Note: Wah! feeling ko magsasabay pang matatapos ang The Famous Meets the Ordinary tsaka King of Jerks wag naman sana! hahaha! pag nangyari yun wala na akong ibang story hahaha! magp-focus na siguro ako sa Lady Killers na series. @_@ waah! ayoko muna isipin! I don't want to say goodbye to anyone! masakit! di ko kaya! kung pwede lang forever na silang characters ko eh!
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Ran's POV
"why don't you strike another pose Kiku-chan?" malambing na sabi ni Thelma kay Kikuri at tuwang tuwang kinuhanan ito ng litrato habang bibong bibo naman itong nagpose. Napangiti lang ako sa napakaganda kong anak.
Yeah, my five-year-old daughter. Kikuri Mittleschmerz Figueroa
"Mommy! Mommy you're here!" tumalon talon pa itong lumapit sa akin at humalik sa pisngi ko at nagpabuhat
"Aaahhh baby you're so heavy na! what do you want to eat tonight?" I asked her, saglit na umakto itong nag-isip at saka sumagot
"Ice cream!" she beamed, napangiwi ako, gawa yata sa ice cream ang anak kong ito!
"Ice cream for dinner? Don't you think it's werid?" I said pero cute na cute na umiling ito
"Nope! Ice cream is good!" she blurted at natawa nalang ako at pinupog ko ng halik ang chubby cheeks niya. At pinagmasdan ko siyang mabuti...kamukhang kamukha talaga niya para sa akin si Rigid. I tenderly looked at her habang nagdadaldal ito ng kung anu-ano.
Maraming nagsasabi na kamukha ko daw ang anak ko, pero para sa akin, tanging ang kanyang ama lang ang nakikita ko pag kasama ko siya. Halos six years na din pala mula ng mangyari ang lahat ng iyon.
*flashback*
After we made love countless of times that night akala ko ay maayos na kaming muli ni Rigid. I slept soundly inside his arms, but when I woke up I was alone.
"Rigid?" I called out at ibibalabal ko sa katawan ko ang kumot, I saw that red spot, the proof of my innocence, yet I didn't have any regrets. Tumayo ako despite sa nananakit kong katawan. I searched for him in the bathroom but there was no sign of him.
Kinabahan ako sa mga nangyayari...bakit wala siya? Then realization dawned upon me.
He left.
Just like how I left him four years ago, I felt a hot tear roll from my eyes. Plano kong magstay sa hotel para magmukmok maghapon pero nakatanggap ako ng text mula kay Tiffany na may assembly daw kami ngayon, so I got dressed. Tutal naman yun talaga ang balak ko and maglaho na sa buhay ni Rigid forever, kaya with a heavy heart I tried to survive without him.
But my obsession turned worse, walang minuto na hindi si Rigid ang iniisip ko, a month had already passed pero si Rigid pa din ang iniisip ko. Hanggang sa fellowship classes ko ay bigla nalang akong nahilo. At first I thought anemia lang siya of hypoglycemia then it turns out that...
I was pregnant.
with Rigid's child.
Gustong gusto kong ipa-alam sa kanya noon pero natakot ako, hindi ko alam kung saan siya hahanapin, ni hindi ko nga alam kung gusto ba niya....basta ang alam ko ay galit siya sa akin. Kaya napagpasyahan kong dalhing mag-isa ang anak ko.
"Mommy you're spacing out again!" himaktol nito.
"Huh?! oh sorry baby! Mommy was thinking of something" I said, lumungkot ang hitsura nito
"What is it mom?" she said, napangiti lang ako, never pang nagtanong si Kikuri tungkol sa kanyang ama, for a child her age napakatalino nito, she surpassed many developmental level a normal child her age could, and as a doctor I've kept her talent to facilitate her normal growth.
Kikuri was a prodigy in her intellect, namana niya iyon sa kanyang ama...a prodigy's child pero ang personality nito ay namana niya sa akin. But even then alam niya kung ano ang tatanungin niya sa hindi niya tatanungin. Ang ipinagtataka ko ay ni hindi niya natatanong sa akin kung nasaan ang kanyang ama. NOt that I would have the answer, but tutal ay hindi niya tinatanong, hindi na din ako nagsasalita pa ng tungkol doon.
If only Rigid would see you. Magugustuhan ka kaya niya? mamahalin ka kaya niya anak gaya ng pagmamahal ko sa iyo?
"Just work baby" I said as we walked hand in hand sa mall, tonight I'll cook some healthy veggies and meat for my little one and yes buy a tub of ice cream para kakainin namin mamaya habang nanonood ng anime. Malapit na ang convention and mommy and baby cosplayers nanaman kami! Hmm sino kaya this time? Sailor Moon and Chibi Moon kaya? and with that thought na-excite naman ako.
Alas we arrive at the meat section..hmm ano kaya.
"Baby, Chicken? Beef or Pork?" I asked, madalas kasi si Kikuri ang namimili ng kakainin namin eh
"Kikuri?" I turned around at nangilabot ako na wala na ang anak ko na nakakapit lang lagi sa doctor's robe ko!
