My Classmate, My Wife (Revised & Complete)

TWENTY SEVEN: Ready?

EUNICE GRACE TAN

"Anong dream wedding mo?" Mula sa t.v screen ay inilipat ko ang tingin ko sa mukha ni Andrew. Pero baba niya at ang butas ng ilong niya sumalubong sa 'kin.

Nakapatong ang ulo ko sa unan na nasa hita niya. He looked down to face me.

Dream wedding? Ano nga bang dream wedding ko? To be honest, hindi ko alam. I didn't grow up imagining about my wedding. Hindi ako kagaya nung ibang babae na bata palang ay naiimagine na nila ang wedding nila. Ewan ko ba kung bakit di sumagi sa isip ko 'yon?

"I don't know." I shrugged my shoulders and looked back at the t.v screen.

"Garden? Beach? Church?" Follow-up question niya sa akin. Again, I shrugged my shoulders.

Teka nga, bakit niya ba tinatanong? Bakit, may dream wedding ba siya? Siguro meron nga. I suddenly got curious. Umupo ako at hinarap siya. I raised an eyebrow and grinned.

"Bakit ikaw, ano bang dream wedding mo?" I asked him. Siguro naman may mga lalaki din na may mga dream wedding no? 'Di ko alam eh. Never heard of one before.

"Dream wedding ko?..." He paused and looked at me. Kinilabutan ako sa paraan ng pagtingin niya sa akin. Para bang nababasa niya ang isip ko ngayon. Ewan ko ha! I feel like he can see through me right now.

But I stared back at him as I wait for his answer.

"As long as you're the bride, it's my dream wedding."

Napatulala ako sa sinabi niya. Then after a while, my heart started to go wild and a storm was formed inside my stomach. Nagwawala na ang mga paro-paro sa tyan ko and it's giving a sensation -- that I love.

"You're blushing." He stated. I know I'm blushing pero hindi naman niya kailangan sabihin! I looked away. Binalik ko nalang yung tingin ko sa t.v.

I can still feel my heart pounding. Hindi ko ine-expect yung sinabi niya. Sinong hindi kikiligin doon 'di ba? He wants me to be his bride. Kung sayo sabihin 'yon baka nalaglag pa panty mo eh. Buti naka-upo ako kaya 'di nalaglag yung akin!

Pero hindi niya pa ako tinatanong. He never popped the question asking me to be his girlfriend. It's been two months since he started courting me. Alam ko naman sa sarili ko na mahal ko siya. Dati pa.

I am just waiting for him to ask me to be his girlfriend and I will give him my yes.

"Wanna go somewhere else?" He suddenly asked. I frowned with his question. Out of nowhere bigla nalang siyang magyayaya? But that's fine with me.

Umakyat ako at pumunta sa kwarto ko para mag-bihis. Nakapambahay lang kasi ako habang nanunuod kami. He told me to wear something that I am comfortable with so I wore leggings topped with shirt then my running shoes. Okay na 'to! Naka sweat pants naman si Andrew at t-shirt lang so bagay naman 'tong suot ko sa suot niya.

It's almost four in the afternoon so I wonder kung saan kami pupunta. Wala naman siyang sinabi basta sumakay kami ng kotse niya at umalis sa bahay namin. I texted mom that I'll be going out with Andrew and she replied 'ok.' That's something unusual. Mom never replied with my message like that. Bahala na nga. Basta nagpaalam na 'ko sakanya.

"You can sleep. I will just wake you up when we're there." His thumb brushed the back of my palm.

Mukhang napansin niya na inaantok ako kahit na mga limang minuto palang simula nung umalis kami sa bahay. But nah. Ayaw ko siyang tulugan lalo na at dalawa lang kami.

I connected my phone to the monitor in his car to play music. Naka party shuffle kaya naman wala akong alam kung ano sa mga music sa phone ko ang unang magp-play.