Obnoxious Oxygen

Chapter Forty

I stared long at the ring on my finger. It's a yellow gold mounting with one round brilliant cut diamond. It's strong brilliance and unbelievable sparkle made it hard to ignore. One look at my hand and it will surely call attention.

The happiness in my heart comes unexplainably. I'm so happy that it sometimes scares me. Paano kung may kapalit lahat ng kasiyahan na nararamdaman ko ngayon? Kakayanin ko ba?

I scanned my reflection in the mirror, standing in front of it with only a pair of underwear. I was no more the sexy supermodel that I once was. I've grown big and I'm not exaggerating it. My skin was stretched taunt over, I help my hands around it, cradling it like I would my babies within. It had swollen to the size that I didn't think possible. Even larger than the largest watermelon. My entire body were swelling, too. Especially my feet and my hands. I look like I was going to pop any second. There's no doubt I'm carrying three heads, though I'm proud that I'm already lasting it for six months now.

Then I remembered our doctor's visit last week. We were told that we're having three healthy baby boys. I got so excited after hearing it. I've already chosen the names for them, Oxygen let me decides in everything.

After I accepted his proposal, he was eager to marry me immediately but I didn't agree. Goodness, it's my wedding we're talking about. I'm only marrying once and I want it to be the highlight of my entire life. I want to walk down the aisle as the most beautiful woman everyone would see, not because of vanity or what but because I want to make it so special. With our babies out to watch us seal our love. He think that it's just fair enough but in exchange, he wants me to live with him from that night on. I agreed. I don't think I can ever be away from him. He became a necessity for me.

Mom went ballistic on me when she saw the ring shining on my finger. She doesn't like it. But I stood strong to my decision, I'm a grownup and I'm the one responsible with my life not them. This is what I want and this is what makes me happy. It pains me to hurt her and I honestly doesn't want to leave her but how could I live my life if I'd let myself be stuck with mom and all her anger and sadness. It's past time for her to move on, forgive and live happy again. She needs to realize that and that won't happen if I continue living for her. She will never realize that it's dad that she needs not me.

I wore my maternity dress and finished fixing myself. Oxygen needs to be at work by eight, he'll drop me off their house since he wants someone to look after me while he's gone and I will stay their as he works. We'll have dinner their with his family and then went back here to his unit to end the day. That's our routine every weekdays, while at weekends either we went visit dad or we'll shop some baby stuff.

"Oxygen, I'm done. Are we gonna go now?" I said as I went out of our room, just so he know that I'm about to walk at the living room any moment now. I don't want to intrude, someone came while I'm on the shower, I didn't know if his visitor is still there.

Naabutan kong nakatayo si Oxygen at ang dalawa pang bisita nito. His eyes were directed at the man in a blue baseball cap.

"Boss, pasensya na kayo kay Nato. Hindi na mauulit 'to mauulit pa, pangako." Sabi ng isa pa.

"Pipili ka ng tatarantaduhin mong putang ina ka." Mahina ngunit mapanganib na sabi ni Oxygen. He looks mad, I was instantly worried.

"Hey, what's going on?" I walked in, he turned to me and his face softened. Inserting his hand on his pocket.

"Nothing that concerns you, beautiful." A ready smile curved his lips as he scanned me from head to foot.

"Aalis na kami boss, pasensya na ho ulit." Sabing muli ng kaninang nag-salita.

Hindi na iyon inimikan pa ni Oxygen, narinig na lamang naming ang pagsara ng pinto hudyat na naka-alis na ang mga ito. I felt Oxygen kissed my temple, I looked up to him.