VII
I found misery after she left me….it only means one thing…regrets. Kung kaya ko lang sana bumalik sa nakaraan para baguhin lahat ng nagawa kong mali. Ibibigay ko sa kanya lahat ng oras ko. I will put her on top of my list, it would be her before anything else, I will never ever take her for granted. I will make her feel how much I love her every tik-tok of the clock.I will…if only…I will…Everything…I will
But life moves on…heart beats and occasionally change the tempo. Days have passed and years add numbers and memories counts.
People comes around and those who stay are remembered.
Memories will pile, one after another and the bottom will be forgotten.
Yet someone will come or someone will be back to heal a broken heart. And that someone will retrieve those that are once mine.
Madaming taon na rin ang lumipas. I have passed the heartbreak and got a new life. So here I am at this very day, coming back to the place where I truly belong. Walking down the aisle where my first love is standing at the very end smiling sweetly. He’s looking incredibly handsome just like the way I first remember. I silently reach for the silver band that is wrap around my pinky finger.
Marahan akong naglakad papunta sa kanya, palapit ng palapit hanggang sa kailangan ko ng lumiko dahil hindi naman ako ang ikakasal. I just gave him a slight nod and he answers with an assuring smile.
I attentively watch the ceremony, after all thi is the reason why I came back for. I clap my hands as soon as the newly wed shared their first kiss as a married couple. They look perfect and happy and I have nothing to say about that. Just maybe…from a distance…I also want a wedding like this.
It was on reception when I spotted Pablo walking towards me, he smiles at me and offer me his hand. I glance at the dancefloor and saw the bride dancing with her father. Ngumiti din ako sa kanya at ibinigay sa kanya ang kamay ko, we headed to the dancefloor and started dancing to the sweet and slow music.
“Ang ganda mo parin talaga Arianna anoh.” Pabirong sabi nya sakin, natawa ako sa kanya at pinalo ang balikat nya…tumawa rin sya
“Pablo nga…” sabi ko sa kanya, tumigil sya sa pagtawa at tumingin ng diretso sa mga mata ko.
“Ginawa ko ang hiling mo sakin…I helped him and I even became his friend.” I smile and nodded
“I can see…best of friends pa.” tinawanan na naman nya ako, ang gwapo din naman talaga ng taong ito
“Yeah…right.” Sagot nya, natahimik na kaming dalawa pagkatapos nun…we are just dancing and staring at each other. I can clearly see the lov and passion in the eyes of this man
“I think I owe you a lot of thank you.” I said then look over his shoulder to see him dancing with her. I slowly feel Pablo pulling me close until we are hugging each other.
“He’s happy…right?” naramdaman ko ang paghigpit ng yakap nya
“Alam mo Arian…ako ang dapat magpasalamat sayo eh…kung hindi mo hiniling sakin yung mga hiniling mo noon…ehdi sana wala ako dito ngayon.” Napangiti ako sa sinabi nya at tinapik ko pa ang likod nya
“I guess we are grateful to each other then.”
“He’s happy…yes…” he said then he pulls out from me and stars at me again
“But nothing compares to those days he’s with you.” I sigh and look over his shoulder again; they are embracing each other now
“You are wrong.”
