A Victim's Aftermath [MEDICAL SERIES #2]

CHAPTER 20: Fireflies

Hello

MEDICAL JARGON AHEAD 

1. Trauma Series - Complete x-ray ng spinal cord with x-ray and CT scan. Ginagawa iyan sa mga pasyenteng naaksidente. 

2. THOC - Transfer To Hospital of Choice. It's a waiver na kailangang pirmahan ng ptient/relative if gustong mag-transfer ng hospital.

 3. Hemoperitoneum - may pamumuo ng dugo sa loob ng tiyan pero sa labas ng mga internal organs.

4. Packed RBC - Packed red blood cell. Isang klase 'yan ng dugo na isinasalin na pure RBC lang ang laman.

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JAYLA

BABASAHIN ko pa lang sana ang mga messages nila nang tumawag ulit si Ate Kyla. Mabilis ko nang sinagot iyon. "Hello, Ate Kyla?"

"Jayla? Where's Nicco?"

"Natutulog pa po, Ate. Bakit po—"

"Did Kuya Lux contact him? Nandyan na ba siya? May balita ba kay Kuya?"

Teka lang, TMI. Mej nalilito ko sa mga ganap, kagigising ko pa lang cyst ano na? "May mga missed call po si Kuya Lux and wala pa po siya dito—"

Mas naloka ko nang biglang nag-hysterical si Ate Kyla from the other line. Medyo confused pa rin ako sa mga kaganapan.

Totoo ang kasabihan ng barkada namin: Biruin mo na si Sabrinang lasing, huwag lang si Jayla na bagong gising.

"Teka lang po, Ate. Ano po bang nangyayari?" tanong ko.

Nicco jolted awake as well. "Sino 'yan, Bee?" he asked while yawning, one eye still closed.

"Kuya Lux is in danger!" Ate Kyla's words are like ice that showered over me.

I stood up straight and cleared my mind. "What do you mean po Kuya Lux is in danger?"

Nahimasmasan na rin si Nicco at napatayo na rin sa tabi ko. I turned the call into speaker mode para marinig ni Nicco si Ate Kyla.

"Magkausap kami nina Kuya at Mommy kanina through viber habang papunta diyan si Kuya. He said he was trying to call Nicco pero wala raw sumasagot. Then we heard loud tires screeches and car horns then Kuya's line went out—"

Hindi na natuloy ni Ate ang pag-explain dahil inagaw ni Nicco sakin ang phone niya then he dialled Kuya Lux' number. He crumpled his own hair while waiting for someone to answer.

I gently placed my hand on Nicco's lower back. I don't know if this coud help but I just want to make him somehow feel better.

"H-Hello," sagot niya.

He immediately held my hand from his lower back. It was a tight grip.

Habang nakikinig siya ay pahigpit nang pahigpit ang hawak niya sa kamay ko at hawak niya sa phone. Napansin ko rin ang pagbabago ng anyo ng mukha niya. Is he going to become a titan na for real?

I was startled when I saw a tear rolled down from his eyes the moment he ended the call.

"Nicco, anong nangyari?"

"Si...Si Kuya...S-Si Kuya. Naaksidente siya. Nasa hospital siya ngayon. At kasalanan ko kung bakit siya naaksidente."

"Hey, hey, Nicco. Calm down. Don't blame yourself first, okay?" I rubbed his back up and down. "Saang hospital daw siya naro'n? Puntahan natin siya. Okay?"