Seven
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Chapter seven
Wedding day.
Hindi mapigilan ni Kaliyah ang lumuha, her mother is very happy. She can tell it in her eyes. In her smiles. Genuinely. Happily.
How she wish, she can be like her mother. Full of strength. Very tough. Very positively —While she is so much opposite to her.
Her mother is proudly walking in the aisle. A beach wedding. She captures the scenery. Her mother walking in the aisle, facing the groom with the sunset between them. Ahh.. Nice view.
Gone the bitterness in her mothers eyes. She doesn't speak too much but she can feel the bitter part of every smiles forming in her lips.
Maybe she just dont want to show her difficulties to her. And she idolize and respect her mother even more for that.
Pagkatapos ng kasal, nag silayasan na ang mga tao papunta sa hotel kung nasaan ang reception.
Kinunan din niya ng best pose ang anak niya. Hindi na kinailangan ng bridesmaids ang mama niya. At saka mas gusto niyang kunan ito ng larawan. Doon siya masaya.
"can you do some shots on me?" napangiti siya. Iisang tao lang ang kilala niyang may gano'ng, ka sexy na boses.
"sige ba" she faced him with DSL camera in her eyes. Inagaw nito ang camera at inakbayan siya saka nag click sa camera niya.
Lahat ng pose na ginawa nila ay nakahalik si joshua sa kanya. They look like love birds posing and capturing memories in one beautiful island.
"who tied the knot?"
"my mother"
Joshua nodded.
"oh, I see, and the baby?" he's looking at her. Matiim. Parang binabasa nito ang laman ng isip niya. "your sibling?"
"my son"
He's lips formed 'o'.
Kaliyah smiled. This is it.. She knows, after this, Joshua will put some space for them.
Joshua is taken a back from what he heard.
Like what the f**k is happening?! Alright. Joshua is feeling like he wanted to kill! Or rather than, he want to f**k himself off! The woman is married. She has a son!, and here he is, stalking like ten years younger than his age! f**k hell!
"you're married?" he ask in low voice. Trying to calm himself—because he swear to God, he can't take it if it's a 'yes'.
"nope" naiirita na siya sa klase ng pagsagot ng babae sa kanya.
"live-in?" how he wish its a 'no'. Please say no.. Please.
"no, I'm single mom Joshua. Do you think i allow myself to flirt to you , to let you touch me if I'm taken?" nakatitig ito sa kanya with disgust in her eyes. "no, definitely not Joshua!"
He maybe a jerk. He saw how Kaliyah disgusted by his question but he felt very happy. Very happy.
Kinuha nito ang dsl camera sa kanya at humakbang paatras.
"see you!" ngumiti ito sa kanya bago tuluyang umalis.
Fuck this!
Joshua knows what he feel inside. He's beginning to fall in love. Again.
After that night, —for three f*****g years!
He did f**k a lot of woman. f*****g around. Drugs. Bar. Halos gabi gabi siyang laman ng bar ni RR.
He lost. Big time.
Nagmahal siya. Halos sambahin niya ang kasintahan, ibinigay lahat ng kailangan nito. Her family needs. Pinag aral niya at lahat.
Lahat ng kapritso nito, nagawa niyang suportahan.— He did it for love. Ilang taon din silang naging mag nobyo.
Kahit lagi siyang pinu puntirya ng mag pinsan niya, kesyo hindi maganda ang ugali ng kasintahan niya, plastik ganito ganyan, wala siyang pinakinggan.
What can he do? Its love. She blinded him. She used him. She made his life miserable.
But his cousins to the rescue. They lifted him up. And his parents also. So he pulled himself together.
Kaya naman halos hindi siya maka hinga kanina nang sabihin ng dalaga na anak nito ang batang nakita niyang magiliw niyang kinukunan ng larawan.
Call it scary but yes, he is stalking her. Since the day that he entered his finger on her... f**k yeah!
May luhang nag landas sa pisngi ni Kaliyah habang naglalakad pabalik sa hotel. She got insulted. What does he thinks about her?
Dahil ba nagpatusok siya dito, at nakipag laplapan ay malandi na siya agad? Hindi siya ganon.
Oo may anak na siya. Given na mag isip ito ng masama tungkol sa kanya, pero bakit masakit pa rin? Kasi umasa siya.
Joshua treated her like a queen. Malambing ito sa kanya. Laging naka alalay. Laging sumusulpot tuwing nag iisa siya-na sa panahong mga iyon ay malungkot siya. —Sa loob ng iilang araw pa lang nilang pagkikita.
So, how can she not fall inlove with him? Kung sa tingin ng puso niya ay iba ito sa lahat? Sabagay paano naman niya kasi masabing iba ito, kung wala naman itong alam sa buhay niya kundi pangalan niya?
Pero ganun din naman siya dito diba?
She knows nothing about Joshua. And yet, she like him. God knows how she tried not to, but this is her heart. . Weather you like it or not, you feel it. —maybe it's very early to tell, but hell, she really liked him.
"oh anak, kanina pa kita hinahanap" kumunot noo ito habang nakatitig sa kanya."are you okay baby?"
"yes ma, masaya lang ako. Tears of joy! Para sayo!" ngumiti si Kaliyah sa ina.
"nah, im thankful Kaliyah anak, that you always support me in every decision i make" niyakap niya ang ina at tinapik tapik sa likod nito.
"come, let's eat."
Nagpati una na siya sa buffet table.
"manang kumain ka na, akin na ang anak ko!" sambit niya sa yaya ng anak niya. Hanggat maaari ay gusto niyang maramdaman ng anak niya ang presensya niya sa ganitong mga araw na magka-sama sila.
"how's my boy?" her son grinning.
"you eat baby ?" grinning.
"you want to swim?, nah, gabi na pala!" her son chuckled. Pinupog niya ito ng mapipinong halik.
His father maybe a jerk, but she loves her son. Hindi kasalanan ng anak niya king paano siya nabuo. Walang ibang sisihin kundi siya.
Napa buntong hininga si Kaliyah. Kung alam lang niya kung nasaan ang lalakeng 'kasama niyang bumuo sa anak niya, di sana may matatawag na ama ang anak niya. She tsssk.
"ang lalim ng iniisip natin ah! Saang bansa ka naka rating?!" nakatawang pumitik sa ere' ng sambit ng mama niya.
Kaliyah chuckled. Her mother doesn't failed to make her laugh. She's still blessed. She knows that. —she has the best mother who always support and understand her. A son who is giving her happiness.
Indeed. She's still blessed.
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