Love Game (Book 1)

XVI

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EPILOGUE

AUSTIN'S POV
[After the wedding night]

I got too carried away with the happiness and excitement on our wedding night. I was so impulsive and didn't think about what could possibly happen.

After kong magbihis ay bigla ko na lang narinig ang sigaw ni Malorie. Halos manigas ako nang makita ko ang dugong umagos mula sa kanya. I was so scared of seeing blood but at that moment the fear of losing our child dominated me more kaya pinilit kong labanan ang takot ko at halos ilipad ko sila papuntang ospital.

I didn't let go of Malorie's hand hanggang sa emergency room. I got really nervous sa sasabihin ng doktor kaya hindi ko na napigilan pa ang panginginig ng kamay ko. Doon ko na lang narealize kung gaano ko kamahal ang anak ko. Noon na lang din nagsink in sa akin na isa na talaga akong ama. I can't lose my child.

Malorie noticed how nervous I was so she held my hand tightly and I just gave her a forced smile. My knees weakened after hearing what the doctor said. I pressed my face on my hands while tightly holding onto my wife. I closed my eyes and prayed, I thanked Him for not taking our child.

After kong ayusin ang mga papers ni Malorie sa ospital ay tumawag agad ako kay Daddy para ipaalam sa kanya ang nangyari. Nakiusap din ako sa secretary nya para kontakin ang pamilya ni Malorie then I went out to buy some stuff and food.

Sa totoo lang I was so guilty the whole time. Kasalanan ko ang nangyari, I was so reckless at nakalimutan ko si baby kaya muntik na syang mawala samin. I can't even look at my wife dahil sa sobrang guilt na nararamdaman ko pero pinilit nyang pagaanin ang loob ko.

Sobrang sarap sa tainga nung sabihin ni Malorie ang mga salitang "asawa ko" kaya hindi ko mapigil ang ngiti ko kahit pa nasermonan ako ni Daddy. But he always has the best advice, I should be more responsible now dahil may mga buhay nang nakasalalay sa akin ngayon, my wife and our baby. Kaya naman kahit medyo natakot ako sa Mama nya, I still stood up for Malorie. Well, I should've done this before but I never really got the chance to meet her.

Sinisimulan ko pa lang magpakilala ng maayos pero nagulat na lang ako nang biglang sabihin ni Malorie na kasal na kami kaya naman lalo lang gumulo. I got nervous nung mawalan sya ng malay but thankfully, everything went well in the end. Nakita ko kung paano si Malorie bilang anak and I was so proud of her.

Naging maayos man ang lahat, I knew there's still one thing that I need to do. Napansin ko ang pasimpleng paglabas ni Natalie kaya sinundan ko sya.

"Natalie..."

"Ahm..."

"Can we talk?"

We went in the cafeteria downstairs, madami akong gustong sabihin sa kanya pero hindi ko alam kung paano ko sisimulan.

"Ano pa bang sasabihin mo?"

"Ahm...I-"

"Kung magsosorry ka dahil nabuntis at pinakasalan mo ang best friend ko, hindi mo na kailangang gawin."

"Natalie..."

"Kung may isang bagay ka mang kailangang ihingi ng tawad sa'kin, yun ay ang hindi mo agad pagsasabi ng tungkol sa sitwasyon nya. Ilang araw kaming nagalala sa kanya Austin."

"Sorry."

"Kayong dalawa...who would have thought na mauuwi kayo sa ganito? My best friend and the man I was in love with just got married. Huh! But you know what? The funnier thing was I wasn't even surprised at all. Maybe because alam kong sa simula pa lang gusto nyo na ang isa't isa."