My Genetically Modified Love

5: Si Dave, Si Avie at Ako

"Ui girl!" sabi ng friend kong nurse. Nagulat ako.

"Hey! hey hey!" sabi ko

"Anong ginagawa mo dito? Napadpad ka girl?"  nagtatakang sabi nung friend ko

"Uhm.. May spare baby bottle ka ba? Saka milk sana"sabi ko

"Huh? Para kanino naman girl?"she asled

"Dun sa baby sa baba, wala kasi siyang bottle e iyak na ng iyak"

"Ah ganun ba? Here" inabot niya sakin yung dalawang baby bottles at set ng milk pouches

"Thanks. Bye!" umalis na ako.

Baka matanong pa ako lalo.

Mahirap na.

I came back to my office, Avie's still sitting where I left her.

Behave talaga siya.

She ran towards me and hugged me.

She took the mamam I prepared on the way.

Kulang kay Avie yung isa lang kaya I prepared two.

Ubos ni Avie yung mamam niya.

"Mommy bakit po nagwwork na kayo dati naman po inaalagaan niyo lang po si baby?"
she asked

 

"Kasi baby I need money para sa needs ko"

I looked at her.

 

"Mommy diba po si daddy naman maraming money bakit po hindi nalang kayo humingi sa kanya?"

 

"Baby gusto ko kasi makahelp sa mga sick."

 

"Mommy ako po sick"
She hugged me

 

"O? Ano namang sakit mo baby?"

 

"Kailangan po lagi ni baby ng blood kaya lang po ayaw ni baby ng needles"

 

"Edi ako nalang maglalagay lagi"

 

"Promise?"

 

"Yup. Promise"

Inayos ko na yung gamit ko. Binuhat ko si Avie papunta sa car ko then we went to the mall.

Nakaupo si Avie sa cart.

"Baby ano yung iniinom mong milk?"

She looked around and pointed at Promil

Kumuha ako nun.

I bought a set of baby bottles, clothes, at binili ko rin yung tiger na nagustuhan niya.

She eats baby food kahit kaya na niya ang solid food.

Kinuha ko yung tinuro niyang kinakain niya.

At marami pa siyang tinuro na kinakain daw niya.

We roamed around the mall and looked for her PSP's charger.

Naglaro pa kami sa mall.

We had pictures taken.

Nakatulog na si Avie sa car nung nakarating na kami sa bahay ko.

I changed her clothes para mahimbing yung tulog niya.

She cried bigla. Feeling ko naalala na niya yung mamam niya.

So I made one tapos inabot niya agad.

Hindi na umiyak si Avie after that.

I checked her bag kung meron ba siyang contact details ng daddy niya.

I saw her baby book and opened it.

A picture fell from the baby book.

May tatlong tao sa picture.

Si Dave, si Avie and to my horror there's me.

I saw myself in the picture.

It's me, as in ako.

Akong ako.

Papano nangyari yun?!

Kamukha ko ba yung mommy ni Avie?!

No, that's ME!!

Really me

Naloloka ako. Papano nangyari yun

I searched the baby book kung meron pa. I didn't find anything.

Kaya pala Avie thinks I'm her mommy.

Kasi her mommy looks like me.

Really ME!

I dialled her dad's phone number

"Hello?" from the other line

"Dave, Avie came to my office kanina"

"Where is she?" he sounded relieved

"She's here sa bahay ko"

"Text me the address, susunduin ko na si Avie"

I texted my address.

He got here within an hour.

"Magkano yung lahat ng gastos mo kay Avie?"

"Wala yun" sabi ko

"Where is she?"

"Nasa room ko"

I stopped him from going in.

"Why?"

"We need to talk" sabi ko

"Talk about what?" He looked at me

"About this"

I showed the picture to him.

"Oh that"

"Anong 'Oh that' ka jan? Explain this to me"
Parang natatakot ata ako sa sasabihin niya.

"Avie's your daughter"