INVETERATE: Shattered Fate

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Jury's POV:

My parents once told me about not giving up on everything that makes me happy... As long as I can try and try, there's nothing wrong on doing it.

As my brother told me before too, I need to help myself too. I can't just rely on someone for a long time and be scared when the time comes that I need to do it on my own.

As my friends told me too, enjoy your youth. Be happy and make some good memories too, no matter what happens, as long as you're having fun in a good way, there's no point of regretting it afterwards.

But as for him... Although he never told me anything, being with him is enough to know what he wanted to tell me. But everything that was said to me were applied whenever I'm with him.

I never wanted to give up on him, help myself and help him too, and make memories and be happy as we are. Kahit hindi maganda ang simula, ang panahon na nagkakilala kami... Those times were the reason our relationship towards each other bloomed.

I look at the window inside my room while I'm lying down on the bed, on the hospital bed. I just stared at the dancing trees outside in silence.

But I never knew everything will come to this.

Napatingin ako sa may pintuan nang bigla 'yong bumukas, sinalubong ako ni kuya na may dalang mga pagkain. He smiled at me when he saw that I'm looking at him.

"The line was long kaya medyo natagalan ako."

I smiled a bit, "Ayos lang."

Nilapag niya sa lamesa ang mga pagkain bago umupo sa upuan na malapit saakin, he rested his back on the chair and looked at me.

"Are you feeling better?"

I looked at my arm, may semento ito dahil sa bali.

"I think so..."

Ilang segundong tumahimik si kuya bago muling nagsalita ulit.

"I'm sorry."

Tiningnan ko si Kuya, I sighed when I saw the look on his face again.

"You said that yesterday."

"I know."

"And you don't need to repeat it again."

Pinikit niya ang mga mata niya bago yumuko, "I can't promise you that, Jury."

"You're blaming yourself again." Nag-iba na ang timpla ng mukha ko.

"I'm alive, I'm okay. Walang nawala, kuya. You don't need to blame yourself forever."

Tumango-tango lamang siya bago umangat ang tingin saakin, "But speaking of that guy -"

Natigilan kaming pareho nang biglang may pumasok sa kwarto, natigilan rin si Nathan nang mapansin niya na nag-uusap kami ni Kuya.

"Oh... Sorry, mamaya nalang ako papasok."

"No, it's okay. May pupuntahan naman ako." Tumayo si kuya at tumingin saakin, he smiled at me. "We'll talk later, you just rest until I get back. Got that?"

I just grinned a little before nodding my head, he step closer to me and ruffled my hair before walking towards the door to exit the room.

Nang mawala na si Kuya ay doon lamang nagsalita si Nathan at sinarado ang pinto.

"I couldn't catch you waking up 2 days ago, may pinuntahan kasi ako." Umupo siya sa pinag-upuan ni kuya kanina bago sinandal ang likuran niya sa upuan.

"It's okay," sinandal ko ang ulo ko sa unan, "May mga ginagawa kayo, alangan namang dito lang kayo sa hospital araw-araw."