Chapter 7

Abort The Child

"You..." Nelly pointed her angrily. "Sa lahat ng tulong namin, ito lang pala ang mapapala namin sa'yo?!"

Stella sneered. "I didn't force your family to adopt me and look at me when I was young, auntie. It's your initiative to take care of me. Why? Hindi ba malinaw na habol n'yo ang iniwan sa akin ng mga magulang ko?" Stella Finally stated what she thought.

Napapailing naman si Nelly. Tumayo ito ng matuwid. "Huh! Do you think you can have the company now you are pregnant?"

Stella frowned. "What do you mean?"

"As I know, your father's last will stated that you can't inherit the company when you get pregnant before you turn twenty and above?"

Napaawang ang bibig ni Stella. Her parents died in a car accident when she was only 10 years old. Walang nabanggit sa kanya ang kanyang ama. Ang lagi lang nitong sinasabi noon na nabubuhay pa ang mga ito, na mapapasakanya ang lahat ng yaman na pinaghirapan ng ama kapag dumating na siya sa tamang edad.

"My father never mentioned such a thing, Auntie. You are very wrong."

"Your aunt is stating the truth. Here's the documents," kinuha ni Teddy ang papeles sa coffee table at inabot kay Stella.

Stella read it and she was stunned, lalo na nang makita niya ang lagda ng kanyang ama sa documents na iyon.

"This is fake!" Stella yelled.

"Huh... It's not. So, ano na ang gagawin mo ngayon, dear cousin?" Tanya said mockingly.

"Akin ang lahat ng yaman ng Ama ko!"

"Then, rid that bastard child," Nelly said angrily.

Stella hugged her abdomen tightly while she shook her head. "N-no... kaya kong hawakan ang company ni Dad kahit may anak ako."

"Are you kidding me? Hindi mo pa nga kaya ang sarili mo. Now, you choose. Rid the baby, and you will have your father's company, or you pursue the pregnancy, but you will get nothing!" Nelly said viciously.

Tanya laughed. "Oh well... Kailangan mo pa lang mamili, my dear cousin."

"Hindi ko kailangan mamili alinman sa sinabi mo, auntie. Wala kang karapatang utusan akong ipalaglag ang batang ito at angkinin ang nararapat sa akin!"

"Even the document is valid? Sa tingin mo, mananalo ka sa nakasaad sa documents na ito?"

"I will not abort my baby! Auntie, let me have what is mind. Ibibigay ko ang halaga na gusto n'yo huwag na huwag mo lang akong utusan na ipalaglag ang bata na ito."

"If you still insist on it, then leave this house!"

Napaawang ang bibig ni Stella sa sinabi ng kanyang tiyahin.

"Yeah, you must leave Stella kung ayaw mo makinig kay mommy." Tanya said.

Stella stared at Nelly and then Tanya. "Shameless! Kung totoo man 'yang nakasaad sa documents na nilagdaan ni daddy bago s'ya mamatay. Well, I must think that the three of you colluded to frame me to get pregnant before I reach twenty. Gusto niyong angkinin ang iniwan sa akin ng mga magulang ko. Shameless!"

"What nonsense. Then tell me, Stella. You said you're not the woman in the video, then how come you get pregnant?" nanguuyam na tanong sa kanya ni, Tanya.

Stella couldn't retort. Galit lang niyang tinitigan si Tanya. Dahil kung hindi siya nito binalakan ng masama at pinainom ng love drug hindi sana siya mabubuntis ng isang estranghero.

"Bakit hindi ka makasagot?" Tanya continue.

"You can't have your father's wealth, Stella. Binali mo ang nakasaad sa dokumento—"

"No! What mine, is mine!" Stella said angrily. Panghahawakan niya ang kanyang pagkaheredera. "Ako ang mas may karapatan ng lahat ng naiwan ng daddy at mommy ko at hindi kung sino man!"

"Then... rid that child in your stomach. That child will ruin your life."

"What logic is that, auntie? Dahil ba disiotso lang ako ay hindi ko na kayang panindigan ang pagiging batang-ina? No, you are wrong. I'm sure I can raise my child even if there is no father around us."

"The thing is, you can't have it. That's your father's will at hindi na mababago iyon." Nelly still insists on the will of her father.

"Haha. Now, choose. That bastard or your position being the heir—"

Stella couldn't take it anymore. She slapped Tanya for calling her child a bastard.

"You hit me. You are courting death!" she also slapped Stella.

Ngunit bago pa man tumama sa kanyang pisngi ang isang sampal ay sinalo niya ang braso nito saka ito itinulak ng marahas.

"You have no right to slap me!"

"Stella!" Nelly and Teddy were shocked. Teddy immediately ran to his daughter's side.

Nelly hardly slapped and pushed Stella. Mabuti na lang at napahawak siya sa sofa. Ngunit tumama pa rin ng malakas ang katawan niya roon na ikinakatakot niya dahil sa batang ipinagbubuntis niya.

Galit na tumingin si Stella sa tatlo sa kanyang harapan habang napapahawak siya sa kanyang puson na bahagyang kumikirot.

"I won't abort my child! Wala kayong karapatang pangunahan ako sa desisyon ko—"

"You make your parents disappointed with you!" Nelly roared.

"Let me finish, my dear aunt. Alright, sa ngayon kayo ang panalo. Pero tandaan n'yo ito. Babalikan ko kayong tatlo at babawiin ko ang mana ko. Also, I will remember what you did this time!" wika niya na nakatingin kay Tanya. "I will also remember that you call my child a bastard. Pagbabayaran n'yo!"