They Don't Know About Us

Chapter 31

Kiera sat on the chair and started to feel nauseous. The news about Kai's baby made her feel like her knees were about to give out. She felt like the world around her was spinning, and she's beginning to feel sick. She looked at Kenny who was just as shocked and devastated as her. "She can't be pregnant," she told her.

Kenny stared at her unsure with what to say or how to react. "The tests don't lie, Kiers."

Kiera nodded, but then she shook her head. "Sometimes nagkakamali naman, right? The tests may be almost always accurate, but the chances of it being wrong is still there; maybe it was a false reading or something."

Kenny gave her a worried look. "False positives do happen but from what I was told, mas common pa yung false negative. They did the test twice and it both came back positive. One wrong test, fine, pero dalawa? The chances are slim, Kiers. Kai was pregnant. She was about to become a mom," she hid her face on the palm of her hands and let out a cry.

Kiera cried with her. "He murdered his own kid. They should be able to charge him with the murder of his unborn child. I don't get it, ate. I just don't. Did Omar force her to have sex with him? Because if he did, makakapatay talaga ako ng tao. Mapapatay ko talaga yang Omar na yan."

Kenny frowned. "What do you mean? I mean they're in a relationship, so I'm assuming—"

Kiera shook her head. "She said she wasn't sexually active with him. Last I remember was biniro ko pa sya if she was able to keep her promise to herself na she'll save the sex until after marriage. She said she was able to. I mean—unless she lied to me."

Kenny frowned. "I don't really ask, Kiers, so I don't know," she said truthfully.

"How the hell am I going to tell my mom and dad na not only is ate fighting for her life, but we already lost a family member, too. Pano ko yun sasabihin sa kanila, ate? A tiny family member. I can't. The baby's barely formed, yet he or she never got a chance at life. At lahat yun kagagawan ng tatay nya," Kiera ended up punching the wall behind her which caught the attention of the guard and the receptionist. "I'm sorry," she swallowed.

The loud pound on the wall made Kenny jump. She took both Kiera's arms and held her hands together in front of her. "Girl, hospital toh. Hindi boxing gym. We're not like Omar. We're not aggressive people. 'Wag tayo manira ng gamit o manakit ng tao and that includes ourselves, baka tayo pa ang makukulong ng di oras," she tried to lighten the mood while she rubbed Kiera's knuckles to make them feel better. Although, she felt it was probably an inappropriate time to joke around. She knows that the baby was a significant loss for Kai and her family, so she felt like Kiera had every right to be as upset as she was. "Kiers, I know this is hard. I'm sorry nagju-joke pako, that was so insensitive of me. I just can't make you do anything stupid kasi alam kong ang intense na ng mga pangyayari, you don't want to add pa sa mga iisipin ng mommy't daddy nyo at lalo ni Kai. I need to make sure you're as calm as I can get you to be because kelangan ka at kekelanganin ka pa lalo ng ate mo ngayon. Ikaw naman magpapaka-ate sa kapatid mo. You're taking up the responsibility that she normally carries for all of you kaya lakasan mo yung loob mo. Now's not the time para magpadalos-dalos sa mga bagay na gagawin at sasabihin mo. There are things to be done and things to be dealt with. I just don't want you to be overwhelmed. You can't do that with an injured hand, kaya please, kalma lang. Gaya ng sabi ko, alam ko hindi madali, but for Kai's sake, tatagan mo pa lalo yung loob mo. Alam kong hindi ako ang ate mo, pero as one of her closest friends, I feel the need to take care of you lalo habang hindi pa kaya ng ate mo."

Kiera stared at their hands while tears continued to pour down her face. "Sorry, ate. Ako dapat yung nagsosorry, I know I can be immature, but you're right. For ate's sake, I have to step up. Sya naman ang may kelangan samin ngayon. Ang hirap pala. Ang hirap pala maging ate ko. I didn't know. She carried herself so well, ate Ken. She made it all look so easy pero ang hirap-hirap pala. She ran around taking care of everybody, may pandemic pa yan ng lagay na yan the past couple of years, pero never sya nag-reklamo. I knew she was tired, but I didn't know the load she was carrying was this heavy. I feel bad, ate. Sana mabigyan pako ng chance para makabawi sa ate ko."