Isabela
Medical Mission
"Ang ganda ng dagat no?" I told him when we were walking on the sand. It was already sunset after we went from Lola Amelia's house because of Marco's birthday. We were holding hands right now, I couldn't be more happy about it.
At this moment, he looked directly at me with an appealing smile. Hinarap namin ang isa't-isa. Kinuha nya ang kamay ko at hinawakan ito. I eyed the ring he gave me that it was owned by Lola Amelia, he slowly put it on my finger.
"I can't wait to marry you," He said softly.
I grinned even more when I heard that from him. The environment was brimming with loveliness and peace. It seemed as if I was experiencing a peaceful moment after a turbulent event, in the company of my soulmate, the one destined for me by the universe, making this moment even more otherworldly.
"Sige na pakasalan mo na ako. I'm super ready!" I desperately said which made his lips traced laughter. Ginulo nya ang buhok ko ngayon. "Pakasalan mo na ako! Gawin mo na akong Tedesco within this week!" I screamed to the sea which made him chuckle even more.
I was so shocked nang buhatin nya ako at nag ikot-ikot kami. I felt like I just rode a rides sa peryahan. We were laughing so hard, and I felt like I could vomit because of it.
After he set me down, I attempted to escape from him with laughter, but he was too quick to capture me. His arm quickly encircled my midsection. I could feel his body from behind as he wrapped me around it.
"Mag seminar muna tayo, baby!" He said that while softly chuckling on my neck. "I promised you within this week, you'll be a Tedesco already."
I faced him right now, giving him that malicious stare. "Baby? Sabi mo huwag muna tayong maging sweet sa isa't-isa?"
He drew me nearer to him as if he couldn't help but be drawn to me any longer. "What's wrong with calling you, baby? Ikaw nga hindi mo pa ako tinawag nyan." He sulked, attempting to make me feel guilty.
I puckered my lips before releasing a chuckle. "Baby? You're not a baby anymore. You're already thirty years old, Art Hervin!" I teased.
He smirked. "Kahit na! Tawagin mo pa rin akong baby, please. Para naman maramdaman kong baby mo ako kahit ngayong araw lang bago pa man tayo magkaroon ng baby."
My face was heated when he said that. He was so dramatic! God, I love this man so much. I didn't know what to do without him.
"Ayoko!" I teased him while my arms crossed over my chest.
"Baby, naman!" He tried to reach for my hand.
Internally, I was already screaming deep within. I longed for him, and perhaps I was the most resilient warrior in enduring this emotion for many years without laying eyes on him.
Kinaya ko ba talaga ang mga panahong 'yon? Oh araw-araw akong namamatay dahil nami-miss ko sya? I think that's what I truly felt. I did not survive those times, I barely felt I had life. But now that I was with him, I felt like I was alive from the dead.
"Pag nagka baby na tayo, baby pa rin naman kita." I assured.
He gave me that look na parang kinikilig. "Totoo?"
"Oo nga! Tara na gawin na natin si baby."
He let out a laugh at napahawak sa bewang nya. "Gagi! Atat na atat ka yata ah? Kanina ka pa ha!"
"Ayaw mo? Sige-"
"Huwag mo akong ginaganyan, Isabela. Huwag mo akong hinahamon baka umiyak ka ulit!" He confidently said, cutting me off.
