Once Upon a Dream

Chapter Four

Keira's POV

The past three weeks are the busiest weeks of my life. Sukat ng ring, sukat ng gown at kung anu ano pa. Hay. Kung naka arranged marriage kami dapat pati mga ganitong bagay hindi na kami ang gumagawa eh. Dapat magulang na namin. Tutal pareho naman kaming walang pakielam eh.

"Ugh!" I give up. Ang sakit na ng ulo ko. Ang hirap mag aral habang inaasikaso mo ang wedding mo. I lay down on the grassy field of our campus.

"Already give up?" I stare at the dark figure of Tori since she is blocking the sunlight to me. She sat beside me.

I sits straight and she gave me a drink. "I'm sorry, Keira. This is happening to you. Nakakapagod talaga yan, sa umpisa lang yan. Pag nakagraduate ka na, medyo magiging ok na ang lahat. You will only have to deal with your future husband everyday," pagkocomfort sa kin ni Tori. I looked down.

"Alam mo, iniisip ko nga eh. Sana pala hindi na ko pumayag. Sana pala tinanong ko na lang sila kung may option bang iba para masave yung company eh. Ang tanga ko," I hate feeling this weak. Everytime I feel weak, I cry. And I hate crying.

"Malakas ang feeling ko. I will live in a hell pagkatapos ng kasal na to. Naikwento ko naman sayo yung nangyari nun di ba? Saka tignan mo naman nangyari kinabukasan, naging enemy ako ng mga babae dito. Buti na nga lang natigil ngayon eh," yeah. After nung pagpunta nila Zeth at Hugo dito sa campus, I receive death glares everytime and warnings from the bitchy girls who wants Zeth and friends. Hindi naman ako papayag no! Kaya ang ginawa ko nung susubukan nila akong bullyhin, inunahan ko na sila. Caught on act sila na naghahanda ng mga gamit para buhusan ako ng kung-ano-man-yun-basta-di-ko-na-matandaan. Narinig ko na bubullyhin ako eh. Ano ako? Magpapabully na lang sa kanila ng ganon kadali. Isa pa wala naman akong ginagawa sa kanilang masama eh. Napaka OA lang ng mga bitchy, flirty girls na yun.

Covering my ears like a kid
When your words mean nothing I go la la la
I'm turning up the volume when you speak
If my heart can't stop it, I find a way to block it
I go la la, la la la la la la la la
La la, la la la la la la la la

I reach for my phone in the bag and answered it.

"Hello?"

"Hindi ba tapos na klase mo?" tanong sa kin nung mokong kong fiance.

"Oo. Bakit?" tipid kong sagot.

"Meet me now at the cafe shop across your school."

"AY--" bwisit. Binabaan agad ako. Psh.

I look at my bestfriend. "Pwede mo ba kong samahan? Dyan lang sa tapat ng gate? Please?" I put on my best puppy face look. Ayokong makipagkita dun sa mokong na yun ng mag isa.

"No. Kung si Zeth man yan, kailangan mong makipagkita sa kanya ng mag isa."

"Psh. Fine!" I stand up and heard Tori saying take care to me. Psh. Take care take care.

Lumabas na ko ng campus at dumiretso sa katapat na cafe shop sa min. I walked in to the cafe shop, nasan na kaya yun? Pumunta na lang ako sa pinakamalapit na table since yung nasa tabi ng window na lagi kong inuupuan ay occupied na.

Meet me now at the cafe shop tapos wala pa sya. Ano bang klaseng tao yun? Teka, tao ba yun? Bahala na nga. Tinext ko na lang ang bestfriend ko habang nag aantay. We talked about random things until it hits me na matagal na kong nakaupo dito. I looked at my watch.

3:18 PM.

Ano ba yan halos 30 minutes na kong nag aantay. Nasaan na ba yun? I was about to leave when the door opens at iniluwa si Zeth.

"Tired?" I look to the mad man who made me wait for 30 minutes. I rolled my eyes. Sa loob ng tatlong linggo, wala syang ginawa kundi subukin ang pasensya ko, katulad ngayon. Pagod na ko sa pakikipag away dito sa mokong na to.

