The Witch's Fairy Tale

EPILOGUE

Copyright © 2015 Diana Aranda

Zoey's POV

I was supposed to be at the venue the day before their wedding. Yun din kasi ang napagusapan naming lahat. Kaya lang, I had an earlier commitment so I cant really go as planned. I told them that I'll have my flight morning of their wedding day since the wedding will not be happening not until 4PM. So leaving in the morning will probably give me enough time to pamper and prepare myself for the wedding.

I got up early and immediately called Rank to asked him if he's already on his way. He said yes and I prepared myself for bath. Pagkalabas ko ng banyo auy sunod sunod ang tawag nila sakin. Serene called to check on me. She's on hysterical mode and that may be explained by her pregnant hormones. Trade called too at hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit kailangan pa nya akong bwisitin ng ganito kaaga. I received a text message from Ai and Mom na nireplyan ko naman. Ako na lang talaga ang kulang dun. As if naman di matutuloy ang kasal pag wala ako diba? But nah. I owe it to them. I should come.

Tiningnan ko ang mga gamit ko at sinigurado kung kumpleto na ba sila. I glanced at my mini table and I saw thier wedding invitation. It's pastel green. Sobrang simple lang talaga ng wedding invites nila. Not the orfinary and over used kind of wedding invites. Ang nakalagay lang sa invitation nila ay ang pangalan ng ikakasal, saan, kailan at kung anong oras.

I stared at the invitation as it bear Chase's and Irene's name on it. Bigla ko tuloy naalala ang mga nangyari dati. I remember Chase's birthday kung saan aksidenteng natapunan ng cake ang mukha ni Chase. I laugh at that. Grabe, we were so young and Chase hated me so much because of that. He seemed okay naman nung nakita ko sya sa playground before his birthday. I also remember how Chase hated me way back in high school. Yung mga time na ako ang witch, si Irene ang princess at si Chase ang prince charming. Umpisa pa lang sinasabihan na ako ng story ko kung ano ang magiging end game ko. I was the witch and I still am.

I just hope that, when I find the courage to tell Irene na may nangyari samin ni Chase just last week, she would forgive. I know she wont but I hope she still will. I have done wrong. Once a witch, always a witch.

I suddenly dont want to go sa kasal. I just feel like, I'm too broken right now and seeing them getting married will be my ending. Will I be selfish pag di ako um-attend ng kasal? Napatawa ako ng mapait. Of course I will be selfish. I promised Chase I will be happy for him. Well, I am. But...I just really cant stand seeing him getting married to someone else. I told him to be happy and I dont want to ruin his happiness right now. Irene is his happiness and I will not take that away from him.

I opened my laptop and book a flight to New York. Buti na lang at may available pa nung araw na yun. I glanced at my watch and realized na any moment dadating na si Rank. Magkahiwalay kami ng flight ni Rank. Mauuna sya sakin ng 20 minutes kasi late ako nagpa reserve ng plane ticket.

My flight will be at 02.00. Kumaway ako kay Rank na pumasok na sa loob. Huminga ako ng malalim at kinuha ang phone ko. I called Serene.

"Hey! Nasa airport ka na?" She asked. Mukhang kumakain sya ng kung ano man.

"Yep." matipid kong sagot. Pinaglalabanan ko pa din kung sasabihin ko ba sa kanya na di ako pupunta sa kasal or what. My flight will be in two hours.

"Great! See you in like, two, three hours?."

"Serene..."

"Hmmm?" Should I tell her? The wedding destination is almost two hours away when air borne.

"I'm not going."

"What?" Sigaw nya.

"Look, I cant go. Just, I cant do it okay? I cant see him get married to someone else." Naiyak na ako. "Just give me this okay? I really cant go. Pagod na akong magpaka masokista. If I go to that wedding, it will be the end of me. Sorry." then I ended the call. She tried to call me back but I turned my phone off just to make sure no one will bombard me with text and calls.