Im Finally Yours

Chapter 6

Kobie

"Mommy"

Ano?!

Yumakap agad si Andi sa batang babae. habang napatingin si manang sa akin na parang nag tataka bakit magkasama kaming dalawa. 

May baby na nga si Andi. Baby, as in anak.

Mali na naamn yung akala  ko sa baby niya. So does it mean that shes already married?

But I didnt see any wedding ring sa kamay niya kanina. Yun una kong tinignan eh 

Wow, that was a hell of a surprise.

Nalungkot akong bigla. Kanina ang saya saya tapos ngayon iba na naman. 

Three years was really a very long time. A lot obviously has happened and changed between us. 

Ano nga ba ang mga nangyari?

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Flashback. 

"Anak why dont you go home and have rest muna. Kami naman ang mag babantay dito kay mika." my mom said.

"Yes kobie, we wont leave her side so you dont have to worry that shell gonna be alone here." Mika's mom added. 

We are currently in the hospital where mika is confined for the last 2 days. Im holding her hand whispers " I love you" to her. I know she can hear me. 

Almost 9 months na since bumalik ako ng States with her and mom. We were able to convince her to undergo chemotheraphy, blood transfusion and stem cell transplant. No expenses were spared. Lahat ay ginawa ng parents niya para gumaling siya. 

The 6 months to live verdict that the doctor gave her, was extended. 

But right now, her condition has worsen. The doctor already advised us that mikas life is soon to end anytime now. they have done everything they could pero may hangganan talaga ang lahat. 

Its her fate. We just have to prepare ourselves. Am I really prepared na mawala siya?

The answer is a big NO!

Thats why I dont want to leave her side. Ayaw kong umalis baka wala na siya pagbalik ko.

Pero napilitan na rin akong umalis muna dahil I need to shower, change my clothes na rin and grab something to eat. Ayaw na ayaw kasi ni mika na nalilipasan ako ng gutom. Isa yan sa nagustuhan ko sa kanya, yung pagiging maaalahanin. 

Kahit man lang yung ang magawa ko na ikatuwa niya sigurado dahil para sa kanya ito. 

Pagkatapos kong kumain at magbihis bumalik ako agad ng hospital but I panicked when i saw the doctors inside the room. They were checking the apparatus connected to her. 

I looked at her, shes breathing heavily and gasping at the same tim like shes running out of air. 

Niyakap akong bigla ni mom. shes crying, as well as mika's mom. 

This is it. The time has come. Even if i wanted to hold Mikas hand and hug her, hindi na pwede. 

"We are very sorry for your loss." one of the doctors said Mikas mom then they left.

Nag simula na akong umiyak. I wanted to shout and curse or do something just to ease the pain and loneliness I felt.

Pero tumingin nalang ako sa mukha niya. I want to memorize every details of her face. She looks at peace now, with no trace of pain.

I mentally prayed for her soul and left the room devastated. 

I grieved silently. Nag kulong lang ako sa room habang hinihintay ang internment niya.