Love in a Rush II (LR 2)

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3:00 AM na ngunit gising na gising pa rin ang diwa ni Shayla. It has been a week since they laid her mommy to her final resting place. Since then, Shayla has preferred to stay in their bed; and spent the whole day every day there.  Babangon lamang siya sa kama upang i-check kung nakapaghanda na ba ng umagahan ang mga yaya para sa kanyang mga anak at asawa. Tapos babalik na siya sa kuwarto.

She knows everyone was worried about her, especially her kids. She was just thankful to Gerard who would tell her kids that she was on bed rest because their mommy was pregnant.

She felt guilty that her husband had to handle things without her, because she couldn't get herself to move out of the dark where she hid herself from the truth that her mother was gone. Matapos gumaling ang kanyang ina sa drug use nito noon, naging mas close kasi sila ng ina. Ito ang naging takbuhan niya sa tuwing napapagod na siya sa pagpapatakbo ng bahay nila ni Gerard o sa tuwing nafufrustrate siya dahil sa palagay niya ay hindi siya dapat mapagod mag-asikaso sa kanyang mga anak, o sa tuwing napapagalitan niya ang mga ito sa kakulitan ng mga ito, at sa mga panahon pakiramdam niya ay hindi siya competent  bilang asawa. Her mom was her best friend. Kung mayroon siyang limang best friends forever, ang mommy niya ang kanyang super best friend. Per wala na ang kanyang super best friend, and it truly broke her heart. Napahikbi na naman siya sa pagkaramdam ng pagka-miss sa kanyang ina na hindi na niya muling maririnig humalakhak sa tuwing magkukuwento siya ng mga kakulitan ng mga bata, o sa tuwing ayaw niyang makinig at magbablush siya mga binibigay ng kanyang ina na advice at tips kung paano niya gagawin mas exciting ang bedroom life nila ni Gerard.

"Mommy, ayoko makinig sa'yo! Hindi ko kayang marinig ang kuwento mo tungkol sa sex life niyo ni Daddy! Ewwww!" She remembered herself complaining and covered her ears in gesture, because her mom was giving her tips to make her bedroom life more exciting.  And whenever she would complain and blush because of her mom's sex tips, she would watch and hear her mother laughing so hard.

Bahagya siyang napangiti sa imahe ng kanyang ina na tumatawa. Pero dahan dahan din nawala ang ngiti sa kanyang mukha ng maramdaman ang kirot sa kanyang puso, dahil miss na miss na niya ang super best friend.

Napahikbi siya, "Mommy..." she uttered, and felt her lower abdomen hurt. She was having contraction again.  Huminga siya ng malalim bago dahan dahan na dumirecho ng higa, upang hidni niya magising ang asawang natutulog. 

Sinusubukan niyang pakalmahin ang sarili habang hinihimas ang tiyan. At para tulungan ang sarili ay tinitigan niya ang mga bituin sa langit dahil ang kuwarto nila ni Gerard ay may built in na glass roof. Ang glass roof ay regalo ni Gerard sa kanya noon sa anniversary nila, dahil gusto niya na nagsa- stargazing kasama ang asawa. 

Stargazing used to keep her happy and calm, especially when she would have intermittent or recurring nightmares of her past. But looking at the stars now had more meaning to her than before. At kung dati ay kinikilig siya at panay ang pasalamat niya sa Maykapal para sa asawang dumating sa buhay niya, ngayon ay ito na rin ang dahilan niya upang kausapin ang ina.

"Miss na miss na kita, Mommy..." bulong niya. "Miss na miss..." she closed her eyes, to calm herself, and she felt her warm tears fall from her eyes to the side of her face. Pero nakaramdam siya ng patak ng tubig sa kanyang pisngi. She felt a warm palm cup her face, and she knew whose loving hand held her face. Lalong niyang inalapat ang kanyang mukha sa palad ng asawa, habang nakapikit pa rin dahil ayaw niyang lalong maluha. Pero biglang may tumunog. Binuksan pala ni Gerard ang component gamit ang remote control nito, at pinatugtog ang kanilang wedding song na 'Two Words'.

(Please click link to listen to the wedding song of Gerard and Shayla.)

"In a while, in a word, every moment now returns.  For a while, seen or hear, how each memory softly burns. Facing you who bring me new tomorrows, I thank God for yesterdays, how they led me to this very hour, how they led me to this place...Every touch, every smile, you have given me in care. Keep in heart, always I'll now be treasuring everywhere.  And if life should come to just one question, do I hold each moment true? No trace of sadness, always with gladness... 'I Do'."

Iminulat ni Shayla ang mata ng may pumatak na naman na tubig sa kanyang pisngi, at nakitang lumuluha ang asawa habang nakatitig sa kanya. She touched his face, and wiped his tears away. Kahit hindi ito nagsasalita ay naintindihan niyang naluluha din ang kanyang asawa dahil naintindihan nito ang sakit na narararamdaman niya. Hindi niya maipaliwanag kung bakit nakahanap siya ng comfort sa pagluha ng asawa. Somehow, she felt comforted that Gerard was with her in her grieving time; and, yes, they were hurting, but they were hurting together, and they would be able to surpass this situation together.

Lalo pa tuloy siyang naluha, but Gerard started to wipe her falling tears away, as they both listened to the song that played.

 "Now a song that speaks of now and ever, beckons me to someone new, unexpected, unexplored, unseen, filled with promise coming through. In a while, in a word, you and I forever change. Love so clear, never blurred, has me feeling wondrous, strange, and if life should come to just one question, do I face each moment true? No trace of sadness, always with gladness, 'I Do'.

She couldn't bare to look at her husband and just touch his face. She wanted to feel his warmth so she reached out for him and wrapped her arms around him.

"Never with sadness..." she whispered, somehow comforting her husband.

"Always with gladness..." he whispered, as he cupped her face, and planted a small, moist, and sweet kiss on her lips, before he lay his back on the bed, and made her rest her head on his chest, as they listened to the end of the song.

"I do..."

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PH/N: Dahil love ko ang mga readers ng Love in a Rush, here's an update. Sorry for the delayed chapter. Believe it or not, nahirapan ako mag-move on sa last chapter kasi sad yun. Saka I was going thru emotional low these past few weeks too. Anyway, it would make me happy to earn your votes, and hear your comments about the story so far. Merry Christmas and happy new year! <3 <3 <3