Sinundan ng tingin ni Sarah ang pamangking papunta na locker room kasama ang instructor at mga kaklase sa swimming lesson. Lumigon uli ito at sinenyasan niyang maghihintay na lang siya duon. Napansin niyang kumaway din ito sa kinatatayuan ni Sam
Parang kelan lang nung nag iiiyak sa kwarto niya si Rachelle na ipinagtatapat sa kanyang buntis ito. Hindi niya alam kung magsisigaw siya sa sama ng loob o makikiiyak sa ate niya sa laki ng problemang kinasasangkutan nito. Napakabata pa nito para maging magulang.
Wala silang nagawa kung hindi ipagtapat sa mga magulang ang tutuo. Gaya ng inaasahan , galit na galit ang mga magulang nila kay Rachelle pero sa bandang huli ay hindi din sila pumayag sa gusto ni Rachelle na ipaglaglag ang bata. Siya ang matiyagang umaalalay at nag asikaso kay Rachelle ng mga panahong yun kahit busy din siya sa pag aaral.
Siya ang sinisisi ni Rachellle tuwing nagiging sagabal ang pagbubuntis nito sa mga gusto niyang gawin. Siya kasi ang kumumbinsi sa ate niya na ipagtapat sa parents nila ang tutuong kalagayan niya.
Natigil sa pag alala ng nakaraaan si Sarah ng maramdaman niyang nasa tabi na niya si Sam.
"Do you have any plans after this?" Mahinang tanong nito sa kanya.
" I will take him out for lunch." Sagot ni Sarah, malayo ang tingin.
"Perfect ! Do you think it's the perfect time to tell him the truth?"
"What truth?" Inis pa ring tanong ni Sarah.
"That I am his dad. Like you said, I better tell him first before it goes viral on the internet that Sam Milby has a 7 year old son." Pigil ang galit na sagot nito kay Sarah.
"Kevin is very smart. He guessed already. All you have to do is confirmed it. "
"How?" Hindi makapaniwala si Sam sa narinig.
"He asked me if you are courting me and why we were fighting when they came in yesterday. I tolld him you are not courting me and that were not fighting. He also know you are Sam Milby. He then said, if you are not courting me, what else is the other reason aside from you being his dad."
"He is that intuitive? He is only 7 for goodness sake!"
"I told you he is very smart, sensitive even. He knows I am not his real mom. He knows his dad is somewhere out there. He asked me about his Dad, 3 weeks ago, the day after his 7th birthday."
"I told him the truth, but did not tell your name. I told him he should not feel bad about you and should not think that you abandoned him because you don't know yet that he exists."
"You told him all that?"
"Yes, that's the truth isn't it?"
"Thank you , you made it easier for me to tell him."
Sabay silang napatingin ng makita nilang palapit na si Kevin sa kanila. Lumapit agad si Sarah sa anak anakan at kinuha ang gym bag. Kinuha naman agad ni Sam.
"You remember Mr. Milby Kev?"
"Of course, hello Mr. Milby, do you have a kid taking lesson here too?"
"Hello Kevin, yes, I have a son taking swimming lessons here."
"Is he in my class too, kita sa mukha ng bata excitement. Who?"
Nagkatinginan sina Sam at Sarah. Hinawakan ni Sam ang kamay ng anak at inakay papunta sa isa sa mga bakanteng upuan malayo sa karamihan.
"Let's sit down before we go for lunch. There is something I have to tell you."
"Mom?",nagtatanong mga mata ni Kevin, is this something to do to with what we were talking about this morning?
Tumango na lang si Sarah.
