Basket of Keen

Chapter 2

3 months later

I see her walking in the aisle wearing her white wedding dress made me happy. She was so beautiful in that dress, watching her made me crash and blessed at the same time. I felt pain, maybe it's because I loved her and I felt regret that I never boost my courage before to confess or maybe it is in the good side in the first place. Maybe if I confessed before I wouldn't be here in this special ceremony of my two best friends. I felt joy maybe because the woman I loved already fined her destination and my two best friends are getting married.

Watching them happy on their wedding made me happy as well. No regret, no hatred; only acceptance of the present. I wish their happiness for a life time.

I am just sitting in a table while watching them celebrating their marriage. Until now I didn't understand the importance of commitment, I am not bitter about love but I don't understand the concept of commitment and marriage. For me commitment is equivalent of responsibilities and responsibilities are equivalent of chains for a life time. Even though that's my beliefs I still found love and marriage beautiful but half of me still debate with the common values and my beliefs.

I step aside the venue and explore the area, the area was a botanical garden. It's been surrounded with different plants but I ended up in the areas of flowers. I found a bench on it and I sit as I look up on the stars, I release a big sigh while holding back my tears.

I never felt this pain on my heart ever since, I didn't know that this will be the effect. Is this what they said heartache? Is this the feeling of heartbroken? Funny aren't they? I never fell in love or been in a relationship since then but except for her. How funny at my age I felt this things and it kills me. This is the reason why I hate love going in my system; it shocks me and gives me anxiety.

"Ah aray."

I heard a noise coming from a far, I stop from wondering and I search where the voice coming from. it's dark in here and I can't see properly the whole area, there's only few lights from this area and it didn't cover the whole part of the garden.

"Hello, may tao ba jan?" I ask while walking around and yet I bumped in someone.

I look at her, she seems to be a teenager; there's a lot of people why it should be a teenager? I bend to ask her. She's wearing a long dress that's look like the other bride's maids.

"Hey miss, are you ok? What happened to you?" I ask her.

"Thank goodness, there's someone in this area. I'm walking around the area yet I step on something and I fell on the ground, sinubukan kong tumayo pero hindi ko maigalaw ang aking paa. It really hurts." She said in pain.

How conyo.

I nod at her and come closer to her feet. I ask permission to her if I can look at her feet and she allows me. By looking at it, it seems that she had a mild sprain, but is it that bad that she ended up having sprain in the first place?

"Ms. Did you used to jump frequently?" I ask her and she nod.

"Yes I am a track and field athlete and I used to jumps with hurdles." She explains and I nod.

Well that explains her sprain.

"You have a mild sprain, it will cure in an instance don't worry. I just need you to sit in a proper seat and give it a compress, do mind if you let me assist you?" I ask her and she nods.

I assist her to walk towards the seat where I sat a while ago. Why am I doing this stuff in the first place? Why am I doing things unconsciously nowadays? Anyways she needs help and I am in this area.

While we're walking towards the chair when I heard a calling of a name everywhere, it seems that she's finding someone in this area until it runs towards us. I see a dressed bride's maid running towards us together with a groom's man.

"Rylee, nanjan ka lang pala kanina ka pa namin hinahanap. Anong nangyari sa iyo?" nagaalalang tanong ng babaeng nakasalubong namin.

Narinig kong natawa ng bahagya ang babaeng aking tinulungan, hindi lamang ako kumibo sa kanilang usapan. Nakita kong nagtatakang nakatingin sa akin ang lalaking kasama niya, at tinapunan ko rin siya ng nagtatakang tingin.

"Naglalakad lang ako nang matisod ako, buti na lang at dumating si ate kung hindi, hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko." saad ng babaeng aking tinulungan. I gave no response.

"Maraming salamat po, kami na pong bahala sa kapatid namin. Maraming salamat po sa tulong ninyo." Saad ng babae habang inaalalayang kinukuha ang kanyang kamay mula sa pagkakaakbay sa akin.

Inalalayan rin naman ito ng kasama nilang lalaki. Tiningnan ko lamang silang naglalakad paalis sa aking haarapan nang may maalala ako.

"Ms. Your sister has a sprain, if you don't mind. Give her a cold compress in her foot to cure it." I shouted at them. They turn their heads to me and nod.

I walk around the garden while sighting the stars in the sky; this view reminds me on how Dalaney tell me her stories with Xiana. Dalaney was the moon and in literature moon means very emotional in terms of love while Xiana is the star that means a future maker in the relationship. How I wish hearing their amazing love story when we were in junior high.

I walk back to the venue and while walking back to my table someone grabs my hand and pulls me towards her. In my shock I saw Paisley wearing an amazing smile while looking at me; I can't help but not to smile to her.

"Z, thank you for being here in my special day. Hindi mo alam kung gaano ako kasaya na nandito ang best friend ko kahit ilang taon rin tayong nagkahiwalay." Saad niya sa akin and I smile at her as I place my hand on her head.

"Of course, you meant everything to me since we were still young. Why would I ever missed this special event in your life time and seeing you both entering the world of marriage made me more happy." I said to her with happiness. She smiles to me, I bite my lower lips. I can't help myself to be hurt while looking at her, but I need to let her go for her good.

I pull her towards me and hug her tightly, I can feel the sequence on her gown touching my skin and I can smell her perfume and I felt her hands wrap around me. Gosh, I want to cry and to be honest but I can't. I can't because I'm just her best friend.

"Thank you for being there when I was young." I said to her between our hugs.