"W-Why?" I stuttered. I have swallowed the rice even though I haven't chewed it much yet. I think I'm gonna get choked. She smirked. "He's our professor in Algebra.”I was dumbfounded. He really is a professor. I couldn't understand why I felt nervous and scared. Did I really think he would go to school to study again? Fuck, I just want to transfer to another school. My gut is telling me that I should stay away from Rajiv. I feel like something bad is going to happen whenever we bump into each other.Speaking of which... I was surprised when someone suddenly spoke from behind, even though I didn't look over my back, I knew it was him. His manly scent infringed my nostrils, making my heart jump from its rib cage. "Excuse me, but where did you buy that one?" I heard him ask behind me. My heart literally stopped beating.Wenna looked up and her smile widened. "Hi, sir. Ah, is it this sandwich? It's right there, sir, at the counter," she said while pointing to the food stalls at the co

I was taken to my sister's house. I can't stop my tears from pouring. My chest is tight with sadness. He hasn't left yet but I already miss him. I don't want her to leave. Just the thought of her leaving me made my heart sting. "You're the one who went inside. I'm going back to the office to get my important papers." The car pulled up in front of our gate. I cried even more. I shook my head and tightened my grip on the seatbelt. I do not want to. I don't want him to leave. "Go ahead, Hassan." Her voice was soft and soothing, making me cry harder. I'm gonna miss her voice. Her smile. Everything about her. "Sister Brit, please, don't leave me..." I held her hand as I looked at her beggingly through my teary eyes. She shook her head and through her free hand, she wiped my tears and leaned down to kiss my forehead. "Go..." she weakly said and smiled at me sweetly, although I could see the sadness dancing in her eyes. I didn't do anything but get out of the car. I have asked him sev

Rajiv brought me to his condo. I texted dad not to fetch me because I have already returned home. I lied but it's for the best. I don't want him to worry about my situation, and also, I don't want him to know about my situation right now. Surely when he sees me crying, he will ask me why and he won't stop until I tell the truth. "Here, drink this," said Rajiv and gave me a glass of water. I accepted it and immediately drank it. He sat across from me. He took a deep breath before saying, “Hassan, I know you're probably not expecting this, so am I. We didn't expect this to happen, but it's already here. The best we could do is to accept the truth and deal with it. The baby is mine, and I'd be selfish to tell you to keep it even if it's against your will. The child is innocent.”I pursed my lips and looked down. "I-I didn't even think of a-aborting it..." I took a deep breath. I looked at him again. “But I d-don't think I could take this, either. I'm still studying. How about my family?

We returned to Rajiv's condo. Wenna didn't come because she still had class. Even though I wanted to go back to my own condo unit, I let Rajiv take me to his place. I turned on the TV while he was busy cooking what we would eat this afternoon. I just hope he cooks what I'm craving now, which is adobo. I almost jumped in shock when my cell phone suddenly rang. Opening it up, I saw a familiar name ringing for a phone call. I swallowed. It was sister Brit... I closed my eyes and took a deep breath before answering the call. I put my phone to my ear. [Hassan, baby? Where are you?] he said. "Sister..." I said weakly. My tears flowed as I listened to his angelic voice. I've missed her already. [Hassan, I've heard what happened. You don't reply to my texts. Where are you? Dad told me you weren't in your condo. Are you with Wenna? Are you okay, baby?]"O-Yes..." I said, lying. I covered my mouth as I sobbed. I heard her sigh from the other line. [Are you still sulking at sister, Hass

My heart began pounding fast. The nurse began explaining to me things about pregnancy and stuff, but her voice only echoed through my head. I couldn't even grasp whatever she's spouting. My mind went blank and my body went dumb. "Hassan..." I felt a hand touching my arm. I slowly looked at him, my tears rolling down my face. He shot me a worried look. no... “It's not confirmed, though. Just a mere speculation basing upon the list of symptoms you've provided me. It seems like you're...” the nurse trailed off. I bit my lower lip and closed my eyes. Tears rolled down my cheeks. "We can take a pregnancy test to make sure. Here, take this and follow the instructions. I'll also take your blood to get tested.”I sobbed. “P-Pregnant?”The nurse threw me a pitiful look. “I know it's kinda hard for you. And even if you and your partner were safe during your intercourse, we could not be completely sure. Even women who take birth control pills could still get pregnant if they skip it once, an