Cholo
Dumaan ako SM department store dahil may nais akong bilhin na gamit para sa bahay.
"Cholo?"
Lumingon ako sa taong tumawag sa pangalan ko.
I immediately recognized her face. Si doktora Karlyn, wearing her casual attire. Matanda ng limang taon sa akin. Kilala ko siya dahil kaibigan siya ng kaibigan ni Lorine. Ilang taon na rin nang huli ko siya nakita. I face her with my smile.
"Doktora Karlyn! It's been a while." We shake our hands together.
Malawak rin ang ngiti niya. "Yeah! I didn't expect that your here ha. How are you?"
"I'm good, doc," nakangiting sagot ko.
"Now I finally saw you again. Mas pumogi ka ngayon ah!" puri niya.
Marahan akong natawa dahil sa naramdamang hiya. "I appreciate that compliment. Hindi ka pa siguro sanay, doc," naisingit ko pa talaga ang magbiro.
Natawa siya. "Hindi na ako magugulat. Anyway, bakit hindi mo kasama si Lorine?" tanong niya.
"Wala po siya rito, doc. May personal na gamit lang akong binili." i smiled.
Ang huling alam niya ay kami pa ni Lorine. Wala siyang alam na wala nang kami.
Tumango-tango siya. "I was worried sa kanya noong nakaraan. How is she?"
Alam niya na masama ang pakiramdam ni Lorine noong mga nakaraang araw? Have they ever met?
"Alam niyo po pala. But she's okay, doc. I already took care of her."
"That's good to hear. She went to my clinic kasi last Wednesday to have a maternal check-up, and you were not there to accompany your partner."
Napawi ang ngiti ko. Para bang hindi ko pa ma-proseso ang nabanggit niyang salita. I'm aware that she's an Ob GYN...
"What do you mean she went to your clinic for a maternal checkup?" I asked in wonder.
"Yes, but why is it... you don't have an idea that you will become the father of her pregnancy?"
"I-i don't have an idea, doc..."
Hindi ko alam. Nanatiling nakaawang ang labi ko.. Tangina bakit ngayon ko lang alam?
"Ako ang nag-check up sa kanya two days ago," sabi niya sa'kin. "Sa bibig niya mismo nanggaling at sinabi niya na ikaw ang ama. She's on her 6th week now, Cholo."
I'm speechless.
No way...
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