Baby Problems

Chapter 1 - Baby Problems

Chapter 1
Baby Problems

Eloise was banging Blaine's door so loudly. Ilang segundo naman ay kaagad siyang pinagbuksan nito. The man, who was still not in his normal clothes and half naked with only his boxers on, creased his forehead upon seeing her.

"What?" He spoke with animosity.

If it were some normal circumstances, she would have strangled the guy and killed him. Or she could smack the shit out of him because of his reaction. But it wasn't any normal circumstance. There was a baby in a basket in between her unit and his.

"May baby sa basket sa labas ng unit mo, I think anak mo 'to." She told him, smiling at him sarcastically. Bitbit niya ang basket at ipinakita rito.

Mas lalong kumunot ang noo nito. Blaine glanced at the basket and looked at her again. This time, he folded his arms like what she just said was ridiculous. "That's not my kid. Wala akong anak. I am maybe thirty but I never had a kid." He reacted or so for her, he sounded defensive.

Inirapan niya ito, bitbit pa rin niya ang basket kung nasaan ang sanggol. "I don't care kung ayaw mong aminin na may binuntis kang babae dahil sa mga kahalayang ginagawa ninyo rito sa unit mo pero halatang anak mo 'to. Probably, you impregnated some woman you had sex with and she felt like hindi niya mabubuhay mag-isa ang anak ninyo kaya iniwan dito sa labas para akuin mo ang responsibilidad bilang ama."

"Are you out of your fucking mind?"

Tinaasan niya ito ng kilay. Ang isa naman niyang kamay ay nasa bewang na niya. "Gago ka ba? Akala mo bang nagbibiro ako? Ano tayo, friends? I hate you being my neighbor ever since I started living the unit next door. I would never joke something like this nor would like to talk to you!"

For a second, Eloise noticed the suprise on his eyes because of her sudden outburst. Maya-maya ay kumunot na ang noo niyo ulit.

"Saan mo ba nakita ang baby na 'yan?" Anito. "I put my trashbags earlier outside my unit para maabutan ng mga maintenance staff. Wala pa ang basket na 'yan kanina."

"Well..." Eloise was caught off guard for a second. She lied to him na nakita niya ang basket sa labas ng unit nito. She saw the basket in between her unit and his unit. Pero halata namang siya ang ama ng sanggol na 'to? Ito lang naman ang gumagawa ng kahalayan tuwing gabi. "The basket was found on the floor, between my unit and yours—"

"Sorry, Ms. Taylor Swift's fan," he was smirking. "That's not my fucking baby." Kaagad itong tumalikod pero bago pa man ito pagsarhan siya ng pinto. Hinarang niya ang basket sa pagitan ng pinto nito.

"Teka nga!" She stopped him. "Can we talk like civilized humans? Tingnan mo muna 'yung bata. Kapag kamukha mo, it's your baby." Without his invitation, kusang loob siyang pumasok sa loob ng unit nito.

But she stopped when she saw the surroundings of his place. It was neat and organized. The color motif was gray, black and white. It was very masculine and very lawyer-y. "Wow. Despite being a manwhore, you're organized." She commented. She was expected that his unit would look like dumpsite pero mas mukhang dumpsite pa ata 'yung lugar niya.

"Bakit ka nandito? Hindi kita pinapasok." He rudely spoke again. Kanina lang, enjoy na enjoy ito sa pang-aasar sa kanya, ngayon, napaka-sungit at ang sama pala ng ugali.

"Wala akong pakialam basta gusto ko lang pumasok," inirapan niya ito at pumunta sa living room ng unit nito. There, she sat on the couch and put the basket on the table. "Tignan mo 'yung bata. Kapag kamukha mo, anak mo." She gestured him to look at the baby.

Sumunod ito. Blaine uncovered the white blanket on the basket and there they saw a baby—who obviously was just a few months old, giggled. The baby was obviously a girl. Her cheeks was pinkish and her skin was fair.