Call Me SHERLOCK

Goodbye Love Goodbye

Gaya ng inaasahan ko, malakas na bumukas ang pinto.

"Holy shit!" Bungad ng pamilyar na boses ng lalaki.

Uncle Ricky??? What the hell is he doing here?

Pinanatili kong nakapikit ang mga mata ko.

I was in fact, getting to the point where I was almost legitimately sliding back into unconsciousness when I heard his voice again.

"Por dios por santo! Glaiza?! Glaiza gumising ka!"

Naririnig ko si Uncle Ricky pero unti unting nanlalabo ang paningin ko. Gusto kong sumagot pero parang mabigat ang mga labi ko at hindi ko mabuka ang mga ito.

"May doktor ba sa isla na to?! Tumawag kayo ng doktor!" Pautos nyang sigaw

"Yes Sir!"

"Glaiza, hija... Glaiza, stay with me. Okay? Hahanap tayo ng tulong." naramdaman kong hinahawi ng uncle Ricky ang hibla ng mga buhok sa pisngi ko.

I tried my very best to open my eyes, very slowly and turned my head to look at him. He was keeping up his tough guy façade, but I'd known him long enough to see the panic and worry in his eyes. I felt a swell of affection for him. He really was a good guy and he was one of the few people who cared about me.

"Dyos ko! Salamat naman at nagising ka. Ang akala ko~." Hindi nya nagawang ituloy ang sasabihin at nakita kong napahilamos sya ng kanyang mga palad at nagpahid ng mga mata.

He's crying???

"Uncle? B-Bakit ka nandito?" I asked in genuine confusion.

"Long story, kid. Suffice it to say, I had a ping on Rainey's car. Kaya agad kaming lumipad dito. Buti na lang at hindi pa naging huli ang lahat sayo kahit pa huli na ito sa kanila." Saad nya sabay lingon sa dalawang bangkay sa lapag.

"Trillo and Rainey are dead, Sir. Pero itong isa, humihinga pa."

Napalingon si Uncle Ricky sa isang lalaki sa likuran at kahit di ko na sundang ang tingin nito, kilala ko ang boses nito.

"Sige na Jak. Tumawag ka na ng rescue team. Kailangan na nating bumalik ng Manila." Maotoridad nyang sabi at agad namang sumunod ang lalaki.

"Alright, kid, what happened here?" Baling nya sa akin.

Humugot ako ng isang napakalalim na buntong hininga pero agad naman akong napangiwi ng bigla kong naramdaman ang sakit sa tagiloran ko at dibdib.

But I told myself, now is my chance. It had only been about two minutes since Rhian had run out. She couldn't have been far. She might not even have been out on the highway yet if she'd had to maneuver around the cop cars. I told myself I didn't owe her anything. I told myself I owed her less than nothing for leaving me like this in the first place.

Part of me, a pretty God damn large part of me, was so angry I couldn't stand it. That part wanted to tell Uncle Ricky what she'd done. I wanted to watch as he slapped the cuffs on her and she was marched off to face the trial court or jail.

But then there was the other part of me... the part that was a giant fucking chump who was remembering how her lips taste when she kissed me before she disappeared. The part that remembered she'd told me exactly what to do before she'd left. That part remembered that she waited for me to wake up before she even thought about leaving... That part remembered how she'd made me feel like I deserve the whole world even just a handful amount of seconds...