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Yeisha Fae is smiling. Wicked smile and cold eyes.. Her status? — thirty minutes more and she will become Mrs. Yeisha Fae Gonzales — Picarro.
Goldwyn Picarro, her soon-to-be husband, is her childhood friend.
Best of friends — sort of.
Nakita niya ang pagsinghap ng mga tao—why not? I'm beautiful eh? —sa paligid habang pababa siya ng hagdan sa front door ng mansyon ng mga magulang niya.
But she doesn't care.
All she wants is to be free.
Yeah. Freedom. f*****g freedom is all she wants for f*****g sake!!.
Hell..!
Malalaki ang mga mata ng mga tao sa hardin—na ginawang wedding venue. The theme was a garden wedding, but she didn't choose any of the best places.
Paki ko ba.. It's a waste.. I swear..
Her smile became wicker.
She's sure, she's very beautiful.. Dahilan ng pagsinghap ng mga tao? —her wedding gown. Her own master piece.
She is wearing a beautiful and elegant black wedding gown. With silky black sattin and followed by black lace on top of it. Long back which full of embroidery. The top is long sleeve v-neck beaded embroidered lace- showing her deep sexy cleavage.
The veil? Of course, may natitira pa naman siyang bait sa katawan, kaya she choose the cream veil full of embroidery. Beads and form like hearts...but color black.
"hey!" tawag niya sa pansin ng pinsan niyang si Jonas, ngumisi ito sa kanya sabay kindat.
Isa kang halang ang kaluluwa Jonasio..
"wheew! I can't believe you did this gown for more than" - - tila nagbilang ito"10days!" exaggerated of course. Ang pinsan pa ba niyang ito?
Yeisha just chuckled.
" 8 days to be exact! " she said flatly.
" f**k!, the lion is coming! " tila daw natakot ito, pero sa totoo naman e, wala itong pakialam.
" what the hell are you doing Yeisha?!" mahina subalit may diing sambit ng daddy niya. Halatang nagpipigil lang ito ng galit.
Or is he?? It's because his father was one of the most 'best actors' in his field to begin with.
But she didn't wince. Her daddy cannot hurt her physically. She knows that better than anyone else.
"what?" painosente niyang tanong.
Yeisha made a deal to her dad.
He will not meddle to her choices if its about of her wedding. If he wants to have the wedding be good and no problem will occur.
She did her gown. To show her father her disgust and to show him that she's not happy about the wedding.
She and Goldwyn. Friends and partners.
"bullshit Yeisha!" her dad is clenching his jaw.
Yeisha just shrugged her shoulder. Cold eyes. Blank face. No reaction. Emotionless. But deep inside her, she's crying. Her dad, her loving daddy who gave her a happy childhood. Where that man go?
Self, be cool.. Don't show any tear.. Be good my self..
Even just now..
"we made a deal. And I am not kid. I can do whatever i want to, it's my choice to wear this elegant gown—umikot pa siya ng bahagya— and I'm happy with this" —she grinned. Wickedly. "so bear with me" Yeisha tsskk.
She can see how her father is pissed right now. But she doesn't care. To hell with that! 'care' is not in her dictionary this time.
"are you ready?" Jonas asked her.
She nodded.
"I'm leaning on you jonas. Take care of me" mahina pero may diing sambit niya sa pinsan.
Jonas winked at her and smiled.
"trust me with this sweetie" Jonas murmured in her ears.
Ngumiti lang siya at naglakad patungong altar —man made, and she was in her sanity when she chose bloody red colors for her flowers pinned in the arc —kung saan naghihintay si Goldwyn.
She feels like crying. But hell no. This is not the time for that.
She said to herself, three years ago, she will take revenge... For her mother's death. Whatever it may take, even if hell is waving, she will surely jump for her mother.!
That's why, she agreed to this wedding.
Goldwyn is the only one who can help her. But of course, Goldwyn is Goldwyn. He will blow 'bomb' at the right time. She's sure of that.
She smiled.
