THE BROKEN SOUL'S PLEA

CHAPTER 38

CHAPTER 38

NAPANGITI SI LUCKY nang makababa siya mula sa ikalawang palapag nang umagang 'yon at nakita si Blake sa sala. Maraming brochures na nagkalat sa center table na nasa harap nito para sa kasal nila.

As he promised, he was doing everything for their upcoming wedding.

Nilapitan niya ang fiancé, saka umupo sa tabi nito. "Need help?"

Blake closed the brochure he was reading. "I want it to be a surprise for your, baby, so..." He looked at her and smiled. "No."

Inirapan niya ito. "It's my wedding too," reklamo niya.

"I promise to do everything," sabi ni Blake, saka ihinilig ang ulo sa balikat niya. "Lambingin mo na lang ako. Mas gusto ko 'yon."

Natawa siya. "Ayoko nga. Baka kung saan naman mapunta 'yang paglalambing na gusto mo." Napasimangot siya. "Nilambing kita kagabi, hindi ba? And you strip me naked and kiss my body and I didn't even stop you—"

"Because you love me."

Napatigil siya sa pagsasalita, saka nakagat ang pang-ibabang labi. "There's that."

Blake chuckled deeply before staring at her. "Ayaw mo ba? Hindi mo ba nagustuhan kung paano kita nilambing kagabi?"

"Gusto." Her cheeks heated up. "Pero dapat hindi natin 'yon gawin dito sa sala. Who knows what will happen? Alam mo namang marupok ako pagdating sa 'yo."

Blake chuckled again. "Mahal mo kasi ako kaya ganoon."

Tumango-tango siya. "True..."

Binuksan ni Blake ang brochure na binabasa, saka may itinurong disenyo sa kanya ng simbahan. "How about this? Babagay 'to sa damit mo."

Napangiti siya nang makita ang disenyong pinili nito. It was simple but elegant and beautiful. "I like it."

"White and gold." Blake smiled. "That's our wedding color."

"Why white and gold again?" tanong niya sa kasintahan. "Hindi mo sinabi sa 'kin noong una kitang tinanong."

Pinakatitigan siya ni Blake. "White because you have the purest soul, so positive and you rubbed it on me. I like it. I like how you turn me into a positive person."

"And gold because?"

"Because you have a heart of gold."

She stared back at Blake. "Bakit lahat ng kulay may kinalaman sa 'kin? Ano naman ang kulay na para sa 'yo?"

Umiling ito. "Marrying you is enough for me, baby. This is our wedding, but I'm dedicating this to you. I'll make it more especial for you, more meaningful... this is for you because I love you."

That made her smile. "And I love you too, so it has to be special for you too."

"It is. You're marrying me, that's more especial than anything." Blake intertwined their hands. "Anyway, are you sure you wanna marry me? If you say I do, wala nang balikan 'yon. Akin ka na talaga."

Nagsalubong ang mga kilay niya. "Ano ba 'yang tanong mo? Araw-araw na lang tinatanong mo 'yan sa 'kin. And like yesterday, my answer is the same. It's a yes."

Blake played with her fingers while looking at her in the eyes. "I've done a lot of bad things in my life, Lucky. Ginawa ko 'yon para sa pamilya ko, pero hindi pa rin 'yon sapat na dahilan para maging tama ang mga ginawa ko." His face saddened. "I know I'm a bad person—"

"Blake—"

"I love you and I'm willing to change, to be a better man for you, but my past will never change even if I do. Kahit ano'ng gawin ko, makasalanan pa rin ako. Noong nasa ospital ka, I went to the hospital's chapel and I pleaded God to forgive me..." Uncertainty was written on his face. "D-do you think he'll forgive me? Knowing what I did?"