THE DAY LUNA learned she was expecting, she went to Ella’s flat. Si Ella lamang ang natitirang tao na alam niyang pupuntahan niya at alam niyang hindi huhusga sa kaniya. Plants, books, and dim lighting adorned Ella’s comfortable abode. Wearing an oversized sweater, she sat on the couch, curled up and holding a mug of tea in her hands.
May pag-aalala namang umupo si Ella sa tapat ng kaibigan.
Ella softly broke the silence between them by saying, “Luna, you haven’t spoken anything since you arrived here.”
Tipid na ngumiti si Luna.
Nawala ang ngiti ni Ella. “Luna, what’s going on? You can tell me.”
Luna inhaled shakily. “I… I don’t even know how to say it, Ella.”
“Try me.”
Nag-angat ng tingin si Luna. “I’m pregnant.”
Ella gaped. The words dropped into the room like a stone into sti
