The Curse

Chapter 23

"H-hindi ako buntis." Sunod sunod ang iling ko habang nakatingin sa kanila.

One of them held my hand that made me flinch," Dapat ay maging masaya ka! Isa iyang biyaya." She said with a smile on her face.

Umiling na naman ako at binitawan ang perlas na hawak.

"Hindi. You're just mistaken. That's just a myth. I—."

"Umuwi kana at sabihin mo sa iyong asawa!" They said and some of them pulled me. Hindi ko na alam ang gagawin dahil hatak hatak nila ako paalis don.

"Saan ang bahay mo at ihahatid kana namin? Maselan ang pagbubuntis. Hindi kana dapat lumalabas sa gabi—."

"Fucking stop!" I shouted. Napabitaw sila sa akin at gulat na tumingin. Napahinto din ang ibang dumadaan at nakatingin lang sa amin.

"H-Hindi ka ba masaya na buntis ka...?" Malungkot nilang tanong na nagpahinto sa akin.

I don't know what to say.

How can I answer that? I know that I'm not pregnant.

"Sorry," I whispered and nodded a little before turning my back on them. Hindi na ako nag isip at naglaho na lamang papunta sa kwarto ko.

I thought I'll have my peace of mind. Pero pagkarating ko sa kwarto ay naabutan ko don si Ashvin na natutulog.

I want to rubbed my eyes to find out if it's true. Ilang beses na din akong kumurap ngunit ganon pa din ang nakikita ko.

He's sleeping peacefully. Parang walang problema na iniisip.

I took a step forward. Gusto ko syang tabihan. But my instincts said no. So I just stared at him from here. Ilang minuto pa akong ganon ng mapagpasyahang maligo muna sa banyo.

I can feel the water from my skin. I sighed loudly and slowly looked down on my belly. My hands were trembling while touching it. That's not true, right?

It's not like I don't want a child. I love the idea of it.

But not right now, I can't give her the satisfaction. She made that fucking curse to ruin my life. I don't want my child to get involved.

Napakunot ang noo ko nang mapansin na maligamgam na tubig pala ang gamit ko. I switch it to the cold one and felt better.

Hindi ko alam kung ilang oras na ako sa bathroom. But the coldness made me comfortable.

Napahinto lang ako nang may kumatok at marinig ang boses ni Freya.

"Kakain na, Sapphire." She shouted and knock.

Hindi na ako sumagot at naglagay na ng roba para lumabas. Napalingon ako sa kama pagkabukas ko ng pinto. She probably saw it so she asked.

"Pagod kaba? Gusto mo na magpahinga?" Nagaalalang tanong nya kaya napailing ako. 

Maayos na ulit ang higaan ko. Na para bang walang nakahiga doon kanina at ganoon pa din ng umalis ako.

I sighed and followed her. Hindi na ako nag abalang magbihis.

Pagkarating namin sa dining room ay nandoon na silang lahat. I saw Westin smirked at me like he's about to do something stupid.

"Sweetheart," he said loudly and stood up from his chair. I sighed and looked at him coldly.

"You enjoyed yesterday?" he asked and stopped in front of me. Hinawakan nya ang balikat ko at tinulak ako para makalakad. Hindi naman malakas, pero ang bigat nya ay nasa akin. 

"You're annoying," I commented that made him laughed.

"I know right, sweetheart. That's so sweet of you." He said dumbly. I scanned the whole table and saw them looking at us with worried expressions. Their attentions was diverted when we heard the sound of the tablespoons and plate. Ashvin's now eating loudly which is odd.