Mirae

Kapitulo 15

Kapitulo 15

Giddy Like a Kid

Once, Cyra told Adiel she changed her mind and she wanted to get married at 25 again. The decision changed because she realized she didn't want to start having kids at almost 30 years old. So, Adiel readjusted his plan. But it wasn't so hard because his initial plan had always been 25 dahil iyon naman talaga ang unang plano ni Cyra.

Ayos din para kay Adiel ang edad na 'yon. Tapos na siya sa masters niya at makapagtatrabaho na. May ipon pa rin naman siya kahit na magsisimula pa lang magtrabaho ng full time dahil working student siya no'ng masterals niya. Pero he still took a few months past Cyra's 25th birthday to save up for the wedding before popping the question. Kinaya naman niya, may experience naman na siya sa trabaho, kaya hindi mahirap na umangat ng posisyon para kay Adiel.

So, now, more than two years after Adiel and Cyra's short getaway, he was in front of his girlfriend's parents. He was nervous and had sweaty palms. Iba't ibang outcome na ang naisip niya para sa gagawin niya; lahat ng magaganda ang hinihiling niya na mangyari.

"Tito, Tita, hihingi lang po sana ako ng permiso," simula niya.

"Ng? Aalis ba kayo ni Cyra?" tanong ni Tita.

"Ah, hindi po. Permiso para..."

"Ng ano, 'nak?"

Cyra's father looked at his wife and said, "he's asking for Cyra's hand in marriage."

Oh, gets na agad ni Tito, Adiel thought.

Tita looked at Adiel. She was bewildered. "Oh, it's time?"

"Opo," sagot ni Adiel. "Puwede po ba?"

His soon father-in-law replied, "puwede, Adiel."

Tita smiled. "Of course, anak. You may ask her. May singsing ka na ba?"

Tumango si Adiel at inilabas ito mula sa bulsa. "Kabibili ko lang po kanina." He handed it to them. "What do you think?"

"It's beautiful! Although, I expected you to buy something bigger, ha, knowing you pa naman," salita ng nanay.

"Gusto ko po sana, kaso hindi po magugustuhan ni Cyra kung masiyadong agaw pansin."

Through the years, nag-iba si Adiel. Siguro dahil tumanda siya, pero medyo nabawasan na ang kaniyang pagiging magarbo. Naunawaan niya na ang kahalagahan ng pagiging simple paminsan-minsan. Naunawaan niya na ang halaga ng katahimikan at pag-iisa. Naunawaan niya rin ang kagandahan ng pagtanaw lang, at pakikinig sa nobya. Kaya, ang sising niya ay simple lang. Mayroong maliit na diamante sa gitna ang silver ring na ibibigay niya kay Cyra.

Cyra's mother looks at Adiel with a satisfied grin. "Kilalang-kilala mo na talaga siya. Mas kilala mo na siya yata kaysa sa 'min."

Natawa si Adiel habang tinatanggap ang sising muli. "Hindi, mas kilala n'yo pa rin 'yon, Tita. Wala ako, kompara sa magulang niya." He looks at the parents. "Thank you po."

The two smiled at him and nodded.

Sakto, matapos isuksok muli ni Adiel ang singsing sa kaniyang bulsa, dumating na si Cyra.

She looked happy and surprised as she approached her parents. "What are you doing here?"

"Wanted to visit Tito," Adiel replied before nodding at the old man.

The woman laughs and says, "ah, gano'n? Okay!" Akmang aakiyat at iiwan na niya ang nobyo nang sundan siya nito.

"Good luck, Diel," bulong ng ama ni Cyra nang madaanan siya ni Adiel.