January 16, 2022
"Are you done?"
I asked Jema after knocking on the bathroom door. She did not answer. I can still hear the sound of the water from the shower. I went back to the couch and kill time again scrolling on my phone.
Two hours na po siyang nasa banyo. Yes, two effing hours.
I remember years ago when I am courting her. Her one hour bath really pisses me. Pero siyempre di ko masabi. I pretended to be cool. Nanliligaw pa lang tayo eh.
During our first month together, I told her about it. She changed. From an hour it became two. Natatawa na lang ako pag naaalala ko yung mga time na yun. Tinutulugan ko na lang para may use yung paghihintay ko. Ginigising na lang niya ako pagkatapos niya.
That's Jema. My Jema.
She really brought me in my extremes of bipolarity. To her naramdaman ko yung parang halos sasabog na yung puso ko sa kilig at saya. At sa kanya ko rin naexperience yung gusto ko na pumatay ng tao sa galit dahil sa selos.
We are now here in California USA to do the IVF procedure. We want to celebrate our 4th year anniversary and 2nd year as a married couple with our little 'fruit of labor' in her womb.
Some told us that we were still young pa for this. That's exactly the point. We want to do it while we're young.
Physically it's the prime of Jema's reproductive system. Now is the best time to conceive. At isa pa, we want to play with our children pa kaya habang bata pa go na.
Yes, children. We want three at the least. I grew up with a large nuclear family. 5 kaming magkakapatid at apat naman sila Jema. It had ups and downs but mostly its more on the positive side. I want to nurture many children. Sayang naman ang genes namin.
I know that it's more fun to have a lot of people in a home. That is our dream.
After the hours of waiting, lumabas na ng bathroom ang reyna. That means one more hour pa sa pagbihis at pag-ayos sa sarili niya.
"Wala na bang itatagal pa yan? Di naman ako naiinip." sabi ko.
She just smirked at me and proceeded in the closet. Sa totoo lang, nag-adjust naman talaga ako ng oras kaya okay lang. Pero kung bibilisan niya better diba?
I remember almost two years ago, when we got married also here in Cali, we were late dahil sa ganyan nya. Ang tagal naligo, ang tagal nagbihis at ang tagal nag-make up!
Seriously people! Why do women have to take a lot of hours for all of those preparation? I am a woman also but I can take a bath in 10 minutes.
We were an hour late and the officiator told us to come back na lang tomorrow. Nakiusap talaga ako kasi it is our 2nd year anniversary.
Buti nadaan ko sa paawa effect kaya natuloy naman. Ang ending, tinopak ako. After the ceremony di ko siya pinapansin.
Kinailangan niya munang suyuin ako. She said that she only wants to be the most beautiful on her most special day. I don't get it really. Sila Tito Efren at Tita Miles lang naman kasama namin. Bea de Leon's uncle and her wife. They live here in Cali and naging go to place na namin yung house nila. Kaming mga volleyball players.
But this time it's different. We rented a house near them. 3 months kasi kami mag-i-stay dito. 2nd month na namin ngayon. Nakakahiya naman makitira ng ganun katagal.
"Love, uy" sabay tapik sa noo ko.
"Nakatulala ka pa diyan malelate tayo niyan bahala ka.." said Jema
Anu daw?! Magrereklamo pa sana ako kaso nagpacute na siya sabay takbo palabas.
