Each Other

CHAPTER ELEVEN

PARTING WAYS.

Samantha was planning to go out for lunch with Alexandra today since their breaks finally matched up but she was really feeling light-headed and a bit dizzy.

They were eating at the cafeteria when her vision starts to blur and she massages her temple.

Alexandra sets her fork down, "Uy, okay ka lang?"

"Yeah, I'm just---" before she knew it she was dashing her way to the nearest bathroom. She was nauseous.

Alexandra followed suit and when she got there, Sam was holding her hair up to wash her face.

"Sam..."

"Hmm?"

She goes near her. "Hindi naman sa nangingialam ako pero... do you mind taking a serum pregnancy test?"

For a moment, she actually considered it. What if?

"I'm just concerned because with all that I've been seeing..." she shakes her head.

"Dammit," she says under her breath. She turns the faucet off and fixes her white coat and sighs, "Sige na nga. Can you be the one to do it though?"

Not knowing how to feel, she walks with Alexandra to her office. "Alex, it can't be though..."

"Bakit naman? You said you did it."

"It was just one time."

Alexandra opens the door, "It basically only takes one time, Sammie, you know that." She looks at Samantha again and she looks like she was about to faint. "Uy, umupo ka nga muna diyan! You're so pale na. How are you feeling?"

"I feel a bit light headed," she takes a seat.

"Okay, " Alexandra hands her a bottle of water, "Here, drink some water. Diyan ka lang, I'll just get the supplies so I can draw your blood."

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Alexandra gets back and starts to draw her blood. "Can I ask a question?"

"Go for it, " Sam says.

"If ever I am right about this, is it Matt's?"

Samantha gives her the look, "Pasalamat ka hindi pa tapos 'to kundi I would have slapped you."

"Nagtatanong lang naman, " Alexandra takes the needle out and cleans up. "So... siya nga?"

"E, ano pa nga ba?" She runs her hand down her face and mutters, "Wala na naman'g iba."

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They wait awhile and Samantha decided to ask for the day off. Fortunately, the director let her have the day since she didn't take her day off last week.

She waits by the laboratory alone. Alexandra got pulled into an emergency delivery but she was told to call her right away.

She sees the laboratory tech stapling papers again and she asks, "For Samantha Mariano?"

He looks at it and confirms, "Yes. For you, Doc?"

She nods and takes the results.

This is it. The freaking moment of truth.

Before opening it, she decided to head to her car.