Destined to Love You

Chapter 4

"Dad, I won't get married sa taong hindi ko kilala!"

Pasigaw na wika ni Kathryn sa kanyang ama. Naikuyom nya ang kanyang mga kamao at halos yata lahat ng dugo niya ay umakyat sa kanyang ulo. Her father just told her that she's going to get married sa anak ng matalik na kaibigan nito. Daniel John Ford ang pangalan ng nakatakda niyang pakasalan.

"Iha, Daniel is a good man. I won't be approving of this if alam kong mapapasama ka." ani ng kanyang ama na bakas sa mukha nito ang pagsusumamo.

No! Protesta nya sa sarili. She won't get married. She still wants to do a lot of things, for christ sake! Getting married is not in her mind just yet. And besides she has a boyfriend  who's name is Aaron James Mendez. The man of her dreams! She won't let anything or anybody ruin her life and worst, decide for her specially on this matter. At kung meron man siyang gustong pakasalan iyon ay ang kanyang nobyo.

She loves her father. There's no doubt about that. Mula noong naulila sya sa kanyang inang di man lang nya nasilayan ay itnaguyod na sya ng kanyang ama. She's his father's princess. He spoils her so much. Kahit  ano pa ang hilingin nya ay ibinibigay nito sa kanya. He showered her love at ipinagpapasalamat naman niya iyon. Sinusunod nya lahat ng gusto ng kanyang ama. She finished her degree in Business Administration at ngayon ay kasalukuyan syang Manager sa kanilang business firm. She knew her farher was a proud man for what she has achieved at the age of 25. She could do anything for him but not this arrange marriage made unknown to her.

"Dad, please. You know that I have a boyfriend. You met him already. I love him." she tried to sound convincing as possible. She doesn't really want na matali sya sa isang marriage sa taong ayaw nya.

She have know Daniel as her father's friend son. For once, ngayon pa lang ay may instinct na siyang he's a player. She remembered reading an article from a magazine which featured the Ford's at isa sa mga nandoon ang interview at maliit na portion laman ang information about the Ford's only heir. She knew he's a player. He's a womanizer coz if not bakit hanggang ngayon ay isa ito sa mga usap-usapan at laging naririnig niyang bukambibig ng mga socialites sa business world dahil kahit ang kaibigan niyang si Trina na nag tratrabaho sa isang famous na magazine sa bansa ay walang makuhang scoop tungkol sa lovelife nito. If she's going to marry him for sure magiging laughing stock lang siya sa lipunan dahil hindi kaya ni Daniel na mag seryoso sa isang relasyon. And it's marriage that they are talking about. If they marry and decided to call it quits, matagal pa bago tuluyang makalaya siya rito dahil wala namang divorce sa Pilipinas. It's just going to be a headache o di kaya'y nightmare.

Hinawakan ako ni daddy sa kamay. Alam kong I am acting childish and immature right now pero hindi ko talaga kayang pagbigyan ang hinihiling niya.

"Iha, you know that I am old already." sabi nito. Here he goes again, everytime he's going to say this ay talaga namang naapektuhan ako. I don't want to think anything bad this early pero I know that my father is at his age. Medyo naging mahina na din ang pangangatawan nito mula noong biglang tumaas ang presyon nya because of depression. Iniisip ko pa lang na baka may masamang mangyari sa daddy ko ay parang sinasaksak na ang puso ko. "I want you to be in good hands pagdating ng araw na wala na ako."

"Dad! Don't say that.." maagap kong sabi sa kanya.I don't want to talk about this things. I don't know how to live without him. Kung meron mang taong takot na takot akong mawala sa buhay ko, that is my father. I never had the chance with my mother, puro pictures lang niya ang nakita ko simula noong magkamuwang ako. And based on what my father told me about her, I know she's a good woman and I'm proud of her.