My Paranoid Big Brother [𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑳𝑬𝑻𝑬𝑫 ✔]

24

"Prince Lavoisier and Princess Vriana, today you are surrounded by your friends and family, all of whom have gathered here to witness your marriage and to share in the joy of this special occasion. Today, as you join yourselves in marriage, there is a vast and unknown future stretching out before you..."

"Argh! Wala na bang ibibilis 'tong kotseng 'to!? Will you please go to the full speed!? I need to be there before it's too late!" Bulyaw ni Eunice sa driver na kanina pa natatakot sa kaniya. Kashima tapped her back.

"Calm down, Yuni. We'll be there." Pero hindi 'yon nakatulong sa pagpapakalma kay Eunice. Pakiramdam niya sa bawat oras ay nauubusan siya ng tiyansang mapigilan pa ang kasal na 'yon. Oo, pipigilan niya ang kasal. Kaya nga niya isinama si Kashima ay para tulungan siyang itakas ang Prinsipe. Dala-dala nila ngayon ang mga wooden swords nila. Hindi sila mananakit gamit ang mga katana nila.

"Don't push yourself too much. You're stressing the baby too." Ani Kashima at sinundot ang tiyan niyang may kaunti nang umbok. Sinamaan siya ni Eunice ng tingin. Malayo pa lang ay nakikita na niya ang mga taong nag-aabang sa labas ng simbahan, nakikidalo sa kasal ng kanilang prinsipe. Sana'y hindi pa huli ang lahat.

"True marriage is more than joining the bonds of marriage of two persons; it is the union of two hearts. It lives on the love you give each other and never grows old, but thrives on the joy of each new day. Marriage is love. May you always be able to talk things over, to confide in each other, to laugh with each other, to enjoy life together, and to share moments of quiet and peace, when the day is done. May you be blessed with a lifetime of happiness and a home of warmth and understanding."

Patingin-tingin si Lavoisier sa paligid. He was hoping that somehow, Daxx or Challace will show up to get him. Somehow, Eunice will come and take him. But he knows, kahit na gustuhin niyang mang sumama, hindi pwede. Hawak sila sa leeg ng hari. Once na mag-back out siya, sisiklab agad ang digmaan sa pagitan nila. Alam niyang nasa paligid lang ang mga tauhan niya. Nag-aabang. At lahat ng mga taong nasa labas ay mamamatay.

"Do you Lavoisier Cepheus Adenhart, take Vriana  Alcaraz, to be your lawfully wedded wife, promising to love and cherish, through joy and sorrow, sickness and health, and whatever challenges you may face, for as long as you both shall live?"

Hindi siya nakakibo. Hindi siya nakapagsalita. He looked at the woman in front of him. She wasn't as beautiful as Eunice. She wasn't as sexy as Eunice. Iwan na iwan ang prinsesa ng Espanya sa tunay niyang minamahal. He spent his days crying, begging for them na i-urong ang kasal pero hindi na niya talaga mapabago ang isipan nila. Buo na ang desisyon nilang ituloy ang kasal.

"Prince Lavoisier?" Tumingin siya sa pari bago sa ibaba. Tumango ang ina niyang Reyna. Napa-yuko siya. He have no tears left to cry at all. Nailabas na niya ata lahat sa loob ng tatlong linggo na 'yon. He was now like a lifeless human, without any soul. A robot.

"I do." Want to marry Eunice. Not her. But Eunice.

"I...give you this ring as a symbol of my l-love and faithfulness. As I place it on your finger, I...commit my heart and soul to you. I ask you to wear this ring as a reminder of the vows we have spoken today, our wedding day." Nagsitulo ang mga luha niya habang sinasabi ang mga salitang labag sa kaniyang kalooban. He wish...that he was never a Prince if it will be like this. He can't even choose the woman he want to marry. Everything was in the Queen's control. And he can't do anything to set him self free from their shackles.

Agad na bumaba si Eunice sa kotse at itinulak lahat ng mga nakaharang sa dinaraan niya. Nagdire-diretso siya sa loob, she saw two persons facing each other in front of the altar. In that altar. And that bride, it should be her.