UNREQUITED HEART

Chapter 46: Sister

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Things are getting better not just for her but for her family and friends. However, she couldn't deny the fact that she still has this cancerous cell in her body. And that medication she intakes was just making the virus spread slowly and lessen the pain. She was sick of getting injected from time to time. She thinks that her body was overdosed by those medicines.

Yet Raixelle still manages to battle her disease-enduring all the pain and discomfort she has been undergoing. The doctor instructed them on what to do and inform some outcomes that she might get after the treatment.

"She can now undergo chemotherapy. The bills were cleared. We just need your permission to do it. We can arrange the schedule whenever you like it." atas ng doctor. "However, even when after she got her chemo, we can't be so sure that 90% it would be successful without advert effects...or worse effects."

"What do you mean by that doc?" Raixelle asked.

"Well, some patients who had the same as yours, related or not. But when they underwent chemotherapy, the chances of few were not successful. Worse, they died. Some had been in a coma for weeks, months, or years. Or they just end up dying instead." nakaramdam siya ng kaba ng marinig ito. May chance siya na mamamatay? May chance na hindi maging successful ang operation nya.

"I tell you this not to scare you. But to tell some negative outcomes that you may or may not get. Don't lose hope, there's a lot of cancer survivors out there...and you might be one of them."

Ngumiti siya. "Salamat doc."

"If you have a question regarding your health, don't hesitate to ask me." he turned to my parents. "Kayo na ho ang bahala na magdecide kung kailan namin sisimulan ang operasyon. We just need your go signal before we proceed."

Sandaling kinausap nila ang doktor pagkatapos ng ilang minuto ay lumapit ang mag-asawa sakanilang anak.

"Kumusta naman ang pakiramdam mo?" her mom asked.

"Mabuti naman po. Nakatulong yung pinainom nilang gamot kanina para mawala yong bigat sa dibdib ko."

"Handa ka na ba magpachemo anak?" tanong ng ama.

"Medyo kinakabahan po ako. Pero kakayanin ko." she exhaled. "Ma, Pa, may request sana ako bago ako magpachemo."

"Sige anak. Kahit ano."

Ngumiti siya. "Gusto ko po mamasyal. Sumakay sa bangka para makita ko uli ang ganda ng dagat. Tapos gusto ko ring magstar gazing kasama ang mga kaibigan ko. We will watch a movie under the stars. That would be great if the doctor allowed me."

She wanted to feel normal doing those things she wished to do. Because she was unsure about her life. At least, if things didn't go as well, she would also happen to enjoy her life in a day.

"Sige. Papakiusapan ko ang doktor. Pero ipangako mo na lalaban ka. Okay?"

She smiled and nodded.

She's with the girls, goofing around and making fun of the boys. Masaya syang makita na magkasundo ang tatlo. Si Wendy, Luice at Panda. Nakakatuwa na magaan ang loob nila sa isa't isa at madaling magpalagayan ang loob.

"Nakakakilig naman ang love story nyo. Childhood friend mo pala Luice si Priston. Kaya pala. Ganyan talaga kapag soulmates. Kahit paghiwalayin man kayo ng panahon, magkikita't-magkikita rin kayo. Eh ikaw naman Wendy? Paano mo nakilala si Monti?" attentive si Panda na kanina pang nakikinig sa kwentong pag-ibig ni Luice at Priston.

"Matagal na siyang nanliligaw sakin since third grade. Hindi ko siya sinasagot kasi hindi ko siya type. But everything's changed in a snap. He melted my heart eventually. He was so determined and I can see his love and passion over me. So I decided to make it official for us."