Unusual Type of (Fuck) Love

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Hanggang sa makalabas ako ng ospital, todo asikaso sakin ang mag-asawa... and I... I'm gonna lie if I say to myself na... di ako masaya sa ginagawa nila... pero, masyadong komplikado. Masyadong komplikado kung idadamay ko sa sitwasyon tong nararamdaman ko.

"Hey... something wrong?"

"W-wala..." sambit ko pagkabalik ni Orion mula sa kusina. He's cooking us some food.

"You sure?"

"Ano..."

"What is it?"

"L-let's get this over and done with"

"What?" Landon

"Over and what?" Orion

"Let's... do the baby... para... para makabalik na tayong lahat sa dati nating mga buhay"

"Dati? Anong dati? Ano bang sinasabi mo?"

"Dati... not knowing each other. Strangers. Let's get this over and done with and get back to being strangers"

Orion's PoV

"Strangers?" Tila ba nag-igting ang panga ko sa narinig ko.

"You want us to be fcking strangers?!" Sambit ko slamming the table

"O-oo... mas mabuti na—"

"Who dafuq dictates what's better?! Huh?! What?! You want me to fck you and forget that I did possibly make you pregnant?! Is that it?!"

"T-that's how you approached me anyways..."

"Orion... calm down"

"You've got to be kidding me." Sambit ko walking out of the house.

Why does everyone expect me to just say yes? Landon, wanting me to have someone if he dies. I followed what he wanted. We met Veronica. I invested my time and my feelings to someone who felt so dear to me as time went by. But then she wants me to forget she ever existed?! 

Veronica's PoV

"He's not coming back tonight..."

"S-san siya pupunta?"

"He'll probably go drink some beer around town"

"A-ano?"

"Veronica... why... why did you say that?"

"I... I don't know" sambit ko covering my face

"Did we... did we do something wrong?"

"No..."

"Did we burden you with the baby?"

"No... no..."

"What did we do then, hmm?"

"Wala... wala kayong ginagawang masama... s-sobrang sobrang babait niyong tao... a-ayoko... ayoko lang..."

"Ayaw mong ano?"

"Landon... you're battling yourself with your illness... I... I don't want to add myself to your burdens... I..."

"Vero?"

"Sorry..."

"You know what I liked about you?"

"W-what?"

"You're just like your mom, Veronica"

"What do you mean?"

"You are a fighter. A fighter with a heart. Gagawin mo lahat para sa pamilya mo... sa kapatid mo. Even if it means giving yourself to two strangers... just to save something very important for you, you wouldn't mind it... and that's amazing about you"

"Landon..."

"Orion... he's... he may appear strong... but that man is weak hearted. The moment he knew I'm sick? He cried all night saying he'll get sick instead. Haha. Weird right?"

"..."

"But he just don't want the people he loves to suffer... he treats the people around him, special in his own little ways... ramdam mo naman yun di ba?" Tanong ni Landon na tinanguan ko

"Now... you saying, he should forget about you... that... that slashed him deep, Veronica. I know it did, because... he cares about you... not because of the baby you'll possibly bear... but because he cares about you being in danger. Mahalaga ka para kay Orion, Veronica. Saken. It... it hurts to hear that despite all that we've been through... gusto mong kalimutan ka na lang namin"

"A-ayoko lang naman kasing dumagdag... you... you're sick... tapos magulo pa pamilya ko... I... I thought by pushing you away... I'll be less of a problem... besides hindi niyo naman ako dapat problemahin..."

"Veronica... how many times should we tell you that the moment we asked you that night at the bar... burden was never thought of about you. We worry because we care. And it's not burdensome to care about someone important to us"

"S-sorry... sorry Landon..."