Treinta y uno (Cravings)

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Alfy's point of view

"Excuse me" sabi ni Gia at tumakbo papunta sa restroom.

"Anong nangyari dun?" Tanong ni Luis.

"Xands, check mo nga yung pakbet baka naman may something" sabi ko.

"Wala naman Alf" sabi ni Xandra pagka amoy sa pakbet.

"Ma? Diba sabi nagsuka sya kanina?" Tanong ni Xandra.

"Yes" matipid na sagot ni mommy.

"Tapos nagsusuka sya ulit ngayon, then apaka sensitive ng pang amoy nya" sabi pa ni Xandra.

"And?" Tanong ni Luis.

"Try nyo po itanong if she's pregnant" sabi ni Xandra.

"What!?" Sabi ko.

"Alf, hindi sya impossible, I've had three babies and ganyan na ganyan din ako before I found out" sabi ni Xandra.

Fast forward
Xandra's point of view

"Gia? Can I talk to you for a sec?" Tanong ko kay Gia nasa balcony.

"Oo naman ate, about saan?" Tanong nya.

"Kanina you've been acting very strange, I noticed hindi ka nadin naka-kain ng dinner, sabi ni mama after you arrived you rushed into the powder room at nasusuka ka,nag w-worry ako, is there somehow you feel like you're pregnant?" Tanong ko.

"What!? Ano kaba ate that's impossible w-wala naman akong boyfriend or asawa!" Sabi nya.

"Gia, did you have any sexual interactions these past few weeks? Or atleast 5-6 days ago" tanong ko.

"N-no ate, im fine dala lang siguro ng pagod at jetlag, ok lang ako ate no need to worry" sabi ni Gia at nginitian ako.

I nodded, baka nga siguro dala lang ng pagod.

Gia's point of view

Ok, I lied.

But I can't be pregnant! Isang beses lang naman yun and because of the heat of the moment we didn't use any kinds of protection or I didn't even take a pill or plan b.

But no, im not pregnant, this is just my hormones acting up. My hormones acting up because im maybe pregnant, NO! Hindi pwede.

3 weeks later

"Kuya, bili ka ng mangga please? Please please super tagal ko nang hindi nakaka-kain ng mangga! Para akong mamamatay kapg di ako naka-kain" sabi ko.

"Gia, im in the middle of work, hindi pwede" sabi ni kuya Luis.

"Pretty please!" Sabi ko.

"Magpabili ka nalang, hindi ako pwede" sabi ni kuya Luis.

"Pero gusto ikaw bibili" sabi ko.

"Ugh! Sige na! Naglilihi kaba!? Daig mo pa si Xandra kung mag lihi nung buntis sya!" Sabi nya at tsaka tumayo.

Minutes later bumalik sya ng may dalang mangga at bagoong.

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