TASK 63: Twist Wedding
Seattle, WA
Today is my wedding day. Again.
The every girls dream.
The start with the person you'll live forever.
The union of two souls.
The sanctification of your marrige.
The day that I should be happy.
"You look so beautiful, Anak." My Mom said with a teary eyes.
Deja vu. Parang ilang buwan lang ang nakakalipas noong ikakasal ako dapat. Tapos ngayon ikakasal na naman uli ako. Hindi na ako tatakas. Hindi na ako magdadalawang isip. This is it.
"Excuse me, Anak, I need to go to the bathroom. Stay put."
I smiled to her. "Don't worry, Mom. I'm not running away."
She smiled back to me before exiting. A seconds later the door open.
"Did you forget--" I stopped at the middle of the sentence when I saw Daniel instead of my Mom or Tanya. "Daniel! Anong ginagawa mo dito? Alam mo namang ayaw nilang magkita tayo unless nasa altar na."
He smiled nervously.
"Wedding jitter?" I giggled.
"No. It's...Kyra..." He stummered.
"Ganyan daw talaga pag-ikakasal-- kinakabahan. Hawakan mo kamay ko, nilalamig." Inabot ko yung kamay ko para hawakan niya. Nangangatog, nanlalamig at pinapawisan.
He squeezed my hand tighter. It's sweet. I have to get used to holding his big hand.
"I have to tell you something." He whispered.
Seryoso? "Kailangan bumubulong?"
"Kyra, here me out. This is important."
"Okay."
"I have a doubt--"
"Daniel!" My mom entered the room with my wedding planner. Both of the were shocked and amused at the same time. "You shouldn't be here! It's a bad luck. You have to wait, boy. In just a few minutes you'll be with her forever." Sabay kinilig si Mom.
Napabuntong hininga na lang ako ng makalabas si Daniel. Mukhang urgent ang sasabihin niya pero hindi na niya nasabi sa akin. Ano kaya yun?
"Ms. Kyra, we have to go to the front door. The ceremony is about to start in a minute."
Tumango na lang ako sa wedding planner ko bago sumabay sa kaniya papalabas. Naririnig ko nang nagsisimula yung wedding song. Baka nagsisimula nang maglakad yung entourage papasok sa simbahan.
Then the wedding jitter hits me. Every moment I spend with Nico and Alice flashed before me. The play, the watching Dora The Explorer, all the crying and laughing, the hugging ang kissing and that night with Nico. Even Helen and Lola Helga's old crazyness. Maj..
"You're crying." Napansin ni Dad na umiiyak ako.
"Oh, my one and only daughter." Niyakap naman ako ni Mom at nakisabay umiyak sa akin. Ibang iyak nga pang yung sa kaniya-- tears of joy, sa mantalang ako tears of... I don't know.
Napaayos kami ng tayo ng marinig namin yung wedding march. I held my Dad and my Mom in both arms.
Then the door opened. Everyone is looking at me. Everyone is happy. Everyone except me and Daniel?
No, wala nang bawian. This is it. This is it.
Sht! Sht! Sht! Don't cry!
"Kyra?" Bumulong si Dad sa akin. "Hindi pa ba tayo papasok?"
"Game." Sabi ko na lang at nagsimula nang humakbang.
"This is not a game, Kyra." Bulong uli ni Dad.
