Gunita [EDITING]

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"Girl, tulala ka na naman." It felt like a sudden jolt crawled through my head when Tims snapped his fingers in front of me, kaya napabalik ako sa realidad.

"Sorry... sorry," sambit ko at napahilamos na lang ng mukha. Ilanga raw na rin sumali nang mangyari 'yung insidente. I've been trying to reach Uno, but he never answered my calls. I also tried to ask his firm, but they too, do not have an inkling what happened to Uno after he tended his resignation letter.

Sobrang daming nangyari sa iisang araw na 'yun, na hanggang ngayon pakiramdam ko bangungot lang... tapos hindi pa rin ako nagigising.

Pero hindi, e.

Nasa realidad pa rin ako kahit ano'ng gawin ko.

"Kanina pala, dumating 'yung Prosecutor na may hawak sa collision ni Ali." Napalingon ako kay Tims habang naga-update siya ng EMR ng patients. "Basta ewan, narinig ko lang din sa mga nurses sa VIP. Summary, the case ended up close raw and accident lang daw ang nangyari."

"What the hell?"

Tims shrugged, "May sira raw 'yung kotse kaya nagkagano'n. Buti na nga lang daw sa barricade tumama at walang nadamay, although sobrang lala ng casualty nga lang..."

I wanted to go to Chen, but I still could not leave my post. Pinilit ko na nga lang na mag-duty ngayon, total hindi naman ako naka-on call for 24-hours ngayon. The wound was not deep. Wala namang na-harm na organs, pero ang sabi ng Chief namin magpahinga muna raw ako—but I couldn't just leave my duty kung kaya ko naman. I wasn't risking my life rin naman, anyway. Atsaka, information wasn't released to the public about what happened... but of course, Gio had to report it. I just really had to beg for him not to tell my Dad.

Sobrang stressed na niya sa lahat ng mga nangyayari... I can't afford to give him another. I still could not even forget how his face went pale, and how he broke down in front of me when he learned about how my mom died. But dad knows how to be calculative and careful of his actions.

In anyway, we can't do anything pa rin naman kung laban lang din sa mga Jerardo... we're family, even by blood, but basically, they could just forget about it and treat us as their enemies.

I would care less if walang madadamay... if hindi madadamay 'yung mga kaibigan ko. 'Yung pamilya ko.

Pero ang daming damay.

Ang hirap-hirap.

"Uno? Hindi mo pa rin ma-contact?"

I sighed. Napagod na lang yata ako kakaiyak kaya kahit gusto ko, parang wala na'kong kayang ilabas.

I was just angry, and confused. Hindi ko maintindihan kung ano'ng gusto ni Uno. Ano'ng pahinga? Akala ko ba lalaban din siya, pero bakit... kung kailan kailangan ko siya, saka niya ako iniwan?

Why are they all making it hard for me?

Do I really not deserve to be happy?

"He even left his ring," I uttered. I was furious that day, but I couldn't just lose his ring... after all, he's still my husband. And I love Uno... so bad. But this? Hindi ko maintindihan. Kahit saan ko tignan, hindi ko maintindihan.

I just could not understand the root cause of all that's happening... I know my family, Ali's, or Chen's might have something to do with what's happening, pero ano'ng magagawa ko? I don't have evidences that would point to them. The video against Fallon? That would just ruin his reputation, not everyone else. Of course, the Juarez could pull their strings and do everything they can just to put an end to it.