"Ano bang kailangan mo?" diresta kong tanong nang maupo sya sa opossite side ng table.

"Nothing. I just want to check on you." He motions to the waiter and order our drinks and food.

"Check on you? Wala akong sakit. Sabihin mo na kung ano kailangan mo." I don't want to stay here any longer. Alam ko namang wala lang tong magawa kaya pinapunta nya ko dito eh. Ayokong mag aksaya ng oras lalo pa at nag aaral ako. Ano daw?

"Lets just wait on our orders," sabi nya sa kin.

"Anyway, how was your gown?" tanong nya sa kin para mabasag ang katahimikan sa aming dalawa.

"It's fine. Everything's fine. Except the time and you," pabulong kong sinabi yung 'you'. I don't wanna get an immature fight with him, nakakasawa kaya.

"Well, wala tayong magagawa. Hindi tayo makakapagdivorce ng maaga kung hindi rin tayo magpapakasal ng maaga," sabi nya. I just looked at him. Shocked. Maya maya pa ay dumating na yung mga inorder namin, pero ako nakatitig lang sa kanya.

"Divorce? S-s-so you planned this marriage?" tanong ko. Ewan ko kung bakit parang may feeling ako na may ibang dahilan bukod sa ayaw namin sa isa't isa.

"Yeah. I know na hindi mo rin gusto tong 'arrange marriage' thing na to. And I know that you know that we have a mutual feelings about it. So, I decided na after 1 year of marriage... we should divorce."

"Why are you deciding by yourself? Hindi naman dahil maaga tayong ikakasal, maaga din tayong magdidivorce. I'm sure there is another reason," I look to him, straight into his eyes. Eyes that I could lost on forever kung hindi pa ko iiwas tumingin. I know there is something that I need to know before we got into marriage.

He looked at me, a serious look. "I have a girlfriend but she doesn't know that I'm going to marry another girl. Well, hindi naman ako papayag sa kasal na to kung hindi naman nya nireject yung proposal ko." Ano bang meron dito sa taong to?

"Since you already agreed on this, wala na kong choice kundi pumayag na rin." dagdag nya. So? Parang sinasabi nya pang kasalanan ko kung kami ikakasal ah.

"Well, Mr. Montenegro, I suggest that you have to back out on this thing called arranged marriage since you already have a girlfriend that rejects your marriage proposal," namumuro na to eh.

"What did you just say?" asar na tanong nya sa kin.

"I say, if I were that girl you proposes to, I would also say no because you know what? You are full of yourself and your full of crap that nobody can understand," I stand and grab my bag. He suddenly grab my wrist.

"Saan ka pupunta?" he raises an eyebrow to me and asked me in a scary tone. Well, hindi ako natatakot sa kanya pagkatapos nyang ipamuka sa kin na ako pa may kasalanan.

"Pupunta ako sa lugar na wala ka."

"Well, enjoy it habang di pa tayo ikinakasal. Oh, and think about what I said," pagpapaalala nya sa kin. Pag iisipan pa ba yung bagay na yun? Syempre hindi na.

I lean closer to him and said, "Don't you worry, love, I will enjoy it. And oh, I agree on your marriage plan, I dont have to think about it," I rolled my eyes and leave him inside the cafe.

Wala akong pakielam kung nireject sya ng girlfriend nya. Hindi naman tamang ako ang sinisisi nya kung bakit sya napapayag sya dito sa arrange marriage na to no. Hindi ko sya pinilit. Mas maganda nga kung hindi sya pumayag eh. At least, I can help find ways to save the company.

Parehas lang kaming biktima ng arrange marriage na to at hindi nya sa kin pwedeng ibuntong ang lahat. Why don't he just be a runaway groom and be with her girlfriend? Wala namang problema dun eh.

I hailed a taxi to get home. Mas mabuti pang umuwi ako at matulog nang matanggal tong pagkabadtrip ko.