I blinked twice. Hindi ko namalayan na umiiyak na pala ako. I wiped it fastly, baka may makakita pa.
It always played in my mind like a movie every time I accidentally saw a sunset. Na siyang iniiwasan ko talagang makita. Pero ngayon, wala akong takas.
I'm watching a proposal from a far. Kung hindi lang talaga kami magpinsan nitong si James Benedict Santillan. Hindi ko siya tutulungan. My mother and his mom are sisters.
Sa beach niya gustong magpropose, kasi dito daw sila unang nagkita. Cliché! Tss
He just calls me one morning. Saying he needs help then he discussed his plans. Na siyang tinanggihan ko.
May sunset kasi. Okay sana yung plano niya. Romantic. Sa sunset lang sumablay. He begged. Ang drama ng gago. Binilang pa lahat ng naitulong niya sakin. What a cousin!
Kaya ayun, inorganized ko na yung place. Dito sa Heaven's Resort ng pinsan kong si Jana Lexus Santillan. Ang ganda kasi dito. Mapapaisip ka kung nasa Pilipinas ka nga ba kasi pang foreign yung mga sights.
May table sa gitna. At sa bawat corner sa dulo ng table, there are lamp lanterns. At nagkalat sa buhangin ang mga lighted candles. Dahil sunset ang setting, na emphasis ang ilaw na nagmumula sa mga kandila.
They are dancing sweetly, there's a girl playing the violin that I hired. And Benedict's fiancee is holding a boquet of orange tulips. My other bussiness too.
And the sunset.. is breathtaking. It adds to the romantic ambiance. Perfect for the proposal. I sighed and looked up to close my eyes cause any moment, I might cry.
Ako palang ang nakakaalam sa nangyayari ngayon. Benedict told me not to tell eveyone, he will just surpise the others daw. His 25 na, legal to get married.
Thankful ako na nagtino natong pinsan kung santo. Ang akala kasi namin, hindi na siya magbabago. Isa lang naman siyang dakilang PLAYBOY, WOMANIZER, DEVIRGINIZER, name it. Yun siya, hindi na nahiya sa pangalan niyang Benedict.
Umalis na ako. I'm no longer needed here. Tapos na trabaho ko. Yes, I organized the place. Aside from owning a coffee shop and a flower shop. Organizing is my work too, but more like a hobby.
Kaso, it's a secret. Few closed cousins and friends lang ang nakakaalam. Like Benedict. Kaya ang lakas ng loob niyang i'blackmail ako.
Hindi na ako nagpaalam. Ayokong makaistorbo. I just texted him saying that I will go home. Pati si Jana, tinext ko nalang.
Niyaya niya akong magbar but I refused. May malaking event pa kasi akong aasikasuhin. Some company ordered flowers. I didn't know who's company is it. Hindi ko pa kasi nachecheck ang email ko.
Siningit ko lang talaga tong proposal ng pinsan ko, nakakaawa kasi eh. Pinagbigyan ko na. I'm a busy person. Dahil kailangan.
For the past three years, wala akong ginawa kundi magtrabaho. Pero no pressures, hindi masyadong busy. Balance lang. Nakakapag vacation ako whenever I want kasi hawak ko ang oras ko.
I didn't work from our family business which is a hotel and restaurants. Na siyang ikinagalit ni mom. She wants me to manage it but I declined. Ayoko kasing mawalan ng freedom.
Na kamakailangan ko lang nakuha. After I graduated as Cum Laude in Asia's International University or AIU in Business Administration Major in Accounting.
If I know. Napilitan lang si mom na i'declare ang freedom ko. Cause dad told her so. Yung feeling na your imprisoned in the cage for 20 years then when they decided to set you free? Grabing saya ang naramdaman ko non. Kasi finally, I'm fucking free.
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