Lea
At first, nagulat ako when Sofia hugged me pero agad ding nakabawi. I smiled as I hugged her back, she kept on saying 'thank you' at kahit papaano, natuwa ako sa sarili ko.
I did the right thing, Sofia deserves to have Aga as her Dad. Mahirap sa'kin na ipagkait si Aga sa kanya knowing na I also grew up without my father beside me and, it sucks.
"Mommy? Sofia?" napabitaw ako ng yakap kay Sofia when someone spoke, only to see Cae na nakatayo sa harap namin, still in her uniform.
"O, nandito ka na pala!" I said as I stood up upang batiin siya, she kissed my cheeks as she starred at me with curiosity.
"Ano pong ginagawa niyan dito?" she asked me, referring to Sofia. Hindi ko nagustuhan ang tono ng boses ni Cae kaya pinanlakihan ko siya ng mga mata.
"Caeleah, she's still your sister kaya she can go visit her Dad here anytime she wants. Be nice." I told her.
"You mean my Dad? Mommy, baka nakalimutan mo po, anak siya sa labas ni Daddy and the last time I check, pamamahay niyo po ito at hindi kay Daddy so she's not welcome here." wika niya, I sighed.
I can't blame her, okay sila ng Daddy niya pero hindi niya matanggap-tanggap na may anak sa labas si Aga.
"Ms. Lea, uuwi na lang po ako." sambit ni Sofia na tumayo na rin as she look at me, then to Caeleah.
"Buti pa nga." Cae whispered, hindi ko iyon pinansin at tumingin sa gawi ni Sofia.
"You can have dinner with us, hintayin mo na lang si Aga and he will be here soon." I said, ngumiti siya at agad ding umiling.
"Thank you po Ms. Lea pero hindi na po kailangan, Mommy's expecting me for dinner kaya, sa susunod na lang po." she answered and smiled, exposing her dimples.
"Gano'n ba? Okay then, mag-ingat ka pauwi! Hatid na kita sa labas." sambit ko, tumango siya, I shot Cae a 'mag-usap-tayo-mamaya-look' bago tuluyang ihatid si Sofia palabas ng bahay namin.
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"Hindi ko nagustuhan ang ugali mo kanina, Caeleah." I said habang pumaymewang sa harap ni Cae na ngayo'y tahimik lang na nakaupo sa dulo ng kama namin ni Aga.
Nang makaalis si Sofia, I immediately called Cae upang mag-usap kami dito sa kwarto.
"I don't like her Ma." sagot niya, avoiding to have an eye contact with me.
"Just because you don't like her, masama na ang pagtrato mo sa kanya. Hindi kita pinalaking ganyan, Caeleah Eris, umayos ka." sambit ko na may halong pagbabanta.
"Sorry na po, Ma." nakayukong wika niya and I don't hear any sincerity from her voice.
Caeleah's the most stubborn one among all of them. Mahirap paamuhin 'tong bunso ko, sakit sa kilay!
"What did you just say? Sinong kausap mo, ako o iyang sahig?" I asked sarcastically, crossing my arms.
Kaagad naman siyang umangat ng tingin at tumingin na sa'kin ng diretso sa mata, "Sorry Ma."
Sasagot pa sana ako when I suddenly felt an unusual feeling, naduduwal ako! Covering my mouth using my palms, I rushed to the bathroom at agad na sumuka sa inodoro.
Ito na naman, ilang beses na ba akong nagsusuka? Simula pa ito kahapon and this is not normal!
"Ma, okay ka lang?" nag-aalang tanong ni Cae while rubbing my back, sumunod pala sa'kin.
After vomiting, kaagad akong kumuha ng tissue as I wiped my mouth.
"Cae, please go get me some water!" utos ko sa kanya kaya agad naman siyang lumabas para kunan ako ng tubig.
Nanghihina ako, parang sinuka ko na ata ang lahat ng kinain ko kanina. What's wrong with me?
I have this hunch but I don't want to expect, masakit mag-assume at baka ma hopia ako.
After gaining some energy, lumabas ako ng banyo at kaagad na kinuha ang cellphone ko as I dialed someone and fortunately, she picked it up after four rings.
"Hello Dawny? Can you come over here, there's something I want to confirm."
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I nervously starred at the thing that I'm holding. I can still remember the last time I'm in this situation, it was 16 years ago and now, here I am again confirming my hunches and all the possibilities.
After doing the procedures, tahimik akong napapikit as I patiently waitied for the results.
Pagkatapos ng ilang minuto, I slowly opened my eyes as my hands shivered while holding the PT at nanlaki ang mga mata ko upon seeing the results.
Two red lines. Positive.
I bit my lower lip after realizing the fact na buntis nga ako. My gaze immediately went down to my stomach as I gently caressed it using my palms. Galing rin nitong si Aga eh, binuntis na naman ako!
It's not that I'm not happy, I'm beyond ecstatic pero, sa tingin niyo ba madali ang pagbubuntis? Diyosmiyo, marimar.
I fixed everything as I went out of my bathroom, binungad ako nina Dawn at Vice na nakaabang sa'kin sa labas.
"Ano?" Dawn asked, I gave them the PT and the next thing I knew, napatakip na ako sa tenga ko because of Vice's voice.
"OMG!! TAMA NGA ANG HINALA KO EH!" he exclaimed happily.
"Hinaan mo ang boses mo, Vice!" suway ko sa kanya, nag-peace sign lang siya.
"Eh kasi tama nga ako eh! In denial ka pa Salonga, buntis ka naman pala talaga hoho I'm so happy for you!" he chirped at nakipagbeso sa'kin.
"Grabe Lei buntis ka rin! Ang saya, I'm happy for you too!" wika naman ni Dawn at nakipagbeso rin.
"Thank you guys but for now, atin-atin lang muna ito!" I said at tumango naman silang dalawa.
I can't wait to see their reactions once they know that I'm pregnant!
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