As she walks to the aisle. She stops at the middle. Took a deep breath. And walk again.
Kaya ko to! Ako pa ba? sabi niya sa sarili habang naglalakad ng dahan dahan. Slowly —because her knees are trembling, she's trembling out of anger,
Napangisi siya sa reaction ng mga tao. From her wedding gown. To her veil. And now to her wedding March. 'amazing grace'.
Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me, oh
I once was lost
But now I'm found
Was blind but now I see
Alam niyang nagpipigil lang ang ama niya sa galit dahil ayaw nitong lumikha ng gulo lalo na't madaming bisita. Kaya malakas ang loob niyang gumawa ng kamalditahan kasi alam niyang hindi gagawa ang ama niya ng dahilan para makitaan siya ng butas.
Alam nitong isang simpleng pagkakamali lang nito ay kulungan ang bagsak nito.
Don Conrado Gonzales is one of the highest boss in illegal marketing. Drugs. Human trafficking. Name it all you want.
Pero maingat ito kaya walang makuhang ebidensya sa mga illegal nitong gawain.
She stood up in front of Goldwyn.
"You look great!" bulong nito. Nakangisi pa ang loko. Halatang siyang siya sa suot niyang gown.
"I know right" she winked.
Goldwyn chuckled.
Kung itsura lang ang basehan ng pagmamahal, matagal na sana siyang na in love dito. But love is not like that— unfortunately.
Kulang ang salitang guwapo para dito.
Madaming babae ang nagkakandarapa dito, pero wala siyang maramdamang kakaiba para dito. Same as he to her.
Para lang silang magkapatid. No spark. He and Jonas are friends also, that's what she knows. Nothing more. The two treat her like a little sister.
Halos walang tumatak sa isipan niya nang magsimulang nagsalita ang pari.
Lutang ang isipan at halos mapitpit na ang hawak niuang panyo sa higpit ng pagkaka hawak niya.
She can even feel her pointed nails on her palm.
Shit.. Come on man.. She's busy asking Jonas and Goldwyn on her mind to do something.
And when the priest ask them if there's somebody to stop the wedding.. May sumigaw.. Tila slow motion siyang lumingon sa likuran niya. Her lips parted..there's a pregnant woman standing in the middle of the aisle!
Awtomatikong tila biglang naging 'bubuyog' ang mga bisita nila.
Kumunot ang noo niyang tumingin kay Goldwyn. His lips tugged up.
She looked at Jonas. The same reaction.
What the f**k? Kaya ba at ease lang ang mga ito? This is the plan that they're talking about last night?
Did they just grab a pregnant woman and act like impregnated by her groom?
Why? How? s**t. Alam niyang mahihirapan ang babae. Walang pinapalampas ang papa niya.
Fuck. s**t. f**k.
"f**k you Goldwyn! Binuntis mo na akot lahat lahat, tapos magpapakasal ka lang sa iba? Hindi ako makakapayag! Magkaka matayan muna tayo bago ka ikasal sa ibang hayop ka!" sigaw ng babae. Napa ngisi siya ng palihim. Ahh so fierce! She likes her already. I
"tssk. So bold. I hate this kind of tongue" Goldwyn said in flat voice. But she can feel, Goldwyn has something to this woman.
Yeah right!!
Napailing na lang siya at natawa.
"f**k you man, nanghila ka pa ng isang babantayan sa ginawa mo, tssk!" mahina niyang sambit.
Nakaharap na sila pareho sa mga tao. A hundred of persons is sitting in front of them watching the little drama.
"nah, don't worry about her. She can handle herself" pabale walang sagot nito.
They are talking like watching a soap opera with cold eyes and emotionless faces.
"what now?"
Sasagot na sana ito ng makita niyang tumayo ang ama niya at kulang na lang magbuga ng apoy ang mga mata nito.
"cry!" pasimple siyang siniko ni Goldwyn.
"f**k yeah!" sambit niya saka pasimpleng lumingon sa likuran niya at nag spray ng tubig galing sa maliit na bote na naka paloob sa panyong hawak niya.
