Can't Help Falling In Love

Kabanata 31

Kabanata 31

Family

We weren't supposed to be in the hospital for more than a day, ang sabi nang doctor ay ayos lang naman na umuwi na si Kevin kung mawawala ang lagnat niya. But that didn't happen that's why we're still here. Inaaway ko si Kevin dahil gusto na niyang umuwi pero ayaw ko. I want him to rest. His fever is not even gone, and yet he wants to discharged.

Pangalawang araw na ni Kevin ngayon sa hospital, hindi ko na mabilang kung nakailang pilit na siya sa akin na ilabas na siya ng ospital. "Kate, I'm fine. I've finished multiple IV fluid, I am hydrated and fit to go to work."

"Alin ba sa salitang hindi pwede ang hindi mo naiintindihan? Hindi pa bumabalik ang dating sigla mo. I want you 100% healthy before you get out of this place." I rolled my eyes then turned my back on him. Nagpatuloy ako sa pagaayos ng pagkain niya. He refused to eat hospital food, I get that kaya nagluto muna ako bago ako bumalik dito.

I heard him muttered a curse. "I'm fine, Jesus fucking Christ." Paulit ulit na sambit ni Kevin pero hindi ko siya pinansin.

Tahimik kaming kumain na dalawa habang nanunuod ng 'What To Expect When You're Expecting'. "How many kids do you want?" He asked out of nowhere.

Halos mapunta sa kisame ang kilay ko sa sobrang taas noon dahil sa tanong ni Kevin. "What?"

"How many kids do you want? After we get married..."

"At sino naman nagsabi sayo na magpapakasal tayo? Let alone have a kid?"

Tumawa si Kevin. "Whatever, Kate. Just answer my question. Let's talk hypothetically..."

Humalukipkip ako at sumandal ng maayos sa upuan. "Hypothetically, I want three kids. Two boys and a girl. We both have very small families. I want a loud and messy house, because it will always felt like home. It will always feel happy." I said with a small smile on my lips.

Nang lingunin ko si Kevin ay tahimik lang siyang nakangisi sa akin. He's got this enlightened look in his eyes, na para bang handa siyang tuparin lahat ng gusto kong gawin. The only that I have to do is ask... "Well, hypothetically..." Habol ko.

"I want five kids." He said, and then he paused. Magrereklamo sana ako sa gusto niyang mangyari pero nagsalita din kaagad siya. "Growing up, my parents spend a lot of their time in the office. We only had weekends together, and that didn't seem enough. I'm an only child, growing up almost alone is not really a fun experience that I would want my kids to have. Some people might get the good out of it, our kids might not."

"I want a big family because I want us to look after one another. Kapag wala tayo, which is inevitable... we have our elder kids to look after the younger ones. And vice versa. I want to have a family with you, Kate..."

Inabot ni Kevin ang kamay ko at hinalikan iyon. Natahimik ako, I didn't know he had this kind of plan inside him. I didn't even know he had this kind of silent remorse towards his parents. We're both an only child, that's why we get each other a lot better than our parents. It's because we spend a lot of time together growing up.

We talked about where we should live, what our children's name would be, and what we'll do when we're old and brittle, still hypothetically speaking. It was like that for the next 30 minutes, we were still engrossed about the topic when the door opened.

Natigil ang tawa ko ng bumukas ang pinto ng kwarto ni Kevin. Isang babae na mahaba ang kulay brown na buhok ang pumasok sa loob. She's wearing this extremely silky floral jumpsuit with a nude pumps. I wonder what a girl this beautiful is doing inside a hospital?