Once More - Legacy 6.2 (AWESOMELY COMPLETED)

WAKAS

WAKAS

MARAMING SALAMAT SA LAHAT NG NAKAABOT DITO!

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"What should I give Ian for her birthday? 20 na siya nyan." Illea told me. Nawala iyong tingin ko sa aking cellphone bago ako bumaling sa aking nobya—err—to my supposed to be girlfriend? I don't know. Hindi ko naman niligawan si Illea. Basta na lang naging kami. I agreed because I feel safe with her. Walang masyadong matinding emosyon kaya walang magiging pasabog na sakit.

It's a dick move, I know, but who cares? Illea chose me just because Serise is engaged with Noah. Alam ko namang ang gusto talaga ni Illea ay ang gagong iyon. Too bad he is too stupid to give Illea up.

Ewan. I prefer when we were just kids playing tag. Mas simple ang buhay. Walang kahit na anong komplikasyon. But the inevitable came. You have to grow up because growing old is not enough. You have to meet your worst nightmares and still pretend that you are having a good dream.

"Why don't you give her a new set of paint? Hindi ba't mahilig siyang magpinta?" I suggested. Wild excitement bubbled inside me. I know everyone is very fond of Illea or Serise, but then, I think that Ianna is prettier compared to the two of them. Illea looks like an innocent angel, sweet and loving while Serise has this wild beauty, untamed and fierce.

Ian, well, she's a mixture of both. Her round eyes speaks thousand images of innocence and yet when her lips curl upward in a teasing smirk, you will know that she is a vixen. May kung ano sa kanyang nakakahalina, at hindi ko alam kung ano ba iyon.

Ian is..well.. damn, I'm lost for words.

"Mama why do you have to cover your head?" Bryant asked. Ian laughed before fixing her floral crown and her veil.

"Because baby, mommy is going to marry Papa today," paliwanag ko sa panganay ko. Inayos ko ang sintas ni Chasin habang si Neron ay kinakalikot na ang susuotin namin ni Ian mamaya sa kasal.

I glanced at her, wearing her beige wedding gown. Her veil covers most of her face and still, it was not enough to keep her beauty from me. She touched Bryant's hair and kissed the forehead of my son.

She smiled and I remember the way she smiled back then, during her 20th birthday. She smiled so brightly that I lost all coherent thoughts. I let the passionate urge to kiss her overwhelm me. Kinalimutan kong nobya ko ang ate niya o may pangako ako kay Illea. Kinalimutan kong magkapatid sila. Kinalimutan kong mali ito.

During that moment, it was only Ian and I. No one else matters that time.

Suminghot siya bago ibinaba ang kanyang canvass. She sat on the edge of the pool. Her legs already playing in the water.

"Why are you sad? It's your birthday Ianna," I said. Nilingon ko iyong painting na ginawa niya. It was an image of a girl staring at a woman and her daughter. The girl on the picture has slits on her wrists and yet she still maintained a strong smile while watching the mother and daughter.