After We Happened

Wakas

Hindi ko napansin na may dalawang chapter pa pala, so ayuuun ito talaga 'yung wakas then may epilogue pa. I'll update it later ❤

Wakas

Today's the day...

Damn... ang tagal kong hinintay ang araw na 'to! And finally, the right time has come.

I'm finally marrying the girl I love.

The love of my life.

The mother of my child... and soon, children.

My wife.

My forever.

My home.

I remembered how I saw God. I saw him when I died, sigurado akong namatay ako. Kasi nakita ko! Nakita ko 'yung sarili kong nakahiga—walang kabuhay-buhay. 'Yung mga doctor pilit akong binubuhay... si Daff–iyak ng iyak habang yapos yapos niya si Deninn.

My lifeline was already at zero, wala na akong heartbeat. Hindi na tumitibok ang puso ko... wala na akong buhay.

But... then, God asked me.

Do you still want to live?

Gusto mo pa bang mabuhay?

Babalik ka pa ba?

I second guessed. My body's weak. I was already tired of fighting my sickness. Pagod na pagod na akong lumaban... kaya bakit pa ako mabubuhay?

Pero... napaka-selfish ko naman yata.

What about my family?

My friends?

Drae?

And what about... Daffney?

God smiled at me and I did too, nabasa niya siguro ang nasa isipan ko. He heard my wish. My wish to come back, na lalaban ako... kasi alam kong nasa tabi ko siya. Nandyan na ulit siya at nangako siyang hinding-hindi niya na ako iiwan pa.

It was a miracle.

I was revived. Kahit ang mga doctor nagulat, then all of a sudden... naging mabilis ang progress ng paggaling ko, ang sakit ko---na sinabi nilang wala ng pag-asa.

Nawala 'yung sakit ko.

And it's all because of God.

Unti-unti ay bumalik ako sa dati. Bumalik kami sa dati. I was so happy... because I was finally home, with her.

And today, we will be finally united. We will be finally one—in God's will and perfect timing.

Fourteen years.

Ayun siguro ang tamang oras.

Sa loob ng labing-apat na taon ay mas napatunayan pa namin ang pagmamahalan namin sa isa't-isa. We learned about our strengths and weaknesses... kung kaya ba namin na mawala sa buhay ng isa't-isa? Could we ever love another? Are we even really for each other? Are we meant to be together?

Siya ang panalangin ko...

The door opened. Sobrang liwanag na halos masilaw ako sa babaeng nasa dulo.