"Panira ka ng moment sana sinakyan mo nalang." Sabi nya at tuloy tuloy na pumasok.

Hinayaan lang namin sya ni Yuri. Naiwan kaming nakatayo sa pinto habang pinag-mamasdan sya.

"How is your Mom?" Yuri ask me.

"She's fine. A bit busy because of this house."

"How about Keigan?"

I pause. How is Keigan? He's not alright. Something is wrong with him.

"I'm not sure."

"Anu na palang balak nyo sa Dad nyo?" Singit ni Percy sa usapan.

"Hindi pa kami nag-uusap ni Mom tungkol dyan."














I knock at my Mom's room door. No one is answer so I open it. Wala sya sa kama nya kaya naglakad ako palapit sa walk in closet nya, thinking that maybe she is there. Pero hindi pa ko nakakahakbang ng marinig ko'ng may sumusuka sa banyo.

"Mom!" I shout while running toward the restroom. "...Mom! May problema ba?"

I keep knocking the door pero hindi sya sumasagot. Nag-uumpisa na kong matakot sa nangyayari sa kanya.

May ilang minuto din siguro akong nakatayo lang don ng kusang bumukas ang pinto. Nakangiting humarap sakin si Mom.

"Okay lang ako." Bungad nya sakin.

"Kelan pa po naging okay ang pagsuka? Pumunta na po tayo sa ospital."

She shook her head and smile. "Galing na ko don."

"You do? Anung sabi nila?" I ask worriedly.

Kahit wala na kami sa puder ng lalaking yun, nag-aalala pa rin ako sa kanya. Minsan kasi mas pinipili nya'ng tumahimik kesa sabihin samin yung nararamdaman nya.

"Normal lang daw yun. Specially sa 2 weeks na buntis."

Buntis?

Speechless. That's what i am. I don't know what to say. Not that I'm not happy, it's just that I'm a bit shock.

Mom suddeny laugh at me. "Yung itsura mo anak. Ayaw mo ba magkaroon ng kapatid?"

I shook my head. "Not that i don't want to. But.... I.... I... Don't exactly know what to say." I force a smile.

She hug me tight. "Please... Help me take care of your new brother."

I hug her back. "I will."














Ang laki ng tyan ni Mom. Ganun pala ang pagbubuntis. Then in a few months lalabas na yung baby.

"Kelan po kayo manganganak?" Keigan ask Mom.

"In two months." She answer with all smile. "...Are you excited to see Keiren?"

I look at her confuse. "Keiren?"

"That will be your Baby Brother's name. Mike Keiren Watson."

Nice name. Pero ang weird lang. Feeling ko obsess si Mom sa initial M and K.

My name is Mark Keifer, while Keigan is Mir Keigan then my new Baby Brother Mike Keiren. What's with the M and K?

One of the maid walk toward Mom and whisper to her ear. Mom nodded and force a smile.

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