Protecting What's Hers

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"We have gathered here today support and express our love for this priceless family. Our sympathies have not only been lifted up by her death, but we have also found ourselves drawn to them and will remain so."

I've been trying to wiped the tears that's been streaming down my face ever since I first saw her body in the morgue.

Kakagising ko lang noon at ang pagkamatay nito agad ang unang bumungad sa akin. Clyde, Chastity and even Andrea's been telling me that it'll be okay yet still hindi ko pa din matanggap tanggap ang pag kamatay nito.

"After all of the prayers and songs have been said and heard later today, we will stand at our friend's graveside and give her body to be kept and ending the last chapter of her earthly life."

Mas lalong akong napahaghol when the priest gestured for the men that they can now descend the casket on the six foot deep hole in the ground.

"Felicity please tama na," Clyde said while rubbing my back.

"I don't want to admit it but Clyde's true Felicity. Let her rest and you need to move forward. Hindi na healthy," iniabot nito ang box ng tissue sa akin at agad ko iyon kinuha at pinahid sa mata at ilong ko.

"B - but hindi pa nakakalahati ang exposure nito sa series! How can the director gave her a short moment?! She's supposed to be the love interest of Blake," napailing iling nalang ang dalawa habang nakikinig sa paghagulgol ko.

"What's wrong here?" My eyes immediately shoot up at agad akong napatayo para yakapin ang asawa ko. "What did you do this time Clyde? Sinasabi ko sayo Andrea pag yang jowa mo hindi mo ma control ako mismo ko - control diyan."

Agad naman nagtago si Clyde sa likod ng girl friend nito na siyang nakataas ang kilay kay Katherine with her hands crossed over her chest. "Go on, try and you'll see Katherine. Besides, it was your wife hormones acting up that got her emotional over some silly drama on netflix."

"Love, is that true?" Katherine glanced down on me.

"Are you also telling me that I'm overacting?"

"Oo naman Felicity syempre. Oa ka daw rinig ko sabi ni Katherine kanina," napatingin ako sa babaeng pinsan nito na kakadating lang habang may hawak hawak na helmet.

"Chastity!" Suway sa kanya ng isa. Katherine eyes widened at agad na hinawakan ako sa braso para pakalmahin. "No love, I didn't even said that," umatras ako at hinawi ang pagkakahawak nito sa akin.

"And now you think I'm making things up! I hate you."

"Felicity, baby, come on," she grab me by my wrist and gently tug me towards her. She immediately wrapped her arms around me and rock me on side by side. "I won't ever accuse you of lying, love. Besides you need to calm down a little okay? Baka mapano si baby."

Her hand went down on my now 38th week's abdomen. "Makikita na natin ang pinabuo mo sa tiyan ko, Katherine," I said smiling before it died down because of my realization. "Now I do look like a goddamn whale!"

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Katherine Evans

I'm still not used to Felicity and her ambivalence. Paiba iba ito ng emotion about her incoming delivery and she's been extra moody for this past few days.

Ngayon, andito kami ng movie theater because she's been insisting to watch an animation dahil daw kahit sa loob palang ng tiyan nito ang magiging anak namin ay nakikita na nito ang flashes sa screen.

"See! Now feel it every time, you can feel her moving no?" I nod my head nalang kahit wala akong may maramdaman dahil baka bigla itong sumpungin.