1 A Whole Arranged Self-hurt

Aldrin's Point of View

"Aldrin, finish fixing yourself, your fiancé will be here in a few minutes!" My mom shouted at me.

"Okay, be there in 5." I answered. I hope my fiancé would be ideal for me.

"Sir, the visitors are already here.' The maid caught up my attention and went down. My father walked up on the front door to greet our visitors and my so-called fiancé.

"Good evening sir, I am pleased to meet you." A skinny and fair lady greet my father but her voice seems familiar to me. I still cannot see her face because she still hasn't entered our living room where I stand idly.

"You should start calling me father as I will be your dad in the future." My father told her jokingly.

I can't believe my eyes who's I am looking at right now. She is Andrea, my first love and the girl who rejected me the other day.

FLASHBACK

"Andrea Sy!" I shouted her name at the top of my lungs to stop her from walking away.

"I love you from the first time we've met! I always looked at you afar, I always waited you at cafeteria, I should've confessed to you yesterday but I suddenly felt small. That is why when you said that I am that significant to you, I decided to muster all my courage and confess. That being said, Andrea, will you be mine?" I told her continuously, I don't want her to give any seconds to cut my words and reject me. I wanted her to know how deep is my love for her. I looked at her dearly and she suddenly ran away and locked herself inside the comfort room.

"Andrea! Open the door!" I called her from the outside and knock the door loudly.

"No! I don't want!" she said.

"Andrea! Please give me your answer, I don't understand why are you being like this."

"It's nothing! Go away!" after she said that I calm myself down and waited for her to go out. And as I expected she went out after 10 minutes.

"Andrea, please tell me." Her face looked so surprised when she saw me in front of the door.

"Aldrin, this is forbidden, I cannot have relationship with you." She said that took me by surprise.

"Why?! Is there something wrong with me? I mean do you love someone else?" I desperately wanted her to say that I am her love but her parents are just strict and she is not yet ready for commitment.

"No, there is nothing wrong with you. You are an ideal guy for every girl and I am one of them." She answered silently.

"Then why it is forbidden? I love you and you are also the same with me. What is wrong with that?"

"I love you Aldrin, but my parents arranged a marriage for me to a man that I don't know. I cannot disobey my parents because it is for our business." She explained. I felt dejected, I don't know what to respond. Do I have to say that she must explained to her parents that she loves me or do I have to take her away from her soon to be fiancé? I don't know anymore.

"But, what about us? Our relationship that hasn't started yet? Do we have to stop everything now?" I answered her with my tears in my face. Damn tears! They should stop dropping!

"I'm sorry Aldrin, I love you but I have to say goodbye." She said then walk away from me leaving me in great pain and confusion.

FLASHBACK ENDS.

That scene must never happen if only we knew that we are the one been arranged in a marriage. Fate is surely ridiculous and mischievous. I hugely smiled at her or I say I grinned at her with all my might with arrogance in my face.

Andrea's Point of View

Am I dreaming? Aldrin is my soon -to-be husband? I cannot believe my eyes right now! I pinched myself many times trying to discern if this is dream or not. If yes, please don't wake me up, I'm really in a damn cloud nine.

"Andrea, please come in. his mother greeted me sweetly and followed her up to the dining area.

"Bro! your daughter is so gorgeous, maybe she did not take her physique from you." His father threw a joke to my father which leads to a huge laughter.

"Your son also doesn't take after you! You made a good decision with your wife." My father responses.

We sat beside each other and I am still trying to check the atmosphere between us. Suddenly, I felt a hand hold my hand tight under the table and when I looked at Aldrin, he is grinning all over his face like he is telling me that I should've accepted his confession. Such an embarrassment!

"Let go off my hand!" I silently shouted at him.

"What if I don't want?" he said. Such a spoiled brat.

"Andrea, from now on, you will live with us for you to be close with our son." My father told me. Wait what?

"What? Dad, are you serious? We are still not married. Perhaps, do you want me to leave our house?" I overreacted.

"That is so out of the question Andrea, we just wanted to let you both understand each other to avoid being awkward when you got married." I sigh out of having no choice. I just nodded at him and stopped talking.

After that dinner, Aldrin helped me to fix my things in the guest room and broke the silence with his comment.

"I feel so lucky."

"Why is that?" I asked.

"You, Andrea Sy is my fiancé." He said nonchalantly. Feeling my cheeks hot I shooed him away.

"Get out of my room, I can fix them alone." I said then closed the door.

"Are you sure? Do you need any more help?" I heard him asking from the other side.

"Nope, I'm fine."

"Okay, rest well and be careful you were still going to be married with me!" he mischievously shouted outside. After being silent in a few minutes my feels cannot take it anymore.

"WAAAAAH!!" I shouted and vent everything out.

"Andrea! Are you okay? Open this damn door!" I heard aldrin rushed in front of my door.

