Forgotten Promise (Salguero Siblings Series #2)

Chapter 29- Invitation

"Ang alam ni ate Samara at kuya Royse proposal lang talaga ni kuya Cassian para sayo ang mangyayari, they didn't know that we were surprising them too. While you only knew that we were surprising kuya Royse and ate Samara on the other hand." Yanna explained to me. Ang galing nilang mag-plano, kaya pala ganoon ang naging reaksyon ni ate Samara. While they know everything, we only know chunks of it.

Inangat ni ate Samara ang kamay ko at tiningnan ang engagement ring.

"Cassian has a great taste. The ring is so beautiful, Sabel. It suits you well." Napangiti ako at pinagmasdan din ang singsing. Katulad ng sinabi ni ate Samara ay sobrang ganda talaga ng singsing. I love it so much. Cassian values and considers everything I like. My favorite color is blue and he gave me a sapphire engagement ring.

"I hope I find a man just like kuya Royse and kuya Cassian." Napalingon kami kay Cosette na nakatanaw kila Cassian na nagsusurfing sa dagat.

Napagkasunduan kasi namin na magpunta rito sa hotel para makapag-relax kaya nag-surfing na rin sila.

"I know you're going to find the right man for you, baby. You are very precious. Hindi mo kailangang magmadali, bata ka pa. Mawawalan kami ng baby niyan." Napanguso si Cosette at humawak sa tiyan ni ate Samara.

"May bago na kaya tayong baby, ate. Kaya hindi na ako baby." Napatawa kami.

"Tama si Samara, Cosette. You're still too innocent to think about being in a relationship, mag-aral ka muna. I know how much you want to become a lawyer." Yanna added na sinang-ayunan din ni London.

"The right man comes without a warning. Kapag dumating na yung taong para sayo, hindi mo mamamalayan na kusa na lang titibok ang puso mo, Cosette." Just like how Cassian came into my life at a very young age.

Love is the thing that is easy to feel but very hard to explain. Its complexity is beyond explanation but can lucidly be defined by our feelings.

"You're all right. I promised to make careful decisions and not be ruled by my feelings." Yumakap siya sa amin si. I blushed when I felt their breasts.

We're wearing bikinis and I can feel their breasts. Grabe, pinagpalang-pinagpala sila. Nahihiya tuloy na makipag-bonding ang dibdib ko.

"Why did you and Duke break up, Yanna? If you don't mind answering," mukhang napansin din ni ate Samara ang biglaang pag-lalim ng iniisip ni Yanna.

Napabuntong hininga ito bago tulalang napatingin sa malawak na karagatan. Mukhang wala pa rin balak umahon ang apat, they're enjoying the waves.

"He cheated... with his friend." Natahimik kami. I didn't know Yanna's ex, but I can see how much she loved him.

Sobra siguro siyang nasaktan sa nangyari. Her eyes started to get red but no tears escaped from her eyes. Nagkatinginan kami at niyakap siya. Sometimes letting our thoughts come out can lighten the heaviness in our hearts.

"Many people come and go in our lives, ate Yanna. It's like the way we make art, we do it to inspire, to commiserate with people, to express... and let go," napangiti ako sa sinabi ni London.

I heard it has not been too long since Yanna and Duke broke up. The wound in her heart might still be fresh, but I can see that Yanna is strong. I know that she will get through this.

"Ano ba ang mas mahirap? Ang masaktan o ang mag move on?" Tanong niya na alam namin na siya lang ang makakatuklas at makakasagot.

"Both are hard, Yanna. But the real matter isw we deal with our feelings." Napabuntong hininga si Yanna at humalik sa tiyan ni ate Samara.

"Kapag lumaki ka, huwag kang tutulad sa lalaking iyon ha, baby Daven." Napatawa kami.

Minsan naiisip ko rin ang mga ganitong bagay pagdating sa amin ni Cassian. I have a lot of what ifs in my mind but I do not let them compromise with my doubts. I can never cheat on him, and I know he will never either. Hinintay siya ng puso ko kahit nakalimutan siya ng isip ko, at nanatili siyang tapat sa pangako namin kahit na wala ako sa tabi niya sa loob ng maraming taon. Our faithfulness to each other has been challenged, and we have overcome it with the love and promises we have toward one another.