the Happily Married Dark One

The Bachelor Dark One is now dead.

He's now wearing a wedding ring with 5 golden screw designs. And he's happy.

He never thought he'd be happy. He thought it's the end of everything nice and happy. He was dreading it ever since Day 1 when his mama left after accompanying him in the dormitory in UPLB circa 1996, helping him get his things in proper order. And as his mama fades into the bend he said to himself (while bumming a cigarette) “This is it! Enjoy!”

And enjoy Bachelor Dark One did. College life for him was like Santa’s big red sack, everything was good. There were relationships, yes it was aplenty. You can’t go wrong in college as long as you pass your subjects. Meanwhile the Bachelor Dark One struggled in between passing (and flunking) subjects and his hedonistic way of life (it was UPLB geezus-H-chrisse!) all the while maintaining his credo:

“Quality Education takes time, time to smell the flowers…”

It was there where he met the proverbial One. He knew it once it was the One, but as I said the whole place was like Santa’s big red sack. So he pursued those Two’s and Three’s, amidst the beer-a-flowing life.

So after a gruelling 4years plus more semesters he finally graduated. It turned out the real world is like the Filipino extended Christmas. Yes he still lived the life, now in shadows from the One. Nobody messes with the One you know? Lest you be thrown forks and knives or hammered with a platform sandal, you’ll never really know.

In the end, the Bachelor Dark One got tired. It’s like living the dream of eating steaks forever during your tuyo days. But eating steaks for 10 years again and again isn’t exactly lovely.

This is the time when their bundles of joy little boy was delivered by the stork.

In hindsight he thought this is it, time to move on and be serious with life. After all little bundles of joy will be needing all the love and milk in the world. And of course the One really deserves it, not out of her sacrifices and time for the Bachelor Dark One.

Because she’s the One. That is the only reason why.

So he bid goodbyes to those Two’s and Three’s (not the beer of course!) and really planned the Day.

So after 8 years, 11 months and 11 days he bid Bachelorhood goodbye.

He’s now the Happily Married Dark One.

(Next will be the Tale of the Day…)