Marked by the Gent (Completed)

Chapter Twenty Three

"You did what, Kesha?!" His voice was so mad. 

Halos hindi ko maproseso ang siniwalat ng kaibigan. Tumayo si Pius mula sa couch at nagpalakad-lakad, ang mga kamay ay nasa baywang. He was losing his cool, na kung hindi niya lang pinsan ito ay baka sinakmal na niya. 

Bakit hindi pa? After all, they are always fighting even about smallest things.

I was just staring at her back with my jaw dropped. Nanginginig ang mga balikat nito. When I thought she was about yowl, she chortled instead. 

Humarap siya sa amin at pinalo-palo pa ang la mesa sa pagka-aliw. I frowned. She was just joking!

"Ano ba kasi talaga? Magagalit na talaga ako!" I threatened her. They were making me feel a combination of emotions and it made frustrated enough to cry.

When Kesha saw me about to cry, she calmed herself down. These pregnancy hormones were messing up with me.

"B-bakit sabi nung nurse walang ka-match sa amin si Lucas ng dugo?" Naiiyak kong sabi. Si Pius ay tahimik lang sa isang gilid, nanggigil sa pinsan dahil sa biro nito.

"What are your blood types ba? And blood type matching is not a very good test for paternity." Kesha sat comfortably on her seat. 

Aliw na aliw ang muhka nito. But she backed down when she saw her cousin so close to wrangling her neck.

"We are both type B and Lucas is type O."

"Oh, that's why. It is possible, I swear! Lucas is Pius' son." Tinaas nito ang kanang kamay na parang na ngangako.

"How? Explain it to me!" 

I cannot take another 'hindi-anak-ni-Pius-si-Lucas' moment. I need to be sure. Parang hindi na maganda ang impact sa akin mentally and emotionally. 

"Fine. This we'll get really medical but bear with me. I'll explain it in an easier way." 

I fully lent my ears to her. I need to understand every bit. I need my peace. 

"Okay so we have two blood alleles. An allele is like a gene we inherit. A pair of it can be called genotype. So dalawa nga kasi you inherit from your dad and your mom. Since you are both type B, your blood has a B allele and an O allele. Kaya it is possible to have an offspring with an O blood type."

"Okay na? You get it na? Ayoko na magpakita ng punnet square please." 

Kumunot ang noo ko  sa punnet square. Muhkang masyado nang medically-inclined iyon, huwag na lang. 

"And I know we studied that in high school during science or biology class. But with those looks on your faces, it seems like you can't remember a thing about it." 

Napataas ang dalawang kilay ko at nag-isip. I'm so dumb not to remember anything about it. 

"Yes, I understand. Pero masama ang loob ko kasi niloko mo pa talaga k-kami." I sniffled. She went to me and hugged me tight.

"I'm sorry." Hinalikan pa nito ang pisngi ko upang lambingin ako. I dried my tears up.

Sunod na nilapitan nito ang pinsan na unti-unti nang kumakalma. Yumakap din ito. "Don't be mad, Pius. And I'm really sure that it was your sperm."

"How sure are you? Do you even remember what happened that day?"

"Of course I forever will! It was the day my nephew was formed. Or maybe the day after? And I didn't have any other patient undergoing artificial insemination that day. So it wasn't possible I mistook another specimen."