"It's nothing, I just almost fell on the floor." I answered. What the hell is that alibi?

"That is why I told you to be careful. We still going to be married as I say!" he shouted.

"Of course! I will get married with you!" I also shouted back but what did I just say?! You are so damn fool Andrea!

"No breaking of promises Andrea! See you in our dreams, I'll wait you there!" he said then left me blaming myself for being a simpleton. I supposedly say that I will be careful but what the hell just happened?

Next day, somebody knocked on my door early in the morning.

"Who is that?" I asked being half-asleep. The door opened and it shows the man whom I will share my future with holding the damn master key to open my door.

"Andrea? Andrea! Are you listening?"

"What? Stop bugging me!"

"Just say it already." He said playfully.

"What would I say?" I cluelessly look at him.

"You're drooling." He said that makes my eyes looked so surprise.

"What the hell are you saying? Me? Drooling? In your dreams!" I panicked and stood up out of bed.

"Start fixing yourself, we're going out." He spoke.

"Where are we going?"

"Secret but for a clue, we're going to buy things for our baby." He said then ran away quickly.

"HOW DARE YOU! ALDRIN SMITH!" I shouted at him.

"I LOVE YOU TOO ANDREA SY-SMITH!" I heard him answered me back, now I can picture my face read as a tomato.

Aldrin's POV

My phone suddenly rings and an unregistered number flashed on my screen. Even though I'm a bit skeptical about the identity of the caller, I accept it either way.

"hello?"

"If I were you Mr. Aldrin Smith, you will now enjoy all the time that you have together with Andrea because you have no idea how it will last." What the hell is he saying?

"Who are you?"

"It's for you to find out, just take good care of her."

"You will not get her away from me"

"Say whatever you want, I just want you to hear my warning"

"Wait! Hello? Hello?" what the hell? Is that a prank call or what? But how did he know about Andrea?

Andrea's POV

"Wife! Do you want some?" Aldrin offers.

"No thanks, looks like it is still not enough for you." I rolled my eyes at him.

"Hi Andy!" huh? Who called me Andy? I look at the person who called me that way though he is the only one who calls me Andy.

"Hi Kclein! How are you?" I greeted him happily.

Aldrin's POV

"Hi Kclein! How are you?" I heard Andrea greeted someone, guy that I don't know. Perhaps, is he the one who called me earlier? I looked at him and he just gave a huge smirk on his face like saying that Andrea is his only. Arrogant jerk!

"Who is he?" he cluelessly asked Andrea.

"Oh, he is—" I cut Andrea's answer and just introduce myself personally.

"Dude! I'm Aldrin, her fiancé" I emphasized the word "fiancé" because I want him to know that he should stop stepping beyond the lines.

"How are you? I am Kclein, her cousin" he answered and that too me by surprise. I did not know that she has a guy cousin. What a fool!

"Let's go Aldrin." Andrea said to me.

"Where are you heading next? I can offer you for a dinner." Her cousin said.

"No thanks, we're going to the baby's wear. She is pregnant by the way." Andrea smacks my back for saying nonsense but she still goes with the flow with me.

"Yes, sorry Kclein but we must go there, we don't want to be caught in the traffic jam." Good job Andrea! That's my girl!

"Okay, sure. So, I'm gonna go first. Take care you two." He said then waived at us.

"Okay, take care!" Andrea said.

"Take good care of Andrea, always remember that Aldrin." He said to me silently like a whisper before he makes his way out.

Andrea's POV

"Hey wife! Why are you staring blankly? Am I that hot?" I was stunned by his words but still compose myself and ignore his words.

"Why are you calling me "wife"? what are you saying?" I answered then crossed my arms.

"Why is that? Am I not hot? From what I remembered, you just told me that I am every girl's dream and you're one of them, and now what? Tsk." He answered childishly. That is really embarrassing! Can he just forget all of those? Hmp!

"Stop teasing me! Let's just go home!" I bashfully said and avoid his stares. Why did I say that? So disgusting self!

"What? Just 10 more minutes, what do you think looks best?" he asked then showed me 2 different baby clothes. He is really serious this time!

"Stop choosing baby clothes! We are still not married and I am not pregnant, still!" I answered immediately which made me realized late!

"Okay? Is that so? Why did you not say that in the first place? The marriage is on its way and baby will just show after." He mischievously said to me.

"I SAID STOP TEASING ME!" I shouted and start walking away from him. That guy!

"What do you want me to do? Have our baby and get married next? I should've known, you and your lustful desires!" he also shouted, I can feel all eyes are on us because we are at the center of department store. I cannot have myself look back at him and answer his nonsense talks, I just walk quickly and leave the place. I ill just have a turn and got at the exit until someone behind my back covered my nose and mouth, my last memory before I blacked out.

