Baby 6

"Kahit naman wala kang balak ipakilala sa akin ang magiging anak natin gusto ko lumabas pa rin syang malusog."

Hindi ko alam kung anong dapat kong maramdaman sa sinabi nya.

Guilt?

Shame?

Disappointment?

Maybe a bit of all those.

Napayuko ako.

Naramdaman kong may dumamping labi sa ulo kong nakayuko.

"Wag ka na masyado mag-isip, makakasama kay baby yan kung sakaling meron na nga. Just rest. I'm going to work now."  at tumayo na nga sya at lumabas ng bathroom.

Habang ako, eto naguguluhan.

Hindi ko maiwasan mapaisip sa mga ikinikilos nya.

Bakit?

Eh kasi nga, wala naman dapat feelings involved dito sa gagawin namin.

Gusto kong magkaroon ng anak at sya ang napili kong maging sperm donor.

Tinatanong nyo kung bakit?

Hello!

Praktikal lang ako!

Mahal kaya ng artificial insemination!

I'd rather spend the money on my baby's needs kaya I decided to go for the natural method.

Wala akong boyfriend so I looked for a friend na willing.

Kaso, I don't have guy friends.

The only man I come in contact with is my boss.

3 years na akong secretary ni Mr. Dominic Royce Barton.

And I've seen him date a parade of different women in those 3 years.

Marami sa kanila ang nagclaim na naanakan nya but none succeeded to ensnare him.

DNA tests always acquits him.

He dated 36 women in those 3 years.

One for each month.

Oops my bad!

Two women for November because for some unknown reason he doesn't want to date anyone in December.

How do I know?

'Coz I'm the one who always pulls him out of trouble.

I'm the one who takes care of the flowers, the restaurants, the hotels and the break-up jewelry.

I therefore conclude that , he won't mind the loss of just a few sperm cells considering the way he's been "donating" it.

But...

Since I know he's not attracted to me, I still have to convince him to agree to my plan.

And before you think I'm a spinster na mawawala na sa kalendaryo at magsasara na ang matris, think again!

I'm Mary Anne Enriquez, 25 years old, a healthy single woman.

Gusto kong magkaroon ng anak para may kasama ako sa pagtanda ko.

Gusto ko yung parang magkabarkada lang kami.

Selfish ko ba?

Oo sige na selfish na ako dahil hindi ko naisip na lalaki ang anak ko na walang kinikilalang ama.

Pero bakit ako?

Wala rin naman akong ama.

Lumaki rin akong walang ina.

Namatay kasi ang nanay ko pagkapanganak sa akin.

Sabi nila mamu dahil daw yon sa sobrang sama ng loob ng nanay ko sa tatay ko.

Iniwan kasi sya nung malaman na buntis sya.

In short, sperm donor ang peg ng tatay ko.