It's already 9:00 am when I woke up. Wala na ako sa sasakyan. Kakatapos ko lang magpalit ng damit at mag ayos.
Althea is not here, she's probably outside.
Since wala naman akong kakilala dito, I texted her saying that I'm already awake and I have nothing to do. She quickly replied telling me that she's on her way.
"Good morning," she kissed my forehead. "Nasa baba mga kaibigan ko pati yung iba ko pang mga pinsan. Ipapakilala kita." She smiled.
"This one is Gab, my cousin, he's also a photographer," she pointed out the guy in the red. "Camille, Judith, Mariel, and a friend, Rica." They all smiled at me. I did the same thing.
Sabay sabay sila nag "hi," at ang lahad ng kamay. Tinanggap ko naman lahat.
"Everyone, mag ayos na kayo, especially girls. Mas maaga gagawin yung misa," A lady who's maybe in the age of late 40's said. "Mukha kasing uulan." She added.
"Okay!" Everyone said. Sabay-sabay pang napabuntong hininga ang lahat.
"Let's go." Naramdaman ko ang paghawak niya sa kamay ko.
Naligo at inasikaso ko agad yung make up ko pagtapos. She's still inside the bathroom now. Doon na siguro mag aayos.
Pag labas niya, naka kulot na ang buhok at may make up na rin hindi ko lang alam kung bakit walang lipstick na gamit. Yung natural na mapulang labi niya kasi ang nakikita ko. Naka robe at mukhang kailangan niya na lang mag bihis.
"You didn't tell Luke?" She asked.
"That we're going out? Yeah," I said. Damn! Naguilty ako bigla!
"You should tell him. Tawagan mo siya ngayon. Nakapag sorry na ako. I didn't know that you don't have any plan to tell him. Sana ako na lang ang nagpaalam." Dire-diretso niyang sabi.
"I'm sorry." I breathed out.
"Kay Luke mo ibigay 'yang sorry mo, Mariz. I'm going to wear my dress now. You can talk to him outside." Pumwesto siya sa gilid ng kama. Itinaas ang paa sa ibabaw nito at kinuha ang lotion na ipinatong niya kanina lang sa bedside table.
Ilang beses akong napakurap bago nag iwas ng tingin.
I dialed Luke's number while Althea, is in my back, putting her lotion in her legs.
"Mariz! I was waiting for your call! Nag punta ako sa unit mo. Nobody was there." He said after two rings.
"I, uhm, I— I'm sorry, Luke." I sighed. Seriously, self?
"Althea told me that you're with her. Where are you, girls? Hindi mo ako sinabihan."
"Batangas. Kasal ng pinsan niya. Sorry if I didn't tell you sooner." Gusto ko sanang idagdag na nakalimutan ko pero mas minabuti ko na lang na wag sabihin 'yon.
"Okay, okay, is she with you now?" He asked.
"Who? Althea?"
"Yes." He said.
"Yup. But she's doing something, so... I— I don't want to interrup her, Luke." Tignan ko si Althea mula sa repleksyon sa salamin.
She's now done putting her lotion. She's directly looking at me. Unti-unti siyang lumapit sakin without making any noise.
"Ganun ba?"
"Oo, 'eh."
"Anong oras kayo makakauwi?"
Naramdaman ko yung kamay ni Althea na unti unting pumapasok sa robe na soot ko. Damn it!
"Luke, can I call you back?"
He said something that I didn't understand. Paano ba naman kasi? I can feel how playful Althea's hand is.
Binaba ko ang tawag nang hindi nagpapaalam kay Luke.
I can see my left boob in my reflection. Althea is touching my underboob. Slowly, inikot niya ang inuupuan ko. She gave me light kisses on my lips before kissing me down to my neck.
Kumapit ako sa buhok niya, Kailan pa ako natuto nito? I can feel how hard she's sucking my neck in different parts. I can feel how she's bitting it, the way she's rubbing my nape.
A soft moan came out of me involuntarily. Bahagya siyang umatras. Tumayo ng maayos at ngumiti. Tumayo ako at humarap sa kanya, I kissed her hard. I'm so addicted to her lips, that's a fact.
Nauna siyang bumagsak sa kama, sa ilalim siya, habang ako, nasa ibabaw, hinahaplos yung hita niya.
"Fuck, Mariz!" She cursed.
"Yes, baby?" I made my voice as sexy as I can.
Muli ko siyang hinalikan, this time, it's really slow, it is tender and has a lot of emotions.
Huminto kami dahil parehas kaming nangangailangan ng hangin. Humiga ako sa gilid niya.
She gave me a quick kiss.
"Mag bihis na tayo." Kinurot niya yung ilong ko. "Ang harot mo." She said.
"Wow! Wow! Ako pa daw!" Natatawang saad ko bago siya paluin sa puwet.
"Naughty." She said.
medyo nahirapan akong coveran yung hickeys ko. She puts a lot of it. Gusto yatang ubusin ang concealer ko.
We are both wearing our white dress, may ilang bulaklak na design sa ilalim na bahagi ng kanya, hers has straps while mine is off shoulder. Mine is fitted and it has no print at all, ang maiksing slit lang sa hita ang nagsisilbing design.
"Ang ganda ng baby ko." She whispered.
Umupo na ako sa upuan ko habang si Althea, bumalik sa unahan ng aisle para kuhanan ng litrato ang iba pang bisita.
I can see from here how happy she is with what she's doing. Kumikinang yung mga mata niya. When she looked at me, I smiled. She captured it.
Gusto ko siya. Gusto ko siya. Gustong gusto.
She was busy the whole time. Tuloy-tuloy lang ang misa kahit pa medyo dumidilim ang paligid kahit na maaga pa naman.
"You may now kiss your bride, Jordan." Father said.
Sabay-sabay na nagsipag tayuan ang mga bisita habang pumapalakpak. Ang ibang lalaking bisita, sa likuran, nag hiyawan.
After the mass, Althea sat beside me with her friends and cousin. Anim kami sa isang round table.
"Kumain ka pa," she said.
"It's okay. I'm not actually hungry." I smiled.
"You sure?" I felt her hand on my back.
"Ikaw? Ayaw mo na ba?" Tanong ko.
"I'm full." She smiled at me. I know that the smile is genuine.
"May bar ba malapit dito?" I asked her. "Gusto ko sanang lumabas mamaya," I looked away. "Kasama ka."
"Okay. I know a place." She said.
