That One Night

TON V

Two months after that one night.

AUTUMN's

"Girl, ilang araw na kitang napapansin ha!" Regina, my bestfriend said as she eyed me.

"Natural lang?? Kasi araw araw tayo magkasama so malamang mapapansin mo talaga ako??" I sarcastically rebutted.

Hinila naman ni Regina ng bahagya ang buhok ko. "Aray ko naman!"

"Ayan! Napakapilosopa mo. Ang ibig kong sabihin, ayan oh!" Pagtukoy niya sa buong katawan ko kaya nagtaka naman ako. "Palagi kang hilo, grabe mood swings mo tas apaka arte mo sa pagkain to the point na minsan nakakabwisit na yung pagiinarte mo girl!" She honestly confessed.

Hindi naman agad ako nakasagot.

"Buntis ka ba?!?" She hysterically asked. "Hoy umayos ka talaga babae! Alam ko na may pagkamaharot ka pero alam ko din naman na hanggang momol ka lang, wala pang kawal ang sumusugod sa bataan mo!" I felt a lump on my throat dahil sa sermon ni Regina and suddenly I remembered Spring.

"Shit!" Was my only response.

I quickly stood up and fastly made my way out. I even heard Regina calling me. "Hoy Autumn! Saan ka pupunta?!?" But I didn't bother to even look back.

The only thing on my mind right now is to go to the nearest boutique I could find and buy that thing. Just to make sure that my hunch is...is correct or not.

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The pregnant woman assigned in the payment section eyed me when she saw what I am paying for. Hindi naman nakaligtas sa akin ang tingin niya, I arched my brow at her.

She punched the items and I immediately pay for it.

Hindi naman pwedeng dito ako sa public comfort room, might probably bumalik na lang ako sa office kung saan ko iniwan si Regina.

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"Oh saan ka galing? Akala ko umuwi ka na eh." Regina welcomed me with her remarks.

"Samahan mo ko." Agad ko siyang hinila papunta sa loob ng comfort room nitong office.

"Ay girl ha! Sinasabi ko sayo, hindi tayo talo—"

Iniwan ko naman siya at pumasok na sa isa sa mga cubicle, dala ang binili kong pregnancy test kits kanina.

"Natatakot ka ba girl? Kaya need mo pa ng kasama magcr? Very highschool ha!" Regina jested habang ako kabadong naghihintay sa resultang ilalabas nitong PT.

Few minutes and I got the guts to look at the result from the three pregnancy test kits that I bought.

"Shit!"

"Girl! Okay ka lang??" Regina knocked on the cubicle's door. Hindi ko naman alam kung iiyak ba ako o ano, hindi ko maexplain yung nararamdaman ko. Magkakaibang brand yung binili ko but it all showed the same results—two bright red lines, positive.

I opened the door as tears started to pool on my eyes. I can't figure out yet if it's tears of joy or just tears.

"Huy hala bakit ka umiiya—" Hindi na natapos ni Regina ang sinasabi niya ng makita niya kung ano yung hawak ko. "Buntis ka?!?"