“Sino naman kaya yun?” tanong niya as she stood up from bed to see who it is. She looked at the peephole and saw that it was her favorite person in the world.
“Maqui!” she squealed the moment her bestfriend entered her unit.
“Oh. Excited much, dear?” nakangiting sabi ni Maqui. They hugged each other at saka na naglakad papunta sa sofa. “How are you? May sinumbong sa akin si Sef ha.”
“Ha? Ano nanamang dinaldal ni bakla sayo?” she asked as she lays down.
“Weeeell. Sabi niya hindi ka daw pumapasok. What’s happening? You sick?” worried na tanong nito sa kanya.
“Yeah. Ewan ko ba Maq. Lagi akong nahihilo tapos parang something’s wrong with my tummy. And I feel nauseated ganyan.” Julie explained.
After she explained, she ran towards to the bathroom and vomitted pero wala naman lumalabas. Sinundan siya ni Maqui and asked her,
“Hey, ano okay ka lang ba? You want punta na lang tayo sa hospital?”
“Eh ayoko Maqui, natatakot ako eh.”
“Bakit ka matatakot? Yung totoo Julie Anne, may ginawa ka ba ha?” Pagtatakang tanong ni Maqui sa kanya.
“Eh alam mo naman na ayaw ko pumupunta don. Hay. Sige na, Maqui wag na lang. Please.” Paglalambing niya kay Maqui.
“Oo na, oo na.”
“Maq, will you please cook something for me? Yung favorite ko!”Sabi ni Julie na parang bata. “Sige na, please please Maqui.” She continued.
“Para kang naglilihi diyan, San Jose.” Nabiglang sabi ni Maqui.
“Hoy Frencheska, wag ka ngang magsalita ng ganyan diyan. Minsan lang maglambing sayo eh, tsaka I’m hungry na eh.”
“Sige na baby girl. I’ll go and check your kitchen, okay?”
“Yehey! Thanks Maqui!” Sabay halik sa bestfriend nito.
*****
Maqui cooked Julie’s favorite, pancakes with bacon and egg and orange juice. She called out for Julie, “Jules! Breakfast is ready!” After a minute di pa rin lumalabas si Julie. So Maqui went to her bedroom para tawagin ito, but she was shocked when she saw Julie na nasa sahig at walang malay. She called Frank immediately para masamahan siya sa hospital.
*****
Dinala nila sa emergency room si Julie and a doctor checked on her. Medyo kinakabahan si Maqui, dahil kanina pa siya nakakafeel na may something talaga kay Julie. Ayaw man niyang isipin pero mukhang alam na niya kung bakit.
“Kayo ba yung kasama ng pasyente?” Tanong ng doctor.
“Opo. I’m her bestfriend. What happened to her po?” Pag-aalala ni Maqui.
“She’s 2 weeks pregnant. And very delicate yung pagbubuntis niya.” Sabi ng doctor.
“Sinasabi na eh. Nako, Julie Anne. Lagot ka talaga sakin.”
“Ililipat na muna namin siya sa isang private room. And please wag sana siya masyadong ma-stress. I’ll visit her there na lang for some reminders. Kung wala na kayong mga questions, I’ll go to my next client. Excuse me. Thank you.” Sabi ng doctor.
“Buntis si Julie, babe? May boyfriend ba siya? Or don’t tell me, tama yung naiisip kong tao?” Frank getting nervous.
Saktong dating naman ni Sef. “Girl, what happened to Julie? Okay na ba siya? OMG. Nag-cut akong class for her. What?”
