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

Efren's POV

I watched my brother as he kissed her lips.

Nagpalakpakan ang lahat, naghiyawan sa saya. Nagsipagtayuan na lahat pati ang mga katabi ko kaya naman nakitayo na rin ako. I smiled slightly. I felt nothing but happiness for my brother.

Ang ganda ni Ellen sa suot nitong wedding gown. I started imagining what if Matilda wore that same white gown?

Geez, what were you even thinking Efren, imagining Matilda like that?

She was nothing but a personal favorite. I wanted to call her a friend but all I did is bully her everytime we see each other.How cute she looked with her eyes narrowing at me, her pearly white teeth gritted and her pink cheeks as she blushed in anger. Oh, I love that look.

Oh, geez, Efren, here you go again.

Lumabas na ang lahat sa simbahan. Minsan napapaisip ako kung ano ang nararamdaman ni Kuya. It was his second wedding with that Ellen, I could not understand what is the need to get married again if they were already married.

Siguro ganoon talaga pag mahal na mahal mo ang isang tao. You just couldn't get enough of them. Siyempre, honeymoon na naman ang susunod pagkatapos nila ikasal ulit. How could my brother waste so much money for a woman?

Sa reception, nagkakainan na ang lahat nang lapitan ako ni Kuya. He tapped on my shoulder and said, "Can I have a minute with you?"

I followed him to the garden of that event place. We were surrounded by tall trees and thick flowering bushes.

"Efren," wala na siyang paligoy-ligoy pa. "I wanted to apologize kung hindi kita masyadong natututukan. "How's your school?"

"I won as SC President," ngisi ko kay Kuya. I could see pride in the smile he returned to me.

"Congratulations," umakbay siya sa akin. Hindi na rin naman kasi nagkakalayo ang height namin. "Nag-eenjoy ka nama ba? How's your friends? May girlfriend ka na ba?"

I shot a tremendously shock-striken look at him. "Kuya!"

He laughed at my violent reaction. "Oh, bakit? Wala ka pa bang girlfriend? Hindi naman siguro bakla ang kapatid ko?"

"Asshole," I playfully pushed him away from me. "I like some girl. She's Marie. But she's older than me."

He grinned. "That's a good start. Start with a woman who is already experienced."

Kinindatan pa talaga ako ng lokong ito. Alam ko yung pagka-green minded nito eh.

"Wala iyan sa isip ko, okay? Okay na ako sa porn movies."

Tinawanan na naman niya ako. "Mas masarap ang actual, Effy."

"Gagu," tiningnan ko siya ng masama. "I am nineteen, Kuya, huwag mo akong demonyohin."

"Hay naku, Efren, at your age ang dami ko nang nagawang kalokohan kaya hindi na ako magugulat kung may gawin ka man."

"Huwag mo ako itulad sa iyo, Kuya." Tinawanan ko na lang siya.

Sa lahat ng mga kuya, kakaiba talaga itong kuya ko. Parang ine-encourage pa niya ako na maging loko-loko.

I wouldn't be like my brother. I didn't want to fuck around with a lot of different women. I was even wondering how Ellen accepted my brother's dirty record regarding that. Kasi ako, kahit tawagin man akong impokrito ng mga tao, wala akong pakialam. May sarili akong standard at isa na roon ang virginity. My virginity for my wife's virginity-- that simple. Kaya hindi ko mapursue-pursue si Marie, dahil sa standard ko na ito. Oo, maganda siya at sikat at sexy pero marami siyang issue na kung sino-sino na ang naka-kama sa kanya. In that aspect, it affected my pride. I wanted to be my future wife's first and last fuck. Ganoon lang kasimple iyon.

I am willing to meet that girl and wait for that girl to come. A girl who will be mine, only mine. A girl that remained untouched, who is only for me to touch.