"If tomorrow comes and I forget about this, and I forget about you, will you still love me?"
Yesterday. Love. Nothing else matters to Lee Gabriel than Odyssey Lee. If love was a manifestation, iyon ay ang pag-ibig ni Lee. At unti-unti rin yong naram...
Naka-puti si IU. She was the 2nd most beautiful person in the whole arena for Odyssey, of course after Lee habang nagsisimula nitong kantahin ang Good Day.
Her hair was braided to the side. Her angelic face is projected on the two screens beside the stage habang sumasayaw ang mga back-up dancer niya.
Hinawakan niya ang kamay ni Lee nang magsimulang kumanta ang Korean superstar.
"Halika, tayo." Dahil nasa harap sila ng lowerbox, niyaya siya ni Lee na lumapit pa ng mas kaunti sa may railings. Niyakap niya ito habang unti-unting nagbabalik sa ala-ala niya lahat ng dati.
Noong hinahabol-habol pa lang siya ni Lee.
Nang kantahin nito ang kaparehas na kanta sa harap ng madaming tao dahil sa kanya.
"Ang galing niya pa rin..." Hawak ang kamay ni Odyssey sa isa, iwinawagayway naman ni Lee ang lightstick sa kabilang kamay.
"Oo..."
Sigawan ang mga tao bago pa lang dumating sa three-semitones ng "I'm in my dream." si IU.
And when IU reached this part, naramdaman ni Odi na humigpit ang kapit ng kamay ni Lee sa kamay niya habang inaabot ni IU ang mga nota.
"Woah..." Lee is amazed. She looked so beautiful as she stared at IU.
Akala ni Odi, sa oras na makikita niya si IU ng personal at kakantahin na nito ang paborito niyang kanta, ganito rin ang reaksyon niya katulad ng kay Lee. Na mapapanganga siya, magnining-ning ang mga mata and will utter words of amazement.
Pero ngayon, kay Lee lang siya nakatingin.
He is just savoring the moment that she's like this.
Just happy.
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December 15, 2019
Lumapag sila sa Paris ilang oras matapos ang concert ni IU.
"Pagod ka na ba?" Tanong niya kay Lee na dinala niya lang dito dahil gipit ang oras ng mga plano niya.
Pero umiling ito habang nakatingin sa Eiffel Tower na umiilaw-ilaw
"Ang ganda..." She whispered.
"Sobra." He says as he alternately looks at the tower and the love of his life.
Ang totoo, kaya niya dinala si Lee dito because he knew exactly what he owed her. That time when she threw a fit because he teased her that he'll bring a girl here who is not his girlfriend— now he finally brought his fiance.
"Medyo overrated lang 'no kasi ulan ng ulan." Ani Lee habang nilulubog ng kaunti ang paa sa isang mababaw na puddle of water.
"Overrated para sa'yo?" Odyssey creased his forehead.
"Hindi ko alam... Pero parang." Natatawang sabi ni Lee. "Mahal 'yung mga bilihin. Minsan ang panghi!"
Natawa si Odyssey. This is the first time he had a good loud laugh again.
He pulled Lee close. He heard of this before. Pero hindi niya nga pinaniwalaan dahil baka sa kanilang dalawa, mas hopeless romantic siye. Heto nga si Lee at binasag na sa kanya ang ideya na ito talaga ang city of love. He knew that Paris isn't as French as it was before. That there are a lot of gypsies around who are on small trades pero paminsan ay parang nanakawan ka na.
"Mamaya ba-byahe na tayo pa-Gibraltar. Matulog ka na lang sa byahe ha? Para makapagpahinga ka. Sorry kung idinaan pa kita dito."
"Ayos lang. In fairness naman sa Eiffel. Kahit mahigpit security, maganda pa rin naman kahit malayo. Kaya sulit na rin." She took his hand at naglakad sila palayo.
"Tara sayaw tayo. Patugtugin mo 'yung Perfect." Lee randomly said.
"Ha?"
"'Yung Perfect ni Ed Sheeran. Tapos sayawin natin!"
"Favorite song mo ba 'yun?"
"Hindi naman. Random ko lang naisip." She chuckled.
Kukunin na sana ni Odi ang phone niya para patugtugin ang kanta at sakyan si Lee sa trip niya pero hindi pa niya ito napipindot, maya-maya-umulan na naman."Ayy! Ano ba 'yan! Sabi na eh."
Natatawang sabi ni Lee.
Pero hinawakan siya ni Odyssey sa dalawang balikat at tinignan sa mga mata.
"Kiss in the rain?" He is pertaining to her list?
"Tsss. Shut up and kiss me." She said as she leaned towards him.
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December 16, 2019
Pagkatapos ng dalawampu't apat na oras sa Gibraltar mula nang dumating sila doon ng gabi sa o'Callaghan Elliot Hotel.
Matagal nang naasikaso ni Odyssey ang mga kakailanganin sa pagpapakasal nila. Iginigiit ni Lee na hindi nila 'yun kailangan pero kahit hindi nila kayang gawin ito sa bansa nila, he will make her wear his surname. Again.
Lahat ng mga affidavits nila na kailangang kolektahin ng registry office, kumpleto at na-check na ng registrar, at napirmahan na sa notaryo. Isa ang bansa sa mga pinakamadaling magpakasal para sa mga foreigers kaya dito ang pinili niya. Kailangan lang ng 24 oras sa bansa, at pupwede na.
At the time of the ceremony, Lee was showing signs of distraction.
"Naiwan ko 'yung... Ano 'yung... ano 'yung tawag sa..." She mimicked taking a picture.
"Camera. Camera." He helped her say the word.
His heart hurt by this. It's clearly a symptom of her disease— forgetting basic words.
"Oo. Camera." She frowned.
"Hayaan mo na. Kukuha tayo ng photographer. It's okay. it's okay." He tried to soothe her pero ang totoo, sarili niya ang pinakalma niya.
The ceremony was brief. Inulit lang nila ang sinasabi ng registrar, at dumating naman ang witness that Odyssey arranged.
Pero kahit matatapos na, Odyssey said his own vows.
"Lee... Mahal na mahal kita. I never thought I would be able to love like this, pero dahil sa'yo, you showed me how to love. You showed me that even if I came from pain, there is still love me in me that I can share. I promise, that I will love you until I die... My wife."
Niyakap niya si Lee bago hinalikan sa labi.
"If tomorrow comes and I forget about this, and I forget about you, will you still love me?"
"Even if you don't remember this day, I will remember it for us. And I will still love you even if tomorrow never comes."
