Getting Over You

Chapter XVI

Ha? Naku, nakakahiya naman-

No, it's okay. Sige na, pahinga ka muna. You're still shaken, you know? Nangangatog ka pa, o! At nanlalamig ka. Sige na, mahiga ka na muna sa spare bed and try to relax.

Jace...

C'mon, were friends, aren't we? Nakalimutan mo na ba ang naging usapan natin noon na magiging magkaibigan tayo and if someday that we accidentally bump to each other ay hindi tayo mag-iiwasan?

Jace.

Sige na, try to get some rest kahit na an hour or two. I'm just here, okay?

Sige, thank you ulit. Griff said and rest herself on the spare bed there.

Napangiti naman si Jace dahil sa pagsunod nito sa sinabi nya.

Oh, God! Of all people, bakit sya pa ang nakita ko rito sa ospital? Griff secretly sighed and lying behind Jace and her son. What if, makahalata sya? Paano kung, oh no? I need to stand on what I say that I have a husband who I left on the US! Hindi sya dapat maghinala tungkol kay Michael!

Griff.

Ha? Jace!

You're still shaking. Talagang sobra kang ninerbyos dahil sa baby mo?

Ah, oo.

Oh God! After two years, he's still getting into my nerves! She tried hard to calm herself.

Jace, of all people, bakit ikaw ang unang taong nakita ko mula nang magbalik ako sa bansa? At ikaw pa rin ang nasa tabi ko ngayong, may sakit ang baby ko. May ibig ba itong sabihin? I should stop thinking that way! Ayokong umasa, hindi ako dapat umasa.

Pero hindi na namalayan ni Griff na naiidlip na sya hanggang tuluyan syang nakatulog. Kaya mas nagkaroon si Jace ng free chance to look at her.

Griff, why did you do that? Bakit nag-asawa ka matapos mo akong layuan? Gaano ba kagaling na lalaki ang ipinalit mo sa akin? How dare you to broke my heart this way!

Pero kahit napupuno ng pagdaramdam ang puso ng binata, kapag ganitong nakatitig sya sa magandang mukha ni Griff na lalong gumanda sa kanyang paningin, hindi nya maramdaman na nagagalit talaga sya rito.

At lalong gumagaan ang pakiramdam ng binata sa twing mapapasulyap sa gwapong mukha ni Michael na mahimbing ding natutulog.

Hah! Napabalikwas ng bangon si Griff.

Sleep well my baby.

She stop when she saw Jace carries Baby Michael while feeding him milk on feeding bottle.

O, busog na baby ko? smiling he wipe-off the drops of milk on Baby Michael's chubby cheeks. Uy, hindi na umiiyak ang baby, ah! Are you really feeling well? That's good! Pagaling ka agad, ha!

Sa tanawing namulatan, hindi mapigilan ni Griff ang pagbaha ng kung anong klaseng damdamin sa kanyang dibdib.

Jace, it's nice to see you taking good care of my baby. Pero natatakot ako, paano kapag nalaman mo ang totoo? Paano kung-

hey, you're awake! noon napalingon sa kanya si Jace.

Ha?

Good morning! Jace said smiling after he lay down Baby Michael on the hospital bed.

Ah, good morning! Nahimbing ang tulog ko. Sorry, hindi ka na nakauwi at nakaidlip man lang.

No, it's okay! Ang haba nga nang tulog mo. Atleast, nakapagpahinga ka. Hindi naman pala iyakin itong anak mo. Nang magising sya kanina ay binigyan ko lang ng gatas at natulog na uli. Madali pala syang alagaan.

Really? Yeah, my baby is easily to take care of because he's so sweet. By the way, since I've had enough rest, you can go home and catch some sleep.

Later, you should eat your breakfast first. I've requested the janitress awhile ago, to buy some breakfast meal on the fastfood, because you might not like the hospital's food.

But-

Go ahead, I'll play with Baby Michael, ha?

Ah, sige.