I SIGHED HEAVILY as I motioned Caridad to stop walking for a while. We went to the corner. She looked at me bewilderedly. I’m really concerned about what she felt, especially the unexpected encounter with Señorita Sarina. “Oh, bakit tayo huminto? Mayro’n bang problema, Maryan?” nagtataka niyang tanong sa akin. Nakangiti siya ngunit hindi umabot iyon sa kanyang mga mata. Umiling ako at tinitigan siya nang maigi. “Ayos ka lang ba, Caridad?”Bahagya niyang kinagat ang labi at dahan-dahang tumango. “Ha? Oo naman, ayos lang ako, ‘no. . . Bakit mo biglang natanong iyan?”“Sigurado ka ba? Puwede nating isumbong si Señorita Sarina kina Señora Jia at Señorito Yuji. Hindi naman tama ang mga sinasabi niya kanina lalo na’t aksidente lang ang pagkakabunggo mo sa kaniya. Wala siyang karapatang gawin iyon lalo na’t ang mga tao rito ay hindi ka binabastos o pinagsasalitaan ng mga gano’ng bagay,” sambit ko.Nanlaki ang kaniyang mga mata at mabilis na umiling. Bakas ang kaba at takot sa kaniyang muk
I POUTED as tears glistened in my eyes while looking at the unisex baby clothes that Señora Jiarah sent me a while ago with help of Rigor who carried the boxes a while ago. I insisted that I didn’t want any gender reveal, because I wanted to be surprised with the gender of my babies after I gave birth to them. Many told me that I would have a boy and a girl while others thought otherwise. I grabbed one cute onesie with a heartfelt message.‘I love you so much, Mommy. . .’Five words, but it made a great impact on my heart. I’m really now in my motherhood journey. It was so really overwhelming. I couldn’t help but to feel excited to see my babies soon, especially since I need to wait for almost three months to see them. But Doctora Shakira told me that she would ready me to conduct a cesarean procedure in between my eight or nine months of pregnancy to avoid complications. Sobrang nakakataba ng puso ang maramdaman ang ganitong pagmamahal at pag-aalaga. Kahit hindi ko kadugo ay itinut
I SMILED WIDELY as I caressed my huge baby bump. I’m already six months pregnant, and my babies were really energetic, moving and kicking that made me feel that I’m not alone in this world.Kahit na nagkalinawan na kaming dalawa ni Señorito Yuji ay hindi pa rin siya tumitigil sa pag-aalaga at pagbibigay ng mga vitamins, gatas at cravings ko. Habang si Señora Jiarah naman ay laging nakaantabay sa akin sa mansyon. Sinisigurado niyang hindi masyado mabibigat ang aking mga trabaho dahil baka mapaano ako. Sobrang na-a-appreciate ko ang pag-aalala at pag-aalaga niya sa akin. Binibigyan din niya ako ng mga regalo kagaya ng maternity dress at sandals para maging komportable ako. At lagi niyang pinapaalala na huwag akong magpapalipas ng gutom at nakakapagpahinga nang maayos.Gusto sana nina Señorito Yuji at Señora Jiarah na manatili ako sa mansyon para hindi na ako mahirapan ngunit tumanggi ako. Sobra-sobra na kasi ang naitulong nila sa akin. Ayaw ko naman na maging pabigat. At saka komportab
I DID WHAT WAS RIGHT. Everything that happened was really unexpected, especially the confession of Señorito Yuji to me. He even kneeled and pleaded to me to let him be inside my heart and life, and be the father of my babies. He was really desperate to make me say yes to him. Hindi ko alam kung gaano ba kabilis o katagal bago malaman na mahal mo na ang isang tao. Wala akong alam tungkol do’n. Ngunit ayaw ko namang lokohin ang aking sarili na puwede kaming maging magkarelasyon. Ipinaliwanag ko ang aking rason kung bakit ako tumanggi sa kaniyang alok. Ayaw kong masira ang aming pagkakaibigan. Mataas ang respeto ko sa kaniya at hindi ko siya kayang lokohin o paasahin. Ngunit kapag hindi niya tinaggap ang aking desisyon ay mas mabuting putulin na lang namin ang aming pagkakaibigan at manataling civil sa paging amo at maid.‘Afterall, he’s my boss while I’m just their maid in disguise.’Like what Manang Juris said, pity and love weren’t the same. Both of us would suffer if there’s no spark
I WASN’T SHOCKED that my pregnancy was revealed after what happened a while ago. It already spread like a wildfire in the Hacienda Gosiengfiao. However, it brought another dilemma in me, because they suspected that the man that impregnated me was Señorito Yuji. Lumabas na naman ang pagiging overthinker at judgemental ng mga tao kung sino ba ang ama ng ipinagbubuntis ko lalo na’t nakikita nilang naging malapit kaming dalawa ni Señorito Yuji. At ang buong akala nila ay mayro’n kaming lihim na relasyon ngunit wala talaga dahil magkaibigan lang naman kaming dalawa. Medyo kinakabahan ako na baka umabot ang usaping ito kay Señora Jiarah at baka maniwala siya tungkol sa kasunangalingang iyon. Ayaw kong magalit siya sa akin kapag nalaman niyang hindi naman pala ama si Señorito Yuji ng aking mga anak at ipinapaako ko ang responsibilidad dito.Señorito Yuji and Manang Juris insisted that I should take a day-off to have a rest, and be away from stress. However, I’m really anxious that Señorito
I WAS CATCHING MY BREATH as I awakened from an unexpected dream. I wiped-off my sweat on the forehead with the back of my hand. My face was flushed as my heart was leaping fast with the sudden emotion that I felt. I couldn’t believe that I dreamt of the hot stranger that I had shared a one-night stand with almost two months ago named Daxton. My dream seemed real, especially in the part of our heated sex. His brown orbs were staring at me darkly as he was on top of me. He even leaned closer as he whispered that he would find me again even if I hid before he gave me a deep kiss. Wala sa sariling napahawak ako sa aking maliit na baby bump at bahagyang hinimas iyon mula sa aking suot na bestida. Buntis na nga ako ngunit kung anu-ano pa ang napapanaginipan ko. Hindi ko maitatanggi na malakas ang karisma ni Daxton kaya’t walang pag-aalinlangan kong ibinuka ang aking mga hita at isinuko ang aking virginity sa kaniya. ‘Ang lakas ng kamandag ng lalaking iyon. Isang beses lamang kaming nag-s