdaos ng dinner.

"You okay?" Tanong ni Sven habang nagmamaneho. "You're quiet."

"Pag tahimik ba, hindi na agad okay?"

"Kaya nga ako nagtatanong. Okay ka lang ba? You might be sitting quietly while planning how to assassinate me."

"Grabe ka. Paano mo nahulaan?"

Napailing siya habang napapangisi. "I love how you can still joke in this situation."

"Bakit? What is so bad about this situation? I know you're scared right now because you don't want to lose your friends. But you know you made a mistake and you deserve their anger anyway. If you lose them even in the process of being accountable for what you've done, then you have to accept it."

"Ganyan din ba ang mindset mo nung pumunta ka sa resort? That even if I get mad when I find out that you had underlying intentions, you would just accept it?"

"I guess. Because I had my reasons. And I am prepared to pay for the consequences, kahit magalit ka pa. I may sound selfish and arrogant, but I had to find a way to resolve my problems and I believed that my choices might... probably make you feel betrayed but the ends will benefit you, too."

"In what way?"

"Magagahol tayo sa oras kung ngayon natin pag-uusapan. It might even ruin the mood for dinner, kaya let's just save it for later. Okay?" Sagot ko. "I'll tell you everything after tonight."

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When Sven said the house wasn't fully furnished yet, I might have exaggerated my expectations. Akala ko bare pa talaga, iyon pala ay may mga furnitures and fixtures na, maliban nalang sa mga kwarto.

Nakilala ko ang fianceé ni Dylan— si Shyden, na pinsan ni Treble. She works for her dad's construction company and will probably inherit it. Bright and articulate careerwoman. Ganoon siya.

What's heartwarming is that Shy and Dylan actually organized this dinner to ask for their friends' ideas and opinions for the wedding. Hindi kasi daw sila kumuha ng wedding planner dahil gusto nilang maging hands-on sa lahat ng aspeto ng kasal.