His Runaway Bride

Chapter 11: Aftermath

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! 🥰❤

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Jillian Klairo

Humihingal akong napadilat. Napaigik ako nang bumungad sa akin ang malabo at maliwanag na ilaw sa ceiling. Everything was still blurry. I can hear some background noise, such as beeping and chatters. I can't see anyone but their blurry heads, may dalawang babae na nakasuot ng puti, ang isa ay nasa kaliwa samantalang ang isa ay nasa kanan. I cannot make out anything from what I'm seeing because my head is pounding, I can feel the burning pain in my forehead.

I groaned in pain.

"The vital fluids worked, she's awake.." I heard the voice.

My legs and arms were hurting, as well as my head. Inspite of the noises, I heard approaching footsteps.

"Mr. Del Russo, we asked you to back away, while we treat her."

"J-Just let me hold her hand..I will stay out of your way..just please let me stay with her."

"Alright, but no interference." Mariin na sabi noong babae, I am pretty sure that she's a doctor.

"Thank you, Dra...Let me give this to her first.."

I felt something was placed on my eyes. It was my glasses, it felt slightly crooked pero maya-maya ay nakita ko na ang aking paligid. The bright light was in fact a ceiling light. May mga naaninag akong patient beds, naririnig na mahinang sirena ng ambulansya, at ang mga makina. 

I looked down and I am wearing my tank top and shorts, may naka-attach na oximeter sa kanang hintuturo ko. It was beeping silently. It just registered to me that I am in emergency room.

My eyes searched for Del Russo, nang makita ko siya ay bakas ang pag aalala sa kanyang gwapong mukha. He was holding my hand.

I want to tell him that I am fine, but clearly I am not because I am in pain, my legs are hurting even my wrists. It was like they were bruised.

"Ohh.." I groaned. Napiga ko ang kamay niya.

"Push five miligrams of acetaminophen in her I.V." Utos noong doctor na babae, sa isa pang doctor, na agad naman niya na ginawa. She was checking something on my forehead. The doctor on my right was wearing a white scrub cap and a white coat. Honey brown skin and caring eyes. I can't see her whole face since she's wearing a surgical blue mask.

Ramdam ko pa din ang mga mata sa akin ni Del Russo pati ang kanyang hawak sa aking kamay, ngunit hindi ko na ramdam ang sakit noong mga pasa at ang aking noo.

"Ms. Esperansa, I'm Dr. Valdez, I am the head of Plastics. I will take care of you, as well as my intern, Dr. Tillobos." I glanced at her, she's not wearing a white coat, naka-light blue siya na scrubs. She has short black hair, brown eyes, and has a friendly face. Nasa tabi niya si Del Russo. "Right now, I am cleaning up your wound. You sustained a facial laceration specifically to the midsection of your frontal or forehead. It was pretty bad, but you will be fine."

Hindi ako nakasagot. A facial lac? What happened? Bakit ako nandito? I can't quite remember anything. I was just in my apartment getting ready to sleep and then….Tony, 

That son of a bitch.

The gun, he pushed me, him on top of me. My heart started to thump. Something started beeping fast, it sounded like the oximeter attached to my finger.

"T-Tony, h-he," I can't even speak properly.

"Doc, she's having palpitations." Sabi noong intern matapos niyang tingnan ang bagay na nakakabit sa daliri ko.