Teach me how to love

09

Tristan Gabriel Salvador

"I will go now! Wish me luck may bagong prof."she gave me a kiss before leaving the car.

Hindi niya alam ay magkikita naman kami mamaya. At ako yung bagong prof. niya.

I walked towards the principal office to greet tito and he gave me everything I need to do. Wala pa naman din daw akong kailangan ilesson dahil papatapos palang ng sem nila gumagawa palang ng gawain ang mga students.

I walked quietly towards the room. May mga student na napapatingin siguro dahil naka suit lang ako. I even removed my suit dahil napakainit. I only wore my white polo.

My first class is with her.

I walked towards the door and entered it. No one seems to notice at first dahil nagkwekwentuhan sila so I closed the door a little to hard to create a sound.

I did not look directly to her pero I can feel that all eyes were looking at me.

"I'm Tristan Gabriel Salvador" I told everyone and looked at each one.

Ang mga kaharap ko ay mas bata lang sakin n go ilang taon pero pakiramdam ko ay kaugali nila si Antony.

"I will be your teacher for this semester." I said and everyone was just staring at me.

"Introduce yourself starting from here" nagulat ang nasa unahan dahil tinuro ko siya.

Masyadong matagal kung ganito at baka hindi ko sila maalala kaya I just told them "Nevermind, write your name here". I showed them an index card at lahat naman sila ay kumuha din.

After a while I got all the index card at isa isang binasa ang mga ito. They raised their hands para makilala ko kung sino.

I saw her name at pinipigilan matawa. Asarin ko kaya ulit to.

"Garcia" she stood up.

"Gracia, hindi Garcia po" I wanted to laugh because she even said po.

"Is that really your last name?" I asked her and she nodded.

I didn't mind her at nagtawag na ng iba. As I call others name ay nagiisip ako kung bakit hindi niya ginagamit yung Salvador?

"Write an essay with 500 words. The topic is about your future wedding or who ever you like." I told everyone but I heard some whispers.

"You are in your last semester before you graduate I'm sure some of you here have some plans. I want to get to know you more with this essay" I explained to them.

Someone raised there hand and I let him speak  up "Sir paano naman po kaming mga single?"

"Write something about your type or kung sino ang gusto mong makasama sa buhay mo." I told him at umupo na sa teachers desk.

I was bored so I stood up to look at their work.  May iba na nakasimula na, medyo marami na ang nasulat, at mayroon din na wala pa.

Nasa dulo siya kaya naisipan ko na inisin siya ulit  "Are you done?" Hindi naman siya makaangal because I sat at the observers chair.

"10 words pa lang" bulong niya at natawa ako.

"Bat ka nandito?" Tanong niya.

"Mom said I can do this for experience." I said at natawa ulit. Pakiramdam ko ay naiinis na to sakin.

"Weird din ni Mommy minsan noh" I laughed again at tumayo na. Mamaya puro tawa lang ang magawa namin dito pag nagusap pa kami.

I looked at the time.

"Pass your papers" isa isa na silang pumila para magpasa. I was just sitting at the teachers table.

I try hard to remember their name at mabuti nalang at naalala ko naman.

"Salvador" I whispered when I saw her. Siya na yung huling nagpasa.

Save the best for last.

"Gracia nga" tumawa na ako dahil naiinis na siguro siya.

"Mrs. Salvador nga" sabi ko at inirapan niya ako.

"You have five minutes and you can do anything you like. Consider this an activity...thank you for today...class" I weirdly say dahil I can't even believe I'm a teacher right now.

"Goodbye and Thank you Mr. Salvador" pagpapaalam nila sakin.

"Kuya! Is it your first day?" Tanong ni Antony.

"Oo" sagot ko sakanya.

"Sabi ni Dad isa nalang daw yung class mo today" sabi niya and it was true.

Mas marami ang class ko sa section ni Ashley kaysa sa iba. Sinandya yata but they still don't know that she's my wife.

Tumabay muna ako sa field as I read their essays. Mas nakilala ko sila.

Some want to be single forever dahil wala daw siyang jowa at isang kalokohan ang pagibig.

Yung iba nananaginip na maikasal sa mayaman at gwapo.

Some are visualizing their wedding as a grand wedding na napakamahal ang magagastos.

The only thing different was my wife. She answered realistically. Ang sabi niya.

To have a wedding means to be with someone in this lifetime. To accompany and cherish that person. And to build a family with them.  I always imagined great things, but when you're into that moment, nothing will matter but your partner.

The only thing you have to think of is your partner for life. Even if you will have a grand or simple wedding, the only thing that you should consider is your partner. Because the person you're telling your vows with is going to be the person you will live with to have and to hold from this day to the future, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to respect, to care and love and to cherish, till death do us part.

I'm going to make a vow, and the only thing that I want to have is a simple but meaningful wedding. I was not allowed to choose a partner (you should know this, lol). But still, the beginning of our marriage is something beautiful that I'm thankful for. I have found a partner to whom I can tell everything too. I hope you also feel the same way, Tristan.