Warm Nights

14. FEELS LIKE HOME

"There's something in your voice
Makes my heart beat fast
Hope this feeling lasts
The rest of my life
If you knew how lonely my life has been
And how long I've been so alone
If you knew how I wanted someone
to come along
and change my life the way you've done
Feels like home to me
Feels like home to me
Feels like I'm all the way back where
I come from."
-Chantal Kreviazuk

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Chad

Pagkatapos na pagkatapos namin magkausap ni Yana sa videocall agad akong nagpaalam kay Stacy na pupuntahan ko muna si mommy sa kabilang side ng building ng ospital at sa itaas pa na floor yun.

Pag pasok ko ng room ay gising na si mommy.

"Cheska told me na rush daw sa emergency room ang kapatid ni Yana? Is that right?" she said

"Yes mom"

 

"Nako that is his only family left. What happened? Ano sabi ng doctor?"

"It must be part of his brain mom. We are still waiting for the results of his brain scan. Nasa ICU siya."

"My goodness he is still young. Anyway, anak tulungan natin sila."

"Yes mom kahit di mo pa sabihin tutulungan ko naman talaga sila. Kahit ako na magbabayad ng bills ni Jimuel dito."

"That's nice of you anak."

"Can I ask something mom?"

"Ano yun?"

"Pwede ko ba samahan si Jimuel doon sa ICU?
Yana asked me to look after him and I promised her that I will."

My mom smiled.

"Of course. Nandito naman si Cheska at tita mo Shelly eh. I like that...keeping your promises to others...especially to your friends. Pagpatuloy mo yan nak ha?"

I smiled at her. Nagkaka ayos na talaga kami ng mommy pati mga conversations namin nararamdaman ko na talaga na may mommy na ako. Ang sarap pakinggan ang salitang "anak" galing sa kanya. Sadly, we are doing this inside this hospital room. Mas masaya sana kung sa sarili naming bahay but I am hoping na pwede na next week ipagpaalam ulit kay doc.

"Sige tita Shelly, Ches? Dun na muna ako ah kayo na bahala kay mommy dito."

"Sure kuya ipagdadasal din namin si Jimuel."

"Awww salamat Ches!"

Akmang aalis na ako ng tinawag ulit ako ni mommy

"Chad?"

"Mom?"

"Payakap"

I smiled and went back to hug her

"I love you anak"