Babymaker 60

"Bakit mo ito ginagawa, Yoki?" I asked. "B-bakit? Para saan?"

He sighed and looked at me. Tipid itong ngumiti sa 'kin at umupo sa couch. We're here in somewhere... in Davao, I think? Dito kami dumiretso. I've been asking him why. Bakit dito, kung bakit hindi niya ako hinatid pauwi?

"Okay, I'll be honest with you," he said. "I like you, Maia."

Napaawang ang aking bibig. It was the most unexpected confession I ever heard. "A-ano? Pero, Yoki, pangalawang beses pa lang tayo nagkita. At alam mo namang..."

Alam mo namang isa akong bayarang babae.

"I know. But it doesn't matter. From the very first time I saw you, I was attracted. Pero nalaman kong girlfriend ka pala ni Alas, I tried to suppress that feelings." He sighed again. "Sorry. Gusto lang kitang tulungan. I hated the fact of how my cousin dumped you for a woman like Monica. You deserve the world, Maia."

I bit my lower lip. I was speechless. Wala akong maisip. Walang salita ang pumapasok sa dibdib ko para sagutin ang kanyang sinabi sa