Kabanata 41
"T-teka Eros." I looked around and everyone was smiling including my parents and Kuya Ryan. Nakita ko rin na naka-video call si Kuya Warren.
"Psyche, can I be selfish for the last time?" He asked before he opened the velvet box. "I know things are a bit complicated right now—"
"Tagalog bayaw!" Rinig kong sigaw ni Kuya Ryan kaya tinignan ko siya ng masama. Nakita ko pang pinunasan ni Eros ng panyo ang noo niya sa sobrang pawis.
"Alam ko na magulo pa," He glanced at Kuya and he made a thumbs up as an approval. "Alam ko din na hindi magiging madali ang buhay mo na kasama ako. I just want to—" I heard a cough from my brother.
"Kuya pwede ba wag kang umepal?! Moment namin to!" Eros sighed but Kuya just laughed.
"No. It's alright." He took a deep breath again. "Mahal na mahal kita, Psyche. More than my whole— higit pa sa buhay ko. Pwede ba kitang pakasalan?"
Hindi na ako nakapigil nang marinig kong tumawa ng malakas si Kuya kaya naman ibinato ko sa kanya ang sandal na suot ko pero tinawanan niya lang ako. Makikita niya! E-epal din ako sa kasal niya! Yan pala ang gusto niya ha!
"Psyche? Pwede ba kitang pakasalan?" My attention was caught again by the kneeling Eros in front of me.
"Pero pano si Dani? Ang daddy mo?" He remained silent and just look at me in the eye. No matter how happy I am right now we can't ignore all those troubles, can we? The look on his face tells me otherwise. "Sigurado ka ba?"
"Absolutely. This is the surest question I could ever ask, Psyche." On that moment, all those doubts and fears clouded in the background.
"Hoy bunso! Baka naman gusto mo nang sagutin si bayaw? Kanina pa siya diyan nakaluhod sa batuhan, maawa ka naman!" I glared at Kuya Ryan again. Nag eenjoy talaga siyang sirain ang proposal ng Eros sakin!
"Psyche, I know you're scared but I'm not. The only thing I'm scared about is losing you. So please... marry me?" Sino nga ba ang niloloko ko. Syempre gusto ko siyang pakasalan. Gustong gusto!
They say that if you're with the right person they bring out the best in you, pero para sakin, if you are with the right person they bring out the best and the worst in you because the right person will stay with you at your best and specially at your worst.
Being with Eros? He definitely brought me out of my shell. He made me do things that I never thought I could.
I finally nodded my head and wiped the tears from my eyes.
Agad na tumayo si Eros at isinuot sa akin ang singsing bago niya ako hinalikan sa labi. I heard everyone around is clapping their hands and cheering for us, some are even whistling... pero yung epal kong kuya hanggang ngayon epal pa rin.
"Bayaw! Proposal palang to hindi kasal wala pang kiss the bride!"
"Kuya Ryan pwede tumahimik ka kung ayaw mo itakwil kita bilang kapatid?" Inirapan niya lang ako. "At di ka invited sa kasal namin!"
Hinawakan ni Eros ang kamay ko at pagkatapos yung noo ko. "Let's go?"
"Saan?"
"To the city hall. For our wedding." Balewalang sabi ni Eros. Nanlaki ang mga mata ko nang maunawaan ang sinasabi niya pero hindi pa rin ako makapag salita sa sobrang gulat. "We're getting married today." He looked at everyone inside the venue. "This is our wedding reception actually."
BINABASA MO ANG
One Stupid Mistake
General Fiction[PUBLISHED UNDER PSICOM PUBLISHING INC.] Have you ever made the most stupid mistake in your life? I don't know which one is mine, is it introducing the man I love to my best friend? Or having a one night stand with a stranger?
