We Got Married

CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE

CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE

 

ALEXANDER JOAQUIN LOPEZ

Today is a special day.

Today is her birthday and today is our fourth anniversary.

Today I’m gonna make her the happiest woman.

Wala naman talaga kong meeting sa Manila.

Hindi rin ako umalis sa Palawan.

Mineet ko lahat ng mahahalagang tao samin dito sa resort ni Mr. Guevarra.

Tapos inasikaso ko lahat ng kailangan ayusin.

Kinuntsaba ko na lahat.

I had to do everything in one day.

Medyo hassle and stressful but it’s a small affair kaya okay lang.

I had to plan out everything and prepare everything.

Yung pag-aaway namin bago ko umalis kunyare was planned out. Balak ko talagang magalit siya nun.

Sinadya kong wag siyang itext, igreet or tawagan.

It’s all part of the plan.

Now this is the moment that I did not anticipate, the moment of the big reveal.

Hindi ko alam kung papano nya ite-take eh.

“Pre, wag ka masyado kabahan” tapik ni Kabe sa balikat ko.

“Oo nga, matutuwa yun sayo. Chill” sabi ni Cameron.

“Ewan ko ba pre, sobrang kinakabahan pa rin ako” sabi ko sa kanila.

Since I’ve met Andrea, everything in me change.

The day na naki-table siya sakin sa coffee shop was also the day na gusto kong magmakaawa kay Victoria to take me back.

It was pathetic I know, pero it’s either that or magpapakamatay ako.

Sobrang sakit kasi nung ginawa nya sakin.

Hindi ko matanggap na hindi nya ko mahal.

Ang nasa isip ko noon is baka naguluhan lang siya, or wedding jitters.

Akala ko walang taong makakaintindi sakin. Pero mali ako.

When Andrea sat at that chair sa tapat ko and started pouring out her frustrations and heartaches to me, a total stranger, I just know something in me changed.

Nung binanggit nya si Kuya at kung papano siya iniwan nito, kung papano siya pinagpalit sa career nya, narealize kong hindi lang pala ako ang nasaktan ng ganito.

Hindi lang pala ako ang may matinding pinagdadaanan. Siya din.

At that moment, all I want is to make her happy.

So I started talking to her about random things, shared some stories and bought her coffee.

It went on for three days. I must say, I enjoy her company a lot.

Dahil sa kanya, narealize kong hindi ako dapat magmakaawa kay Victoria.

Because of her, I saw my worth.

Nung huling araw na naming magkausap, I put everything to chance.

I prayed na sana magkita ulit kami, dahil pag nangyari yun hindi ko na siya papakawalan.