"Love, paano pag mabuntis mo ako?"
"Fvck no! Don't say bad words" he gave me a scowl "It won't happen, we're always careful naman diba?"
"Paano nga?" I bit my lower lip
"I don't know" nagkibit balikat siya "Honestly love, I want more of life than changing diapers. I don't think I'm ready for that.. Not yet, ayoko pang magkaanak" sagot niya na nagpabagsak ng balikat ko
"O-okay"
"Love, if you're thinking about our unprotected s*x last week.. You're okay now, no signs of pregnancy right? no morning sickness and all. We're doing good. 'Wag mo na masyadong isipin" he kissed me on the forehead and I forced a smiled
We are at the verge of our deadline, sa pagtatapos ng araw na 'to ay kailangan namin maipasa ang final draft for this month's magazine issue to be forwarded sa Manila Branch for finalization.
"Miss K, na send ko na po sayo yung layout for the cover paki check nalang po para maedit na rin" saad ng layout artist namin
"Miss K, yung article about po dun sa controversial celebrity couple nasend ko na rin po"
"Miss K, kase yung article for the fashion section tinatapos ko pa"
"Miss K, nasa table mo na yung flash drive na naglalaman ng to be approved pictures"
Halos mapasabunot ako sa sarili dahil hindi ko na alam kung ano ang uunahain. I was busy with checking the manuscripts when my phone rang
"Yes, hello?"
"Ate, si Kyle po hinimatay. Sinugod namin sa ospital" napakurap ako ng maraming beses bago nakapag-react
"A-ano?! Sa-saang ospital yan?"
"Sa St. James Hospital ate"
I shove everything that is on my table into my bag bago dali-daling tinungo ang elevator
"Miss Tatlonghari, where do you think you're going?"
"My son needs me"
"The company needs you too, today is the deadline for everything and as the editor-in-chief kailangan na kailangan ka dito"
"Mas kailangan ako ng anak ko. Excuse me" sakto namang bumukas ang elevator kaya agad akong sumakay
"Leave this office and you're fired" rinig ko before the elevator door closed
Halos mapaluhod ako nang makita ang anak ko. He's still unconscious at putlang-putla siya. I knew it was something serious
"What happened?" halos hindi ko na mabuka ang bibig ko dahil sa panginginig
"Are you Miss Tatlonghari?" tanong ng doktor na ngayon ko lang napansing nakatayo sa gilid ng higaan ni Kyle
I just nodded. I couldn't speak anymore, It felt like a lump was formed in my throat
"We've run some tests on him and we took his blood sample as well" the doctor paused "Your son has leukemia. Hindi pa sigurado kung anong type since preliminary diagnosis pa lang. We need to run a few more tests on him para malaman kung ano talaga ang kalagayan ng pasyente"
Para akong pinagsakluban ng langit at lupa. I lost all of my strength, napaupo ako sa gilid ng hinihigaan ng anak ko.
"We strongly suggest to transfer him immediately sa Manila since mas advance ang facilities nila doon. Excuse me"
