Merry Christmas! :)
Marian's POV
Was it a good idea to let Seth into my life again? I didn't want him to get involved with my child's life. Ayaw kong balang-araw na malaman niya na anak niya itong dinadala ko. It wasn't that I was being selfish, it was actually the opposite. Seth loves his freedom and he hates responsibility. Kung sabihin ko nga sa kanya ang totoong mangyari at maniwala siya sa akin, ayaw ko naman itali siya sa responsibilidad na hindi naman niya ginusto. Ang laki na nga ng kasalanan ko sa kanya ng nakawin ko ang semilya niya tapos dadagdagan ko pa.
Seth visits the flowershop regularly. We'd gone out a couple of times over the past few weeks. Inaaya niya akong lumabas para kumain sa labas. We hang out like we used to before. Parang wala pa rin nagbago sa aming dalawa.
May appointment ako sa doktor ngayon at nag-insist si Seth na maghatid sa akin sa ospital. I told him he didn't have to pero mapilit siya.
Just as I was done putting my clothes on, I heard a car stopping in front of my house. Sumilip ako sa binatana at nakita ang isa sa mga paboritong kotse ni Seth, his blue Bugatti car. I saw him get out of his car and walked to my front door. Nagmamadaling inayos ko ang buhok ko at narinig ko ang tunog ng doorbell. I got out of my room and opened the front door.
"Ready?" He asked with a smile.
"Wait lang, kukunin ko lang bag ko." I said and went back to my room to get my bag. Sumakay kami sa kotse papunta sa ospital. Like the last time I went here, we had to wait for the doctor to call as in. She was still seeing a patient inside. Umupo muna kami ni Seth sa waiting area.
"You're baby bump is starting to show." Seth said his eyes stopping on my belly. Nagbaba ako ng tingin. I never noticed it but my stomach wasn't as flat as the last time I was here. Medyo malaki na nga siya pero hindi pa naman ganun kalaki para mahalatang buntis na ako. You could easily mistake it for bloatedness.
"It is?" Napangiti ako at napahawak sa tiyan ko.
"Yeah." He smiled. "Do you feel it, the baby inside you?" He asked with genuine curiosity.
"Hindi." I shook my head. "I've never actually felt anything."
"How many weeks is it now?"
Nagkibit-balikat ako. "I don't know. Eight weeks na yata."
"I read in the internet that an eight week old fetus is about the size of a jelly bean. Nagsisimula ng magfunction ang organs, muscles at nerves niya at nagfoform na ang taste buds niya. That means the baby can taste everything you're eating. Cool, huh?"
Napangiti ako. "Mas madami ka pa palang alam sa akin. Have you been researching?"
His expression shifted into an uncomfortable one. He brought his hand to the back of his neck and kind of massaged it. "No, I just happened to stumble on an article about it." He said, in a slightly defensive tone.
"Oh okay." I said, nodding my head.
"Marian Perez." Tawag ng secretary na nakaupo sa desk sa harap namin. "Pwede na kayong pumasok sabi ni doktora."
I stood up from my seat and Seth followed behind. We walked into the doctor's office. Nakaupo si doktora sa desk niya at parang may isinusulat ng pumasok kami. She lifted her eyes up to us and smiled. "Hi, Ms. Perez. How are you? Please, take a seat."
Umupo ako sa armchair na nasa harap ng desk niya at umupo naman si Seth sa tabi ko. The doctor gazed at Seth. "And you must be the baby's father."
"N—" I was about to say no but he cut me off.
