Degree of the Taboo Heart (Renaldi Series 1)

Sebastian Dior R. Alegre

WARNING: Read at your own risk! R-18 not suitable under 18 years old..

"Any question about the human genatics? Next meeting we will be observing genes and gamets. We will be meeting in the laboratory and you will all provide your own gametes." Boys shouted as i announced it to the class.

"Sir! May question ako." May isang nagtaas ng kamay kaya napangiti ako.

"Yes Mr. Castro? Your questions please. We still have time. Kesa I dismissed ko kayo ng maaga." Bahagya akong ngumiti.

Aside from being in the facility, i apply in the academe in Solaris university. Agad akong tinggap noong nalaman nila sa credentials na galing akong Luna at sa angkan ng Renaldi.

"Well let's all be open minded. Ano pong masasabi nyo sa mga same genes but having sexual intercourse. Well it was always morally wrong and prohibited to fall in love with you cousins, nephew, or close relatives. Paano ba? Does it bad? Does it means you have no rights of being in love if you have the same blood running in your veins?" Natigilan ako sa tanong na iyon. They don't know my status but i feel that question attacked me.

"Ehhh! May gusto ka siguro sa pinsan mo 'no?"

"Hindi ah! Ano ba kayo! Let's just break the jinx, the stigma. We are still open sa mga information sa labas ng Solar. I just read article last night that they allowing marriage for close relatives." Napatunghay ako.

"Well let's not judge what's behind that question of Mr. Castro but let's focus of the point of his question. Do you have no rights of loving your cousin? Well to answer that question. It's up to you. How deep or how hallow that love, if it's just lust or just an experimental situation as a human being. Na bored or what? The answers will always be on the person involve. But remember, that there are certain organ that is responsible for you emotions and its located to your brain. And your brain is so complex so as your behaviors. Inlove, masyadong malawak ang word na pagibig, Mr. Castro. For me it actually destroys the scientific answers of how people fall in love cause what the book and research told as is just fraction of people who experience it. And mind you, every individual is unique and their emotions varies from their experiences." Saad ko

"Kaya nga sir. Na explain na po sa Human biology na hypothalamus or a certain part of the brain is responsible for emotion. Pero mabalik tayo sa tanong po ni Castro. About sa genes? So pwede?" Sumandal ako sa table at humalikip-kip.

The topic become interesting to them and become torture to me.

"Ano bang gusto nyong marinig? Iyong paniniwalaan nyo as scientists or iyong sa part ng pagiging tao at imoral?" Tiningnan ko ang relo ko.

"Kaya pa ba ng oras natin? Pwede nating ituloy next meeting."

"Sir. Kahit mag extend kami ng ilang minutes. Sayang momentum sa tanong ni Castro eh. Na curious na po kami. 'Di ba guys? Wala naman tayong class after nito? Mamaya pang 3 pm." Nagtanungan sila.

"Okay. But for those who are sit in, meron ba? You can leave the class if you have scheduled class after my course." Huminga ako ng malalim. Hinatak ko ang upuan ko papalapit ngunit 'di pa ako umupo.

"Well ano bang alam natin? We can't marry or love our cousin, parents, siblings or close relatives as a lover. You know how simple is that right. Because that's the set moral standards of our country. It was taboo to marry, love and make love with your cousins or close relatives but as like what Mr. Castro said, some countries allow that kind of marriage for maintaining the wealth of the family. Para hindi mapunta sa ibang angkan. That is legal and acceptable for those countries" Panimula ko. Umupo ako sa upuan ko.

"To rephrase the question of Mr Castro. Does having sex with the same genes or relativeness can affect the genetic conditions of the child? Iyon ba ang gusto nyong malaman?" Tumango sila.