Wedding Day
Everything seems so fast.
Ngayon na pala ang araw ng kasal ko.
Hindi ako nakatulog nang maayos kagabi. Ang dami kong iniisip. Mabilis ang takbo ng oras, pero mabigat ang laman ng puso ko.
I'm not doubting the marriage.
I love him. I really do.
But this anxiety—this heaviness—it's real. Kasi kahit mahal ko siya... hindi pa niya ako mahal.
I'm sitting quietly in front of the vanity mirror. My hair is done in soft waves, delicately pinned to show off my bare shoulders later. My makeup is flawless—subtle, radiant, the kind that makes you look like you're glowing from within.
Pero hindi ko magawang ngumiti nang totoo.
Naka-robe pa ako, puting satin na may embroidery ng pangalan ko sa likod. The gown waits quietly on the mannequin a few steps away—an elegant, off-shoulder me
