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Wakas (Part 1)

Joaquin

I thought everything in my life was all okay. That it was just fine. I'm still living a good life so I thought it was okay, that it was enough. But I realized that I haven't really planned for my future all along... The only thing that was on my mind was to make my parents proud—especially papa.

And I knew my reason to that. It's maybe because I grew up with just my mama all the time... Papa was an absent father. I grew up trying to understand and realizing that my parents, my family was unlike other families... But I still wanted to be my papa's son. I wanted his attention, too. Probably the reason why I worked hard and papa trusting me with his businesses and our family's wealth was my accomplishment.

And then I started living my life that way. Doing my job as the CEO of the Aguirrezabal Group of Companies has become my life...

Until I met my wife.

Angelica Ossorio has an angelic beauty. Bagay na bagay sa kaniya ang pangalan niya. When I first met her nagulat din ako sa inakto niya dahil hindi iyon agad halata sa inosente niyang mukha. But I did not judge her. I'm not very good with people and I only know how to socialize because of work. And I can be friendly, too. Pero hindi ko pa rin kilala ang mga tao sa paligid ko. I feel like no matter if they are acquaintances I still do not know them so I can't be sure to say something about them that's so certain. So I couldn't just judge people based on whatever.

I was so insecure because of my busy schedule at work. I couldn't be with my wife more often. And I thought that if she married a man who has more time for her, then she'd be happier... I was thinking that I was making her less happy with our marriage because I was so busy. Being the CEO of a large company was no joke. But then my wife had her own share of insecurities, too...

I was sensitive to her feelings and what she thinks. Kaya naman hinayaan ko siya sa gusto niyang gawin. Kahit aaminin kong hindi rin iyon naging madali para sa akin. I wanted us to be together always. I want a family with her. Pero hindi ko siya pinangunahan. We did not really experience being boyfriend and girlfriend. Our parents wanted us to get married right away. I was kind of expecting it, pero alam kong si Angel ay medyo nabigla pa rin. But I'm just glad that she was attracted to me enough for her to agree to marry me.

Kaya ayaw ko siyang pangunahan, and I wanted to do our life as husband and wife at her own pace. Kasi kung ako ay ayos lang naman. There's no need to hurry and we can be together until we're old... And instead I should give my young wife more time...

So I supported her when she started working and needed to go abroad. Sa mga unang beses niya na paglabas ng bansa para sa trabaho ay pinili kong samahan muna siya noon nang pumayag din naman siya. I was thinking that she needed me there. And also I'd like to know the things about her job. Gusto ko rin malaman kung paano at ano talaga ang mga gagawin niya para sa trabaho.

There were times that I wasn't really agreeing 100% to some of what she does for her job. Modeling sometimes can include wearing thin clothing to nothing depends on their theme for the pictorials and the likes. There was also a time when she'd walk with just a pair of bikinis on the runway stage. I was there and as I watched my wife doing what she loved I felt proud of her, too.

But if I could be honest I wished that she'd stay by my side and we can start a family of our own with our child... Pangarap ko rin na magkaroon ng buong pamilya kasama ang babaeng mahal ko.

At first it was just because of our parents... And then I just easily learned to care for her and dreamed of a life only with her on my own. And I think that's when realized that I was already in love with my beautiful wife...

And watching the family that I've ever dreamed of since my wife came into my life now happening in front of me, makes my heart feel like it's melting...

"Daddy!"

The three boys ran to where I stood and behind them was their mother walking towards my direction, too. The sandy beach floor touched our feet as we stood in front of the nice sea view. I take breaks from work to spend more time like this with my family. I want my sons to grow up in a family that I wished to have and I ever longed for.

And I'm thankful to my wife for making my dream as a child come true with her. I smiled to my wife as I returned her beautiful smile. "This place is so relaxing, right?" she said to me with her smile.

I nodded. "Yes..." I carried our youngest up in my arms after I took him from his mom that was holding his little hand as they walked towards me just a while ago.

I smiled as I watched my son. They said that our eldest, Stephen, looked like me. But now we can agree that he just looks like me and his mom combined. Maybe he got most from me but his smile reminds me of his mom's all the time. Angel's perfect smile that could always melt my heart. And then our second son, Steven, is like the boy version of his mom. That makes me happy as well. While our youngest, Stanley is like the complete mini version of me. Natakot pa ako noong pinanganak siya dahil medyo naging delikado rin sila noon ni Angel. I'm just grateful na nalampasan din namin iyon. But after that I and my wife decided that Stan would be our last. Dahil hindi ko na kakayanin kapag nahirapan pang muli ng ganoon sa panganganak si Angel. Hindi ko kakayanin kapag may hindi magandang nangyari sa asawa ko.

Tumakbo na sina Stephen at Steven pupunta sa dagat at agad nabasa ng maalat nitong tubig. I can hear my children's laughter and Stan who I was carrying in my arms already wanting to join his older brothers, too. Kaya lumapit na rin ako sa tubig. And Angel started playing with our boys in the water. Time has passed but my wife never loses her humor that makes her stay young and beautiful. She's still naughty sometimes and playful with our boys who are also very playful as their mother. And which makes our home, our family more lively.

"Stop, Mommy!" Steven's laughter filled our ears with his brothers chuckles as their mom splashed seawater towards them in a playful way that she also laughed with our sons. At nahawa na rin ako sa tawa ng mag-iina ko na masarap sa tainga.

My wife and I are like completely different person. I was kind of serious and more formal because of my work or maybe traditional, too. While Angel was like this ball of sunshine. And with that as if I also found the right balance in my life with her. She changed my life and made me a complete person. We're different but she's what I need. To make me the person I am today who deserves this family that I have now with her. And only with her.