The Support

Chapter Nine

EDITED

♧︎ JAYPEE ♧︎

I gritted my teeth and I looked around for Miss Hestia.

I heard her but fuck it, I don't know where she is.

Hestia.

Oh shit.

"Hestia!" Malakas na sigaw ko nang ma-realize na nabitawan ko ito. I looked around and since madilim na, mas nahirapan ako.

Fuck.

"HESTIA!" I screamed.

"What's up with the screaming?" Syrel asked nang makalapit sa akin habang pinapagpagan ang damit nito.

"I lost Hestia." I said in panic at saka inilibot ulit ang piningin ko. "I hit something when we are rolling, nabitawan ko siya!" I added.

"Holy shit." Syrel mumbled at nagsimula na din maghanap sa paligid. "Be careful, there's a cliff nearby. You might fell."

Lumapit naman ako sa sinasabi niyang bangin.

My eyes landed on the shoe near that cliff, my eyes widened at kaagad na inalis ang necktie at ang suit jacket na suot ko.

Narinig ko naman ang pagtawag sa akin ni Syrel pero hindi ko na pinansin iyon at saka nag-dive sa lawa na iyon mula sa bangin.

At tama nga ang hinala ko na nandoon si Hestia.

I swam towards her unmoving body wrapped my arm around her waist then I swam upwards.

I took a deep breath nang makaahon kami and I immediately checked Hestia if she was okay.

But she is not breathing.

"Fuck." I mumbled at kaagad na lumangoy papunta sa lupa.

Thankfully for the first time, Syrel found a way to go down that fast and helped me to pull up Hestia and lie her to the flat ground.

"Check the pulse and her breathing." He instructed as he started to remove the straps around her waist na part ng design ng dress nito.

Itinapat ko naman ang tenga sa bibig niya then I checked the pulse on her neck.

"There's no pulse." I said.

"I'll do the compression you'll do the breaths." He said positioning his hands on her chest and starting to do the compression.

Nang maka-30 compressions naman siya, I pinched Hestia's nose and covered her mouth using my mouth then gave her my breath.

Please wake up.

Ilang beses naman namin iyon ginawa and for the nth time that I breath to Hestia's mouth, naramdaman ko ang mahinang pagtulak nito sa akin.

Then she coughed out water.

Nakahinga naman ako ng maluwag at tuluyang napa-upo sa lupa nang marinig ang pag-ubo ng dalaga.

"Call an ambulance, Miss Hestia needs medical assistance." Ani naman ni Syrel sa radio transmitter.

"What...happened?" Hestia asked weakly.

I gave her a small smile at saka inalis ang mga basang strand ng buhok na na-stuck sa mukha nito.

"You're safe, that's all that matters." I said.

Naramdaman ko naman ang paghawak nito sa kamay ko and she lightly squeezed it.