It Started With A Lie

Chapter 38

All of my friends are here. Sa relatives naman pili lang din. Si Chandria ang maid of honor ko. Na napag a laman kong sabwat ni Shannon para maisakatuparan ang lahat ng ito.

I chuckle," thank you guys, but I think I can handle Shannon. Ako mismo babalat sa kanya".

Nagtawanan kaming lahat. Naputol lang kulitan namin nung may kumatok sa pinto. It's my dad.

"Ready?" tanong nito nung makapasok. Sya maghahatid sakin. My dad hadn't change that much. Parang hindi natanda.

Binati sya ng mga kaibigan ko. Hindi rin nag tagal dumating na yung production team na nag hahandle para sa sa videos and pictures. Nag picture muna then sinabihan na ako ng wedding coordinator na time na para mag march ako papunta sa "dashing bride" ko..

2 minutes walk din palabas ng resort. Yung ginawang venue kasi namin dun mismo sa dalampasigan ng dagat. Ang lakas kasi ng trip ni Shannon, gusto daw nya yung tipong hahampas sa paa nya yung alon ng dagat. Struggle sa pag aayos yung mga staff kasi ang lakas ng hangin. Nahirapan silang mag set up kasi high tide. But good thing natapos din nila in time. 4pm kasi yung ceremony. Pareho kaming mahilig sa sunset so...

Natatanaw ko na si Shannon. I held my breath at the sight of her. She's also wearing a white off shoulder wedding gown. She's marvellous. Shannon is arguably the most beautiful bride I've ever seen. My bride..

Hindi naman mabagal pag lakad ko pero ewan ba, feeling ko slow motion ang lahat. Tanging pintig lang ng puso ko yung naririnig ko at si Shannon lang yung nakikita ko.

I guess she's feeling what I'm feeling too cause she's gazing at me like she's in awe. Pagkarating ko sa harapan nya ay bumulong agad sya, telling how beautiful I am and if we could skip the wedding ceremony. Na tigil lang kami sa pagbubulungan ng tumikhim si dad at iabot ang kamay ko kay Shannon..

"Shannon hija, take care of my daughter will you? Don't make her cry.." bilin pa nya.

"I will dad,  I can't promise not to make her cry, but I'll make sure it's because of happiness" sagot naman nya..

"Good enough" dad said. Then he both kissed and hugged us.

Magka holding hands na hinarap namin ang minister na magsasawa ng pag iisang dibdib namin. Pina harap nya kami sa isat isa nung part na kung saan sasabihin na namin yung vows namin.

Si Shannon muna mauuna. She cleared her throat first before saying her vows..

"My love, first of all I want to thank you for saying yes to my proposal kahit sabi mo nga eh corny at walang karoma-romantic. But I know deep inside naiihi ka na sa kilig that time pinipigilan mo lang." nakurot ko sya ng bahagya sa sinabi nya.

Nagpatuloy sya," ikaw yung hindi ko inaasahang magugustuhan ko pero mamahalin ko ng todo. Hindi ko rin alam kung bakit pero nung unang makita pa lang kita gandang ganda na ko sayo. I find your pagsusungit really cute. Ikaw yung tipong kahit anong pagtataray ang gawin sakin mananatiling adorable pa rin. See? Ganyan mo ko nakulam haha."

"Raven, I don't care about what happened in the past, ikaw yung importante. Tayo. Yung future natin together. Alam mo ba kung bakit minadali kong ayain kang pakasal? Kasi ayokong mawalay na sayo. Para wala ka ng dahilan na sipain ako sa bahay mo. Hindi mo na ko mapapauwi sa bahay namin, sorry dad pero mas gusto ko sa bahay ni Raven, dadalawin naman kita madalas, that's a promise." nagtawanan yung mga guest specially dad nya sa sinabi nya. Nag thumbs up naman ito.

" I will always be by your side Raven, to annoy you. To laugh with you. To share every moments. Through sorrow and joy. Through sickness and health. To cook your meals all the time. To clean the house. To wash your clothes and also to remove your clothes when you know" again the crowd laugh with her crazy vows. "I'll be your lifetime, helper love. Growing old with you is what I've been looking forward to. Thank you for loving and accepting my childishness. I love you for life Raven. Let's rock the world together."..