"You're kidding right?"
"No," I answered seriously.
Malakas siyang tumawa. Umiling-iling na tumingin sa akin.
"What a night! I can't believed this!"
"Wait lang. I'll explain it to you." Tumuwid na ako ng upo. Sabay na nilagay ang ilang hiblang takas na buhok sa likod ng taenga. "Like what I have said, I need your sperm cells...your male reproductive cells...because I want to bear a child."
"You want me to donate my sperm?"
"Not really donate..."
Ilang sandali siyang nag-isip. "You're planning to do IVF?"
"Hindi na."
"What do you mean hindi na?"
"Kulang ang budget ko and there is no assurance na magiging successful on a first try."
"So, if I will say yes to your request, then how would I give my sperm to you?"
"We will do it naturally..."
Kumurap-kurap siya. Then, he laughed again. Namula na ang buong mukha niya.
If only sperm cells are available in the pharmacy, I would surely buy for it. And if only it will be taken orally, I will never be here talking and persuading to this man that I don't even know, to do it with me.
Kinagat niya ang ibabang labi niya. Nang humupa na ang tawa niya, he leaned forward and clasped both his hands dahilan ng bahagyang pagsayaw ang rectangular pendant necklace niya. "So, you are saying is, that I will bed you and make you pregnant?"
"Yes."
Nilagok niya ang natitirang whiskey sa baso niya. Pagkatapos ay sumandal siya sa upuan niya. "Why me?"
I am about to answer when he talked again.
"Oh, wait! Maybe you are one of my crazy and obsessed fans?"
Anong crazy and obsessed fan ang sinasabi niya? Ano ba siya? Artista? Kpop idol?
"No, I'm not."
"Baka sinasabi mo lang 'to para kung kumagat ako ay maghabol ka na pagkatapos at pipikutin mo ako."
"Excuse me! Hindi ko gagawin 'yan."
"Are you my stalker?" panghihinala niya.
Stalker, my ass.
"I don't even know you, ngayon nga lang kita nakita," I said honestly.
"Then why?" His faced is so confused.
"Actually, you are highly recommended by my friend, Kaye."
"Really?" Bumaling siya sa counter. Tumingin din ako doon at nakita kong nakatingin sa amin si Kaye na ngumingiti. Napawi ang ngiti niya nang hinila siya ng boyfriend niya palayo.
"And what did she say to you about me? Dahil ba gwapo ako? Para maganda ang genes if ever?"
Ang hangin din ng isang 'to.
"No. Hindi niya sinabing gwapo ka. I only told Kaye what I am looking for a man. She thinks you are fit to it."
"Fit? In what way?"
"Because you are a red flag."
Tumaas ang isang kilay niya. "And you are a red flag enjoyer, huh?"
Not really.
"I want a man who don't commit. Who are not looking for any serious relationships. Someone who don't accept obligations and who are not ready for any responsibilities in life."
