NARINIG kong inihinto ni Crandall ang kaniyang kotse. I have no idea where we are now because he blindfolded me earlier when we got back in his car. “Babe, where are we now?” tanong ko sa kaniya.“Um, I can’t tell you yet, Love,” sagot niya. “But it’s a surprise for you.”“Hindi mo naman kasi sinabi sa akin kanina na may surprise ka sa akin ngayon. Hindi ko tuloy napaghandaan.”Narinig ko ang mahina niyang pagtawa at pagkatapos ay naramdaman kong hinawakan niya ang kamay ko at hinalikan niya ako sa pisngi ko.“I will remove your seatbelt, Love.” “Thank you, babe.” “You’re welcome, darling,” aniya. “Just wait a minute. I’ll open the door for you.” Narinig ko ang pagbukas-sarado ng pinto sa driver’s seat at ilang segundo lang, bumukas din ang pinto sa tabi ko. Kinuha niya ang kamay ko para alalayan ako. “Just be careful.”Hinawakan niya rin ang ulo ko para hindi ako mauntog. “Kinakabahan na naman ako,” sabi ko sa kaniya habang mahigpit ang pagkakahawak ko sa kamay niya dahil natat

“I THOUGHT magla-lunch date tayo, babe?” nagtatakang tanong ko kay Crandall habang nasa labas ng bintana ng kotse ang paningin ko. I’m just confused kung bakit nandito kami sa bundok. I mean, maganda ang buong paligid. Puro bundok, mga damo at punong kahoy ang nakikita ko. At parang may malalim na bangin pa sa ’di kalayuan. “Babe!” Nilingon ko siya habang magkasalubong ang mga kilay ko.He gave me a wide smile. And before he answered my question, he stopped his car.“We’ll have a lunch date here, Love.”Mas lalong nangunot ang noo ko at saglit siyang tinitigan nang seryoso. Pagkatapos ay muli akong napatingin sa labas ng bintana. “Are you serious, Crandall?”Narinig ko siyang tumawa nang pagak. “Trust me, Love. You’ll gonna love this day.” Pagkuwa’y narinig ko ang pagbukas niya sa pinto sa tabi niya at umibis siya. Umikot siya sa may puwesto ko at pinagbuksan niya ako ng pinto at inilahad ang kamay sa akin upang alalayan ako. “Careful, Love.”Medyo mahangin ang paligid kaya kaagad na

A wide smile spread across my lips as I looked at myself in the full-sized mirror. I want to cry because of the happiness my heart feels at this moment, but I hold myself back because I might ruin my make-up. I was wearing my simple yet elegant off-shoulder wedding gown.A week after, Crandall proposed to me, here we are finally getting married today. Oh, God! I still can’t believe it. My heart is still full of happiness because in a few moments, I will be Mrs. Crandall El Greco. Even though I knew that a week was a very short time for preparing for our wedding, I didn’t object when he suggested getting married right away and thought we could finish everything in a few days. And we made it with the help of important people in our lives, that are also excited for us to get married. Maraming connection si Crandall, maging si Mama Sugar at Papa Damian. Kaya naging madali na lamang ang lahat para sa amin. And there was no problem with the venue of our wedding, because both Crandall a