"You may now kiss the bride," the church roared as the congregation clapped while the priest concluded the ceremony and the newly-wed Mr. & Mrs. Gogna kissed. Sam even tipped his bride Joyce back as they kissed that she had to giggle and hold on to her groom's nape to steady herself. They were happy.
They were standing right next to each other and amidst whoops and cheers from the crowd, she clearly heard RJ whisper to her softly, "That could have been us, you know."
Maine's breath hitched but nevertheless was able to look him in the in eye with a sad smile, "RJ, tama na."
"Wala lang, nanghihinayang lang ako. Two years. We were so good together. What happened to us?"
"I know we were. But we were also moving too fast, too soon. It was just too good to be true."
"Maybe you’re right. Fear got the best of us."
"It did, unfortunately. We were cowards.”
“Maybe. Look, I know it's been years but how about we give it another shot?"
They held each other's gaze and smiled. Maybe this time, they’ll be brave enough.
BINABASA MO ANG
OIKOS: MaiChard Drabbles
FanfictionThis is where I'll be posting one shots I've written for the 30-day drabble challenge to qualify for AMACON 3. Wish me luck. :)
