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"Eh kasi your ate texted me na baliktad daw suot niya. So para couple shirt and shorts kami, binaliktad ko na din suot ko. Sweet di ba?"

"How did you receive her text eh you left your phone here diba?", Mikole answered.

"Ah, eh nagkapalit kami ni ate mo diba? Ito oh, dala ko phone niya."

"Paano kayo nagkapalit eh nakalagay yan sa bed niya kanina?"

"Huh?"

"Mikole, stop asking questions na. Para kang abogado diyan. Go to your room and do your homework na", Tito said.

But Mika's dad kept looking at me. I could sense that he's not convinced with my answers. Grabee makatingin.

"Pa, I'll go with Kiefer na rin ah? We have an early morning practice tomorrow eh. I'll be jailed again", Mika said.

"Okay. Eh yung suot mo? Hindi mo babaliktarin yan? Uuwi ka ng dorm na ganyan?"

"Sabi ko nga po, wait, I'll change lang", Mika said and went inside her room.

"Ikaw?"

"Po? Hindi na po. Sa bahay na lang po", I answered.

"Hindi ba masakit tiyan mo?", Tito asked.

"Po?"

"Eh kasi si Mika sumakit ang tiyan dahil sa hotdog. Sabay ba kayo kumain kanina?Baka masakit din tiyan mo?"

"Ah, hindi po. Iba po kinain ko. Hindi po hotdog."

"Ano?"

"Ah, siopao po. Nakadalawa nga po ako eh. Sarap."

"Anong sabi mo?"

"Pa, alis na kami", Mika finally came out of her room.

We went to the kitchen to say goodbye to her mom. But her dad kept on saying weird things even if we're already outside their house and are about to leave.

"Anong nangyri diyan sa shorts mo?", Tito asked.

"Po?"

"Yan oh, ano yang puti puti na yan? Suminga ka ba diyan?", Tito said while pointing at the middle part of my shorts near the zipper.

"Ah, wala po iyan. Baka yung sauce po yan ng kinain ko. White po kasi", I answered.

"I thought you had siopao?", Tito asked.

"Eh Sir Lito, nag carbonara po ako. Nakitikim si Sir", my driver interrupted.

"Bakit, kasama ka ba nila kanina?"

"Opo. Sa Jollibee nga po kami kumain eh", my driver answered.

"Eh wala namang carbonara sa Jollibee eh", Tito said.

"Pa, sige na. Alis na kami", Mika said.

We drove away from their house and we both took a deep sigh. Muntikan na talaga.

"Babe, are you okay?", Mika asked while giving me a tight hug.

"Ibang klase yun babe, ngayon lang ako nakahinga. You? Are you okay? I'm sorry. Muntik ka na mapahamak coz of me", I said and hugged her tighter.

"I'm okay. What's important is nakalabas ka na."

"But babe, what's that white thingy nga sa shorts mo?", Mika asked.

I kept quiet for a while. In fact, I didn't have anything to say.

"Diba we didn't...."

"Wala nga. Di nga natapos diba?", I said.

"Kaya nga, so ano yun?", Mika asked again.

"Ma'am, carbonara sauce nga po", My driver interrupted.

"Tumigil ka nga Kuya, alam mo bang walang carbonara sa Jollibee? Ha? Alam mo ba yun?", I said.

"Oky lang yun Sir. Nakalusot ka pa din. May siopao naman sa Jollibee eh."

Ahy tanga.

"So babe, ano nga yun? Don't tell me?"

"Of course not. Di ko ginawa yun noh. Sa bahay mo? Ang bastos ko naman nun", I said.

"Eh kaya nga. So ano nga?"

"Eh baka sayo yun", I whispered.

"What? Impossible. Tapos mapupunta sa shorts mo?"

"Huwag ka maingay. Just so you know, twice kang nag ano...", I whispered again.

"Ano?"

"Wag na nga babe. Hirap explain. Alam mo na iyon. Basta di ko rin magets bakit meron sa shorts ko."

Fast forward

Weeks had passed and so far everything's going smoothly between us. She's busy with her extensive training and Amihan commitments but we managed to make the most out of every opportunity that we're allowed to see each other.

I was on my way home from school when she gave me a ring.

"Yes babe? I thought nasa training ka?", I said.

"Yes. Pero pinauwi ako eh."

"Why? What's wrong?"

"Namumutla daw ako. And I'm not feeling well", she answered.

"Aww. Did you go to the clinic?"

"Dapat. Pero tumakas ako eh."

"Why? Okay ka lang ba?"

"Eh kasi.."

"Eh kasi ano?"

I can sense that Mika's about to cry. So I had to take it easy on her even if I don't really know what's happening.

"Baby", she said.

"Yes baby, what's going on?"

"Baby", she said again.

"Yes baby, tell me, ano yun?"

"Baby. I think I'm having our baby. I think I'm pregnant", Mika cried.

I literally couldn't move when I heard that from Mika. Good thing my car isn't moving due to heavy traffic.

"Babe, please say something", she said.

"Yes babe. I'm sorry, I was just shocked. Wait, how did you know? Pregnancy test?"

"Not yet. Pero delayed na ako. And it's unusual. An every morning, naduduwal na ako. And now, I'm craving for banana. Please babe, gusto ko ng yellow banana na magkadikit. Please?"

"Magkadikit?"

"Yes. Please. Gusto ko nun."

I took the U-turn right away. The thought of Mika being pregnant is not yet sinking in. I'm more stressed on finding that banana na gusto niya.

I went to the supermarket to find one. Pero wala akong makita. Good thing may nadaanan akong palengke. May nakita akong saging na magkadikit. Binili ko na agad and drove right away to her dorm. I'm almost there when she called again.

"Yes babe? Malapit na ako. Dala ko na yung twin banana na sabi mo", I said.

"Babe, ayoko na niyan. I want apple this time."

"What? Okay. Wait, hahanap ako."

"Yes please. Gusto ko ng apple na magkadikit din."

"Huh? Babe, walang ganun."

"Why? Naghanap ka na ba?"

"Not yet."

"Oh, yun naman pala eh."

"But babe, I can't promise. In fact, I can't give it to you kasi walang apple na magkadikit."

"Pag wala kang dalang ganun, huwg ka na magpapakita sa akin", Mika said.

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Just a super short update.

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