The Paragon Woman's Sweet Mistake

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Hindi naging madali ang buhay ni Maricris sa America, wala pang isang linggo ay na home sick na agad siya. Pero 'di niya magawang sabihin sa Ina ang tunay na nararamdaman dahil kailangan niyang kayanin ang mag-isa sa America. Every day, through Skype, kinakamusta siya ng mga kapatid. Napag-alaman niyang wala pa ring balita kay Kai at sa mama nito. Galit pa rin ang kanyang Ina sa kanya, kaya ang Ama at abuelo't abuela lang ang nakakausap niya minsan.

Lumipas ang isang buwan, nasanay na rin si Maricris sa New Orleans. She made friend with her neighbor, blonde hair and half-Filipina Rae Gray, Maricris is four years older than her, but Rae looks indeed like thirty years old woman. She also changed her appearance by the influence of Rae and got a scorpion tattoo on her nape. Maricris hair is now curly and covered in red color, she also put make up on her face. Ibang-iba sa simpleng babae noon.

"Are you coming with me at Royal House tonight?" asked Rae, while petting her chihuahua dog named Brenda. Ang dalawa ay nasa living room at nanonood ng Netflix.

"Pass, I'm too lazy to move." nitong nakaraang araw, tinatamad na siya at madalas late na magising. Good thing wala pa siyang trabaho na nahahanap, ang perang ginagamit niya para mabuhay ay 'yong nasa account niya na galing sa kanyang abuelo. She felt bad for being stuck in the house, but she's trying to be a freelancer.

"Oh, do you want me to buy something for you?"

"Yeah, sure. The usual food."

"Got it."

Rae isn't focusing on the movie, busy petting her little dog while Maricris is eating popcorn when she felt something squeezing her stomach. Pakiramdam niya ay nasusuka siya kaya mabilis siyang nagpuntang banyo. Rae followed her.

"What happened? Are you okay?"

"No."

"You eat too much popcorn."

"No, I'm just eating a few and then, I felt my stomach squeezing and felt to puke."

"Oh, girl, poor you." inalalayaan ni Rae si Maricris at dinala sa living room. Kumuha si Rae ng basong may tubig at iniabot 'yon sa babae.

"Are you feeling sick now? Should I take you at the hospital?"

"Yes, I think I need to go to the hospital right now."

Naalala ni Maricris na 'di pa siya dinadatnan. May kutob na siya pero kailangan makasigurado. Buti at nakilala niya si Rae, dahil kung 'di, mahihirapan siyang pumunta sa hospital dahil sa lagay niya. Dinala siya ni Rae sa malapit na hospital and since Rae's mom is Ob-Gyn, do'n siya nagpunta. Nagulat ang kaibigan dahil nakasunod pa rin 'to sa kanya.

"Ob-Gyn? You're pregnant or something?"

"I think I'm pregnant..."

"But you told me that you don't have a boyfriend, so, why? And how? Like, seriously? Maybe you just don't like the popcorn."

"No, I... I don't have a period right now; I feel lazy and I... have nausea. I puked and you saw it."

"Oh, my, gosh... you're indeed pregnant!"

Dahil malakas ang boses ni Rae ay napatingin sa kanila ang ibang patient na nasa hallway pati mga nurse.

Si Rae na ang nagbukas ng pinto ng office ng kanyang Ina. "Hi, mom."

"What are you doing here?" Doc. Gray frowned; Maricris entered the office and the doctor smiled at her. "Oh, Maricris, good to see you here."

Maricris smiled at the doctor, since she's a pure Filipina.