This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, business, events and incidents are the products of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
PLAGIARISM IS A CRIME.
(Open to criticism as long as they are reasonable and unproblematic. Your opinions are very much appreciated!)
Prologue.
THEY said the most wonderful blessing every woman is graced with is having a child of her own... but how come as I stare at the two red lines embedded on the pregnancy test my trembling hands were holding, it was only misery and fear that I felt?
"Congratulations, Akira!" my mother joyfully greeted me as she engulf me with a warm hug. "I am so happy for you, my dearest Valedictorian!" she added as she kissed my cheek.
I let out a small giggle when papa hugged both me and mama. "You really are the best, Aki." he proudly declared.
I am the best they say...
And yet I ended up being pathetic.
Napabagsak ako sa sahig dahil sa panginginig ng buo kong katawan. My legs became weak it couldn't hold the weight of my body anymore. I trembled in trepidation. I was so afraid of what my future will turn out now. I feared the disappointed looks from my siblings and parents. I feared that he, my love and the father of this baby, may come to be ruined. His and his band's dreams that they worked hard for will be shattered just because of a mistake...
I could not believe that I would be like this. Akala ko matalino akong tao pero ang tanga-tanga ko pala. I let myself be swayed by the heart and its damn stupid feelings. I let myself become a fool for love.
"Aki? Ano na? Kanina ka pa diyan. Okay ka lang ba?" I hear Mavida's muffled voice, filled with concern and panic, outside my bathroom door.
I lips quivered, stifling a sob that tried to escape my mouth. I do not want Mavida to see me in such a pathetic state. I do not want to be pitied because I did this to myself. I clenched the fabric of my clothes in my chest area because of how much I was hurting, physically and emotionally. I inhaled deeply and tried to shallow my cries...
But to my horror I heard the door creaking open revealing Mavida with a horrified expression as she watch me on the bathroom floor. Agad siyang dumalo saakin. She envelop me with a warm embrace and slowly caressed my back. Her warm hug made me burst into tears. Mala talon ang aking mga mata dahil sa bilis ng ragasa ng aking mga luha.
"Shhh." pag-alu niya.
I hate this. I hate how I am comforted by someone. I hate how vulnerable I am. Does she think I'm pathetic now? The ever so prim and proper Akira is now miserable. Sa kaloob-looban niya ba ay pinagtatawanan niya ako? Is she disappointed in me too? All our lives pinagmukha ko sakanya na mas tama at magaling ako sakanya, pero heto ako ngayon umiiyak sa mga kamay niya.
"A-ano ang gusto mong gawin?" malumanay na tanong niya, tila'y alam na ang resulta. It made me even feel worse. Hindi ko alam kung anong gagawin ko, my mind isn't in the proper state to think about anything...
Nagsalita siya ulit, "G-gusto m-mo bang... sabihin sakakanya?" I gasped at mas lalong humagulgol. No... I can't tell him. He can't know about this.
"No..." nanghihina kong sagot.
Masyado na akong naging makasarili. After all, ako lang naman talaga ang may kasalanan. Ipinagpilitan ko ang sarili ko sakanya... I don't want to give him the burden that wasn't suppose to be here if only we had not met each other.
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