Marian's POV
I unconciously rested my hand on my stomach. All I needed was one sperm with a good sense of direction. One tiny sperm to conceive a baby. I probably had millions of little Seths swimming inside me right now. Sana lang magwork itong pinaggagawa ko. Hindi na nga boyfriend o asawa hinihiling ko, anak na lang okay na sa akin.
Swim, my little babies. Come to mama!
Seth had good genes. Mula kay tita Liza na mukhang former beauty queen at sa daddy niya na mukhang hollywood movie star noong kapanahunan niya hanggang kay Seth. Aba kapag may nabuo nga wala na akong talo d'un. Sure nang maganda ang baby ko.
I made sure I was fertile. Nagpacheck pa nga ako sa OB-GYN para masigurado. I lied and told her my 'husband' and I were trying to conceive. Binigyan niya pa nga ako ng fertility pill para daw mapabilis ang pagbubuntis ko. Thank God! Nataon na fertile ako ngayon! I also did a lot of research before doing this. I'd read that a lot of women have had artificial insemination at home using a syringe and most of them had successfully conceive. Sana matulad din ako sa mga babaeng iyon.
If it's God's will, it will happen.
Bumukas ang pinto at halos mapatalon ako sa gulat. I turned and saw Seth standing there. I guess when you know you did something wrong... no, not wrong... just not right (what's so wrong about trying to save some of his sperm soldiers from dying in a plastic?), you tend to be more jumpy.
"Hindi ka pa tapos d'yan?" He asked.
"Malapit na." I answered.
"Hey Marian." I heard him sigh. Saka ako tumingin sa kanya. There was a hint of something in his eyes, something I couldn't put my fingers on. "Aalis tayo ngayon."
"Where are we going?" Tanong ko sa kanya.
"At a party."
"Party?" Takang tanong ko.
"Oo, kaya bilisan mo na d'yan." He said.
"Bakit hindi na lang yung babaeng kasama mo kanina ang isinama mo?"
He shrugged. "Because she's not you-... I mean, she's just good for a night in the sack. Iba ka sa mga babaeng dinadala ko dito. You're my buddy."
Buddy? It's supposed to be good right? But it doesn't feel that way. Buddy. Na buddy zoned ako?! Mas matatanggap ko pa sana kung inilagay niya ako sa friend zone pero buddy zone?! At least, ang friend zone may pag-asa pang mag level up. Madaming magkaibigan ang nagiging mag-boyfriend-girlfriend. Ilang buddy ba ang narinig niyong nagkatuluyan? It's a step below friend zone. Bakit ba? Umaasa pa ba akong magugustuhan ako ni Seth? He made it clear a hundred of times before that I wasn't his type.
Ang mahalaga nakuha ko na ang kailangan ko sa kanya.
I'm sorry, Seth, I stole your sperm. Pero mas mapapakinabangan naman kaysa mabulok lang sa basurahan. Mamahalin at aalagan kong mabuti ang baby natin.
"O, bakit nakatulala ka d'yan?" His brow furrowed.
I shook my head. "W-wala lang."
Hininto ni Seth ang kotse sa isang malaki at puting gate. Isang guard ang lumabas mula sa maliit na guardhouse sa gilid nito at kinawayan si Seth bago dahan-dahan na bumukas ang gate. He drove up into the driveway and pulled up in front of the house's enormous porch with beautiful white pillars supporting it. The mansion had a mix of classic and modern, elegant and modest, sophisticated and comfortable. The combinations perfectly complimented each other. May mga bahay na sa sobrang gara parang nakakapanghinayang na tirahan, masarap lang tignan... those tacky houses that screams 'MAYAMAN AKO' at may mga bahay din na sa sobrang 'modern' hindi mukhang kumportableng tirahan. Pero ito, kahit malaki at magara parang kumportable pa rin tumira. It was the kind of house you could see yourself raising a child and growing old in.
