EPILOGUE

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"Akala ko ba hindi ka na niya gusto? Bakit mo pa gagawin to?" Tanong ni Ethel kaya pilit akong ngumiti sa harap niya. "I have too" yun nalang ang tanging nasambit ko at agad na lumapit sa kanilang lahat na kung saan ay naghahanda na.

"Okay na tayo ha? Ilabg beses na tayo nag practice kaya dapat maayos yung gawin natin mamaya" saad ko sa kanilang lahat kaya napatango nalang sila.

Agad kong kinuha ang guitara at umayos na ng upo. Nagsimulan din akong kabahan ng matanaw ko na silang lahat na papalapit katulad ng plano namin.

Its already 7 at nandito pa din kami sa island at dito ko talagang naisipan na gawin. Maybe, this is the right time.

"1, 2, 3...

Agad ko ng sinimulang patugtugin yung gitara  kaya nagulat si Harliah habang nakatingin sa akin. Katabi din niya yung papa niya at si Ethel na kiniklig.

Sir, I'm a bit nervous
'Bout being here today
Still not real sure what I'm going to say
So bare with me please
If I take up too much of your time

See in this box is a ring for your oldest
She's my everything and all that I know is
It would be such a relief if I knew that we were on the same side
Very soon I'm hoping that I...

Nakita kong napaiyak na si Harliah habang nakatingin kaya I tried myself to stop my tears.

Can marry your daughter
And make her my wife
I want her to be the only girl that I love for the rest of my life
And give her the best of me 'till the day that I die, yeah

I'm gonna marry your princess
And make her my queen
She'll be the most beautiful bride that I've ever seen
I can't wait to smile
When she walks down the isle
On the arm of her father
On the day that I marry your daughter

Madami ng naghiyawan habang nakapalibot sa amin. Napangiti nalang ako habang nakatingin kay Harliah.

"Sir, I want to marry your daughter" a voice echoed inside the cottage.

"Binabasbasan ko na kayo" tito said kaya mas lalong naghiyawan ang lahat kaya agad kung pinunasan ang luha ko sa mata na unti-unting pumapatak habang nakatingin kay Harliah.

"Harliah, Will you marry me?" I whispered.

"YES!" she answered.

Napakagat nalang ako ng labi habang nakatingin sa kanila. It was my brother who sang the song the whole time and I'm just assigned to strum the guitar because of the favor of my brother.

He already proposed and I'm happy to the both of them.

Its pay back time. I want her to be happy, even without me. My brother is a good man and he deserved a man like him.

"Congrats bro" saad ko kaya agad niya akong yinakap. "Thank you bro for helping me to this. I owe you one" saad niya kaya napangiti nalang ako.

Napangiti nalang ako at agad na iniwan yung isang sulat sa bag ni Harliah na nasa gilid.

Napangiti ako habang naglalakad papalayo sa kanila. Its not just a simple smile. Its a smile that covers the pain inside me.


To: Harliah.

Maraming mga bagay dito sa mundo ang hindi ko malilimutan. Ikaw at ang kwento natin na kailanman ay hindi nasimulan.

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