Not Now But Forever

Chapter 30

Dale's

"Ano? Wala ka bang balak suyuin si Charm? Naku! Kapag iyon naagaw ng iba." Pananakot sa akin ni Liam.

Masama ko itong tiningnan, "Bakit? Do you like her?"

Liam raised his hands, "Chill! Of course not!"

Nakahinga ako ng maluwag. Hindi ko alam ang gagawin kung gusto ni Liam si Charm. That would the end for me.

"Saan ka pupunta?" I curiously asked Liam.

"Susunduin yung date ko para mamaya." He casually said.

"Ang aga pa ah!" Kinindatan niya lang ako, "Attend ka, dude!"

Napailing na lang ako sa kanya. Tinatamad man ay nagbihis na ako dahil flinood ako ni Liam ng messages na pumunta sa ball.

"Gayshit." I murmured to myself when I saw Liam in the middle of the crowd with Charm beside him.

She looks so different and I don't like it! Noon pa man, alam kong maganda na si Charm. She's also so cute. Nahihiya lang akong aminin ito sa kanya kaya when I had the chance to tell her what I feel before it's too late, I grabbed it.

Fuck! I fucking want to kiss her the moment she said yes! At the same time, I want to respect Charm.

Days passed by fast when you're happy. Naisip ko na sulit lahat ng sakit na naramdaman ko noon dahil ganito naman ako kasaya kasama si Charm.

I'm going to miss my girl. Every summer kasi ay nakagawian na naming umuwi ni Liam sa Manila. I'm okay with Liam, not with my Mom.

"Jane's pregnant." Liam said while I'm busy saving the money I earned for our first anniversary.

Mukha akong tanga. Excited akong masyado para sa anniversary namin.

I shrugged my shoulders, "Good for her! Teka, close na ba kayo ni Jane? She's really nice!"

Nawala ang ngiti sa mga labi ko ng makita ang seryosong mukha ni Liam. He sighed.

"Dale, listen to me. Jane is pregnant and you are the father of her child." He slowly told me.

I shook my head. "That is not a good joke." I warned him.

"She's eight months pregnant. You got her pregnant." Pilit akong kinukumbinsi ni Liam.

Hindi ako naniniwala. Hindi ito pwede! Not now that me and Charm is happy. Tangina! Bawal ba akong maging masaya?

Umalis ako sa bahay namin. I drove all the way to Jane's condo. I frustratedly looked at her the moment she opened her door.

Nakita ko pang may hawak na manga si Jane. I looked at her stomach. Malaki na iyon.

"Is that my child?" I nervously asked her.

Tinaasan niya lang ako ng kilay bago pumasok sa condo niya at umupo sa dining table.

"Yes. This your fucking child!" She screamed at the top of her lungs. Halos kilabutan ako ng marinig siyang sumigaw.

I wasn't able to speak or move lalo na ng makita ang unti-unting pagtulo ng mga luha nito.

"Tangina nabuntis ako ng bata!" She groaned in frustration. "But I am not going to convince you father my child." She seriously told me.