The Truth Hurts

The Truth Hurts [10]

A/N may dinagdag po ako sa end kasi medyo bitin

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It has already been a month since I have been engaged and still, hindi koh pa rin nasasabi kay pare.Humahanap pa koh ng tymepo eh. And I have been really busy kaya ganun. One night, asa house lang akoh, nagiisip nung mga things for the wedding. It‟s a good thing na wala akong scheduled major operations ngaun.

Kung hindi, nabaliw na siguro akoh. I was in my room, fixing things. Nang biglang may nag doorbell. So, I went down to see who it was. Xmpre sobrang curious akoh noh. Mejo gabi na rin tapos bigla may pupunt sa haus. Diba?! Tapos when I opened the door, I was a bit shocked when I saw who it was. It was pare.

“oh, naligaw ka yata.” Un na lang nasabi koh sa kanya.

 “oo nga eh. Mali yata koh ng ikot ko dun sa may kanto.” Sabi nya tapos napasmile na lang akoh, xa din eh, natuwa din yata xa sa joke nya.

 “so, hindi moh ba koh papapasukin?” sabi nya na nakatayo pa rin sa labas ng bahay koh.

 “oh, soory. I forgot, pasok ka.” Sabi koh, finally letting him inside. Masyado kasi akoh nabigla sa pagbisita nya eh. We went straight to my room kasi nga ang dami koh pang ginagawa for the wedding.

Oh my God! The wedding! Hindi koh pa nga pala nasasabi kay pare ung tungkol sa wedding. Siguro etoh na ung right time. Ah basta! Hahanap na lang akoh ng timing para sabihin sa kanya.

Ayun, iniwan koh muna ung mga ginagawa koh tapos tumambay kami sa may azotea sa may room koh, andun kami nakaupo sa couch sa labas under the moonlight, full moon pa nga eh. Kwentuhan, catching up with all the things that‟s been happening.

He did most of the talking kasi nga iniisip koh pa ung speech koh kung pano koh sasabihin sa kanya na I‟m getting married na. Tapos biglang moment of silence. Naubusan na ng kwento. He just stared at the sky and looked at the stars, kung meron man.I laid my head on his shoulders. Grabeh. Naiiyak akoh! This could be the last time na ganto kami ni pare.

 “so, how‟s the baby?” ask koh, di koh na nakayanan ung silence eh

 “okei naman. We‟re having a girl.” Sabi nya na napasmile. He‟s obviously happy about the baby.

 “so, when‟s the big day?!” I asked him

 “huh?!” he asked

 “well, hindi ba kau ikakasal?!”

“for the sake of the kid?! No.” he said

“huh?!” now I‟m the one confused

“I mean, we already talked about it and we decided not to get married just for the kid. Kasi up to now pa rin naman, we‟re still not sure kung kami ba talaga. I mean, we just don‟t really click and what if our marriage won‟t work, kawawa naman ung bata. Ayaw koh mangyari sa anak koh un.”

 “we decided to you know just keep on going. Kung hindi mag work out we will remain as good friends. We‟d keep a healthy relationship the same as to the custody of the kid.” He said tapos silence ulit. think this is the right time na. Here it goes. Wish me luck. I took a big sigh and then.

“uhmm, pare?!” sabi koh, pro hindi pa rin akoh makatingin sa mata nya. Di koh kaya eh.

“baket?!” ask niya sabay hawak sa kamay koh. Then I didn‟t have to tell him na kasi na feel nya ung engagement ring sa kamay koh. Then he just looked at me. Ung tingin nya parang hindi makapaniwala na hindi moh maintindihan.

 Grabeh! Naiiyak na talaga akoh! Ayan na! Feel koh na ung tears! Shiyet! “is this what I think it is?!” he asked ulit, tapos ung boses nya parang trying to be happy na hindi moh maintindihan.I don‟t know kung namalikmata lang me or what pero parang I saw pain in his eyes when he was saying those words.

 “uhmm, pare.” Sabi koh then isa pang big sigh, “I‟m getting married na.” Finally nasabi koh din xa!

“I know. Twinx told me.” Sabi nya then smiled at me.

“huh?! Pano naman nalaman ni twinx?!”

 “nagkasalubong daw sila ni doc sa mall and then un, sinabi nga ni doc na you‟re getting married na nga daw.” Sabi nya.

 “oh okei.” Un na lang nasabi koh, tapos silence ulit.

 “uhmm… pare, can I ask you a favor?!” sabi koh sa kanya.

“huh?! What is it?! Anything. Lamoh naman na kahit ano basta para sa pare koh eh.” Sabi nya

“would you like to be doc‟s best man?!” I asked him nervously.

 “huh?! Akoh?! Baket naman akoh?! Diba ung best man ung best friend ng groom?!” sabi nya

“well, yeah kaya lang kasi we decided to switch. Ung maid of honor koh ung best nya from med school. Xmpre kailngan koh pa ba pumili ng best man?! Hahanap pa ba koh ng iba?! Eh alam naman ng lahat ng nakakakilala sakin na hindi makokompleto un kung wala ung pinakaimportanteng guy sa buhay koh eh.” Sabi koh sa kanya then I looked at him awaiting for his answer.

 “sure. Basta ba para sa‟yo.” Sabi nya. “thanks. Pare!” sabi koh then I hugged him.

“pare, congratz.” he said the he hugged back so tight. As if he never wants to let me go. We stayed like that for a while. Then he whispered sa ears koh,

“ I wish I had never let you go.” 

Naiyak na koh dun. Grabeh.

 “huh?!” I wana hear it again. To be sure.

 “wala.” Then with that I rest my head on his shoulder, his arms around me,keeping me warm as I silently cried in his arms.After so many months of preparation. It‟s the eve of my wedding na. Grabeh kinakabahan akoh. I was staying at the hotel cos of the pamahiin na the groom can‟t see the bride the day before the wedding. I was in the hotel room na, trying to sleep when my phone rang.

 “hello?!”

 “hey hon.” It was doc

 “hey, oh bat ka napatawag?!” sabi koh

 “I just missed you.”

“toh naman. Magkikita naman tau tomorrow eh.” Sabi koh na mejo natutuwa sa kanya “nga pala, I prepared a little surprise for you tomorrow. Hope you like it. I love you.” Sabi nya then binababa nya na para hindi kohna xa makulit about dun sa surprise na sinasabi nya.Lalo tuloy akoh naexcite.

 Can‟t wait for tomorrow. It‟s the big day. I‟m prepared na. While getting my make up done, may lumapit sakin na assistant nung make-up artist. May inabot na letter.

 “mamaya nyo na lang daw poh buksan.” Sabi nung nagbigay

 “who‟s it from?!” I asked kaya lang biglang lumayas ung bakla.

Tapos after about a century of preparations, I‟m finally ready and on my way na sa church. My cousin already called, and told me na everybody was there na daw and me na lang daw ung hinhintay.