I Ruined My Best Friend's Wedding [COMPLETED]

Chapter 42 - Beautiful

(POV Kim)

The moment that he looked at me, it felt as if the time stood still. The last time I saw those beautiful eyes was before he left for Paris. The last night I was with him. The night forever etched in my memory.

Yung puso ko biglang sumukip as if the air inside the hall is suffocating. Nagpaalam ako ng mabilis kay Lolo Demmy at tumakbo palayo sa event hall. Hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko. Akala ko, kaya ko harapin si Elijah, pero hindi ko kaya.

I found myself on the roof deck of the hotel. Malamig yung hangin na tumatama sa mukha as if nagbibigay ng comfort sa sakit na nararamdaman ko ngayon.

Tumakbo ba ko ng ten floors para makalayo kay Elijah?

Relax Kim, hindi ka na siguro niya naaalala. He probably moved on after that night. He probably...

Bago pa ko makapag-isip ng isa pa na pathetic theory, tumulo na ang mga luha ko.

Why does he affect me so much after this time?

How I wish that I can erase him in my memory. How I wish I can just easily dissolve this pain. How I wish that I can just move on and live a day without remembering his beautiful face.

A fake cough pulled me back from reality. Pagtingin ko, andoon si Carla Stavens.

"Yes, Carla?"

Anong ginagawa ni Carla dito? Hindi ba niya alam na nasa kalagitnaan ako ng drama moment ko?

Andito ko para mag emote tulad sa isang movie scene tapos lilitaw naman siya bigla?

"Mr. Zamora told me to never leave you out of my sight."

"Paano mo nalaman na andito ko?"

"Security camera and all that shit," she smiled at me. Clearly, alam niyang umiiyak ako. Buti hindi siya chismosa at hindi na nagtanong pa.

"Nagpapahangin lang ako Carla. Ang dami ko kasi kinain eh."

"Ms. Everton, Mr. Zamora prepared a room for you as he already anticipated that you may not be able to finish the whole program. He wants you to stay for the night and wait for him. There are matters that he wants to discuss with you and he thinks that it is the best time."

Binigay sa akin Carla ang hotel card at ang location ng room. It was a grand suite fitting for royalties. Carla even assured me that mom and dad were taken care of.

"Don't leave. You need to stay. It is my birthday and this is all I ask of you."

Yan ang sabi ni Lolo Demmy nang tumawag siya sa phone.

Paano ko naman matatanggihan ang request niya if I owe my life to him?

Imbes na bumaba sa event hall, sa suite na lang ako nagstay. Dahil masakit ang mata ko kakaiyak, nakatulog na lang ako ng di ko namamalayan. Nagising na lang ako nang may kumatok sa pinto. Pagtingin ko sa phone ko, around ten in the evening na. Tapos na siguro yung birthday party.

Pumasok sa loob si Lolo Demmy habang buhat ang dalawang kambal ni Elijah.

Wow, malakas pa pala si lolo at kaya pa buhatin ang mga bata!

Ang kambal, nakatingin lang sa akin as if they are studying every intricate details of me.

Bakit super cute nila? Ang swerte naman ni Elijah!

"Thank you for staying Kimberley. I will not ask you to stay if this is not important. I want you to meet these two blessings. This big guy here is Voltaire and this beautiful girl here is Vienne. They are twins, your twins. Come on, give your mommy a big hug."

Bigla naman tumakbo ang dalawang bata papunta sa akin at niyakap ako. I was shocked, and yet their embrace made me feel comfortable, like I am home again. I can't help but to cry as I touched their cheeks and kissed their foreheads.

"Lolo, ang cute nila! They are both beautiful," naiiyak kong sabi.

"Mommy, you are also beautiful. Lolo Demmy told me that our eyes look exactly like yours," sabi ni Voltaire.

"And my curls are from yours mommy. Please stay with us now," sabi ni Vienne na yumakap sa akin ng mas mahigpit.

Tinignan ko lang si Lolo Demmy with my questioning eyes, but the old man just smiled at me. A smile that seem to make him looks younger.