AMINADO NAMAN KAMI ni Deon na pareho kaming kabado. Kaya nga maaga kaming nagising at naghanda para harapin silang lahat sa agahan. Alam naming round two ito ng panggigisa sa amin ng mga nakakatanda.
“Handa ka na ba?” he asked softly.
He was looking at me from my behind and through our reflection in my vanity mirror. Tumango ako at in-off na ang hair blower ko. Kabado ako pero gusto kong maging presentable pa rin para kahit na nagigisa na ay may mukhang maganda pa rin akong maihaharap sa kanilang lahat.
“Ikaw ba? Handa ka na?”
Tumango rin siya. Suot ni Deon ang damit at Nike taslan shorts ni Kuya Willard. Naisip kong mamili ng mga maternity dress para sa kanya kapag lumaki-laki na ang tiyan niya para hindi siya mahirapang kumilos habang nagbubuntis siya.
Pumihit ako paharap sa kanya upang suriin ang itsura niya. He might not admit it but his eyes said it all – he was scared. Ako rin naman, e. Kahit mga
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DADDY SUMMONED ME to his study after dinner. Pinauna ko na sa kwarto namin si Deon para puntahan si daddy dahil may mahalaga raw kaming pag-uusapan. Perhaps he will equip me in wielding my magic before going to Abseiles. I really hope so.“Dad,” I called him.Mula sa binabasang papeles ay nag-angat ng tingin niya sa akin si daddy. He removed his eyeglasses and gestured for me to take the seat in front of him.“Maupo ka muna, anak.”I did what I was told. Mukhang seryoso si daddy pero kalmado na hindi gaya nang kaninang umaga. I hope he was in a good mood now because I was not really in the mood to argue with him and everything.“Ano pong pag-uusapan natin, dad?”“There are just some important things that I want you to know as a first-time Witchita parent, hija.”“Ano po ‘yon?”“You have to be there for Deon. Kailangan ka niya dahil maselan
DAYS AFTER MY family revealed our biggest secrets, I made up my list.To do:1. Get to know more about my family's identity, history, and special ability (especially in dealing with a pregnant male partner!)2. Master my family's craft — witchcraft.3. Attend to Deon's needs, assist, and take care of him.4. Protect and keep him away from his pack for nine months (or else our child's gonna get killed because Deon's a son of an alpha b*tch!)5. Plan about our child's financial support and our parental setup.6. Make sure that the whole pregnancy experience will be tolerable for the first-time mommy (or pappy or whatsoever, I don't really know what to call him, geez...)7. The child should stay with my family after Deon gave birth because he or she belongs to us, to the kind who needs to keep hiding.8. And the mo
I WAS HONESTLY impressed with the whole place and our newest penthouse which Chadleen, Deon, and I will be sharing for the rest of the nine months. Nasa baba pa rin kami ng building habang manghang tinitingala ko iyon. The entire area did not seem like tall skyscrapers and expensive hotels that I had always seen in the mortal world. It seemed and felt more like I was a tiny human being standing in a line of books piled on the shelf with, of course, books as the buildings and the unfilled part in their row as the entrance or alleyway to the inside of that place. Iyong building ay parang makakapal na mga hardbound books na tinubuan lang ng mga bintana at pinto at tinitirhan ng iba’t ibang mga beast.“Insan, hindi kaya magka-stiff neck ka kakatingala sa mga ‘yan?” tukso sa akin ni Chadleen.I looked at her and smiled widely and toothily, like a child who had visited Charlie’s Chocolate Factory for the first time ever. I
