Wedding Nightmares

C5: Last Us

Chapter 5

Ysabelle's POV

Ang sabi sakin ng teacher ko dati, ang mga panaginip daw ay parang mga fortune tellers. From everything that happens inside your dream, it has its own important symbol. Sometimes it would be good and sometimes it would be bad. Pero ang sabi pa niya sakin, my dreams would still depend on my actions. And right now, I don't know what my actions should be.

I heaved a sigh of comfort and hurt because of what I've dreamt. Napanaginipan ko ang pinakanakakatakot na panaginip na nakita ko. It might not be full of serial killers and demons but in that dream, I can feel hell in it. It's because in that dream,

He left me.

I have forgotten the other details pero ang naaalala ko lang ay iniwan ako ni Tristan for another woman. Kahit na alam kong hindi gagawin ni Tristan sakin yun kasi mahal niya ako, meron paring boses na nagsasabi sakin na maaaring mangyari yun. It keeps on telling me, he will leave me. Ayoko siyang paniwalaan pero my mind keeps on reminding what tita said earlier.

That the wedding is cancelled.

Bumangon na ako sa kama at pumunta sa may C.R. dito sa loob ng kwarto ko. I looked at the mirror above the sink and I stared blankly towards my face. My dejected face.

Ang mukha kong napuruhan ng dahil sa pag-iyak ko kanina when I heard the news. Ang balitang hindi ko alam kung paniniwalaan ko o hindi. It was too bad to be true. Pero tita would never lie to me.

Did she?

Naramdaman ko na naman ang pagtulo ng mga luha ko. Hindi ko sila pinunasan at hinayaan lang na tumulo ito ng sunud-sunod.

You shouldn't be like this, Ysabelle. You have to be strong. Eh ano naman kung sinabi ni tita yun? Hindi ibig sabihin nun ay totoo na agad ang sinabi niya. And I know Tristan, he would never agree to this.

Huminga ako ng malalim at saka pinunasan ang mukha ko. I washed my face and stared back again at the mirror.

"Never."

Lumabas na ako ng C.R. at saka naglakad papunta sa may bedside table ko. Kinuha ko yung phone ko at saka tinawagan si Allan. I remember them saying that they would talk to Tristan about what happened earlier. Gusto kong malaman kung anong nangyari.

Pero when I called the number, agad-agad itong napunta sa call ended. Saying na out of coverage area daw si Allan ngayon. Napabuntong hininga nalang ako at saka dinial yung number ni Alicia pero like what happened with Allan, the receiver said it was out of coverage area.

Initya ko nalang yung phone ko sa may kama at napatingin sa may orasan. It was 10 minutes to ten o'clock. Hula ko tulog na sila mommy at daddy pati yung ibang mga maid. Napahiga nalang ako sa may kama at saka tinitigan yung kisame ng kwarto ko.

In two days, I would be marrying the man that I loved. Pero mangyayari pa kaya yun with us in this mess? With me in doubt na baka totoo nga yung sinabi ni tita sakin? Ewan ko! Hindi ko na alam kung anong dapat kong gawin! It wasn't the same as those fights and problems that the both of us encountered. This was way worse than them. Hindi ko alam kung kaya pa namin tong lagpasan. Pero if there is a way, I would sacrifice everything para lang magawa yun. I can't afford to lose Tristan. I loved him too much.

Biglang nagring yung phone ko kaya napatingin ako dito. And ng makita ko yung caller ID, halos mapatalon na ako sa tuwa.

Tristan's calling...

Agad-agad ko namang nireceive yung call at saka tumayo.

"Hello?" I whispered.

"Hey Belle, buti gising ka pa."