She Loves Me More

Chapter 49 (Final)

LANCE OLIVER

I had one word to describe my wedding. Abundance. Abundance of love. The love from the people we love and those who love us. Ang di masukat na lalim ng pagmamahal ko sa babaeng buong pagmamahal din akong tinanggap upang makasama siya habambuhay, for richer or for poorer. Abundance of happiness. Lahat ay masaya para sa amin. At sa aming ikinakasal iyon na ang pinaka di makakalimutang masayang araw ng buhay namin. Walang sapat na sakit, hirap, poot, pait o lungkot na pwedeng tumali. Abundance of beauty. From the church full of blooms itself, to the laughter of the children and to the mystical beauty of my bride. Even with veils on her face, the moment she stepped inside the church, the radiance of her beauty filled the entire place with brightness. And no goddess either named by Greeks or Roman could compete with her to stole my eyes and my heart. Abundance of divinity. That the blessing we seek from above Almighty just made our bond stronger and indestructible. Abundance of dream. Pangarap na ang aming uumpisahang buhay ay maging matibay sa lahat ng pagsubok, maging maligaya at maging habambuhay na pagmamahalan. A new life with a new dream, not by me and her but by us. Abundance of forgiving. Sagana sa pagpapatawad at paglimot sa lahat ng mga nagkamali at nagawang pagkakamali sa buhay. If you wanted to shed every unforgettable grim past, that day was the best day for it. Abundance of smile. And lastly, abundance of tears. Tears of mixed emotions.

Naglalakad pa lamang si Tintin patungong altar ay lumuluha na ang kanyang nanay. It was tears of joy but at the same time tears of separation. I could feel her and understood her being a mother kung kaya't wala akong mapaglagyan ng pasasalamat na ipinagkatiwala nila sa akin ang pinakamamahal at iniingat-ingatan nilang anak. I was too lucky to find trustful in-laws like them kaya naman ipinangako ko sa harap ng altar na kahit kailan hindi ko paiiyakin ang kanilang anak. My mother was crying too. Masasabi kong hindi iyon sa kadahilanang magkakahiwalay na kami kundi iyak ng pasasalamat na sa wakas ay naisipan ko na ring mag-asawa. Before meeting my bride, it was grown on her that I had no intention of marrying anyone. Her weep and my mother in-laws weep were in tight competition. Minsan napapahinto pa ang pari sa seremonya para lamang tingnan sila. At may pagkakataon namang tila nahahawa ako sa kanilang pagluha. I got misty eyes for being so grateful that I was finally rewarded for a chance to live happily with a defined purpose.

"I now pronounce you husband and wife....You may now kiss the bride."

I slowly lifted the veil of my bride. When her face was revealed, pansamantalang huminto ang tibok ng aking puso at kasunod ay ang pagkabog nito ng ubod ng lakas. For few seconds, I stared to the most beautiful wife on earth. I hadn't seen her in three days nor talked to her. She was too cautious about a lot of superstitious belief na pati pagkikita at pag-uusap namin ay pinagbawal niya. She said we'd pour all our positive feelings inside the church. At iyon na nga ang naramdaman ko. My eyes were magnetized by her surprising beauty. It blown my heart away and it seemed like I couldn't handle it well. I pulled her closer. Ilang saglit ko munang tinitigan ang nakangiti niyang mga labi at saka ko dahan-dahang inilapat ang aking halik.

Since I missed the pretty girl so much. The kiss became sweeter and it lasted way longer than it was meant to be. I believe the woman is most beautiful when she's getting married, when making love and when she's bearing a child. And soon Kristina will have these three moments that will make her undoubtedly the most beautiful woman in my eyes. Nang maghiwalay ang aming mga labi ay saka ko lamang namalayan ang malakas na palakpakan at hiyawan. My bride was blushing habang ang pari naman ay tumikhim at napapangiti.

Medyo nahihiyang hinarap ni Tintin ang pari. " Pasensiya na po father mukhang nacarried away po yata ang asawa ko," she kidded.

I humbly faced the priest. "Forgive me Father for I committed a sin for loving this woman too much enough to make me lost my decorum."