Falling in Love in London

Chapter 18

Chapter 18

I had no idea where we are going until Connagh drove all the way to the hospital which I came into my senses that this is a real emergency. Mas lalo naman akong kinabahan because everything was good to us before and now we're heading down this situation. Hindi talaga maganda na sobra-sobra sa kasi in the end, there's always something that will break that happiness.

Should I expect worse about this?

"Parents mo ba ang nasa hospital?" nag-aalala kong tanong sa kanya. Umiling naman siya sa tanong. "If it's not your parents, who could it be?"

"He's someone you've particularly known somewhere," he said and that made me confused a little more.

When we finally reached the hospital, he parked his car and then we stepped out his car straight inside the premises. He tightly held on my hand as we went inside the private room. Kinilabutan pa ang buo kong katawan pagkapasok ng kwarto dahil binati kami ng lamig ng kwarto. I was still guessing who could be inside this room until my eyes met who's lying down on the hospital bed.

"Maurice?" I muttered.

"You know him, right?"

Mabilis na tumapon ang paningin ko sa kanya at dahan-dahang tumango. I'm trying to guess inside my head how he figured out that I know Maurice. But I set aside that thought for a minute when Maurice's condition is what we were seeing right now. Iniwas ko ang tingin ko kay Connagh at binaling sa direksyon ni Maurice. Someone's sitting beside his bed. She's a girl, but pretty young than his age. She could be his daughter if I'm guessing it correctly.

"Maurice... what happened?" I asked as I got closer to them. Connagh walked behind me. Nauna na talaga akong maglakad. I was really worried about his condition right now.

The lady reached out to me. "Dad had a heart attack this morning," she said and I gasped as I was shocked hearing about it. Napatakip na lamang ang kamay ko sa bibig habang pino-proseso ko sa utak ko ang nalaman ko ngayon.

"H-how?" I asked, obviously stuttering 'cause of how shook I am.

"He was stressed from work," she explained. "Our flower shop business in the Columbia Road wasn't getting much of customers these past few weeks so we're actually in debt right now for all the flowers we haven't got to pay."

Isang malalim na buntong-hininga ang kanyang pinakawalan. Ramdam ko 'yong bigat ng damdamin niya nang sabihin niya iyon. It's hard to talk about those kinds of things lalo na sa taong hindi naman kakilala. I'm wondering what the point of my presence here is, but I'm already worried and concerned about their situation so it's good to know that Maurice went okay now.

"Thank you for being here," she continued. "And to you Mister Macek. Your help has been innumerable to our little business and to our family. You've been kind to us and we know you don't have to put us in a private room like this. You know we can't pay you."

Connagh smiled and nodded. "I know and it's alright. This isn't too much for me and I'd like to help your family and of course, Maurice who has been good to me for years. This is just my way of helping your family."

"You've been helping us since then and we can't be more grateful about it," she said. "Do you guys want to eat something? I can run-up to the store real quick."

"No, it's alright, you don't have to bother," Connagh said. "We're here just to check out Maurice and seeing him in a good condition made me feel okay as well."

"Great," she smiled. "Stay as long as you want, you know you're never a bothered to us."

"Thanks, Claire," Connagh said.