Sweet Cherries

Chapter 22

Wednesday morning
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Alia POV

While I was waiting for Micah to pick me up, Shanian texted me earlier saying that she would get the shop key because she couldn't find the spare key I had given her.

After a while, the doorbell rang, and I knew it was Shanian, but I checked the video intercom first to be sure. When I saw it was really her, I grabbed the key from the table to give it to her and went straight to the door to let her in.

"Hiii Ate Alia," Shanian said, giving me a kiss on the cheek. "How are you?"  she added. "ayos lang naman, just starting to feel some pregnancy cravings," I replied as I handed her the key. 

"Oh, ayan na pala si Mac" Shanian said, glancing to her side. I looked over too and saw Micah walking towards us.

"Hii, baby," Micah said and kissed me on the lips. "Alright, I'll get going now. Bye Ate alia. bye Mac," Shanian said before she left..

"So, baby, shall we go now?" Micah asked. "Yeah, wait a moment, kuhain ko lang bag ko," I said and went inside to get it. Micah didn't come in; she just waited for me outside.

After I grabbed my bag, I went outside. "Let's go now," I said as I locked the condo door. Micah held my hand, and we started walking toward the elevator.

While we were inside the elevator, Micah said, "Baby, I'm so excited na po," and kissed me on the cheek. 
"Me too, but we shouldn't find out the baby's gender yet," I said. 
"Yeah, you're right. Oh, baby, let's have the gender reveal on Friday," Micah suggested.

"Sure sure po,  I'm really so excited," I replied. The elevator doors opened, and we stepped out, heading to the parking lot where Micah's car was parked.

Micah opened the door for me before getting into the car herself. After a while, we arrived at the hospital where Dr. Daniela was on duty.

As soon as we entered the office, Dr. Daniela greeted us right away. "Hiii, Alia, Micah," she said, giving both of us a kiss on the cheek.

"Are you excited to find out the baby's gender?" Dr. Daniela asked. 
"Yes, but we'll find out this Friday at the gender reveal," Micah replied. 
"By the way, Doc, we’re inviting you to the event," I added.

"thankss, but I'm not sure if makakapunta ako baka may biglaang operation eh, pero I'll message you guys nalang" Dr. Daniela said, "so let's go na sa ultrasound suite" she added.

We went into a room where the ultrasound would be done. Dr. Daniela asked me to lie down so she could start the ultrasound.

"So kaylangan ko pala takpan ang screen para hindi n'yo makita HAHAHA" Dr. daniela jokingly said, "sure sure I close my eyes" Micah replied, and we all chuckled.

Dr. Daniela first applied ultrasound gel to my abdomen before using the transducer. She turned the screen away from us so we wouldn't see the baby's gender, which we understood was the right thing to do.

"Oh, the baby is already so big!" Dr. Daniela said, smiling since she was the first to know the baby's gender. 
"Oh, what was your guess for the baby's gender again?" Dr. Daniela asked.

"Mine is a boy, and Alia’s is a girl," Micah replied. "Hmmmm," Dr. Daniela said with a smile. "Doc, can you give us a clue? Come on, we're friends naman eh," Micah said, hoping to get at least a small hint about the baby's gender.

"Okay, it has two eyes, then" Dr. Daniela jokingly said. 
"Come on, Doc, please!" Micah said, almost pleading. 
"No, Micah, what's the point of the gender reveal on Friday?" I said.