#ModernFairyTale #NotesAndNotions #NotForSaving #ForLoving
Ang kasal ay hindi engrande. Walang press release, walang marching band, walang socialite backdrop. Walang paandar.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDwHaX21hj
Pero bawat detalye ay may kahulugan.
Peachy stood at the entrance of the small botanical garden, her fingers lightly brushing the lace on her borrowed dress. White, yes—but the tiny beads sewn into the waist shimmered faintly... pink. Charlie's favorite kind. Not hot pink. Not baby pink. But Peachy pink. The color of her notes. The color of her hope.
"Kapag inabot mo ang altar," bulong ni Patty habang inaayos ang belo ni Peachy, "wag ka ng tumingin sa likod. Lahat ng sakit, lahat ng guilt—hindi mo kailangan dalhin 'yon papasok sa bago mong buhay."
"Salamat, Ate," Peachy whispered, her voice trembling.
"Hindi dahil ate mo ako," seryoso ang tono ni Patty, "pero dahil ikaw 'yung unang taong minahal ng totoo ang sarili niya... kahit paulit-ulit siyang iniwan."
She stepped forward.
Charlie was waiting in front. Walang tuxedo. Just a clean beige linen suit and a smile that looked... quiet. Sure.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXHhdmGBiZ
Beside him sat Linsay Mo in a wheelchair, a silk scarf over her hair, eyes watery but bright. Nakatutok lang siya kay Peachy, at nang makalapit ito, hinawakan niya ang kamay ng dalaga.
"Don't faint, sweetheart," she teased, pero may panginginig sa boses niya.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAOQUM4Ol4
"You look like you walked out of his dreams."
"Or his sticky notes," Peachy chuckled, tears brimming.
The ceremony began.
No wedding march—just soft violin music and the scent of fresh sampaguita and wild roses.
Richard Mo stood at the back, arms crossed, face unreadable. He didn't speak. Didn't move.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxLftHPg9g
But when Charlie looked at him, just once, he gave a small nod.
That was enough.
Rose Chen sat near the middle. She had a shawl over her lap and her purse tightly held. When Peachy passed her on the way to the altar, Rose whispered, "Sigurado ka ba?"
Peachy smiled. "Oo, Ma. Kasi ngayon, pinipili ko na."
"Do you, Charlie Mo, choose Peachy Chen... not to fix you, not to save you, but to love you as she is?"
"I do," Charlie said, eyes locked on hers. "With no conditions. No fears."
"And you, Peachy Chen, do you choose Charlie Mo... not to need you, but to walk with you?"
"I do," she said, placing a hand on his chest, right where his heart beat fast and steady.
"Then by the words you have spoken and the love you have written... I now pronounce you partners, not just in life, but in healing."
They kissed. Nothing grand.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ99rHYnXeR
Just lips touching lips, two quiet people in love—not because they had to, but because they wanted to.
Later that evening, in their quiet new home...
Charlie found her note taped to their bedroom mirror:
"Today, I became a wife.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjeZt6v9IR
Not because I had to—24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MPK8QXStM
but because I finally knew I was allowed to want joy.24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXU0RcFotgo
And this?24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnM6NdeUkdX
You?24Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjYZYEkuCo
Is joy."
– Peachy Chen-Mo 💌
END OF CHAPTER 21
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