A Diamond Between Us

CHAPTER 58

Hi, Readers!

Please keep in mind that this is a work of fiction and not affiliated with real-life scenarios. The surgical operation settings that you'll read about in this chapter aren't based on actual surgical operation settings scenarios. I don't claim that this is the real scenario in a hospital operating room setting. It's not done in practice, but as a writer, I'll write about what I know, so bear with me. Thank you!

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"They both match!"

Para akong nabunutan ng malaking tinik sa dibdib nang marinig kay Tita Carol iyon. Nag-match si Mang Berto at Mark, finally! P'wede na siyang operahan.

Mark is now staying here at the hospital simula noong gabi na iyon. That night was a nightmare for all of us. Mark almost faced death if Tita Carol didn't do what she could do to revive Mark. I don't want that to happen again. I was so happy when Tita Carol revived Mark, and he is still breathing right now.

Dito na rin ako nag-stay, hindi na ako umuwi para samahan siya habang hinihintay namin iyong araw ng operation niya. Isa pa, he is not comfortable here, so that's one factor that made me choose to stay here with him.

"Thank God!" Napayakap si Ate Jenny sa akin.

"We can do the operation as early as we can. Kailangan na niya maoperahan."

Nagkatinginan si Mom and Dad.

"Kausapin po muna namin si Mark, Doc." Tinanguan ni Tita Carol sila Mommy Khim.

"Yes, of course."

"'Nak. Kaya mo na ba? O-operahan ka na raw, as soon as possible."

"Yes, mom, kaya ko na po. Kasama ko naman po si Jino sa loob." Napatingin siya sa akin.

I nodded at nginitian siya.

"Of course." She caress Mark's head bago tinignan ni Mommy Khim si Tita Carol.

"Kailan po p'wede, Doc?"

Natawa si Tita Carol.

"I said, just call me Carol. Parent kayo ng kaibigan ng mga anak ko."

Mommy chuckled.

"Okay, Carol, thank you so much!"

"We can do the operation this Thursday."

Thursday, may dalawang araw pa bago siya operahan.

"Okay, Carol." Tumingin si Mommy kay Mang Berto. "Kaya niyo na po ba, Mang Berto?"

"Matagal ko na po ito pinaghandaan." May tapang na sabi ni Mang Berto.

I smiled.

Napakatapang ni Mang Berto. Simula nang dumating sila rito, Mang Berto was so strong that you couldn't tell that he was sick. According to Mang Berto, he will grab the opportunity to check up here so they can really tell what happened to him, pero gusto niya muna raw maooperahan si Mark.

"Salamat, Mang Berto." Inunti-unti ni Mark na itaas ang kamay niya para makamayan niya si Mang Berto.

"Pagaling ka," nginitian ni Mang Berto si Mark. "Sayang ang kagwapuhan natin kung hindi ka gagaling."

Nagtawanan kami.

"Ikaw rin po, Mang Berto, naniniwala po akong wala kayong sakit. Seeing you right now napalakas niyo po, mas malakas pa nga po kayo kaysa sa akin." Natawang sabi niya. Dinahan-dahan ni Mang Berto na ilagay sa hospital bed ni Mark iyong kamay niya.