A Wedding Story

Cast:
Babae
Lalake A
Lalake B

The night before the wedding day ni Lalake A at ni Babae.

Si Lalake B, sa bahay ni Babae, may nalamang katotohanan kay Lalake A from the parents. Nasaktan. Dahil ilang taon niyang inisip na siya ang umiwan kay Lalake A kaya guilty sa maraming bagay. Kinuha niya ang mga gamit niya sa kwarto at planong umalis. Dumating si Lalake A. Hinarang si Lalake B. Gustong magpaliwanag.

Lalake A: I want to explain.
Lalake B: You don't need to.
Lalake A: But I want to.
Lalake B: It doesn't matter anymore.
Lalake A: I did it because I don't want to hurt you.
Lalake B: All those time, I was carrying the biggest guilt of leaving you.

After nang mahabang sagutan at sumbatan...

Lalake A: I still love you...

Lalake A kissed Lalake B. The kissing continued outside the room. Then biglang dumating si Babae. Nahuli sa akto si Lalake A at si Lalake B naghahalikan. Natulala. She didn't know what to do. All she said was...

Babae: I just need to get my wedding shoes. Sorry. Excuse me...

Tulala si Lalake A at si Lalake B. Hindi naka-imik. Hindi nakapagsalita. Bumalik si Babae. Bitbit ang wedding shoes. Hawak nang mahigpit. Tahimik pa rin si Lalake A at si Lalake B. Then Babae came to her senses and said...

Babae: Let's talk. The wedding is set tomorrow. We need to discuss this...

Si Lalake A, si Babae, at si Lalake B nasa loob nang isang room. Nagkaroon nang malaking paliwanagan from Lalake A at Lalake B. Si Lalake B, bilang bisita sa bahay nila, kabadong kabado. He knows he made a big mess. He was expecting Babae to be hysterical. To his surprise, she was just sitting on the bed, very calm, not even crying nor shouting. Si Lalake A at si Lalake B, nagpapalitan nang lakad.

Lalake B: This is not what you think. This is not why I'm here.

Nakatingin lang sa kanya si Babae. Pinagpapawisan nang malamig si Lalake B.

Lalake B: I don't even know why I was invited here.
Babae: I invited you.
Lalake A & B: You?
Babae: I invited you for some answers.
Lalake B: Answers to what?
Babae: To answer the vague part of lalake A.

Nilahad ni Babae lahat nang naging balakin niya sa pag-imbita kay Lalake B. She had some weird thoughts daw everytime she looks at the picture of the two of them, and she feels different whenever Lalake A makes kwento of Lalake B. So she wanted to confirm something. Something she was afraid to ask nor confront Lalake B.

And she found the answers. Right before the day of their wedding. She accepted the truth. That her groom-to-be is actually in-love with a guy. Then she stood up. With head held high. And approached Lalake A.

Babae: If there is any possibility that you'll gonna leave me for a man, I want it to be now...

Then sabay tingin kay Lalake B.

Babae: And I want that man to be you...

Umalis si Babae sa room. Iniwan niya si Lalake A at si Lalake B dala dala ang katotohanan. She went inside her room. Nagkulong. Pero walang narinig na kahit anong iyak o hagulgol. Si Lalake A at si Lalake B, nakaramdam nang matinding kalayaan sa parehong nararamdaman nila sa isa't isa. Nagkulong sila sa kuwarto buong gabi.

The Wedding Day of Lalake A at ni Babae.

Nasa simbahan na lahat nang bisita. Naghihintay na sa kasal. Dumating na si Lalake A, kasama at sakay sa sasakyan si Lalake B. Nakabihis. Pormado. Nagkatinginan nang malalim bago pumasok sa simbahan. Naka-abang na lahat.

Pero maya-maya, dumating din si Babae. Suot ang Wedding gown. Nag-martsa papuntang unahan, escorted by her dad. Sinimulan ang seremonyas. Pagsanib sa unahan...

Lalake A: I thought you're not coming.
Babae: At least I get to wear this beautiful wedding dress.

Nagtanong ang pari. Kung meron daw tumututol sa kasal. Nagkatinginan uli si Lalake A at si Lalake B. After a moment of silence, maya-maya, nagtaas nang kamay si Babae.

Babae: I don't want to marry this guy.

Nagulat ang buong simbahan.

Lalake A: You see this guy (akbay kay Lalake B). Some of you know him. He's my bestfriend. He's my supporter. He's my guide. And...

He is my first love.

Shocked ang lahat. Ang parents ni Babae. Kahit ang parents ni Lalake A. Pati mga guy friends ni Lalake A. Ang pari, napa-nganga sa gulat. Napuno nang katahimikan saglit ang buong simbahan sa nangyayari.

Lalake A: I realized it, as much as I wondered about myself that I don't love men, I just love Lalake B.
Lalake B: And I finally realize that he's not the same person I've been fixate with all these years. Last night, he was a friend who's about to marry another friend of mine.
Lalake A: (hawak sa kamay ni Babae) Whatever happens, thanks for helping me put that to rest.

Hindi na halos makagalaw ang lahat nang tao sa loob nang simbahan sa gulat sa pangyayari.

Babae: Ayoko na nang kasal. There's too much pressure on it. Hindi ito ang gusto ko. I don't need any papers to sign. I don't need a marriage. I wanna get a commitment. From me to you. And you to me. Forever. Nothing more. And absolutely nothing less.
Lalake A: So what do you say?
Babae: I do.
Lalake A: I do.

They kissed each other, and vowed love for each other, although not under the matrimony process. Umalis si Lalake B. Halong saya at lungkot. Pero alam niya na ginawa niya ang tama.

After the couple left the church, Lalake B immediately went to his car, ready to leave everything, and move on to his life, and forget the greatest love he ever had. Suddenly, the mom of Lalake A called him and approach him and said...

Mom: Right under my nose Lalake B. I never knew it.

Tulala lang si Lalake B. Nakahanda sa ano mang sasabihin sa kanya. Pero nagulat siya nang niyakap siya nang mahigpit.

Mom: You have to promise me. That you should not disappear again. He's not the only one who misses you. I will always treat you as a mother's son...

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Silence..

Silence..

Silence..

This is the craziest wedding ever!!!

Hindi na kailangan pang bigyan pangalan si Babae, si Lalake A at si Lalake B. May mga pangyayari talaga sa buhay na di mo inaasahan na mangyayari pero mangyayari talaga. It will catch you. It will surprise you. It will even make you insane. But what matter's most is that, you do the right thing at the end of it. Life is not about to live full of regrets of the wrong things you've done.

There will be sad things to come. But it is the choice to do the right thing that will somehow make you happy in the end. Sorrow and despair maybe for now, but there will always be a rainbow at the end of the storm. Mali man sa tingin mo ang naging desisyon ni Lalake B, pero yun ang choice na ginawa niya for his love for Lalake A at Babae.

End.