Miss Moon (Misses Series #3)

Chapter 26

"Misis," tawag sa akin ng nurse habang nakatayo kami ni Phoenix sa tabi ng ICU na tinitingnan ang natutulog na si Keiran.

Our family and friends went home but Karaleen and Marco stayed. The kids went home with my family as the couple wanted to stay here with us.

"Stable na po ang pasyente pero kailangan po natin siyang panatilihin sa ICU para po ma-monitor ang kanyang kalagayan. Kakausapin po kayo ni Doc, mamaya. May pasyente lang po siyang inasikaso." sabi ng nurse sa amin at umalis na rin siya.

Agad namang binalot ni Phoenix ang kanyang kamay sa balikat ko.

"Nix, di ko na ata kakayanin ang nangyayari kay Keiran." iyak ko. "Hindi ko na kayang nakikita siyang ganito." dugtong ko pa.

"Selene," tawag sa akin ni Karaleen.

"I know this is a bad timing to say but—"

"Dareios already found you."

Napatingin kaming tatlo kay Phoenix. Hindi ako makapaniwala sa sinasabi niya.

"Paanong nahanap? Bakit hinahanap niya pa rin ako, Nix?"

"He wanted to help." Marco said.

"Why does that bastard wanted to help us?" Phoenix said in a deep tone. Sounded angry.

"Selene was his dream girl... or more like his first love." Marco explained as if he's telling a joke in a serious time.

"Marco, pag kami niloloko mo, malilintikan ka talaga sa akin." Phoenix said as he wanted to punch Marco.

"I'm not joking! Why would I joke in a time like this? Sige nga. And dude, you know that man, he can have anything he wants." he said to Phoenix then he looked at me.

"And he wanted to help the kid. He knew his fault that night and he knew that Keiran isn't his child." patuloy na paliwanag ni Marco.

"You aren't just hiding from Phoenix but you're also hiding from Dareios. In fact, you're hiding from the whole world, Selene." Karaleen said as he held both of my hands.

"Let him help you, Selene." Karaleen said as she looked at Keiran and then me.

After that confrontation, they headed home and said to come back tomorrow. So now, me and Phoenix are left outside the ICU, not wanting to let our child alone in his battle.

"You know," I started a conversation.

I felt Phoenix stared at me but I didn't look at him. I just looked at Keiran.

"He was ready to give up when he's just two. He almost didn't survive one of his attacks." I said to him, suprisingly I did not cried.

"But he was a brave kid." I said then touched the glass between us and our child.

"When he opened his eyes, two days after his attack. He said 'Papa'," and then my voice cracked.

I clearly remember that day.

Bago palang ang balita na may sakit si Keiran kaya naman hindi ko alam ang gagawin at buong gabi akong hindi natulog, nagbabakasaling magising ang anak.

The Doctors also said that my son could not make it anytime. But I believed in him. I believe that he could fight this.

And I was right, he opened his eyes after two days of being admitted here. The reason why I felt so relieved and happy at the same time.

"Baby Kei, are you okay now? Hmm?" I asked my two-year old son.

He seemed lost and not coming back so I thought he was dreaming.

"P-Papa," he whispered in a second then fell asleep again.

That was the time I thought of him meeting his father. But I can't just casually asked the two men who I had sex with years ago. That's why it took me five years to build some courage.

"You don't have to worry now. I'm here. I'm here for you and for our son." Phoenix said as he kissed my head.

The next few days, Phoenix was talking with Dareios. We saw each other after a long time but I let Phoenix talked to him.

We settled everything and let our past be burried behind us and just move on.

"I'm sorry for what I did in the past, theá mou. That was very a bad boy move of mine."

"Stop calling her names, dude. She's engaged to me already." Phoenix reacted.

I giggled at that.

"Chill, birdie. I also had a family of mine. I got married two years ago. Keep up with me, alright?"

The two continued bickering because of me and the past but they would just joked around and talked about the important things, so I let them do their job.

While I was left alone at the hospital, I felt like I was dying. Keiran's slowly slipping away from us. I can feel it. I can't sleep nor eat properly since I wanted to be by his side no matter what but I needed to... for the baby.

"This is not healthy for you anymore, Amaya!" Ate Luna scolded me when she saw me standing outside the ICU.

"Ate, I just wanted to be with my son." I explained to her.

"And you are pregnant, for goodness sake, May."

I just looked at Keiran and held the glass window between us.

Mama will just going to rest for a while, baby. I'll come back very soon. I said in my mind, hoping that it could reach out to him.

I love you, Keiran.