Have you ever dream of getting married to
someone you really like? What would you feel if it happens and being witness by
your friends?
These questions are my question before. It
happens to me one morning at the school's Valentines festival. It was our break
time when my friends and I noticed a set-up of a familiar booth. We walked
towards the booth to closely see it. "Unite and be tied: carnations marriage
booth. It says on their placards. The break time ends and the class started to
resume again. A couple of minutes after we went back, our teacher told us that
we will be able to enjoy the school festival and go around to see the different
booths build by different school organizations and sections.
Others went out and went to the school
ground while others went room to room to talk to their friends from other
sections. After sometime, my friend Claire which I call "ate" went back
and asked me to accompany her to the restroom. We went to the restroom where she
did her thing. As we walked towards the corridor and just and as we pass the TLE
building, someone block our way and blindfolded me. Of course I disagree but
when I heard says "wag kang mag-alala, legal po to ate. Kasama niyo naman
mga kaibigan mo eh." I felt shy because I’m almost shouting while asking
them to remove my blindfold. But then, I have no choice but to follow them.
They did not talk as we walked somewhere I
don’t know. Just then, I heard my friends giggled and I ask them what was
happening but someone said, "Do ask! Papasalamatan mo pa kami after nito".
I knew it was my best friend, Carmela. They brought me to a corner where I
really don’t know. They said that we will say there for a couple of minutes. By
that time, they already remove my blindfold and I saw a mirror in front of me.
"Whoa! Bakit tayo andito?". My friends told me to listen and just be
quite.
There we’re inside the dark vacant from at
the MCF building. They put black cloth to cover the light. Right there they
fixed my hair, put a little make-up on and took some picture. I thought it was
just nothing but suddenly, Jolina, a friend of ours went inside to ask if we were
ready. I got confused and asked them again what was happening they only smile
and said "you'll see".
We went out of the room; I was shock to see
my friend from different sections standing. They are all smiling and giggling
and saying "congrats". Right there and then, I realized where we were
----- in front of the marriage booth entrance. Then, they put a veil on me and
gave me a bouquet of flowers. At first, I don’t want to walked on the “aisle"
but they told me not to be "killjoy" and don’t took for granted their
effort. I had no choice but to walk. As I walked I was really wondering who the
groom was. I asked myself if they forced him also to do it or something like
that. I was in this thinking when I reached the "altar" where my friend,
Irvin was standing. He was acting as the best man. And as I lifted my head to
see who was my "groom". It was Hansel Morania, my dance partner and longtime
crush since 1st year. I don’t know what to feel that time, I feel I want to run
and go back to our room or just cover my face. I felt back to reality when he
reached out on me and hold my hand. We walked towards the altar where Rico, who
was the acting priest, is waiting. The wedding when as it usually happens. We
exchanged our vows and everything.
After we were declared as "husband and
wife", Rico said he may now kiss me. My friends started to become wild and
overacting. I felt cold when Hansel hold my hand with his left hand and put his
right hand on my right shoulder. I looked at him with confusion when suddenly with
the loud cheer of my friends; he kissed me on my lower cheek near the corner of
my lips. It was a long kiss and during that time I was stiff!!
It was not my first kiss but I was really
at the state of shock.
I was back when they clapped their hands
and cheerfully greet us congratulation.
As we went home, my friends did not stop teasing
me about it. I told them I was so ashamed for they forced him to do such thing
like that but they told me that they did not forced him that he was actually
the one who planned for it. That left a smile on my face.
I would really never forget that
experience, a wedding with my long time crush ever since I enter high school.
That was the reason why my normal and usual
valentine’s day suddenly changed. Thank you to my unexpected wedding.
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