Just The Strings (COMPLETED)

Special Chapter # 1

#JustTheStrings

I was the one getting married yet I felt like everyone around me was more excited than I was. Si Mama, ayaw kumuha ng wedding planner kasi gusto niya na siya na lang ang tumulong sa akin. Si Kath, binigay sa akin iyong wedding book na bata pa lang siya ay hinanda niya na para sa kapag ikakasal na siya. Only Liza was the sane woman around me. Pakiramdam ko ay nabaliw na silang lahat. They were quite scary...

"Where will you two get married? Malapit na ang fall sa US. Don na lang tapos sa park kayo para maraming leaves! Ang ganda sa pictures nun!" suggestion ni Kath.

I looked at Saint. Kath's suggestion sounded good. Naiisip ko pa lang ang aesthetics, natutuwa na ako. I was sure that the leaves would make our wedding beautiful. "I'm okay with it. Ikaw, Saint?" I asked him. He was sitting beside me, holding my hand and playing with my fingers. It had been a week since he proposed to me yet hanggang ngayon, hindi pa rin siya tapos sa tarsier phase niya. He was still so clingy! If only Mama didn't force me to go home after finding out that Saint's just living next to me, alam ko na magpipilit siya na sa unit ko matulog. He's that clingy.

"It's fine... but I want to get married in a Church, not in a park," he answered. "And I don't want to get married in US. I want to get married here in the Philippines because there's no divorce."

I nodded. "Oo nga, Kath. I agree with Saint. I want a Church wedding, too."

Kath rolled her eyes. "Fine. Bakit ba ako nagtaka? Ang banal niyong dalawa," she said, crossing out the park in the suggestion list. "Baka naman gusto niyo na Bishop pa ang magkasal sa inyo?"

I looked at Saint. "Is that possible?" Gosh, it would be awesome if a Bishop would marry us! We would surely be so blessed!

"Do you want it?" Saint asked. I nodded. "Alright, I'll talk to Papa and see what he can do," he said, smiling and kissing the side of my head. I smiled, too. He really spoils me every chance he gets. I'm really so blessed to have him.

Si Kath, napapailing na lang sa aming dalawa. "Buti na lang, I'm over Psalm na. Baka kapag kami ang nagpakasal e gusto niya sa Vatican pa," she said, shaking her head. I knew she was frustrated with me and Saint. She wanted to have a fancy wedding for us. I understood her naman... but what Saint and I wanted was just a simple wedding. Iyong puro pamilya at mga kaibigan lang namin ang nandoon. We didn't want people we didn't know to be there. It didn't feel right.

And our wedding was a ceremony, not a spectacle for everyone to watch.

"What about the gown? Kailangan ba ulo lang ni Mary ang kita, Saint?" Kath asked Saint.

Saint laughed and then hugged me tighter. "Of course not. I'll let Mary wear whichever gown she prefers. It's her day," he said.

"Good! Gosh, akala ko talaga sasabihin mo gusto mo parang suman na balot na balot si Mary! Ibabash talaga kita!" Kath said. Napailing na lang kaming dalawa ni Saint.

Kath went on to interrogate us. She asked us all the important questions. She asked us about what food we preferred, the flowers, the songs, the color, everything vital. Good thing Mama was preoccupied because Cayden was crying. She went up para patahanin ang kapatid ko. Hindi ko kakayanin kapag nagsama si Mama at Kath. Kath alone was already a handful. Mabuti na lang nandito si Saint sa tabi ko para pagaanin ang loob ko. I wanted to remain calm but with Kath acting crazy, parang nape-pressure na rin ako sa kasal namin.

"Tignan mo, may naka-angry..." I told Saint as I looked at the post in his profile. Just last night, we finally announced on facebook that we're getting married. We didn't immediately post it online because we wanted to celebrate with family first. We had an intimate dinner together—our families finally meeting. I thought it wouldn't go so well since Tita Anna and Mama's personalities were both strong. I thought they would clash but I was wrong. They were both just too happy for Saint and I.