Until Forever (Published!)

Chapter 56

He had never been like this all his life - helpless and didn't know what to do. Naghihintay siya sa labas ng emergency room kung saan inaasikaso ng mga nurse at doktor ang kanyang asawa at ina. He was dead worried and frustrated. He never expected that this kind of tragedy would afflict his family, the family he treasured so much. He only had Mia and Jasmin in his life now. He couldn't afford to lose any one of them.

Nanghihina ang mga tuhod na napaupo siya sa isang bench. He couldn't help but blame himself. He became lenient. Kung sana ay nandoon siya nang hinanap siya ni Mia, siguro ay hindi nangyari ito. Napatiim-bagang siya sa puntong iyon. He drew a sharp breath. Maging ang paghinga yata ay mahirap gawin sa kalagayan niya sa ngayon. Dalawang taong mahalaga sa kanya ang nag-aagaw buhay at sapat na iyon upang halos ay masiraan siya ng bait. Buti na lamang at isa si Denzil sa dalawang doktor na gumagamot kay Mia at Jasmin. It gave him an assurance that he would do his best to save the patients from danger. That they would be okay. Hindi niya kakayanin kung may masamang mangyayari sa mga mahal niya sa buhay. God, why was this happening? He thought he had the best time in his life. He thought he had the happiness that he was longing to have. He thought he had the family that would stick by him through thick and thin. Everything was going smoothly. Then, this tragedy happened. And he was left devastated. Pakiramdam niya ay para siyang binagsakan ng langit. Ang dating kaligayahang pumupuno sa kanyang dibdib ay napalitan ng siphayo at pag-aalala.

How could such a sad tragedy happen when he thought that everything was in order? Hindi na niya napigilan ang pagpatak ng kanyang mga luha. Yumugyog ang kanyang mga balikat. Ang lahat nang bigat na dinadala niya sa kanyang dibdib ay lubhang nagpapahirap sa kanya. And he had no other outlet to empty all the negative energies in his body but to cry. And he cried like he had never cried before. He didn't care anymore if it would make him less of a man. He was suffering, and he just couldn't pretend that he was okay while Mia and Jasmin were on the brink of death. Pati ang kanyang hininga ay tila nabibitin na rin sa ere. He couldn't stay like this for a long time. This was a torture. And it was killing him. Napayupyop na lamang siya sa isang tabi. He was praying non-stop to God to save the two most important people in his life. Prayer was the only thing he could turn to now that his world was shaking in worry and agony.