Aldrin's POV

Shit! I kept on calling Andrea's phone but there no response from it, I don't know what to do now. I should not let her leave the store; I should've followed her before everything else. If ever anything bad happens to her, the culprit must take his ticket to hell.

*you have a message*

I check my phone hastily, hoping that it is Andrea but instead of her, Aizher messaged me, my best friend.

"Dude! Go at the address that I messaged you, wear something formal then go directly to the beach shore and wait me up there." I dressed up immediately after I read the message.

Kclein's POV

"You're awake." I greet at her.

"Kclein? How dare you? What have you done?" she shouted at me and I saw her terrified look.

"Sorry drea, but you will still be thankful at me." I said then approached her.

"What are you saying?" she said, confused.

"Let's go, your prince charming is waiting at you." She followed me out of the room quietly. If ever truth might be uncovered, you will also learn that he is not your only prince, you have another one but it's faceless.

Aldrin's POV

"ALDRIN SMITH!?" Aizher called me.

"Where's Andrea?" I grabbed her collar and looked at him angrily.

"Whoa! Chill bro, I'll let you meet her." He answered then walk away. I followed him and after 10 minutes we arrived at a wedding hall.

"Aizher! What are we doing here?"

"Dress him up, for him to look as a human, a presentable one." I said to the stylists.

"Stop right there dude! How dare you mock my face? You should look at the mirror, you'll see a monster!" I said and he glared at me.

"Do you want to be vanished from Andrea's sight?" he threatened.

"Just try it and you'll meet death." He just chuckles and talk at the stylists.

"Do it faster, should be on or before 7, he is done." he said then I checked my watch, it's freaking 6:30pm.

Andrea's POV

"Let's go Andrea!" I heard Kclein called me.

I saw Aldrin afar but who is he talking to? It's Aizher?! Before I arrived to the place, I realized that it is a wedding venue and Aldrin is at the altar standing.

"Aldri—" I was about call him when Kclein stopped me from doing it.

"Can you just wait for a sec Andrea? Do you miss him that much? That is a huge excitement little sister." He said then let me stand at the center aisle.

"Kclein, what…" I did not finish what I was going to say when Aldrin suddenly face at me and from there everything looks like a fairytale.

When I heard the song started to play, my feet automatically start to walk into the aisle, slowly while looking straight at his eyes, everything is in slow motion. But wait? Is this all part of the plan? If yes, that guy is really something!

"You are really something, you planned on kidnapping me? I don't have the guts to run away from you. You did not have to do this all." I said upon arriving at the altar, in front of him.

"What are you saying? I have nothing to do with this, anything." He said defensively. If he's not, who…oh those guys Aizher and Kclein. I laughed with a thought of them.

"Are you guys just gonna have a conversation there or will you continue going in front of the priest?" Karen shouted. Wait Karen? She is here? I looked back at her and saw all the people who are in the hall, our parents, our friends are all here.

"Let's go, I don't want any hindrance may come over to us." Aldrin said then held my hand.

"Wait! Stop the wedding! I need to go to the bathroom; I don't want to miss anything here!" someone shouted and we are both sure that it is Raziel.

"That crazy guy!" I heard Aldrin whisper under his breath and I just laughed at it.

The ceremony started until we exchanged our I dos' and vows. The most awaiting part…

"You may now kiss the bride" the priest said and Aldrin slowly looked at me, his eyes are telling me his love for me. His lips pressed into mine and I can now say that we are officially a married couple. Such a sensational feeling.

Aizher's POV

It's so hard to accept that the girl that I love is already married to another man, to my best friend. I blindly planned all these things to give them a surprise wedding, a unique wedding that they will cherish forever. Looks like if you really love someone you will do anything for her even if it can break your heart into pieces. She is my first love and the one who got away, my faceless love cannot look confidently at the mirror, as it is already cracked and broken. Cannot be fix and needs to throw away and forget everything.

"Thank you for everything dude!" I did not notice Aldrin smiling in front of me.

"For what?" I cluelessly asked. I just want to tease him and to said what did I contribute to this plan.

"Do I have to tell everything? I know that you planned every detail for this huge scale operation" he said.

"It's nothing, you just have to take good care of Andrea."

"Even if you did not say it to my face, I will do it regardless. I also know that you like her since day one but you did not bother to confess because you know that I also like her." He said which made me surprised. How did he know? I looked at our friends one by one and they all just avoid my eye contacts.

"You know guys, I think I need another round of food, who's with me?" Raziel said then left the table as others also followed him. What a disloyal folks.

"So, I will leave now and go to my bride. Thanks again pal." He said then walks away.

There's nothing to worry about, you just need to carry on your promise. Any tear that will leave Andrea's eyes, you will be served a twin blow and I will not think any second to get her away from you.

Even though this romantic feelings of mine did not reach its designated destination, I will not forget this little happiness and I will just wish her huge and successful life with him.

Andrea… I love you, one last time…

-THE END-