One Night's Mistake (Published under Summit Media's Pop Fiction)

TEN

I can see the smirk on his face because of my statement. Naramdaman ko ang pag-init ng buong mukha ko dahil sa pagkapahiya, I'm sure that my whole face was red.

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ENRIQUE

I didn't intend to curse and shout at her. Pero hindi ko iyon mapigilan, sa pag-iwas niya sa mga titig ko. Sa 'di niya pagsagot sa mga tanong ko, parang kumulo ang dugo ko. Dahil na rin sa halo-halong emosyon na nararamdaman ko ngayon.

"Damn you! I am not what you think I am." She shouted na nagpatigil sa akin, nababakas ang galit sa maganda niyang mukha. She was hurt. At natauhan ako sa sinabi ko, I hit her below the belt.

She look at me then start talking. "I—I gave myself to you, I was drunk. Do you think after that mistake, I will do it again with some..." natigilan siya bigla sa sinasabi niya.

And I can't help myself from smirking. Dahil para niya ring inamin na ako ang ama ng dinadala niya. Ang saya ko. Dapat nga ay kabahan ako because this is a responsibility but looking at her blushing face, I can't think of that anymore, I can't help myself but to smile.

"But why did you hide it from me?" I asked her calmly. "Ilang araw na tayong magkasama sa loob ng isang bahay, but you didn't even try to tell me." Parang nanunumbat na ako sa kanya.

"Can you answer me please?"

"Y-you don't need to know." She said in a whisper.

"So you were telling me that I don't have the right to know that I am having my child?" baling ko sa kanya na may konting hinanakit. "Don't you realize na mahirap maging single parent?" I added when she was about to say something.

"My point is... You are a stranger to me." Malakas na sigaw niya pero humina din sa huli.

"I know that we don't know each other then, pero nung nakita mo ako sa inyo, that I know your father, bakit hindi mo pa rin sinabi?" medyo tumaas na ang boses ko.

"Because I am afraid." She whispered.

"Afraid of what?" I asked her.

"When I found out that I was pregnant, I was considering things, like..."

"Like what?" naiinip na tanong ko.

"That maybe you're married..." that statement made me laugh hard.

"Married? How about when I stayed at your mansion, hindi mo ba na-realize that I am single?" I asked her.

"I am not sure." She replied.

"But at least, you should have asked me, at kahit gan'un pa man ang sitwasyon. May karapatan pa din ako bilang ama. You should have told me earlier, 'di sana nakagawa ako ng paraan to tell it to your Dad." Hindi ko na alam ang mga pinagsasabi ko, parang hindi ako ang nagsasalita.

So she thought that I am a married man na hindi faithful sa asawa at nakipag one night stand. Natawa ako sa naisip ko. Pero hindi pa rin 'yon sapat na dahilan para hindi niya sabihin sa akin. "So balak mo pang itago kahit sa pamilya mo? Hindi mo ba naisip na baka may mangyari sa anak natin? Na kung hindi ka pa namawalan ng malay ay hindi pa namin malaman ang sitwasyon." Now I sound like nagging husband.

She kept her head down at wala pa ring kibo, habang ako ay nasa tabi niya pa rin sa kama niya.

"Pananagutan ko ang anak natin." I said breaking the long silence.

"I am not asking for your help!" she shouted and looked at me, straight in the eyes. "I can take care of my baby, sapat nang nalaman mo—"

"Our baby," I corrected her. "And I am not asking for your permission, dahil sa ayaw at sa gusto mo, pananagutan ko ang anak natin." Pinagdiinan ko ang salitang 'natin.'

"It's either we'll get married or I will be the baby's father in any legal form." I said with finality.

"Yes sa ayaw at sa gusto mo, he will take the responsibility for you and the baby. You need to get married asap."

At pareho kaming nanlaki ang mata sa biglang pagsingit ni Tito.

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pasensya medyo masabaw.. hahah :) STRESS week kasi ngayon, andami kong inaskaso, kaya ngayon lang at yan lang ang kineri ng powers ko!

hanggang sa muli...

-LEYN-