AILWAG Book2: His Promise [Published under Pop Fiction books]

[EPILOGUE]

[EPILOGUE]

Another week has passed and seemed nothing has changed. Hindi pa rin umuuwi sa akin si Crystal. Ni hindi ko man lang siya nakita o 'di kaya'y nakausap man lang. Gusto ko sana siyang dalawin sa bahay ng parents niya kaso nahihiya naman ako sa mga magulang niya. I'm ashamed of all those sh*ts that I've done to their daughter. Because of me, they lost their first ever grandchild.

I have always waited for her to come home every hour of the days passing by. I'm hoping that she'll get back home and forgive my mistakes. If that time comes, I will promise to her that I will never hurt her and will never do the same mistake again. I've learned from my mistakes and regretted what I've done.

One wrong decision... One big mistake... And this mistake will surely make me regret for the rest of my life if Crystal wouldn't still forgive me...

Saturday. Today is Dustin and Chloe's wedding day.

Ayoko sanang dumalo dito, dahil wala akong panahon na pumunta sa ganitong klaseng okasyon. I'd rather stay at home and wait for Crystal to come home than watching them to get married. Kung hindi sana ako pinilit ni Alex na pumunta, wala sana ako ngayon dito sa simbahan. Hindi ko nga alam kung bakit ako napapayag nun. Siguro kasi, siya yung tipo ng tao na puro may kabuluhan ang lahat ng sinasabi niya. Sa madaling salita, kinonsensya niya ako.

All is wearing beautiful smiles on their faces unlike me, sitting uncomfortably on the right most corner seat while watching everyone who's busy having chit-chats with others. Nakita kong dumating din sina Dad at Mom kanina, pero mas pinili kong humiwalay sa kanila. Hindi ko kayang makipagsabayan sa kasiyahan nila. I know they would understand why I stay away from them because everybody knows what I am going through these past few weeks.

Halo-halong usapan ang naririnig ko. Ni hindi ko nga maiwasan na hindi mapakinggan ang usapan ng dalawang tao sa likuran ko. I didn't mind them though but still, they caught my attention for their voices are very familiar to me. Hindi ko man sila lingunin, alam kong kilala ko kung sino sila.

"Ikaw na naman ang kapartner ko? Pangatlong beses na ito ah. Nakakasawa naman."

"Luh! Arte. As if I have a choice. Magreklamo ka kay Chloe."

"Pfft! Wag na."

"Bahala ka..."

"Hayaan mo, sa susunod na magkakapartner pa tayo sa kasal, sisiguraduhin kong hindi na tayo basta-bastang parte ng entourage... Didiretso na tayo dun sa altar at tayo na ang susunod na ikakasal."

"A-ano?? Baliw ka na ba, N-Nathan?"

"Tss... Kunwari ka pa, kilig ka naman. Lapitan mo muna yung boyfriend mo. Baka umiyak sa sobrang selos oh. Pfft!"

Hindi ko na napigilan ang sarili ko na lingunin sila. Si Nathan at Kaye Anne pala ang mga ito... Nung makita nila ako, ngumiti lang sila sa akin tapos naghiwalay na rin.

Ugh, sh*t... When will this wedding start? I'm getting bored in here.

Hindi ko na kinaya ang pagkabagot kaya naman lumabas muna ako ng simbahan. Magpapahangin muna ako at sa labas nalang hihintayin ang pagsisimula ng kasal. Kung bakit ba naman kasi sa gabi pa nila naisipan na i-schedule ang kasal nila?

I saw a bench under a tree few meters away from the church and so I suited myself sitting on it. 6:30PM na nang tignan ko ang oras sa wrist watch ko. Ugh, I'm gonna wait for another 30 minutes for the wedding to start. I want to go home now!

"Hmmm~ Hmmm~...."

I frowned when I heard somebody humming a song. I am not sure if he's just close to me yet I know that he's just around hiding somewhere. I can even smell a smoke of a cigar but I don't see anyone here.