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" you going on labor??" Kabado kong tanong. Sarah's walking back and forth as i put my phone on loudspeaker. Kinakabahan ako para kay Ging, pero mas mukhang kabado si misis ko..
" yeah, and oh gosh!! I can't explain the pain!! "
" Ging," si Sarah . . "Yung prinactice mo na breathings, remember? Inhale .. ahm .. Oh gosh!!" We could hear Ging's voice!!
" Ian's here na. . And . . Aahhh!! "
" i'll hang up now, papunta na kami ni Sarah dyan!"
" call Lian. Tell her , na im givin birth - ahh!! Ang sakit!! "
" ok ok ok!" Pinutol ko na ang tawag namin ng kapatid ko para matawagan si Lian, pero naunahan na ako ni Sarah. .
" yes!! She's about to give birth. Oo, hindi ko alam pero andun naman na daw si Ian. . Ok ok . Thanks Doc . Hahaha!! Yeah , hopefully . . Soon i guess?? Ewan di ko pa talaga alam. . ." Sinenyasan ako nito na parang sinasabi nya na si Lian na nga ang kausap nya, . " yes Doc!!. Hahahaha!! See you soon. Bye"
" what did she say?" Agad kong tanong dito.
" ready na daw ang lahat para kina Ging. "
" thank God!!"
" let's pray for Ging's safe delivery, love"
" yes love. . "
Paano na lang pag si Sarah na ang manganak?? Oh God .. Nangatog bigla ang tuhod ko. .
" love .. what happened??" Tanong ni Sarah sa akin. "Bakit parang namumutla ka?"
" kinakabahan ako. . " sabi ko. . He pulled me to sit on our couch. . "Iniisip ko kasi pag ikaw na manganak . "
" ay grabe sya!!! Kala ko pa naman kung ano na nangyayari sayo! Hahahah!!"
" bubba??!!! " tawang tawa kasi ito. "Baka mahimatay ako"
" oh my gosh!!! Beb naman eh! Umayos ka!!"
" well , ngayon pa lang ky Ging sobra na akong kinakabahan. . " then i looked at Sarah. I imagined her on labor. , and . . "Baby!! Di ko kayang makita kang in pain!"
" what???"
" na nasa delivery room. . Screaming , and . . And oh bubba.. pwede bang cs na lang agad??"
" ewan ko sayo Matteo!!!" sabi nito sabay walked out sa akin! But damn boi! Kaya ko bang makita si Sarah na nag-le-labor???
" oh help me Lord!!!"
"Congratulations!!!!! " sabay naming sigaw ni Sarah, we're on zoom with the new Mama - Giorgia!!
" Ging, musta??" Si Sarah.
" it was sooooooo sooooo -
"Painful??" Tanong ko. Worries consume me. I couldnt imagine my wife going through that same level of pain. Si Ging, athletic yan, sanay sa sakit ng katawan at extreme adventures yan. But my wife?? She's so fragile-
" worth it. Every pain. Every scream, . That first cry i heard from Gianna, i know all those pains are all worth it.. It was heaven. It was a miracle i never imagined i could ever experience. . "
We are all teary eyed upon hearing her talk. Lalo na ang asawa ko . . Kinuha ko ang kamay nito saka dinala sa aking labi. . Nagtaka man, alam kong naintindihan nya ang nais kong ipahiwatig. .
