"Mommy."Kaagad akong nagising nang bigla akong makaramdam ng bigat sa bewang ko, ngunit hindi muna ako napadilat dahil sa bigat ng mga mata."Mommy," Shan's voice called once again, in a whisper. I lifted my hands, gathering all of my power, and found him. He sits on my waist as I lay down to the side, I tap his legs with my hand to know I am awake. "Someones knocking…"I turned to my right and rested my back to the bed, biglang nawala ang bigat sa aking katawan ngunit dalawang maliliit na kamay naman ang napunta sa tiyan ko."I think it's Tita Ciara," he whispered, a bit much closer to me. I let out a soft groan before turning my body once again, and there I started to hear other noises. It's my phone. Dinilat ko ang mga mata at kaagad napa-stretch sa higaan, a yawn escapes before I stretch once more and sigh. I rested my loose body for a second before sitting up, at nakita kaagad si Shan na hawak-hawak ang phone ko. "Who is it?"

"Magandang araw po, Madame, may reservations po kayo?" I smiled at him and nodded. "Opo. Angeline Calzado po." Lumawak pa ang kaniyang ngiti bago tumango, at ilang sandali lang ay umangat na ang harang sa driveway. "Pasok na lang po kayo at diretso sa Lobby, may naghihintay nang staff para gabayan kayo." Tumango na lamang ako at inangat na muli ang bintana bago nagpatuloy sa driveway. Malaki ang lugar, at maganda itong tignan. The building is huge and it's in a very light dirty pink which suites the details. Elegant and modern. There are greens everywhere, plants and perfectly short grass. The driveway is made out of medium sized stones. Nagpark na ako sa n

"Ciara, ang tagal!""Teka nga lang!" she exclaimed, rushing to the gate, pausing from time to time as she seemed to be locking her flats. "Excited ka masyado, e!"Mahina lamang akong napatawa at hinigpitan ang hawak sa steering wheel bago ko siya nakitang lumabas na ng gate. "Ang bagal mo kasi gumalaw, late na tayo, oh.""Hindi kaya. Sabi ni Hannah, two-forty daw pwede tayong pumunta—""Tapos ano? Two forty ka naligo, malapit na kayang mag alas kwatro," sabi ko at nakita nang palakad na siya patungo sa 'kin. Sinamaan pa niya ako ng tingin bago binuksan ang pinto, at kaagad nang pumasok sa loob. "I won't be surprised if you're going to be late for your own wedding.""Hey! I wasn't sure about my outfit, okay? Sabi ni Mommy dapat daw 'yong madali lang mahubad para 'di ako mahirapan mag change, kaya ito, jumpsuit na lang.""Tumawag si Tita?" I asked. Kami lang nina Kuya ang tao roon, at nasa trabaho sina Tita and Tito kaya ako na lan

"Anong ginagawa mo dito? Bawal ka dito, ah!"My forehead creased before I opened my eyes. Kaagad akong napaayos ng upo bago napunta ang mga mata ko kay Niko na may ngiti sa labi. "And bawal din kayo mag drive. Where's Keira? Steia?"I blinked, and my eyes shifted to the empty spot beside me. A yawn escapes my lips before I lean my back on the rest, loosing up the built up tense in my body."I don't know… what time is it na ba, Love?" Ciara asked, groaning, as she stand up from the seat. Kaagad lumapit pa si Niko sa kaniya at inalayan hanggang makalabas ng table.I immediately looked away to the table, and saw a messy one. May ilan-ilang shot glasses na nakakalat, may beer bottle sa harap ko na parang walang laman at may kung ano-anong dumi malapit sa isang plato.Wala akong naalala pero hindi ko na lang 'yon pinansin at hinayaan ang sarili na iprosesso ang lahat-lahat, habang blankong nakatutok sa lamesa. Inaantok pa ako, ngunit

Nandito na naman ako, at naroon na naman siya, nakatingin sa 'kin habang may maliit na ngiti sa kaniyang labi.Ngunit hindi lang siya ang nakatingin sa 'kin, at halos lahat ng tao rito sa Simbahan ay ang atensyon nakatuon sa akin. This isn't the same as the other day, I can no longer mess this up. I kept my focus on the altar from a distance as I started walking, slowly, holding a small bouquet of flowers as my dress flowed down to the floor. But until now, I still can't ignore the man standing beside the groom, he didn't look the same as the other day, too.He wears a suite. He looks formal. His hands are right in front of him, held together. I take a quick glance at him, meeting his gaze, before taking a turn to the right and quickly seated down on the bench. Tinuon ko ang pansin sa kung ano-anong pwede, ngunit ramdam ko pa rin ang madiin niyang pagtingin sa 'kin. Hindi nagtagal at nakarating na sina Keira sa bench namin, giving me distractions to help ignore his gaze. And it di