I immediately pressed the doorbell of my cousin's unit as I confirmed that its unit number is 104. Here is the Building 2 of the Maple Tower Condominium, which is not far from my apartment but it's heavy traffic before I could go here.
He's so slow to open the door. What is he doing inside at this time? Did he go to his father's company? Oh no, not this time, please because I need his help.
I was about to press the doorbell again when the door suddenly opened and it was a disgusting view from inside. My cousin is kissing a girl while saying goodbye.
"I enjoyed the ride!" the girl informed in her flirtatious smile as if I do not exist in her sight.
"Yeah, whatever," my cousin answered in a bored look before letting the girl walk away from us.
Don't pretend that we're innocent 'cause we both know what ride they did. Just think of me, I'm pregnant.
"Why are you here, cousin?" he asked and he crossed his brows. I scanned him first from head to foot and he's wearing a white shirt and black boxer shorts. I diverted my sight inside his unit, in the living room.
"Before asking me, let me in first, okay?" I asked surlily while pointing to the living room.
He led me inside and offered the gray sofa for me. I immediately took it because my legs are tired even after just five minutes of walking from the first floor up to the third floor. I even used the elevator but then, I'm still tired.
"I'll get change. Wait for me here," he ordered before leading inside his room.
I roamed my sight inside his unit. It's quite good, the walls are painted in gray and the ceiling is painted in dirty white. It's also clean and has not too many things. A hanging TV was placed on the wall and below it was a long small drawer.
There is a narrow coffee table in front of me with a bottle of wine on top.
The kitchen is after the living room, on the right side while the rooms are on the left side. I saw the middle door opened and Arvie came out.
He's now wearing a short, walking towards the armchair in front of me.
"What's the matter? Let's talk about that." He offered me a glass of wine but I refused because of my baby.
"I badly need your help, Arvie. Do me a favor," I pleaded.
I told him right away what brought me here because I don't know where to start, other than being direct to the point.
His brows were crossed as he put the wine in his glass. "Anything for my favorite cousin, it's my pleasure," he answered in her calm voice and his brows were no longer crossed. I just rolled my eyes because of seems like he's not taking it seriously.
I took a deep sigh before telling him, "Be my baby's father." My voice croaked and he suddenly spits the wine to me from his filthy mouth.
"What the hell, Arvie! It's disgusting!" I exclaimed as I reached the tissue near the bottle of wine. It's so disgusting because it came from his filthy mouth, knowing that he kissed a girl lately and it's not just her lips for sure.
"Are you serious? Are you out of your mind?" he asked in a frown while he's wiping his lips.
"Do I look like I'm joking? Would I waste my time for a nonsense prank?" I asked sarcastically.
His brows were crossed and his expression is like trying to understand what I meant.
"I'm pregnant, Arvie, and that jerk is the father but he wants me to abort the baby which is contradicted to what I should do. I'm not a murderer of my child," I explained while my eyes are pleasing him to understand my situation.
"But you're still young, Sanya. You're just seventeen for Pete's sake!" he emphasized.
I looked down while playing my hands in nervousness. I have the thought that he will tell my parents and I'm begging all the saints not to let him do.
"I know... I know that I made a big mistake but I can't go back in time just to change it." I almost whispered without meeting his gaze.
I feel the tension between us and it became more uncomfortable because of our deep sighs.
"Asking me that favor is ridiculous, Sanya. If you want to fix this mess as soon as possible, your only choice is to tell to your parents," he advised.
I immediately shook my head, not convinced with his suggestion because my parents will probably disown me. He already told it that I'm just seventeen and it is a shame on my family so I insisted not to follow it.
"I can't be what you want to, that's not my child. We're cousins, aren't you embarrassed?!" he raised his voice. He's now staring at me with a frustrated expression.
"Who told you that we're the parents?" I asked in confusion. Even to myself, I don't know what exactly my plan is.
"I don't understand what you're trying to do," he stated in his lower voice while his brows were crossed. He took a sip again in his wine while directly looking at me.
Does it mean that he'll agree with my condition?
"I will stay here until giving birth. I'll just take online classes to continue my study. Arvie, I'm dead once they find out about my pregnancy. I can't live outside, I can't stay there even just for a day. No, never," I pleaded, hoping that he will agree.
He's playing with his glass of wine while watching how it circulates inside. "You're not careful. Look at me, I fuck different girls but none of them were pregnant aside those girls who are claiming that I'm the father even if nothing happened," he explained seriously and I rolled my eyes for emphasizing my mistake.
Yeah. Does he need to highlight my impulsiveness?
I massaged my forehead because of confusion then get back my sight on him. My eyes narrowed.
"It's already here, cousin. All I need is your help. I'll go back to my apartment and continue my life. You'll just take care of her and pretend that my baby is yours until I found a perfect timing for making it right," I explained, sounds pleasing.
He face-palmed in frustration too as I pressure him to decide, especially to agree. He face-palmed again as he glanced at me. "Look, I'm not ready for that. I'm also busy with my work. I will be the CEO sooner," he highlighted.
"The time is yours. You can still do your responsibility on your Dad's company beside Uncle already wants a baby," I commented.
"Sanya, don't you understand what I'm trying to imply? Even if I own your child, it's still not acceptable to anyone. It's your responsibility, not mine!" he stated. His voice was mixed with confusion and anger, as his brows were crossed and his eyes widened.
He has a point. If Uncle found out the truth, they will be confused too because why did I let Arvie took my child. Some will wonder too and will have a conclusion that I'm having a relationship with my cousin.
I saved all the guts and I looked directly into his eyes.
"Arvie, please let me leave here. I still don't have another plan aside from this. I'll stay here for a while and I promise that I'll try to find a better solution. Just let me stay..." I did the puppy eyes which I never did to anyone even to my worthless ex-boyfriend.
He took a deep breath and finished his wine.
"Well..."