Parang pinipiga ang puso ko sa mga detalyeng isiniwalat ni Senrid lalo na ang patungkol sa pamilya niya at sa naging kalagayan ni Sethria, wala akong ibang naging reaksyon kundi ang paagusin ng tahimik ang luha sa mata ko habang pinakikinggan ang basag niyang boses na nagsasalaysay. Paminsan-minsa'y napapasinghot ako dahil sa naaubusan na ng hangin ang sistema ko.
My lips can't stop quivering as I was silently crying next to him. Tears both ran in our faces while watching the moon, lightning brightly above us.
He titled his body to face me and cupped my face. Parehas na namamasa ang mukha namin dahil sa luha.
It was my first time seeing him crying in front of me and I see right through his eyes! How it pained him, how it damaged and crushed him being stuck in a situation he didn't know will come in his life.
He faces it all, all just by himself which a very strong of him!
"I don't want to hear you saying sorry about what happened to me. Wala kang kasalanan doon," Dahan dahan niya pinunasahan ang mata kong basa sa luha gamit ang hintuturo niya habang taimtaim akong pinagmamasdan.
"Tahan na. It's from the past already. Nakamove on na ako. Look at me! I'm doing better now. I come back to you. Crying might drain your energy." He then hugs me tightly. His warmth enveloped my being. And it felt different above all the hugs I've been receiving ever since we parted our ways.
This feels?
His delicate hugs.
It feels like home.
And I missed it so much.
We stayed hugging each other for I don't know how long until our mood lifted up and feel better.
"Balik na tayo, magpahinga ka na." he sweetly said to me. I nodded at him.
"Sethria, how is she?" I asked him on our way back to my room. Nilingon ko siya habang tulak tulak niya ang wheelchair kung saan ako nakaupo, naghihintay sa sagot niya.
He smiled at me. "She's doing great, next month ang discharge niya. And was planning on shifting her course, she'll study again but this time Psychology Major. That was she told me last time I visited her."
"That's good to hear. I missed her. I miss her cheesecakes. Molly misses her more." daldal ko.
It was seven in the evening already. Sa pagdating namin sa kwarto ay siyang pagdating rin ng pagkain ko. It was a cup of rice, chicken curry, broccoli, spinach and one piece of banana which already familiar to me.
"I'll be back," said by the nurse who delivered the food.
Kaagad na kumilos si Senrid. He was the one na nag-asikaso sa pagkain ko. He placed the bed table in my bed. Nangiti ako sa ginawa niya dahil mukha siyang nag-eenjoy na pagsilbihan ako.
"Wala akong ipapasuweldo sa 'yo," I joked. Pinaningkitan niya ako ng tingin. Maya maya ay umiling nang mayroong maliit na ngiti sa labi.
"Subuan na kita ha," I nodded like a child. I even wiggled myself, feeling excited to eat. Damn, this feels surreal. Him being here, assisting me just like what my parents do, my sister and my friends.
"Be careful, Mal. Baka mabulunan ka," he reminded me.
"Opo, Nurse Senrid."
He mischievously chuckled.
Hinayaan ko siyang subuan ako noong gabi na iyon hanggang sa matapos. The next day, he still in my room asisting me and accompanying me! Doing the things na kaya ko namang gawin. Pero dahil sa ayaw niya akong makitang nag-gagagagalaw at mapagod ay siya na ang kumikilos para sa akin.
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