Bitterness of Affection- BOOK 2

KABANATA 16

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Madison's POV.

"Randall?" pagtawag ko sa pangalan ng anak ko nang mabuksan ko na ang pinto ng kanyang kuwarto.

Nadatnan ko si Randall na nakahiga sa kanyang hospital bed. Matamlay ang kanyang mga mata at kapansin pasin ang pamumutla ng kanyang pagmumukha. Nakaramdam ako ang tila pagkadurog ng puso ko nang makita kong may nakasaksak na dextrose sa maliit niyang katawan.

Nakaupo naman sa tabi ng kama niya si Trevor, habang hawak niya ang kamay ng anak ko. Bakas ko sa pagmumukha ni Trevor na kulang siya sa tulog at pagod ang kanyang mga mata noong magtama ang titig namin sa isa't isa.

"M-mommy..." mahinang tawag sa akin ni Randall noong matanaw na niya ako mula sa pintuan.

Mabilis akong napatakbo papunta sa direksyon ng kama niya, sabay niyapos ko siya ng maghigpit na yakap sa bisig ko. "Oh, sweetheart. What happen?" I asked him in a worried tone of voice.

Russel followed me inside the room and placed our baggage on the floor. He took a closer step towards us and sat on Randall's bed. He didn't say anything but he looked worried sick of his son's health condition.

"Mommy, ako may sakit. Nilalagnat po ako," sagot ni Randall habang nakabusangot pa sa'kin. He even held my hand and placed it on his forehead.

"Yeah, my baby is sick. Don't worry. Mommy is here na. I will take care of you until you finally feel better again," I said while giving him a gentle stroke on his hair.

"I kept on calling you last night but your phone is out of reach." I swing my head on Trevor's direction when he finally spoke. "I have to rush him here because of his high fever and he keeps on vomitting. The doctor made a series of laboratory tests to him last night," he added.

"So, what was the doctor's diagnosis?" Russel asked him in a frowning face, obviously he was really worried.

"Unfortunately, we still haven't received the laboratory results yet," Trevor answered as he rose from his seat. He folded his arms against his chest and he looked at me. He scanned me from head to toe and he also did the same to Russel. "By the way, why are your bodies are covered with paint?" He gave us a suspicious look on his face.

"A-ah... I helped Russel on finishing a wall mural since yesterday, t-that's why we were all covered with paint. W-we still haven't taken a bath yet, after you dropped me a call that Randall was hospitalized," nautal na pagsisinungaling ko kay Trevor. Nadinig ko namang mahinang natawa si Russel nang madinig niya iyong palusot kong malayong malayo sa totoong nangyari.

"Pff. As if," he chuckled softly.

I immediately gave him a look that is as sharp as a dagger. Trevor is a quick witted person. He can quickly sense everything even before you knew it. He isn't someone you can easily mess up with for he knows how to read between the lines and interpret a person's body gesture.

Nanliit iyong kanyang mga mata sabay kumunot ang kanyang noo. "As far as I am concerned, you went there for an audio interview and not for a wall mural," he said as he placed his thumb underneath his chin, assessing the whole situation.

"Just to make things clear, I volunteered to do a free mural for the resort, okay? I asked Madison for help after we finished the interview. And besides, why does it feels like we are obliged to discuss and explain everything to you?" Russel said with dead seriousness. His tone is starting to get pissed of Trevor's desire to investigate.