WHEN MOMMY AND Tito Khalil made sure that everything was fine with us three alone in our penthouse and in Abseiles, they bid us farewell and left. Kailangan pa kasi nilang samahan sina Lola Panya sa paglilipat sa ibang lugar. They will just come back on the weekend, or if we have emergencies here so that they can help us. I assured them that we will be fine, or at least… we will try our best to be.“Hindi ka pa rin ba matutulog? Bukas na ‘yong unang araw niyo ni Chadleen sa Institute of Magis, ah,” Deon pointed out when he stepped out of the bathroom.Nakapantulog na siya at mukhang handa nang magpahinga tapos heto pa rin ako sa study corner ko hawak-hawak ang isang barbecue stick at pinag-aaralan ang pagpapalutang ng mga maliliit na bagay sa desk ko gamit iyong spell na tinuro ni mommy sa akin kanina.“Løvítură,” sambit ko at pinalutang na ulit iyong mini calendar ko roon. Kaso ay hindi pa man
MAY MGA ESTUDYANTE na sa loob ng classroom. Ang karamihan pa sa kanila ay napabaling sa amin pagpasok na pagpasok namin. Mabilis din naman silang nagbawi ng mga tingin nang kasunod naming pumasok si Professor Mythos Grimm.“Go find your seats. Our class is about to commence in a minute,” he told us.Nataranta naman kaming tatlo kaya agad kaming naghanap ng mga bakanteng upuan. We all took the seats adjacent to each other at the farthest. Pinapagitnaan ako nina Ross at Chadleen sa pwesto namin.“Bakit parang takot kayo? Ano bang mayro’n kay Professor Grimm?” bulong ko sa pinsan nang makatiyempo.Sinulyapan niya muna ang harap para kunwari ay nakikinig kaming dalawa sa pwesto namin kahit na pabulong kaming nag-uusap.“He was the legitimate son of the owner of the Hotel Grimm, Count Vladimir, and the princess of the Nodrams, Countess Amanda. He was a hybrid of a vampire and a Nodram, and he’s
SI DEON PA rin ang naghanda ng hapunan namin. He cooked a very delicious dinner to celebrate that we survived the first day of our class at the Institute of Magis. Ang sarap no’ng niluto niya kaso I forgot what it was called. Basta may malalaking hipon iyon at oysters and then sliced corns saka napakasarap na sabaw na parang may tomato sauce. It tasted like there was a firework and rainbow of flavors inside my mouth. Ang sarap talaga! Sumusunod na rin si Deon sa sarap at galing magluto ni mommy, and it was so fetch!“Deon, ang sarap nito!” Chadleen complimented which earned a warm smile from him.“Thank you, Chad. Natutuwa naman akong nagustuhan mo.”“Walang anuman,” sagot naman ni Chad bago ako binalingan. “Insan, nagustuhan mo rin ba?”Tumango-tango naman ako. “Pwede na.”Char… ang choosy ko naman. Not so honest pa.“Sus…” mahinang
ON MY SECOND try, I finally did the disappearance spell right, but it only did a little to make me feel right. Feeling loser ako pagkauwi namin ni Chadleen sa penthouse.“I hate it! This is so not fetch!” reklamo ko.Hinagis ko nga sa sofa iyong handbag ko pagkapasok na pagkapasok namin ng penthouse saka ako sunod na sumalampak doon at nagpahalukipkip ng mga braso sa dibdib ko dala nang nararamdaman kong inis sa nangyari kanina.Deon who was still wearing his apron immediately went out of the kitchen. May hawak-hawak pa siyang sandok. It seemed to appear that he was in the middle of his cooking but just got interrupted. Siya na naman ang nagluto… Nagpalinga-linga naman siya sa aming dalawa ni Chadleen, nagtataka.“Anong mayro’n?”Hindi ako nagsalita kaya nagpakawala nang malalim na buntong-hininga si Chadleen bago sumagot.“Dahil sa klase namin kanina.” Pagkasabi niya no&rsquo
NANG MAKAUWI NA si Ross ay agad din naman kaming nagpahingang tatlo nina Chadleen at Deon. The preggy was unusually silent tonight. Hindi naman sa maingay siya, talagang nakakapanibago lang na ganito siya ngayon.I sighed and moved to face him. Iyong isang braso ko ay nasa ilalim ng unan ko na pinapatungan ko naman ng ulo ko. I found Deon already staring at me. Hindi ako poetic na tao… or beast pero kita ko sa mga mata niyang puno siya ng mga bagay na gusto niyang sabihin sa akin.“Do you want to tell me something?” I finally asked him.Nakatitig lang talaga siya sa akin. Kahit hindi nagsasalita ay nangungusap nang lubusan ang mga mata niya.“Deon—”“You really didn’t feel anything earlier?” he asked, cutting me off.It was my turn to just stare at him with my lips pursed. I did… I was lowkey feeling it for him, but I was also highkey never going to let him know.