SAUDADE

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Third Person

Issa's due date was just this week [she's in her 37th week now] and everyone kept an eye to her as just any day, she might break her water.

Xavier and Issa had already moved in to an apartment, his apartment. They'd be moving in to their house once the baby is born.

She was eating vanilla ice cream that her Ate Xandra delivered earlier and watching a movie in their little living room. Xavier was rushing through with his things and this made Issa look at him.

"Hey? Hey? Calm down. Why are you so worked up?" She looked at him worriedly.

Xavier calmed himself and looked at Issa, "I'm sorry, moy..." He sighed, "I'm late for the meeting na..."

Issa's eyes widened and nodded slowly, "Oh... Okay okay, sorry." She looked away from him and ate her ice cream.

"Sorry, moy..." He went to the back of the couch and tangled his arms on her from aback, kissing the too of her head. "You hurry up na, you're late na pala." She said in a small voice.

He sighed and pressed his forehead on top of her head, "Okay... Call me ha when you need something?" He leaned forward and laid his head on her shoulder, looking at her.

Issa nodded, "Yes sir." She smiled and looked at him, turning her head towards him.

Xavier leaned in for a quick kiss and pulled back to get his keys and suitcase. "I'll go na... Call me ha..." He bid goodbye and waved at Issa before he closed the door.

Issa smiled and paused the movie she was watching to refill some ice cream to her cup. She gently stood up, went to the kitchen, reached for the freezer and took out the pint of another ice cream flavor.

Red Velvet, her favorite.

She then scooped a spoonful of scoops and dumped it into her cup. As she was satisfied with the amount on her cup, she returned the pint of ice cream to the freezer and took her cup to the living room.

On her way, she felt liquid on her feet, she looked at the counter and thought she might have dropped a glass of juice from earlier.

But...

It wasn't a glass of juice. It was her water. Her eyes widened as she placed her cup back on top of the counter as she walked hastily to the couch to reach for her phone.

She dialed her fiance's phone number and placed her phone on her ear, praying to God that he'll pick up. "Xav, please..." She whispered, panicking.

"Moy?" The other line responded. "Xavi... Turn back..." She said in between deep breathes.

"It's happening? Wait. Turning back. Don't end the call, moy. Wait lang. Deep breathes okay..." Xavier ranted through the phone as Issa held on to the couch for support.

"Bilisan mo Xavier!" She exclaimed as she felt a contraction coming. "Sinasabi ko sayo Xavier kung hindi mmo bilisan diyan manganganak na ako dito!" She screamed as the pain kicked in.

"Wait lang, moy..." Panic was evident on Xav's voice. "Anong wait?!" Issa yelled, "Dalian mo!"

"Coming na... Paakyat na ako diyan." He responded as he ran towards the elevator and pressed the button to their floor aggressively.

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"Tita, nasa ospital na kami..." Xavier sat down on the waiting benches outside the labor room.

He was holding his phone on his ear as he rested his elbow on his knee. "Huh? Bakit? Anong nangyari?" Irene's worried voice rang through.