ℳ𝒾𝓃ℯ 𝓉ℴ 𝒟ℯ𝓈𝒾𝓇ℯ♡

Chapter Twenty-five

SEVEN MONTHS later...

Kanina pa siya hindi mapakali sa kanyang kinauupuan. They've been waiting for about three hours now, and she can't contact her husband's phone number.

"Baby? Can you calm down? Philip assured you that everything's going to be alright, 'di ba?" tumango siya. "So please, sit down and try to relax, okay?"

Tumango ulit siya sa turan ng kanyang Mommy Camille. Kahit naman kasi anong sabihin ng mga itong pagpapakalma sa kanya ay inaatake pa rin siya nang matinding kaba.

"Sit down buntis, please! Nahihilo na ako sayo dear." pagrereklamo naman ng kanyang pinsan.

She let out a breath, "pa'no naman kasi, hindi ako tinatawagan ng asawa ko. Paano kung may nangyaring masama sa kanila? Paano kung—"

Dana "sshhh" her. "Ano ka ba? Nagbuntis ka lang, naging praning kana. Relax okay? Now, breath. Inhale... Exhale..." sinunod niya naman ang mga sinabi nito.

Gusto niyang matawa dahil totoo ang sinabi nito. But maybe it's because of my pregnancy hormones? Right?

Natigilan siya sandali dahil naramdaman niyang sumipa ang kanyang anak sa sinapupunan. Kaya dinaluhan siya kaagad ng mga tao sa kanyang paligid sa pag-aalala kung napa'no siya.

"Are you okay anak?" Tanong ng Daddy Paul niya.

"May masakit ba? Ano?" si Mommy Camille naman niya ngayon ang nagtanong. Makikita sa mga ito ang matinding pag-aalala dahil sa ginawa niya.

"Dear? Okay ka lang?" Dana asked.

Hindi niya alam kung bakit, pero bigla na lang siyang naging emosyonal at pumatak ang luha sa kanyang mga mata. Ganito pala 'yon? She felt like her unborn child was kicking her tummy to let her know that as what Philip said, everything will be alright.

Hinimas niya ang kanyang may kalakihang tiyan. She's now on her six month of pregnancy. Ipinagpapasalamat na lang niya talaga na hindi ganoon kaselan ang kanyang pagbubuntis. She has cravings on food, but that's it. Her husband is always there for her. He always check her and their unborn child. Her morning sickness seldom happens on her first trimester of pregnancy and that somehow made her feel at ease. Ayaw niyang magsuka nang magsuka palagi. She knows how hard for a pregnant woman to have this kind of stuff, and she's just really thankful that her husband helped every single time when he's not at work, or even when he's at work. Minsan nakakairita pero pinagbibigyan niya na lang. She made sure that her husband's happiness is always on the top of her list, and she is to him.

She smiled at the people around her, "I'm okay. My baby just kicked."

Para namang nagliwanag ang mga mukha ng mga ito nang dahil sa sinabi niya kaya mas lalong lumawak ang ngiti niya.

"Oh my gosh! I wanna touch it, can I buntis?" Dana looked so happy and excited.

But behind those happy face, she knows that her cousin slash bestfriend is lonely. Alam niyang gustong-gusto na nitong magkaanak pero pinagbawalan niya muna ito. Siya ang doktora ni Dana, at alam niya ang makabubuti para sa kalagayan nito. It's not good for a woman to get pregnant soon when she just had her miscarriage. So she told them to wait for another year.

"Hey. You okay dear?" She asked in a low voice.

Ngumiti ito sa kanya, "yep. I am. I'm getting better now. Thanks to my loving husband who's always there for me. I just love him even more now..." madamdaming aniya.