Be The Bride

PROLOGUE

“KARENG!!!!!”

Napatingin ako sa kakarating na bakla sa opisina ko.

“Ingay mo.. ano?”

“May new client tayo gurl,” sabi niya.

“Ayos! Galing mo talaga! Buti nalang talaga at ikaw ang Marketing Manager!” sabi ko dahilan para mapairap siya.

“Duh~ malamang gurlalo! Wala namang iba kaya ako nalang. Ako na marketing, operation, pati maintenance ako na rin,” sabi niya dahilan para mapahalakhak ako.

Maliit lang ang WWM. Konti lang din ang tao, but we are competent. And we are starting to gain name in the market.

“You will meet our client hmm," sabi niya while watching at his pink wrist watch. Bakla talaga. Penk na Penk. “Fifteen minutes from now.”

“What?! Agad-agad?!!” gulat na sabi ko.

“What can you do? You have a competent Marketing Manager," sabi niya sabay flip ng hair.

Napailing nalang ako.

“Yay.. okay okay.”

--

“Hi po Ms. Aranzuela. Thank you for choosing Wed With Me as your partner in making your wedding perfect," I said offering her my hand.

Tinanggap niya ito and gave me a very beautiful smile.

Ang ganda niya seriously. Kainggit.

“I will leave my wedding in your capable hands. Please make our wedding a wonderful one.”

“Makakaasa po kayo. We will provide you the best,” I said.

Business woman mode is on.

I placed two brochures in the coffee table.

“One for the wedding dresses, rings and others, one for the menus. As for the reception and wedding themes, you can tell us anything you want and we’ll provide it for you," I said.

Tinignan niya yung mga brochures.

“I’ll wait for my fiancee. He’ll be here in a minute.”

“Okay po ma’am.”

Biglang dumating si Ani at naglagay ng tatlong cup ng kape sa coffee table.

Nagkindatan lang kami.

Tapos habang nag-uusap kami ni Ms. Aranzuela sa mga bagay-bagay tungkol sa gusto niya sa wedding, ay biglang may dumating.

“Hi ladies..”

Napatingin ako sa kanya.

WAIT WHAT?!

Nginitian siya ni Ms. Aranzuela at malambing na pinaupo sa tabi niya. Ako naman, nakatingin lang sa kanya. At ganun din naman siya.

“She’s the head of the team. She’s Miss Karen Regido," pakilala sa akin ni Ms. Aranzuela.

At habang nakatingin sa akin ay sumagot siya.

“I know her.”

Of course he knows me.

“Really? How?” gulat na bulalas ni Ms. Aranzuela.

This time, inalis niya ang tingin sa akin at ibinaling ang tingin sa fiancee niya.

“A former friend of mine,” he said.

OUCH. OUCH.

Former friend..

“Right Emi?” baling iya sa akin.

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko.

Emi?

He used to call me that.

And why--

I’d be lying if I say my heart did not skip a beat by what he called me.

“Right,” I said nervously at napainom bigla sa kape ko.

I stood up.

“Excuse me for a moment," paalam ko.

What’s happening?

Khy..

He’s getting married?

At ako talaga mag-o-organize?

Wft!