Hidden Pleasure (COMPLETED)

Chapter 16

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Chapter 16

"Hey. You okay?" napalingon ako sa taong nagtanong sa akin dahil puno ng pag-aalala ang kaniyang boses.

I gave him a small smile to assure him that I am okay but because he is my best friend, he know me too well and he gave me a frown. Mahina akong natawa dahil sa mukha niyang hindi maipinta. I know he knows what I really feel inside and he give me space but I think that the space he gave me isn't enough to stop the pain I felt in my heart.

"Don't think about it, Iria. You'll hurt yourself more" naging seryoso na ang boses nitong ani sa akin habang nasa harap pa rin ang tingin nito.

"I just can't stop my mind, Rence. Kung pwede ko lang pigilan ay matagal ko nang ginawa but you know how the mind works, it can forgive but it can't forget" I hold his hand the reason he finally face me. "Masakit pa rin kasi kahit na ilang buwan na ang lumipas. And seeing him holding her waist possessively, I can't help myself to compare it the way he holds mine when I was in his arms"

"Normal lang iyan dahil nga sa buntis ka. Mas active ang hormones mo ngayon kaya ganiyan ang mga nararamdaman at naiisip mo. So think of something that can divert your attention. Please?"

Isang maalim na buntong hininga ang ginawa ko dahil hindi ko alam kung makakaya kong i-divert ang isip ko sa ibang bagay at hindi kay Reece na sakit lang ang dulot sa akin.

"I can't promise, Rence because of the way he look at me..." napayuko dahil hindi ko na nakayanan ang tingin niyang matiim sa akin.

"Don't be fooled again by those menacing eyes, Iria. Trust me; it's just a show for him to get you again" nakagat ko na lang ang labi ko dahil totoo naman ang sinabi niya.

Why would he look at me like that when he already has a wife and soon, he'll have his baby. Kaya bakit pa niya ako pakikitaan ng mga gano'ng emosyon? Yet, I hoped. I hoped that he loved me too. That he longed for me also and he wants me back. But because of what I saw and knew, it can never be that. He can't feel that also to me.

I hoped for nothing and I hope for my pain.

"Ms. Delcena?" napaangat ako ng tingin nang marinig na tinawag ang pangalan ko. "You're next"

Tipid akong ngumiti sa sekretarya ng doktora na magche-check-up sa akin. I stand up from where I was sitting and so as Rence. Agad naman kaming sumunod sa babae nang pumasok ito sa pamilyar na silid ng OB ko na kaibigan ng kasama ko. She smiled at us before she went out of the door and shut it and leave us inside the room.

"Hello, Iria. Nice to see you again" nakangiting bati sa akin ng doktora at tumayo ito mula sa pagkakaupo sa likod ng kaniyang desk. "And with Gomez"

"Ah, yes. He promised to accompany me, doc" naupo ako sa bakanteng upuan sa harap ng lamesa niya habang tumayo naman sa gilid ko si Rence at humalukipkip. "Malalaman na ba namin ang gender ng baby?"

Marahan itong ngumiti sa akin at umiling bago sumagot sa tanong ko. "Not yet, Iria. You can only see the small form of the baby. And regarding of the gender, you'll know it when your tummy reach the fifth month of it"

"Then, about now? On its third month?" nakapangalumbabang tanong ni Rence sa likod ko.

"At the end of the third month, every parts of the baby's body will form on its right places. Well, you can hear its heartbeat now" she rested her elbow on the top of her desk. Then she intertwined her fingers and rested her chin on it while looking at me with a smile on her face. "We can do your ultrasound so you can hear its heartbeat and to see if the baby is healthy"