Greis and Rum (COMPLETED)

13- Choose

I don't know how long I stayed there until I felt someone sit next to me. I felt the fear fade away and I knew I wasn't alone anymore. That was like having a pair of hands pick you up and carry you to a place so peaceful. The silence between us was comfortable as he waited for me to speak.

"Isinugod ko sa ospital yung b-bata kasi nawalan siya ng malay." the feeling of floating in my own thoughts was still present but he was the one keeping me grounded, "It wasn't my life to interfere with pero kusa kumilos ang katawan ko. It felt familiar to me pero I never thought it was this draining. Tapos ngayon lang nagsink in na di ko na rin alam kung pano ko nagawang makaligtas nung ako mismo yung nangangailangan ng tulong. Daddy ko kasi di ko masaklolohan... Mahal ko ang nanay ko eh kaya kahit nasasaktan ako, for as long as I can keep her then it's fine. Pero nagawa niya paring iwanan ako." naiiyak ako, I want to cry so bad pero wala parin akong maiiyak. I looked up to his eyes; they were understanding.

"Ang sama sama ng loob ko." I crossed my arms and sighed. Masama ang loob ko pero wala akong magagawa kung hindi ay hintaying humupa ito. Ilang saglit pa ay tinawag kami ng ama ng bata, she's awake and she wanted to thank me. Naiirita ako sa sarili ko for helping, I really didn't have to do that dahil di naman ako Santa pero ginawa ko parin. Hindi ako obligado pero leche! Hindi ko maintindihan! I walked towards the first bed inside the ER where the kid was and saw her resting. Hindi ako umimik but Rumzuell did the talking to her dad habang nagtitinginan kaming dalawa ng bata "Thank you po." She reached for my hand but I moved away and placed it behind my back.

"I don't like being touched."

"S-Sorry po."

"Sorry ka nang sorry." I mumbled and realized bata pala ang kausap ko. Akala ko sarili ko. She heard me so she asked me to repeat it with "Po?"

"Wala, forget it. Wag ka nang magpapabugbog sa nanay mo."

"Binubugbog ka rin po ba?" ang daldal ng isang to. Umiling ako para matahimik na siya and to cut the conversation.

Nauna akong lumabas ng ER at dumiretso sa sariling kotse. God, the place was suffocating. Rum knocked on my window pero di ko siya pinagbuksan. I turned on the engine and drove away. Bahala na siya doon. May sarili naman siyang dalang kotse at alam niya ang daan pauwi kaya ayos lang na mapag-iwanan ko. Sana di niya ako masundan sa opisina so everything wouldn't cloud up in my head. Tsaka bakit ba siya ang pumunta, si Santana naman ang tinawagan ko. Nagpalit na ba sila ng phone? Tss!

Santana welcomed me and asked if I had lunch already. Mukha niya lunch, matapos hindi ako siputin ay kaya niya pang ngitian ako? The audacity.

"Get out." sambit ko nang nakitang may tao sa elevator. Nagsialisan naman sila and gave the whole lift to me and Santana "Ang sungit naman ano ba yan!" I heard her complaining next to me.

"I should be. I called you pero di ikaw ang dumating." Parang pinagpasahan na naman ako ng mga tao walanghiya naman. She reacted, "Hoy! Hindi ka tumawag sa akin. Check your call history, tanga naman niyan!" she rolled her eyes.

Shoot!

Hindi nga siya ang natawagan ko!

"Oh so sino?" She asked, grumpy because of what I accused her. I didn't answer so she repeated the question "Sino nga?" Si Rum lang naman ang natawagan ko.

Hindi ako nagsalita and walked straight to my office. Wala pa man ay iniisip ko na lang ang lakad ko bukas. Excited na ako dahil tutungo na naman ako ng La Union, I am very hands on and I know that they all know that. Meeting will be held there with the Architect of the project and the Head Engineer of my choice who excels too in the field, although the board and I discussed about me being involved in construction and engineering but I declined dahil marami ang aasikasuhin as resort owner and hotelier. Ayos lang yun and besides, nothing will be changed or added without my consent or without me knowing beforehand.