JAMES
"Is she pregnant?" Tanong ko kay Sister Lucia.
"Hindi ko alam, Sir Ford. Wala namang boyfriend ang batang yan at lalong walang asawa." Sagot nito sakin habang ang isang madre naman ay pinupunasan si Ecia ng tuwalyang binabad sa maligamgam na tubig.
Napailing na lang ako.
"Sir Ford, okay na po kami dito. Maraming salamat po sa tulong at baka nakakaabala na po kami sa inyo. Pwede na po kayong umalis." Napataas ang kilay ko sa narinig. Seriously, she really wants me out?
"Alis na po tayo Sir? May lakad ka pa po mamaya." Orlando interrupted my thoughts. Isa pa to. Why on earth do they want me out?
"Cancell all my appointments."
Nagulat sila sa sinabi ko. Not that I want to cancel it because I want to take care of her. I just want to make sure na hindi ang pag-iyak niya ang naging dahilan sa pagkahimatay niya.
"Sir?" Rico asked.
"Are you deaf, Rico? I said you cancel all my appointments today. We'll stay." I sat on the old chair near the bed where she is peacefully sleeping.
"Sir Ford, snacks po muna kayo sa kusina." Aya sakin ni Sister Lucia but I politely refused. Hindi ako gutom and I am not sure if the foods are healthy.
"Dito lang po kami sa labas Sir." Paalam sakin ni Rico.
"Okay."
"Kain na po kayo. Ako na po ang bahala dito." I smiled to the nun before she walked away.
Ewan ko ba but I have this feeling na kakailanganin ko ang babae 'to in the future. I stared at her and sighed. She is really beautiful. She looks like half American. Makinis pero medyo sunog ang balat nito. I frowned. Is this what she was talking aboutearlier? Ayaw niyang magaya sa kanya ang mga bata? Is she experiencing physical abuse from her parents?
"Mama." I flinched when I heard her talked. She's calling her mother maybe. "Ma, bakit mo ako iniwan?" She keeps on calling saying Mama and all I can do is stare at her. Ayoko naman siyang gisingin at baka kung ano pa ang isipin niya the moment she will see me.
Para akong napako sa kinatatayuan ko when I saw tears gently falling from her eyes. Shit. I cussed.
"Hey." I gently shook her arms hoping that she will wake up. Seeing women cry is definitely the death of me. I hate it. I hate how they use their tears to fool me.
"Mama!" Para siyang nabuhusan ng malamig na tubig when she saw me. She was literally shocked and her jaw dropped. Hindi naman nakaligtas sa mga mata ko ang pagtulo ng iilang butil ng luha niya.
"Hush now woman." Dinaluhan ko siya and I gently caressed her face. Gustong tumutol ng isip ko but damn. My heart wants me to comfort her.
"What are you doing?" She said in a whisper. Pinikit ko naman ang mga mata ko and sighed.
"I'm just trying to make you feel relax after calling your mother over and over again." Binitawan ko na siya but I still stood in front of her and saw her bowed.
"Sorry. Don't mind me."
Kanina lang ay ang tapang-tapang ng babaeng to sakin. Bakit ngayon ay parang isang asong natatakot mapalo ng amo? I smirked. Maybe an actress huh!
"Anyway, are you pregnant?" Hindi na ako nagpaligoy-ligoy pa. The moment I know that I was not the one responsible for her ay aalis ako ngayon din.
"What?" I saw her froze and her eyes widened in surprise.
I smirked. "I am right, right?"
"Me? Pregnant?" She asked again. You wanna play games huh?