"d-dad!" suminghot singhot siya saka yumakap sa ama niya.
Pasimple siyang tumingin kay Jonas at nag thumbs up ito saka kumindat. Forming a 'bravo' in his mouth.
I know!! She said without a voice.
Making Jonas smirk.
Ngumisi siya saka nagpatuloy sa pagsinghot singhot.
"ayusin mo ang gusot na 'to Picarro!" dumadagundong na sigaw ng ama niya. Natahimik ang mga nagbubulungang mga tao.
Kumalas siya sa yakap sa ama niya at tumakbo paloob sa mansion nila. This is it!.
Meet me at the back door. Jonas texted.
Her gown has everything, she put a unnoticeable pocket on it and she put her cellphone and some documents she may need just in case she needs to run away.
She's a fighter, not only on her sassy attitude but she's one of a hell black belter in martial arts—Taekwondo and Judo.
SASSYQUEEN:Noted
JONASIO:be good darling.. Goodluck.
SASSYQUEEN: duly noted boss..
JONASIO: ang baho ng pangalan ko sa messenger mo bruha.. Baka naman gusto mong lagyan na lang nang perfume???
She tssk and turned off her phone.
She's still lucky to have a cousin and a friend like this two. That's willing to give her comfort and help in any way.
She sighed with pleasure.
She. Is. Now. Free.
Fucking yeahh!!
From marriage. Thanks to that brave woman. She owes her a lot. But that doesn't mean that she will not seak revenge anymore.
No way in hell she'll do that!.
Everything has its own kind of karma, just wait for the right time. She doesn't care kung sino ang may pakana noon, masakit mang isipin pero minsan naiisip niyang nay kinalaman ang ama nito sa nangyari. But deep inside her, she's praying that he's innocent.
He's still her dad.. After all.
And she know how her dad was when her mother is still alive.
He's the most caring and loving husband and father she ever knew.
I miss him.. Very much..
And it's killing her inside every time she thinks of the past.
That's why she trained herself not to do it, pero makulit din ang utak niya.
Na lagi lang niyang pinapa galitan.
She sneak out from her room, sinigurado niyang walang makakakita sa kanya bago siya lumabas.
Napa iktad siya ng may marinig siya sa isang tainga niya.
What the f**k is this thing ??
"Can you hear me sweetheart?" it's Jonas.
"Hell yeah?? What's this f*****g thing you put in my ears?" she asked in low voice.
She heard him chuckling.
"Don't ask too many questions, just hurry up! I can smell trouble cousin!"
How can he be this calm tho!?
He can 'see' not smell.. Knowing Jonas, who's a military man, he's talking with something he's actually seeing not just instinct.
"Yeah.. Okay I'll be there a second" sambit niya lang habang maingat na patagilid na maglakad sa secret passage from her room to the back gate..
Wheew!!
Actually, she used to use this whenever she wanted to go with her friends without a bodyguards when she's still on her 'flirty stage' —not that flirting with guys but with wines and hard liquor in their favorite bar.
"One.. Two.. Three —ang bagal mo talaga.. Paano ka naging black belter sa martial arts niyan?" sikmat nito sa tainga niya.
"Tse!" she said,, she even let out hr tongue as if Jonas can see her.
"Ow come on buddy, move fast damn it!"
Binilisan niya na lang kaysa makipagtalo pa dito.
Abot abot ang kaba niya ng makita niya ang gate, it's good that Jonas mustang is there just few meters away from the back gate.
She run as fast as she can and threw herself on the car.
" s**t man.. You're amazing!" Jonas said and they did a high five before Jonas let the poor car flying!
"Hell yeah!! I'm free!! Matinis niyang tili na ikinatawa lang ng pinsan.
" Where to? " she ask, but Jonas just shrugged his shoulder at lumabi.
Yeisha didn't talk anymore, all she knew was that, she had to refresh her mind from the toxic moments of her life.
And amen to that.. Thank you Lord..
- Writer
