Piece by Piece

Chapter 28

"Ang tanong, Anne, natuloy naman ba?"

"Hindi. Kasi the one you and Dominic planned was not your dream wedding. You just settled with the one he likes to make him happy."

"Hindi totoo yan." She said in defense but she knows that Anne was telling the truth. She did just that to please Dominic.

"Oh come on K. We all know the truth. But you know what? Enough about the past. Don't tell me natatakot kang magpakasal kay Vice?!"

"Hindi naman sa ganun pero, okay na kami na ganito eh. We're partners, we almost live together, we're happy. Ayoko na lang mag take risk at ilagay nanaman sa alanganin yung relationship namin."

"So takot ka nga?" Tanong muli ni Anne pero hindi nakasagot si K, bagkos ay nag buntong hininga lang ito.

"Look, it won't happen again K. You know why? Because Vice is different. Mahal ka ni waks. He looks at you differently, he talks about you differently and he sees you far different from how we, even kami na pamilya mo, can." K remained silent, and then a sweet smile emerged from her lips.

"O diba ngumiti ka? Kasi totoo. Kilig na kilig din." Sabi muli ni Anne.

"Ikaw napapansin na kita ha, isang linggo mo na akong kinukulit sa wedding wedding na yan. We always end up in that topic everyday." Paghihinala ni Karylle.

"Para kang sira. Eh siyempre nakikita ko na nagiging sobrang intimate na kayo ni Vice. Baka mabuntis ka, ayoko namang maging illegitimate ang mga pamangkin ko no."

Before Karylle could even answer, as if on cue ay narinig nila ang makina ng sasakyan na huminto sa harap ng bahay ni Anne.

"Maybe that's her." Bulong ng kaniyang pinsan.

Pagpasok ng pintuan ng bahay ng kanilang bisita ay labis na gulat ang rumehistro sa mukha nito.

"H-hi!" Halos hindi makawala sa bibig ng bisita ang pagbating iyo.

"Hey Arianne." Maging si Anne ay nagulat dahil una pang bumati si Karylle, she received a smile back from her cousin.

"T-tayo, tayo lang?" Tanong ni Arianne sa dalawa.

"Yes, it's about time we bond again. It's been years since. Sabi niyo namang dalawa sa akin na okay na kayo diba?" Sabi ni Anne.

"Mama!" Biglang sigaw ng isang maliit na anghel na buhat ni Arianne. Nagpumiglas itong bumaba at tumakbo kay Karylle.

Inaamin niya, she can forgive but it will never be the same again between her and Arianne. She can still treat her as family pero yung closeness nila noon, mahirap na sigurong balikan.

Pero nang lumapit sa kaniya ang munting anghel na kawangis na kawangis ni Arianne, inilahad pa nito ang mga kamay niya at nagpapabuhat kay Karylle. When she stared deeply in her eyes, it was like she was brought back into childhood. This kid was Arianne. The cousin she grew up with. The one who supported her with everything, sila ni Anne.

It didn't took long before she carried the kid and hugged her tightly. She never though it was this easy to let go of all the pain from the past.