Prologue:
*2000s hit songs playing..."
"Yeah, man! Let's partyyyy!" my bestfriend yelled against my ears. The huge speakers were blasting loud music and everyone's either drunk or have already passed out. "Nakatipid ka nanamang gago ka! Aside from Julie's party, despedida mo na din to!"
"Wag kang maingay. Julie doesn't know that I'll be going away." I yelled at him and drank beer. He made a face and slapped my forehead. Parang gago to.
"Bakit di mo na lang kasi sabihing mahal mo siya? Di yung aalis ka tapos magbabakasakaling makakalimutan mo siya. Gago!" aniya.
"Let's not ruin her well-planned life okay? She'll be having a baby, she's going to be a successful businesswoman and she's going to forget me soon. So we don't have to bother telling her that I'm going away." sabi ko.
"Whatever, man. I just hope the donor is a more good looking man than you." Pol said and walked away. I let him join our other friends and went to look for Julie. I'll just say my congratulations and then I'll be on my way out of her life.
I found her talking to Maqui, our friend who happens to be a nurse and who suggested this insemination party. I approached them at agad naman niya akong nginitian when she saw me.
"Moeeeee!!!!!" she squealed.
"Hey, Jules!" bati ko sabay beso.
"Moses." Maqui said and even nodded her head formally.
"Marie." I greeted back, making her wince.
"Oh shut up." aniya sabay irap. Napailing na lang ako saka nagtuon ng pansin kay Julie.
"Hey, I'll show you something." ani Julie sabay hatak sa akin.
"San tayo pupunta?" pagtataka ko.
"Basta." she giggled as she drags me upstairs to her room. Agad akong kinabahan at parang unti-unting nawawala ang lasing ko dahil kahit magkaibigan kami ng sobrang tagal ni Julie, she never invited me to her room. Ang tanging nakakapasok lang dito ay si Tita Connie, Maqui and Maine.
"Uhm... Jules, this is your room."
"Yeah I know." aniya. "Tara dito." anyaya niya pa saka pumasok sa bathroom niya. Nanlaki ang mata ko as she motions for me to come with her.
"Uh... A-anong gagawin natin diyan?"
"Basta. Dalian mo!" sabi niya saka na lumapit saken at hinatak ako uli. "Lock the door." she said when we got inside.
"Jules..." tanging nasambit ko. Hindi ko na alam anong gagawin ko. It's just me and Julie inside her bathroom. Pakiramdam ko pinagpapawisan na ko ng malamig at para akong nahihilo. "A-anong gi--"
"Look." she finally said as she showed me a vial. It was frozen and I don't know what it is.
"Ano yan?" pagtataka ko. Medyo kumalma na ko since wala naman pala kaming gagawing kung ano dito.
"Maqui brought this over. Ito daw yung donor ko para magkababy na ko." aniya. So that thing is a fucking vial of sperm.
"Kanino daw galing?" I asked. She shrugged saka na muling binalik yung vial sa maliit na cooler.
"Basta it came from the sperm bank. Anyway. Pinakita ko lang sayo kasi you're my bestfiend and I want you to know na isa ka sa mga importanteng tao sa buhay ko and that I trust you with all my life. Ninong ka ha?"
"O-oo naman. Ano ka ba. Tinatanong pa ba yun? You know I'll always be here for you." ngiti ko. She smiled back and even kissed me on the cheek.
"Sige. Babalik na ko sa baba."
"Uhm. Pwedeng pa-cr muna dito? Di na ata ako aabot eh. Naiihi na talaga ako." sabi ko.
"Yeah sure." tango niya. She closed the door behind her and I was left alone in her bathroom. I stared at the small cooler and opened it. I looked at the vial of sperm and though I was a bit disgusted, held it for closer inspection.
"One of you fuckers will give my bestfriend a baby. Paano kung galing ka sa isang kriminal? Or what if you came from an old man? Or worst! Galing sa may AIDS! Oh no you can't enter my bestfriends body. Not on my watch!" I threw the contents of the vial on the lavatory and felt really proud of myself. Until...
"Moe! I forgot the cooler! Pakibaba mo na lang ha? Maqui has to bring that back to the hospital!" narinig kong sigaw ni Julie.
"Ha? Uhm..."
"Okay ka lang?" she asked.
"Y-yeah! Ano... Tumatae ako. Sige isusunod ko na lang." sigaw ko pabalik. I panicked as I looked at the now empty vial. What should I do?! I flushed the sperm out! "Shit, Moses. You have no other choice."
I went outside the bathroom and was about to get out of her room when the door opened and hit me right on my face. The next thing I knew, everything was just pitched black.
