CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
Lost
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"ITO ang nagiging resulta kapag pinipilit ang utak. If memories are meant to come back, it will be back eventually. You don't need to force her brain to remember. Especially when the cause of her amnesia is a very tragic and traumatic one."
"Will she gonna be okay, doc?"
"She will. But let's wait for her neurologist for the exact and accurate findings."
"Thank you, Doc."
"You're welcome. I need to go now. Gerard, puntahan ko lang si Gael."
"Sige, Lionel. Susunod ako."
Naririnig ko ang mga boses nila pero hindi ko maimulat agad ang mga mata ko. Sobrang bigat ng pakiramdam ko, lalo na ng aking ulo.
"Have you called her family already, babe?" boses iyon ni Gerard.
"Yes. Alam na nila ang nangyari. Papunta na sila rito," boses naman iyon ni Jayce.
Dahan-dahan kong iminulat ang mga mata ko. Malabong mga imahe ng tao ang bumungad sa akin.
"Vien? Vien, how are you feeling?" pagdalo ni Jayce.
Napangiwi ako sa kirot mula sa ulo ko. Madalas ko naman itong maramdaman noon pero mas lalong lumala ngayon.
Nagliwaliw sandali ang mata ko sa paligid hanggang sa mapagtanto kong nasa isang hospital na ako. Pilit kong inalala ang mga huling nangyari.
We were in Kiltepan. I was with my team, Jayce, and... Gael.
Nang muling maalala si Gael at lahat ng pinag-usapan namin sa Kiltepan peak, mabilis nagparamdam ang mga luha sa gilid ng mata ko. I wanted to talk to Jayce but my body's too weak. My head's aching. Everything's so fragile about me.
"Vien, it's okay. We need you to rest, okay?" Pinunasan ni Jayce ang butil ng luha na umagos sa gilid ng mukha ko. "Just rest, Vienna. Everything will be fine. Papunta na rito sina Tita."
"Jay..." I slowly uttered. "Where's Gael?"
Jayce and Gerard looked at each other for a moment. They seemed hesitant to answer my question. Nagpalipat-lipat lang ang tingin ko sa kanila.
"Can I talk to him? Can you tell him to come here?" muli kong salita.
"Vien... Ano kasi... The doctor said you need to rest. Nagpapahinga rin si Gael. Please don't think about anything too much. We need you to rest for now."
"Nagpapahinga? What happened to him?" naiiyak kong tanong ulit.
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