"I think I'm pregnant." Rocket said as her hands are cold and sweating. Nanginginig ang kamay na kinuha niya ang pregnancy test mula sa bulsa na pinasuyo niyang bilihin kay Evo at nilapag 'yun sa dining table bago muling tiningnan si Regan. "It's positive."
Mahabang katahimikan ang namayani sa dining hall at pinagmasdan niya si Regan nang ibaling nito ang tingin sa pregnancy test na nilapag niya sa lamesa. Hindi alam ni Rocket kung ano ang gagawin niya nang malaman na buntis siya. She was actually expecting it because they aren't using protection when they're having sex and Regan only used it before once. Rocket admits that having a baby right now was not a good timing. She doesn't like it. She's despising herself for carrying the baby of the man she hates; the one who killed her family.
"You're what?" iyon ang unang salita na lumabas sa bibig ni Regan.
"I'm pregnant." Ulit niya habang nanatili ang mata dito. Regan's expression changed from emotionless to anger.
"You're not using birth control?" usal nito sa isang malamig ngunit galit na boses. "Tell me Rocket, you're not using any of those?"
She shook her head. "No."
"What the hell? You're a fucking whore yet you're not taking that shit?!"
"I'm not a whore." Mariin niyang sagot sa lalaki at ramdam niya din ang pasensya na malapit nang mapatid. Halos nagpatong-patong na ang problema niya at may dumagdag na naman na panibago kaya naman hindi niya na kaya pang magtimpi sa harap ni Regan.
"I fucking required every woman in the whore house to fucking take contraceptives and you didn't took yours?! What the fucking shit, Rocket!"
"Hindi ko 'yun ininom dahil hindi naman ako puta para magpagalaw sa mga lalaki! But you raped me! You didn't even use any protection when you're having sex with me! Bakit parang kasalanan ko pa lahat ngayon?!" malakas niyang sigaw at natigilan siya nang tumayo si Regan sa kinauupuan saka siya hinablot sa mukha. Rocket groaned in pain when his grip tightened on her jaw. She turned to look at his face and saw the cold emotion in his eyes once again.
"Abort that fucking thing, Rocket." mariin at ma-otoridad nitong sagot na kinalaki ng mata niya. "Get rid of that shit inside you and I want you to fucking do it now. I don't care what you'd do. Fuck everyone in this house or stab yourself I don't care. Just fucking get rid of that, you hear me?"
Hindi na napigilan ni Rocket ang muling pagusbong ng galit niya para sa lalaki dahil sa narinig na sinabi nito. Gathering all her strength, she pushed Regan away and stood up from her seat. Rocket can feel her chest pounding so fast because of anger and all she wanted to do now was to fly into a rage.
"Do you hear yourself, Regan?" halos pabulong ngunit puno ng lamig niyang saad sa lalaki. "Do you know what are you saying? You're telling me to kill a baby? To kill your own child?"
"That's not my child and that shit ain't a baby. You'll listen to me, Rocket. Listen to me and abort that fucking thing."
"I'm not as crazy as you are to kill a child, Regan!" she screamed and felt herself let out a heavy breathing. The rage inside her, the disappointment, anger, hatred; all of it suddenly came back as she was looking at him.
"What do you want me to do?! Take a fucking responsibility when I know you can get rid of that?! Don't add up to my problems anymore, Rocket. Abort it and we're done. No problems. Easy, right?" saad nito at isang nakakakilabot na ngiti ang sumupil sa labi ng lalaki. It was as if he's not in his right mind anymore and the man in front of her right now is not Regan.
"Do you think I liked the feeling of carrying your child?! No!" sigaw ni Rocket at malakas na tinulak si Regan sa dibdib. "This is the result of what you did to me, Regan! Hindi ko kayang tanggapin ang batang ito pero hindi ako kasing demonyo mo na kayang pumatay ng inosenteng bata!"
