"WHAT?!"sigaw naming dalawa.
Hindi sumagot si Mama. Baka mali lang kami ng dinig. Baka naman nabingi lang talaga ako. Bingi lang siguro ako. Or baka prank lang.
"Ha. That's funny, I thought you said that you're planning to get me married."
"That's exactly what I said."
"WHAT?! NO. MA! Hindi mo ako pwedeng ipakasal sa demonyita na yan! Ma! You're selling me to the demon. Don't do this please!"
"PATRICIA!"
"I am not getting married to this crazy woman!"sagot niya.
"MARISTELLA!"
"Ma, this girl is crazy! Alam mo bang she stomped on my foot kanina?!"
"After you tried to steal my taxi!"sigaw ko at sa sobrang inis ko napatayo ako.
"I called that taxi!"sabi niya at tumayo na rin siya.
"Excuse me! Ako ang pumara sa taxi na yun kaya sa harap ko siya huminto!"
"Alam mo kasalanan mo lahat 'to eh!"
"My fault?! How is this my fault?!"
"If only you're desirable enough para hindi sana nagwo-worry yung parents mo na hindi ka makasal!"
"SHUT UP! BOTH OF YOU!"sigaw ni Papa kaya natigilan kaming dalawa. "Sit down and stop making a scene."sabi niya. Umupo kami ulit dalawa.
"Pa you agreed to this?! Bakit ka pumayag?!"
"Trish, your mom's right. We're just worried about your future."
"You're worried just because I'm not straight?"sabi ko sa kanya.
"Hin.. it's not that. We just want you to find a decent partner. Anak, hindi ka naman namin dinidiktahan on your preference. But since you came out to us and you wanted us to accept you, and we did. And we just thought na we at least want you to find a partner who would take care of you, or would actually be someone we can trust. So your mom and your tita Cy, has decided to at least set you up with someone their both comfortable with, someone who soon would be their children. Anak, Agnes is practically family."sabi niya. I am not even sure if I am processing things. I think I stopped listening to whatever he was saying.
"So you want me to get married to her kasi this would take you less adjustments."
"It's not that. Hindi naman siguro masama that we want you to find a partner who would take care of you, someone na alam naming hindi ka sasaktan."
"Pa, I can always find a partner na hindi ako sasaktan."
"But you don't know that. There's no assurance to that."
"And you think that setting me up with someone will actually give me the assurance na hindi ako masasaktan in the future?"
"Hindi anak. It doesn't assure you anything. But at least she's someone we know."
"You've planned this when?"
"Since... since you came out to us."
"You've planned this two years ago?!"
"Well... we did kind of plan this two years ago, but we had to know Agnes first."
"What?!"
"Anak, she's a great girl, she's smart, she's funny, she's good looking, she's talented, I'm pretty sure you'll get along fine."
"I can't believe we're even having this conversation."
"Anak, look, this is for you. I know you don't get it now, but this is for you."
