The Set-Up Wedding [PUBLISHED BY PINK AND PURPLE]

SUW II - Epilogue

Author's Note: Dear readers, I really think medyo corny ang part na ito pero pagpasensyahan niyo na lang hahaha love you all :*

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EPILOGUE

"Special delivery!" pasok ni Erick sa kwarto nila ni Ellen, na kwarto na lang niya ngayon.

Dumapa lang si Jude at tinakpan ng unan ang ulo.

"Jude!" pangungulit ni Erick. "Come on, pare. Tama na ang pagmumukmok."

Bumangon si Jude. "My wife left me, Erick!"

He rolled his eyes. "I know, pare. I'm here to give you this!"

A guitar. Alright. He used to play the guitar but damn, he's too old to sit back and play guitar. And feeling too stressed to play either.

Napabuntong-hininga na lang si Erick. Ano ba ang dapat niyang gawin? Hindi pa naman nangyayari itong ganito sa kanila ni Jude.

"Tara sa Judas tonight?"

"Ayoko mag-club."

"Mahal mo talaga si Ellen, no?" Umupo na si Erick at kinandong ang gitara.

"Mali ang pagkakaintindi niya eh. Hindi ko anak si Mikey kay Michaela at kasal na rin siya sa iba."

Tumango-tango si Erick. "Maiintindihan din niya."

“Damn. She just wouldn’t let me explain everything. Ayaw niyang maniwala!” Sinapo ni Jude ang noo. Sinabunutan ang sarili at nangalumbaba. Maiiyak na yata siya.

"Pare, pinanghihinaan na ko ng loob, pare. Parang ayoko na siyang hanapin at habulin."

Natahimik lang si Erick. Seriously? Umiiyak si Jude? Over a woman?

Over his own wife, bozo. Be considerate, saway din ni Erick sa sarili niya.

"Gusto ko na yatang mamatay na lang."

Erick looked down to his guitar. Ilang araw nang ganito si Jude, hindi niya alam na he had gone this worse.

Jude couldn't believe what he heard next. Nag-strum si Erick sa gitara. A familiar Beatles song.

"Hey, JUDE, don't make it bad

Take a sad song and make it better

Remember, to let her into your heart

Then you can start to make it BETTER.

Hey Jude, DON'T BE AFRAID

You are made to GO OUT and GET HER

The minute you let her under your skin

Then you begin to make it better.

Oh, Anytime you feel the pain

Hey Jude, refrain

Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

Well, you know that it's a FOOL who plays it COOL

By making this world a little colder

Nanana,nana, nana,nana.

Hey Jude, DON'T LET ME DOWN

You have FOUND HER, now GO and GET HER

Remember to let her into your heart

Then you can start to make it better.

So let it out and let it in

Hey Jude begin

You waiting for someone to come over

And don't you know that its as true

Hey Jude, you do

The world that she need is on your shoulder

Nanananananana

Hey

Hey Jude, don't make it bad

Take a sad song and make it better

Remember to let her under your skin

Then you begin to make it better

Better, better, better, Aaah!

Nanana,nananana, nananana,

nananana,

Hey Jude!"

Patuloy pa rin sa pag-strum si Erick pero hindi na kumakanta.

"Gusto mo, i-explain ko sa'yo ang kanta na iyan—“

"Naku!" tayo ni Jude. "Huwag na! Diyan ka magaling, Erick eh. Kalokohan!"

The truth is natutuwa lang si Erick. Natutuwa siya at for the first time as far as he can remember, nag-emote sa kanya si Jude. WOW.

"Aalis na ako!" paalam ni Jude. Ganun man ang reaction niya kay Erick, sa loob-loob ay naging determinado ito. Malaki ang pasasalamat sa matalik niyang kaibigan.

Now it really made sense why his Beatles fan father named him Jude. He heard the song long ago from his father (from vinyls to CDs), from the radio, some occassions pero ngayon at sa pagkakakanta lang ni Erick niya naintindihan ang bawat salita.

He will start to make it better.

And Jude can only make it better if he will go out and get her.

Get Ellen.

Bumalik agad sa kwarto si Jude kaya nagtaka si Erick.

"Ang baho ko na pala," Jude muttered.

Ngumisi si Erick at tumayo. Binaba nito sa kama ang gitara.

"Kailangan mo na rin mag-ahit, pare."

To be continued...

* END OF PART TWO *