When it Rains (Completed)

CHAPTER 41

It was all over the news.

I'm here, laying on my hospital bed. Gising ako, pero hindi ako makapagsalita. Hindi ako makagalaw. Naparalisa ako dahil sa nangyari. I didn't expect everything would end up like this. All I wanted was to start a new life, but could I possibly begin again if the one who promised to stay by my side was being arrested for killing my cousin?

Kuya Alrey was shot right in the head twice, killing him instantly. He could've just done something instead, but he did it. I can't just leave this place. Alam kong mag-aalala siya sa akin, pero mas mag-aalala ako sa kanya.

Tuluyan ng bumagsak ang kompanya niya. Nabahiran na ang reputasyon nila dahil sa nangyari. Ang sakit marinig na tinawag nilang mamamatay-tao, walang awa, at masama si Patrick. Wala akong magawa kung 'di tumunganga lang dito.

Media even tried to invade my space, pero ayaw kong pag-awaan ako ng mga tao. Pero gusto kong baguhin ang tingin ng tao sa kanya. Inosente siya at ginawa niya 'yon para dumipensa. 'Di ko magawa dahil 'di ako makapagsaita.

Umabot sa korte ang lahat. Ang lakas pa ng loob nina Tita Alice na sampahan ng kaso si Patrick kung mas mabigat pa ang kasalanan nila sa amin. Hindi pa ako makatestigo dahil paralisa ako. P*tangina.

Ang sakit-sakit panoorin na hinatulan siya ng guilty. 'Di ako makapaniwalang binaliktad nila ang lahat para makulong si Patrick.

Habang nananatili pa ako sa ospital, parang pinagsisisihan kong minahal si Patrick kung ganito lang naman ang kakahantungan naming lahat. Inisip ko na magiging maganda siguro ang buhay niya kung 'di niya ako nakilala pa. Hindi na sana siya nakulong dahil sa akin.

I should never have allowed everything between us to grow.I should've despised him so much that I couldn't stand looking at him. I should've never gotten used to him.

I was so disappointed in him. Akala ko ba hindi niya ako iiwan? Akala ko ba nangako siya na hindi niya ako iiwan? Gusto kong magalit sa kanya. Gusto kong magwala. Pero hindi ko magawa.

I was barely breathing, but he made me think of one of the greatest reasons to keep myself alive—him. He made me feel that everything was possible. He brought joy to my life, kahit na sobrang corny ng kanyang jokes, napaka cheesy niya, napaka clingy niya na sometimes I find him annoying, pero ngayon, hanap-hanap ko na.

He helped me overcome my fears, which I'd been struggling with. Just a single thought of him makes me feel safe and courageous at the same time.

He did everything for me.

He came into my life at a very unexpected moment, but now I need him so much. I crave his warm embrace every time I feel cold. He was there when the rain was about to creep in and the fear was within me. He brought me to his world, and now I want.

Donnabelle and Johen were the ones who took care of me while I was healing. Pinagtatabuyan rin nila ang mapagsamantala kong pamilya na makapasok sa room ko. Buti na lang, kahit papaano, naiintindihan nila ako kahit paralisa ako.

Alam rin nila ang totoo. Inamin rin ni Johen na may inalok na pera si Kuya Alrey sa kanya, ilayo lang ako kay Patrick pero tinanggihan niya. Meanwhile, Donnabelle knew about everything when her father did a background check with Kuya Alrey's family, including me. Her father was sitting in a high position in their company, and they were hesitant to sign deals with them.

She even told me, Kuya Alrey and Ate Trisha's wedding was fake. All their contracts were faked after her father told Patrick's family about it. They had been planning to them since then, kaso nag-iba nga ang ihip ng hangin. Ngayon, wala na ang pinaghirapan nilang company at nakulong pa ang pinsan niya. They didn't see this coming.

"Siguro nga, nakakabaliw magmahal. Sa sobrang baliw ni Patrick sa'yo, nagawa niyang patumbahin yung Alrey na 'yon," sabi pa ni Donnabelle.

Hindi naman ako makasagot pero naintindihan ko ang ibig sabihin niya. Siguro nga, hindi ko siya masisisi na ginawa niya 'yon pero mali pa rin 'yon eh. Nakapatay siya at ngayon, hindi na 'yon mabubura sa isipan ng mga tao.

Simula noon, walang araw na hindi ako nagdasal na sana gagaling ako. Sana dalawin man lang ako ng himala kahit isang beses man lang. Ayaw ko pang sumuko. Hindi ako bibitaw sa pangako kong magsasalita ako para mabaliktad ang hatol ng korte at mapalaya si Patrick.

Nang minsang nakatulog ako, akala ko sumakabilang buhay na ako.

Everything was completely dark until the darkness faded and concealed the place where I was. It was the same dream I had before—the water was sweeping me away to somewhere. I was screaming for help, trying to reach and hold onto something, but there was nothing else I could see. I couldn't move against the strong current until the water was slowly getting into my lungs.

I looked above and saw how mad the dark skies were, and the rain fell with a flash of lightning. There, I saw myself being swept away in the middle of the ocean. The rolling billows were approaching, and I realized it was too late to swim away before it swallowed me alive and dragged me down from the surface.

I was sinking, dying, until I reached the dark bottom. There was nothing else I could see until I noticed something was glowing red below me. It was too late to move away when it erupted, blasting a strong force that blew away until I flew from the ocean's surface and landed on a sandy shore.

I saw myself trying to get up from the shore and stood facing the storm that tried to swallow me alive. It had its chance to kill me, yet it missed.

There, where I stood, the light from above shone upon me. A voice echoed loudly enough to jolt me awake from this strange dream.

The moment I opened my eyes, people were panicking right before me. I couldn't understand what they were trying to say, but I just realized that I had just raised my hand and moved it to my chest.

"Patrick."