29th Day
I opened my eyes dahil sa liwanag ng ilaw sa kwarto.
"Mommy! Mommy!" Naramdaman ko ang paghalik ni Sky sa pisngi ko at napangiti ako.
"Mommy! Mommy!" At lalo akong napangiti when I felt Cloud's lips on my other cheek. And I'm happy. Yes, truly happy just looking at the faces of the two most beautiful persons in my life.
"Look at what I've got." And she showed me a piece of long stemmed white rose. Namula naman ako at napatingin kay Cloud na nakangiti sa tabi ko. Kahapon, yes kahapon lang nangyari nung nag usap kami sa apartment ko. Hindi ko alam kung nawalan ba ako ng malay o nakatulog ako but when I woke up in the middle of the night, I am already in a hotel suite.
It was literally a suite with a 1 bedroom guest room, dining area, kitchen and a jacuzzi for God's sake! Yes, I was able to tour it last night. And last night napapayag niya akong mag undergo ng mga tests as well as theraphy to somehow as they say prolong my life.
Umupo ako sa bed ,ngumiti ako kay Sky and took the rose. I then kissed her cheek.
"Thank you Baby. Ba't ang aga mo ata pumunta dito?" Nakausap ko kasi siya kagabi at sabi niya bibisitahin niya ako sa new house ko. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang sinabi ni Cloud sa kanya para yun ang isipin niya pero hinayaan ko na lang.
"Daddy bought it." At namula ang pisngi niya. Ang cute cute lang. Napahalakhak na lang ako at tiningnan ng makahulugan si Cloud who is no longer smiling. Instead, mukhang nenenerbiyos siya.
"And bought a..." Pero hindi na natuloy ni Sky ang sasabihin niya dahil biglang pumasok si Elly sa room. Nagulat pa nga ako na andito pala sila pati ang Mommy at Daddy ni Cloud. She run towards Sky at bigla na lang itong kinarga.
"You want to swim baby?" Ngumiti sa akin si Elly at ngumiti din ako sa kanya pero hindi nakaligtas sa akin ang makahulugang tinginan nila si Cloud.
"Swim?" Sky shrieked excitedly. "Gusto ko yun!" She then clapped her hands at nafocus na ang attention niya kay Elly nag buhat buhat si Sky palabas ng kwarto ko papuntang living room ng suite.
"Yes, and a lot of bubbles too!"
"Yeheeyyy!" Narinig ko pang usapan nila bago sila lumabas mismo ng room. Iniadjust ko ang bed para may masandalan ako at tiningnan si Cloud na halatang kinakabahan na talaga.
"And you bought?" Nakataas ang kilay ko habang nakatingin sa kanya.
"Ahmmm.. food. I bought food for your breakfast." Halos hidni niya makuhang tumingin sa akin.
"Ahhhh Mr. Tan you're lying through your teeth." Napakamot na lang siya ng ulo.
"Cloud..."
"Why am I always nervous when I'm doing this?" Nagtaka ako sa sinabi niya. Then I gaped when he kneeled down in front of me. Ilang beses na ba niyang ginawa yan pero nagugulat ako palagi pag ginagawa niya yan.
"Cloud!" Napahawak ako sa damit niya para patayuin siya. Bakit nga ba siya lumuluhhod sa harap ko> Don't tell me he's proposing again? But he already did that before. He can't be proposing again.
"Whew!" Huminga siya ng malalim.
"First and foremost, hindi ko ginagawa ito dahil kinakaawaan kita. I now understand your reason for not accepting my marriage proposal the last time." Napanganga ulti ako. He is indeed proposing. Again! Hindi ako makapagsalita. Hindi lahat ng babae makakaranas ng series of proposal from their guys. Hindi ata napapagod sa pagpropose itong si Cloud.
"In fact, I am very selfish that's why I'm doing this. And please let me be selfish this time. Let me do what I want to do. And I wanted to marry you. Whether you like it or not May. Yes, I don't need your consent for me to do it, I am not asking your consent but still, I am willing to beg." Hindi ko na napigilan ang luha ko. At the same time I am smiling.
" Please May.. I beg you.. Please Marry me. Dahil kapag hindi...baka mauna pa akong mamatay.."
"Yes." Nakangiting sabi ko na nagpatigil sa kung ano pang sasabihin niya. He looked at me gaping na parang hindi makapaniwala sa kanyang narinig.
"What?" Gusto ko ng matawa sa reaksiyon niya dahil sa sinabi ko.
"I said yes. Yes, I'm going to marry you." I saw a blush creeped in his cheeks and then he smiled. The most glorious smile he had given me simula nung nagkita kami ulit. And I know that I made him happy. At masaya ako kasi napasaya ko siya.
"Seriously?" Doon na ako tuluyang natawa.
"Seriously. Cross my heart, hope to..."pero hindi ko na natapos ang sinabi ko dahil hinalikan na niya ako which I accepted with all my heart. It was all surreal, can a dying person be this happy? Surely if I die tomorrow, I will have a smile in my lips. Ako lang ata ang mamamatay na may ngiti sa mga labi. I must be nuts but right now, I just can't contain my happiness. And yes, despite all this, I'm thankful. I am indeed very thankful.
