"Are you ready, hija?" I smiled at tita and gave her a tight hug.
"Opo, salamat po ng marami."
She smiled at me and cupped my cheeks.
"Anak na rin ang turing ko sa iyo. So don't you worry. We got your back."
I smiled. A gave a heavy sigh. Tita held my hand at sabay kaming humarap sa maraming tao.
"Lets welcome our celebrant , Ms. Gaia Iris Cortez Valuencia!" Everyone gave a round of applause.
I could hardly move in this gold body con mermaid dress. My hir was tied in a messy bun with side braids.
Everyone was looking stunning in their clothes. More on gold ang motif ng 17th birthday jko. It was tita's choice.
I saw channel in her new blonde hair in a mini gold cocktail. Gucci was in a gold jumper and Ate Ada was in her long gown with the plunging neckline infront. She smiled as she gestured a big heart. I gave her a flying kiss.
Everyone already gave their speech. Tapos na sina Tita and Tito, i was waiting for him. Ganoon din ang iba. All the boys and their girl cousins already gave a message.
I was a bit startled when the lights suddenly went off. Napahawak ako sa braso ni Tita.
Then minutes later i heard a familiar song. Then the spotlight suddenly went and stopped at someone.
I looked at who it was at halos mabingi ako sa kabog ng puso ko. My heart went rigid.
He was in his tux. It had the same color as mine. Parehas din ang disenyo na tila ba pinasadya iyon na ganoon.
He was smiling while walking to me. Kita ko ang mga pinsan na panay ang kilig. Lalo na si Ate Ada na ngayon ay binubogbog na si Kuya Hej.
He stopped infront of me. Nagulat ako ng tanggalin ni Tita ang pagkakahawak ko sa kanya.
"Ingatan mo siya, anak. I trust you."
"W-what?" Halos mapatanga ako ng ibigay ni Tita ang kamay ko kay Moie. He held my hand and intertwined it with mine.
"Makakaasa ka, ma."
Tita looked at me then she kissed my forehead.
"I'm giving you both my blessing. Ganoon din ang Tito niyo. And so is the whole family. Be happy." Halos maiyak ako sa sinabi ni Tita. So they knew?
And that's when he knelt down. Nakarinig ako ng tili at iilang kantyaw sa mga naroon. Now I looked at the man kneeling infront of me. His eyes were begging.
He looked at me and sighed. Saka siya naglabas ng isang punpon ng bulaklak sa likod niya. I stared in awe. It was my favourite flower.
"Gaia Iris Cortez Valuencia, i may not show you how i fell but I know, that you know..... tae! How can I say this? Come here, Nick! Help me with this!" Natawa pa ako ng tawagin niya si Haru.
I also heard them laugh at what he did. Naiiling na lumapit si Haru sa kanya at binigyan siya ng papel. It was a oslo paper kita kasing mas makapal ito sa normal na papel. It was folded thrice. He cleared his throat bago binasa ang papel.
"Hoo... Gaia Iris Cortez Valuencia. I know this past years I have been an asshole to you. I won't deny it. I was cruel to you. Madami akong kasalanan na ginawa and i can't count it. The Whole time i was denying you, i was fooling myself, you are the apple to my eye, the palaman to my tinapay. The dugo to my atay. The bula to my laway—— wait! Wtf is this?!"Napatigil siya sa pagsasalita at tiningnan ng masama si Haru.
Halos mamatay kami sa kakatawa. Even with the hard and noisy pounding of my heart, i still managed to laugh with them.
He sighed again. Bago siya lumingon sa akin. He held my hand and looked at me seriously.
"W-will you be my g-girlfriend?" Halos pumutok ang puso ko sa sinabi niya. I heard cheers. At dahil dakilang marupok ako.
"Yes." I said. He quickly looked at me with shock evident in his eyes.
He stood up amd went to me, Causing everybody in the room to shout in joy. He looked at me and held both my hands.
"Is it really a yes? Girlfriend na kita?" Tumango naman ako. He hugged me at pinaikot niya ako sa ere.
He shouted and bragged about it to his cousin. Bago siya humarap sa akin at hinalikan ang noo ko.
"I love you."
I looked at him and uttered the same thing.
"Me too, i love you."
Everyone was so happy. Everyone was full of joy. Tawang-tawa pa ang lahat dahil sa mga pinanggawa niya. When the DJ played some music. Halos masira nila ang grounds. Everyone was partying like a mad man. Ang mga matatanda at bata ay pumasok sa loob para kumain ng mga panghimagas. While the teens were left on the grounds.
Halos matawa pa ako ng makita sila na hila-hila ang isang smoke at bubble machine. That's when everyone got more wilder.
I saw some of the boys take their tops off. Leaving just their slacks. Moie beside me looked at me then he hugged me.
"Can I take mine off too?" I nodded.
"Yeah, Bakit naman hindi?" He punched the wind then he smiled widely. He kissed my temple bago lumapit sa mga pinsan at nakisayaw.
Suddenly naging Disco type ang music. Remix ata. I saw some of the girls dancing. Medyo nagulat pa ako ng hilain ako ni Ate Ada. She danced infront of me and pointed me.
I followed what she was doing. Noong una ay medyo naiilang pa ako sa pagsayaw namin but later on i was starting to like it.
Everyone was hyped up kaya ganoon nalang ang pagsabay nila sa kanta. When they played Cardi B's "Wap", some girls went to the floor and did the dance.
Pasimuno doon si Channel who was dancing like a mad cat. Wala namang pumipigil, mas iniinganyo pa nga nila.
I thought Ate Ada was gonna do the same but umiling siya and pointed her skirt.
"Can't do the Wap dance with this tiny skirt." Aniya.
I looked at where Moie was and saw him hyping up Briantt who was probably drunk because he was also in the ground and doing the dance.
I even saw kuya Hej recording him.
"Pagpipyestahan to ng mga fans mo." He said.
But it never bothered him. Patuloy parin ang pagsayaw niya. I looked up in the sky and saw that it was starting to be dark. I saw the stars slowly appearing.
I smiled and looked at them while they were happily dancing.
This is one of the memories im gonna treasure forever.
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