Karina never really had the nausea, the weird cravings, or the crazy mood swings when she was pregnant.

Kabaliktaran pa nga yata yung sa kanya.

She was calmer when she was pregnant. Her mental fortitude was like that of steel. Kahit na ang dami niyang worries, Karina remained strong physically and mentally. 

Hanggang ngayon, hindi niya alam kung paano niya nagawa yun. Iniwan na nga ng boyfriend but she remained super positive about everything. 

Sa tingin ni Karina, nagawa lang niya yun because she was literally carrying another life inside her. That was her driving force to remain healthy. 

Even though wala siyang weird cravings, Karina sought something specific: cake. It's something she really hated.

Hindi naman kasi mahilig si Karina sa mga sweets so inis na inis siya kapag naghahanap siya ng cake. Specifically, tiramisu.

Ang hirap! 

Of all things to crave, yung cake pa talaga na may bawal na ingredient — caffeine.

Karina is a coffee drinker. Parang kulang na nga she injects caffeine in her bloodstream to be able to function as an ER nurse. 

But as soon as she found out she was pregnant, Karina quit coffee cold turkey. Alam naman niya na pwede mag kape basta hindi lagpas 12oz. But Karina was pretty adamant to stay off it. 

She wanted to be as healthy as ever considering she was chugging coffee like it was water (unknowingly) while already two months pregnant.

Hindi naman nahirapan si Karina. Akala niya she would have extreme withdrawals and crave for it everyday pero hindi naman. Wala yatang addictive personality si Karina.

Yun nga lang, her love for caffeine manifested in a different form. 

Yes, Karina didn't have all those pregnancy symptoms but she was so strict sa diet niya. 

Hindi nahirapan si Karina cutting out all the bawal sa kanya pero nag struggle ng konti si Winter. 

Giselle and Ning were very cool with Karina's demands, albeit hindi masyado nag dedemand si Karina. But since si Winter ang palaging kasama ni Karina, she had the short end of the stick.

Nakikita niya yung dilemma ni Karina. Naawa nga siya when Karina got so frustrated for craving tiramisu cake. 

Nahirapan si Winter para kay Karina. Ang struggle ay yung makita si Karina na hindi makain yung mga gusto niyang kainin. 

Like one time, gustong-gusto ni Karina kumain ng shawarma. Winter wasted no time buying it. Pero pagdating ni Winter sa condo ni Karina, she found Karina annoyed. 

"I can't even eat that, Win," padabog niyang sabi. Tinapon niya yung phone niya sa couch at nag pout.

Confused naman si Winter kung bakit hindi pwede. Wala naman yatang bawal sa shawarma. Fully cooked naman yung meat. 

"Bakit naman? I don't think may bawal ka dito?" 

"Hindi natin alam kung paano nila ginawa ang tatziki sauce! Or if the dairy they used is pasteurized!" Karina frowned. "Plus yung raw veggies nila. Hindi natin alam how they cleaned and stored it." 

"Ha?" Confused na tanong ni Winter. "I'm sure it's clean, Karina. Hindi naman to madami. I'm sure you'll be fine."

"Yes, I'll be fine but what about my baby, Winter? Will she be fine? Ayokong mag take ng risk." 

Mag reason out pa sana si Winter but she remembered na hindi siya ang buntis. At lalo na hindi niya katawan ito. May point din naman si Karina. Anything could go wrong sa baby so best be careful. 

So she just sighed and put the shawarma in the fridge. Nag remind na lang siya sa sarili niya na kainin yung extra shawarma the next day.

Sighing, Winter walked towards Karina and caressed her back. "What do you