Sa Bawat Araw (Edited Version)

Wedding Prep

Alex's POV

I don't know where I plucked up the courage to come to Tita Liandra's house without Amara's knowledge. Gusto ko lang ipaalam kay Tita na nag-propose na ulit ako kay Amara, she deserves to know about it. Paniguradong mas matutuwa si Amata kung nando'n ang Mama niya.

"Good morning po! Sino pong hanap nila?" The house helper asked when she opened the gate for me.

"Nandyan ba si Ma'am Liandra?" Tanong ko.

"Uh--opo. Sino po sila?" Nag-aalangan niyang tugon.

"I'm Alexander, fiancée ni Amara. I was wondering if I could see her mom?"

Dahan dahan siyang napatango habang nakatingin sa'kin. "Sandali lang po ha, inform ko lang si Ma'am." Sabi niya.

Tumango ako kaya pinapasok niya ako sa gate pero nanatili muna ako sa lugar kung saan niya ako iniwan habang ipinapaalam niya kay Tita na nandito ako.

A few minutes later, the same helper came out and signalled for me to come in so I followed her inside the mansion. She took me to the garden where Tita Liandra was supervising the garden maintenance.

"Trim those bushes there." She commanded while walking around in her elegant, designer, ruby red house dress.

"Ma'am, nandito na po ang bisita." Sabi ng helper niya kaya lumingon siya sa'kin.

I flashed a hesitant smile as she walked towards me. "Good afternoon po." I greeted, my head slightly bowed down.

"Good afternoon, what brings you here?"

Pinagpapawisan ako. Mahirap kasing mabasa ang emosyon ni Tita dahil laging naka-poker face at halos iisa ang tono ng boses.

"Uh--I brought some fruits po." I showed her the fruit basket that I carried all the way here.

She murmured 'thanks' then called one of the helpers and instructed her to bring the fruits to the kitchen.

"Nasaan si Amara?" Tanong niya na tila ine-expect na kasama ko si Amara.

"Uhm..it's just me today po. Amara is busy with...wedding preparations." I answered.

She nodded. "Yeah, she mentioned that you proposed."

I cleared the lump in my throat, because I feel so nervous.

"I'm sorry po if we--if I...if I didn't ask for your blessing beforehand. But please do know that I respect you as Amara's parent and my uhmm...soon to be mother-in-law. It's just, everything happened so quick." I kept on stuttering and almost choking on my own saliva.

She shrugged her shoulders. "It's fine. Matatanda naman na kayo, my blessing and approval would be irrelevant already." She smirked before turning around.

I took a deep breath and I tried to composed myself. Beads of sweat began forming on my forehead as the feeling of inferiority took up my whole system.

"Gusto ko lang po kayong personally i-inform about the wedding. Amara would love to see your presence there. Kahit hindi niya sabihin, I know she's hoping for you to be there on her special day." I said, almost pleading for her to come.

She turned around to face me again, this time with a smile. "I'll be there, and extend my congratulations to my daughter. Congratulations to the both of you."

"Thank you po."

There's this strong tension in the air the entire time that we're talking.

Sometimes I wonder, if Amara's gonna get married to someone that Tita Liandra likes, would she react differently? Ganito rin kaya siya ka-cold sa mapapangasawa ng anak niya, o matutuwa siya para sa kanila?