“I, Eisteine Alcantara. Promise to love and protect you my love ‘till my last breath of my life. Love you for richer and for poorer. Love you for sickness and in health ‘till death do us part. I love you Maxima Assya Montero Alcantara,” it felt I was dreaming.
The tears I was holding back from escaping my eyes, were suddenly like water in a falls that immediately flowed.
“Take my hand and I will treasure you forever.”
I never thought in a few years that I searched for her because I wanted revenged, he would be my wife eventually too. I accepted her for who she was, for what she have done. I didn’t expect to fall in love with her. Assya is my everything. She was worth the wait.
I am not that good guy like my little brother Exxel, that almost everyone loves him. I am not that good guy like my middle brother Eliazar, that he would do whatever we ask. I am not that good guy to anyone, but when they need some superhero, maybe it’s me. I’ll do everything for them to be safe.
I looked at her captivating eyes. Even it was emotionless, her eyes will tell what she feels. What she can’t tell to anyone, especially to me.
“I was so overwhelmed Eist, I wrote my vow but you can see it’s embarrasing to my part if I read it right now,” our family, friends and guess’es are laughing but me, I was crying the whole minute while smiling at her, “I love you.”
Her eyes suddenly soften. Hold hands while staring at each other.
The moment my eyes locked to hers for the very first time, when a collegue introduced me to her and she told me to join to a private group. I felt stranged, I thought to myself that she is the one. But when I’ve learned about her motive thus she approached me, I loathed for her. Since then revenged is my peace of mind. I needed to do anything to see her begging for forgiveness. To witnessed with her bended kness infront of me.
That’s how much I hate her. But she’s so beautiful that I can’t take my eyes off of her.
“I know I’m not a wife material like any other woman out there, but I’ll do everything to love you and care for you ‘till my last breath of my life. You always took care of me when I’m lost. You’re always there when I need back ups in all of my mission and I’m so thankful for that. You always saying that you are a bad person because a plenty mistakes you given us but love you’re wrong. You are always my good guy and my badass husband. I love you Eisteine Alcantara and I always will.”
I couldn’t help but hug him too tightly. I want to feel her warmth right now because of her heartwarming message. It was suprising her saying this for almost five years that we’ve been together. I just wanted to lock her in my arms, even though I knew we would never be separated after this.
“The ring please,” we just laughed as we let go from my wife’s embrace when the priest spoke.
Ahh, my wife.
It's nice to think that she's my wife, that we'll be together forever. I wiped her tears. She smiled at me and she dry my face too.
I smiled as I watched Eulixes approach us. he was carrying the small cage with the ring on. The ring was made by Eulixes mom, Anna Garcia. She is the famous jewelry maker, a painter and a crafter. My brother was indeed a proud husband and a father.
“Thank you baby boy.”
His father helps him down. After we put on our ring, we no longer wait for the priest to say ‘you may now kiss the bride’. We are so happy and overwhelmed to notice the audiences who are applausing and teasing us.
Everyone is so happy that we almost just enjoy what we feel. The joy I felt was unparalleled. Nothing can replace, nothing and no one.
“L-love,” she was gripping the hem of my tux so I immediately looked at her. Her forehead creased as if something was strange in her body. Even her face was so pale as if she saw a gun infront of him.
“What? Do you need antyhing love?”
I followed where he turned her gaze. Her white dress was full of her blood, right in front of his heart.
I never thought this would happen in our life. Why now? This is the most happiest part of our lives but the most scariest too.
I thought I would lift her while smiling and staring at each other as we entered the house I had built, but now she’s bathing with her own blood and lifeless.
I thought I would shout his name because we were both happy together, but no. I’m screaming her name because I’m angry, scared and grieving.
“Assya! No! No! No! Don’t leave me. Please someone call some help! Assya! Assya!” the two of us had already fallen to the floor. I don’t feel people making a fuss. All I know is I don’t want to lost the person who built me.
“E-Eisteine,” she cough hard. Even her blood spat out of her mouth, “Don’t cry love. don't be sad because I will leave you. I always be with you no matter what love.”
I’m crying my heart out beacause of what she said. I can never accept that she’ll leave just like that. I’ll do everything, anything to save her because she save me. She save me when I’m in the urged to give up my life.
But maybe this is where all our dreams will end. Dreams we developed from the beginning. And then when she close her eyes and her breathing stops, there I really realized nothing was over, it was over.
“Noooooooooooooooo! Asyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
I regret why I didn’t spend a few days with her. I regret that I put other things ahead over her. I’d promise her everything but I failed. I failed my one and only goal in life.
To protect my love one’s . To protect my loved ones until my last breath of my life.