The Path of Longing 🔞 (BINI MACOLET)

CHAPTER 39: Of Veils and Vows

Mason feels as if she's on cloud 9. Hindi siya mapakali kahit 6am palang. They're currently in Santorini at kinabukasan ay kasal na nila ni Malory. Feeling all sort of emotions, a whirlwind of excitement, nervousness, and extreme joy, she can't help but to bounce her leg as she imagined how Malory would look like once she walked down the aisle tomorrow. 

She didn't even had a decent sleep dahil hindi sila magkatabi ni Malory. Her fiancé insisted that they shouldn't see each other two days before their wedding dahil tradition daw ito. Muntik pa nilang pag-awayan dahil ilang oras nagmaktol si Mason. Nung una ay ayaw talagang pumayag ni Mason dahil pakiramdam niya ay hindi niya kakayaning hindi makatabi si Malory kahit isang gabi lang. 

Masyado pang maaga pero pinili niyang gumising na dahil gagawa pa siya ng wedding vow. She doesn't need to memorize it anyway. Wala na nga sana siyang balak na isulat pa pero pakiramdam niya, kung hindi niya isusulat at sasabihin niya lang ang lahat ng salitang tatakbo sa isipan niya kinabukasan ay aabutin sila ng ilang araw bago niya matapos ang wedding vow niya. She just loves Malory so much and no amount of words can equate to that. 

With a morning coffee, she started to work on writing, imagining Malory's image on her head to keep her inspired. 

She was half-way on her writing when her phone suddenly rang. Mason can't help but to break a smile when she saw the called I.D and quickly picked up the phone. 

Phone call:
"Good morning, uyab" Malory's raspy yet melodic voice welcomed Mason's ear which made her giggle. Halatang kakagising lang ng dalaga at ang unang ginawa nito ay ang tawagan ang kasintahan niya. 

"Good morning to you too, Mrs. Vergara. How's your sleep?" 

"It was good. Ang lambot ng comforter so I was able to sleep well. Ikaw?" 

"Not too good. Nagising ako at 6am, barely had any sleep dahil hindi kita katabi."

"Hmm. Isang tulog nalang and we can sleep on the same bed na ulit. Ang OA mo talaga. Alam ba ng friends at employees mo yan?" Mason heard Malory's chuckle on the other line. Totoo naman kasi. Her vulnerable and pa-baby state was only seen by Malory. 

"Open your camera please, uyab. I miss seeing that face of yours na." 

"No. We can't see each other nga eh."

"Sa phone lang naman. Hindi ka ba naaawa sakin? Malapit na akong umiyak." Malory can imagine her lover pouting kahit sa boses palang nito dahilan para matawa siya but she remained firm on her ground. 

"No means no, uyab. Besides isang tulog nalang oh. Wag ka na magmaktol diyan. I'll send selfies once our call ends. Babangon na rin ako. Eat breakfast ha? Send me pictures as well. I love you, my soon to be wife." 

"Hmm fine. I love you so much, Mrs. Vergara." 

Their phone call ended and Mason patiently waited for her fiancé's selfies. She really can't help it. Pakiramdam niya ay hindi siya makahinga tuwing magkalayo sila ni Malory. Call her OA or whatever dahil ganon parin ang pakiramdam niya kahit isang floor lang naman ng hotel ang naghihiwalay sa kaniya. She even planned to sneak out last night para makita si Malory pero tinakot siya ng dalaga na hindi siya pagbibigyan nito kapag tinuloy ang balak. 

15 minutes had passed with Mason's eyes glued on her phone. She quickly opened Malory's selfies that was sent and she can't help but to bite her lip once she saw the other two photos. Malory's first and second photo was just her bare face and it truly captured Mason's heart once again because she always loved how Malory's puffy eyes and morning face looks like. 

Once she scrolled for the other two photos, her jaw dropped to the ground as it was a mirror selfie. A mirror body shot to be exact with Malory's hand on her hair, barely lifting it up. Her thin silk night gown wrapping the curves of her body. As Mason examined the photo even more, her eyes landed on the upper part of her body, where she saw that Malory's nipple was etched through her thin night gown.