X:

6 0 0
                                    

Tonny walked across the hospital lobby with handful of plastic bags from a popular fastfoodchain on his left hand, while on his right was bags of fresh fruits and fresh milk.

He noticed the crowd gathered outside the lobby, he stopped for seconds and look at them, and then he heard hurrying footsteps from his back.. When he turned around he saw few hospital staff's trying to reach the scene, he stop one of them and asked..

"Excuse me, anong nangyayari?"

The nurse replied catching his breath..

"May tumalon daw mula sa 6th floor!"

He said and continued outside.

Fear succumbed his heart alive.

In an instance, he thought of Regina..

Could it be her?

No! No! No!

He ran to the elevator and hurried inside, press the #6 and waited nervously, his foot tapping on the metal floor.

"Bilis! Bilis!..."

Ting

As soon as the elevator made a sound, it flung open.

He made huge steps just to reach the room #47 in a bit.

Without even knocking he opened the door.

He called out for her as soon as he enetered.

"Babe?"

He saw me still lying on the bed.

His heart still beating erratically, he was shaking, his knees almost weakened by fear.

"Babe?"

No one answered.

"Babe?"

He ran to check the couch and saw Regina..

Sleeping..

Or maybe

Unconscious..

He put away the plastic bags and came to her fast and checked on her..

"Hey? Babe? Gising!"

He tapped her face gently, and kissed her on the forehead.

She opened her eyes, slowly, like she was too weak to even do so.

"A-anong nangyari?"

"Shush! Wala naman babe, wala! Nakatulog ka lang!"

He held her to his arms and kissed her again on her forehead.

"N-nanghihina a-ako---"

She almost whispered.

"Shush! Nagugutom ka na ba? Madami akong dala!"

"H-hindi, g-gusto ko--ng m-magpahinga!"

"Okay, okay!"

He slowly helped her lay down again, and put a pillow at the back of her head.

Just when he heard knocks on the door.

Knock knock knock

"Saglit!"

He picked up the plastic bags on the floor and put it on the table beside the couch.

And came to the door to open it.

The Haunting PastWhere stories live. Discover now