"Kikuri?!" sigaw ko, nangangatog na ako! nawawala ang anak ko!
"Kikuri!" I ran towards everywhere to find her! anak naman eh nasaan ka ba?!
Rigid's POV
I exhaled sharply! ang sakit na ng ulo ko sa Aston-Lena issue na ito, sa inaraw araw yata na ginawa ng Diyos wala ng ibang ginawa ang dalawa kundi ang magbangayan.
Kinamot ko ang forehead ko, seriously I need a break!
Tumayo ako mula sa desk ko at naglakad palabas ng kwarto, sumaludo pa ang ibang opisyal sa akin.
I am now General Rigid Razor Montez, and pinakabatang Heneral ng armed forces of the Philippines. After six years of service ay isa na din akong heneral. My skills and devotion to work lead me to my position now.
I am a workaholic monster gaya nga ng sinabi nila. Well I have to. Kung hindi everytime my brain rests it always goes back to her. Hinubad ko ang coat ko as I changed my jeans sa locker I wore a back poloshirt with black pants as I put on a bull cap and a pair of shades, I also bought my gun with me just in case, at naglakad ako patungo sa kotse ko.
"Ran...kamusta ka na kaya?" I blurted out loud, argh! lagi nalang
six years have passed since I last saw her but I still can't get her out of my head.
*flashback*
That night nakatulog ako ng mahimbing with her inside my arms as I watched her peacefully sleep. I planned na ibalik ang lahat sa amin, patatawarin ko siya as long as she comes back to me.
Marami akong tanong na gusto kong sagutin niya, if sumama nga siya sa ibang lalaki four years ago then why am I? why was I the first one in her life? I want to shake her for some answers but my heart cannot bear to do it. Pagod siya...kinintalan ko ng halik ang noo niya.
"I love you so much Ran" I whispered as I caressed her face.
Hindi ko makuhang makatulog at baka mamaya ay maglaho siya sa paningin ko, kaya I've decided to order some breakfast sa ibaba. Naroon pa din ang mga lasing na kasamahan ko kaya napailing nalang ako. I was thinking of the perfect breakfast in bed for her.
Masaya kong ini-akyat ang agahan namin, at sa gulat ko ay tanging ang maidchamber nalang ang nandoon.
"nasaan si Ran? I mean yung guest dito kagabi?" I asked
"Ay sir kache-checkout lang po" sabi nito, wala na akong sinayang na oras at tinakbo ko ang lobby from the 32nd floor. Pero hindi ko na siya naabutan.
Once again she left me.
Pinaglalaruan mo ba ako Ran? Hanggang kelan mo ba ako sasaktan?
I shook my head. It's no use reminiscing about the past. Hindi ko na dapat pa iyon inaalala. And with that I drove to the nearest mall to buy something sweet.
Wearing my bull cap dumiretso ako sa isang ice cream stand
"One Haagen Dasz please Blueberry Crumble" I told the lady at the booth agad naman itong tumalima
"One Haagen Dasz please Blueberry Crumble" came a very cute voice beside me, napakunot ang noo ko at nilingon ito to find a very pretty little girl about the age of five or six? wait was she mimmicking me? I smiled saka inabot ng babae ang ice cream namin, she swiftly took hers as I paid my ice cream
"Lady sorry I have no money to pay you right now, but can you wait for my mommy please?" sabi nito despite her age matatas na ito magsalita and I must admit, naaaliw ako sa batang ito
"Eh..." alanganing tumingin ang babae sa ice cream shop when I smiled at her
"I'll pay for her ice cream" I said at tumango ang babae, the little girl looked up and I was struck.
Those were...my eyes?
Pareho kami ng mata ng batang ito? but her face...her face was very familiar to me...
"Thank You Mister" she said as she opened her ice cream, agad akong kinutuban but no, this idea is foolish, I squatted to level our faces at mataman ko siyang pinagmasdan
"You're a very beautiful little girl, to whom did you inherit your looks?" I asked her, wrong move, bata nga pala ang---
"People say I got my face from my mom, we have different eyes though" she said, na-naintindihan niya ang sinabi ko despite my choice of words?
"What's your name?" I asked when...
"Kikuri!" a faint voice called out and
O_O
Nahulog ang bull cap ko mula sa kamay ko.
"Ran?...."
Maging ito ay tila itinulos sa kinatatayuan.... nanlaki ang mga mata nito habang nakamasid lang ang bata sa amin.
"Mommy! Sorry I went to buy ice cream but I didn't have any money, he was so nice to pay for me" bibong sabi ng bata si Ran naman ay namutla pero pinilit nitong ituon ang atensyon sa bata.
Mommy? Don't tell me?
"You made me cry searching for you! and I told you not to take anything from strangers!" she said
"But mommy it's just ice cream!" the child protested
"C'mon Kikuri let's go home" she said as she tugged her away
"Bye Mister Ice Cream!" she happily waved goodbye at doon lang ako natauhan.
"Wait!" I shouted but they disappeared in the crowd of people in the mall. I was left there dumbfounded.
That girl....those eyes...Ran.
Anak ko ba ang batang iyon?
__to be continued.