365 Days With You (JuliElmo)

Chapter 36

Chapter 36

Julie's POV

"Look, Love. This looks good oh." Elmo said while showing me a baby onesie. I nodded senseless.

"Are you okay?" Alalang tanong niya at binitawan ang hawak na damit. Hinawakan niya ang braso ko at sinalat ang noo ko. "You're not sick naman. Are you okay? Nahihilo ka ba or what?"

I smiled at him. "Napakasweet naman ni Daddy. I'm fine po. May iniisip lang ako."

Kahit hindi kumbinsido at tumango na si Elmo. "Let's pay for this na tapos let's look at the cribs." Aya niya. Inalalayan niya ako the whole time na papunta kami sa crib section.

I'm on the third semester of my pregnancy. Our baby is already six months old. I've had a couple of bleeding without telling Elmo. Si Maqui lahat ang saksi. I can't tell it to him, of course. I know I am being unfair but this is the only way I can think of to lessen the pain he will feel in the future. Kapag...wala na ako.

Today, I decided to buy our baby the things he or she will need. Gusto kong gawin ng maaga ito dahil gusto kong ma-experience iyong excitement sa pagpili ng gamit ng isang ina para sa anak niya. Marami ring nakakapansin na palagi akong unconscious na napapahawak sa tiyan ko. Normal lang siguro iyon sa mga nanay.

Nanay... Ang sarap pakinggan. Sana marinig ko rin iyan mula sa bibig ng anak ko.

Sana...

"Love? You're spacing out again. Okay ka lang ba talaga?" Nabalik ako sa ulirat nang tawagin ang pansin ko ni Elmo.

"H—huh, ah, let's just buy this one na lang. Itong white para unisex." I said, ignoring his question.

Ngumiti siya at inuga-uga ang malaking crib to check it's strength. "This is perfect. I can't wait to see our little one lying in this very spot." Elmo said, picturing the thought.

He looks cute. Mukhang kinikilig sa naiisip.

"Then he or she will cry in the middle of the night, tapos magtuturuan pa tayo kung sino ang magpapafeed sa kaniya? Hahaha!" He laughed.

Hindi ko napansing nangilid na pala ang luha ko sa naririnig ko.

Maya maya pa'y lumapit naman siya sa isang walker. "This one oh. We will see our baby waddling its feet para makalapit sa atin. Oh! Oh! And this one..." Sabay lapit sa bike na may training wheels. "I'll teach him or her how to ride a bike tapos we'll head straight to the park for a picnic." He imagined with a smile on his face.

I couldn't refrain myself more from crying. I silently wiped my tears as Elmo's checking all of those things.

Maya maya pa ay may lumapit ng salesman sa amin at agad na binili ni Elmo ang white crib.

We're already on the car to go home, tomorrow pa ang deliver ng crib sa amin.

"Are you sure you don't want to know the gender of our baby?" Elmo asked, his eyes fixed on the road.

I smiled. "Yeah. I want it as a surprise sana." I said. "Kung maabutan ko pa..."

"Huh?" Elmo turned his gaze to me. I shook my head.

"Eyes on the road, Mister."

He chuckled at ginawa ang sinabi ko.

Napabuntong hininga lang ako at tinignan na lang ang dinadaanan naming through the window. Maya maya pa ay nagulat na lang ako nang mapansing iba na ang way na dinadaanan namin.