Unti unti nyang ibinaba yung ulo nya at sinimulan akong paghahalikan sa leeg, arg! nkikiliti ako! i let out a moan. and i can feel that he is smiling....but then he stop. umalis sya sa ibabaw ko, hinubad nya yung coat nya. shocks... m-may gagawin na ba sya sakin? wait! bakit yun yung tanong ko?! hinagis nya sa katawan ko yung coat nya.
Nagtaka ako, bumangon ako, while fixing my clothes... still confused and ashamed.
"I told you, i want to feast on you after our wedding so i won't be touching you until then... by the way. I move it to next week" casual nyang sabi na para bang hindi yon big deal.
"What?! NEXT week? are you fucking kidding me?!"
"Did you just cursed?" asar nitong tanong.
"Yes I fucking did! you can't decide what i can and cannot do asshole! i'll talk to dad and i'll make sure to end this crazy marriage deal!" paalis na ko ng office nya para puntahan si dad.
"Sure Serin, talk to Mr. Andrade so we can finalize this and just to set an expectation... i don't want you to swear again, never... you wouldn't like what i'll do to you if you swear again, or maybe.... you will."
Tumingin ako sa kanya at tinaasan ko sya ng kilay.
"SWEAR!!!!!" sabay sara ko ng pinto padabog.
Tsk!, kala nya ah, mamatay sya sa asar :/ i better talk to dad now. this is getting ridiculous, para matapos na lahat tong kabaliwan ko sa kanya.
Paguwi ko sa bahay ay nasa office pa si dad so i had to wait for him until Dinner. tama, kakausapin ko sya while having dinner, i am in the dinning area nagaayos ng table when he came... but to my surprise. well, not really a surprise but Brayden is with him. and he instantly smile nung makita ako. Geezz, pwede ba wag na sya ngumiti, nakakainit ng pakiramdam eh, este ng ulo.
"Hi Serin"
Irap ang ginanti ko sa kanya.
"Hi Dad, tamang tama, Dinner's ready, let's eat"
"Good, sit down iho, sumabay ka na samin"
"Yes Dad"
sus, sipsip!
Habang kumakain, there's a moment of awkward silence, but i had to say something.
"Dad i-"
"i heard nasabi na sayo ni Brayden yung wedding next week?"
"About that Dad, i... i actually... well, i don't think that's a good idea. I don't like or love Brayden in the first place and-"
"Everything's settle Serin. Too late to back out, and i am telling you... Brayden is a good man."
"but Dad please can i make this one decision to be mine?"
"You did, you actually agreed."
"That was before! iba yung nuon sa ngayon dad, please -"
"This marriage will take place next week Sunday. End of" mariing sabi ni Dad.
"No!"
"Serin, mabuting tao si Brayden, matalino, magaling sa negosyo, magalang, may pinagaralan, what's your problem?!"
"the problem is what ever i do, i can never be a good son to you!"
medyo natawa sya.
"Ofcourse you can never be a good son to me cause you are my daughter."
"exactly my point dad! i am your daughter but you're always looking for a son in me, and when you didn't find him, you look elsewhere and saw Brayden and boom! magically, he becomes all you wanted him to be, a perfect son."
"Kelan ka pa natutong sumagot sakin ng ganyan?!" napatayo na si dad sa upuan at galit na galit.
"nung araw na narealize ko how futile my efforts are"
"excuse me dad, serin please...." awat ni brayden
"sa lahat ng nagdaan kong birthday, i never saw you. lagi kang umaalis. nung graduation ko, asan ka? you see Brayden off to America. ako? andun inaantay na sana bigla kang susulpot sa last minute. kaso... sa tv lang yun. but i am done with that."
"You don't know anything Serin. you don't know"
"Then tell me Dad!"
"There are things that's better left unsaid" hinagis nya yung table napkin sa plato at umakyat sya sa kwarto nya.
Hindi ko na napigilan yung sarili ko at tumulo na yung mga luha ko na kanina pa nagbabadyang pumatak.
I felt warm arms embracing me.... bakit ba kasi ang persistent ng isang to eh, bakit lagi syang nandyan para sakin.
"alam mo ikaw-"
"Shhhhh, i never thought that's how you feel about me, i didn't mean to Serin. but let me make it right, hayaan mo kong bumawi sayo. Marry me and i swear, i'll make you the happiest woman alive"
i hope so.