Our Night to Remember ( Saalvadera Series # 1 )

Kabanata 17

So that's the time when I said I do to him. He must really like me back then huh. He married me in front of everybody. Kahit sabihin mo na hindi iyon totoo, the guts to marry someone so willingly given his position is really something.

He has an image to protect, though hindi naman ako kahiya hiya. I still believed I could ruin his image at some point.

Siya pa talaga ang nagpalista ng pangalan namin at nag bayad. I can now remember how loud the cheer was. I was supposed to say I don't to the acting pastor in that booth to tease him pero hindi ko nagawa as students were everywhere.

I looked outside and wonder even more. Madilim na at kitang kita na sa kalangitan ang mga bituin. The winds were cold, the breeze brought chills. Memories were coming back...but the reason behind my run away before the accident are still not.

It still hunts me. I want to remember it too.

Maraming tanong ang patuloy na hindi nasasagot sa isip ko.

Why did I run away? Why am I crying so hard that night? And why am I angry at Dad that evening? These were some of the questions I keep on thinking about. I want to know all of it.

I hope I'll remember it soon too. I'm afraid that Daddy is hiding something more deep at me that would hate him more.

Hindi kalaunan ay nag desisyon na akong iligpit ang lahat ng litrato namin ni Kai na pinadala niya. But I specifically chose out our two cut photo strip at nilagay iyon sa likod ng case ko. Hindi naman ito mapapansin ng mga pinsan ko dahil may ibang picture at kung ano anong design pa ang likod ng phone ko.

I just...wanted it go be there. I feel like it was supposed to be placed there.

Matapos mag ligpit ay bumaba na rin ako para tumulong mag ihaw. Malangsa ang isda na nilalagyan ng fillings nila Jairus kaya sa mga marinated na manok at baboy ako nag focus. Hindi na rin naman nila ako pinatulong doon kaya wala ring problema.

It was just me, Jai, Peter, and Kuya Santi. May maliit na speaker kami sa tabi kung saan wala silang reklamo sa mga tugtog na pinili ko. I am currently playing August by Chase Atlantic. Ang iba naming pinsan na sila Llienna ay na sa loob pa rin at tumutulong habang sila Daddy, Tito, at ilang lalaking nakakatandang pinsan namin ay shuma-shot na. Si Kuya Santi rin dito ay may shot glass na. Sila Peter ay mamaya pa ata.

" Is Kairus your suitor, Beatrize? " Kuya Santi asked all of a sudden. Napa tingin sa akin si Jairus at Peter habang ako naman ay napa tingin kay Kuya.

I knew he will asked that. Siya ba naman ang na sa gate kanina ng mai-deliver. Gladly, I know the answer to that.

" Hindi. " I simply said.

Totoo naman...unless, I don't remember it yet.

Jairus chuckled.

" Hindi ka raw nagkakamali, Kuya. " sabi nito at nag tawanan sila.

Loko talaga. Napa iling ako at nagpatuloy na lang sa pag mamarinate at pag ihaw ng mga karne. Sabi ko nga. The more I stay quiet, the sooner they will stop that topic. Hindi na lang ako mag talk.

But of course, I can still hear them teasing me.

Buti na lang at mahaba ang pasensya ko sa kanila. Kay Kairus lang ata ako mabilis mapikon base sa mga naaalala ko.