Only You

Chapter 4: Feelings

"Bakit mo gustong maging nurse ang lalakeng kamukhang-kamukha ng namayapa mong asawa?" Justin asked.

"Stell...are you going through this? Seryoso ka?"

"Wala naman akong nakikitang mali sa hiniling ko." Sagot ko at iniwas ang tingin sa kanila.

I heard Josh sigh and just stood there.

"Pinasok ka namin sa facility na ito para mapagaling ka. Him being your nurse will make the situation worse." Sabi nito pero hindi ako umimik. "Ililipat ka namin sa ibng mental facility."

"HUWAG!" I said that made Josh look at Justin. "Huwag mo akong ilalayo kay Pablo."

I panicked and asked for Pablo but instead, Ken Suson came in and tried to calm me down. I didn't cooperate until Pablo was with me.

I want Pablo to be here, not his friend.

"Umuwi na si Pablo!" Justin yelled at me kaya natigil si Ken. "Stop it, Stell! Let the man live. You developing feelings for him is not safe because you know for a fact na nagugustuhan mo lang siya dahil kamukha siya ni Cierra."

"No! I need Pablo! I need my nurse!"

I felt sleepy as a little pain on my arm was felt. I looked over and saw Ken injecting the sleeping thing inside of me again.

I hate it here. I want Pablo.

"You are exaggerating." Sabi ko kay Ken. "Imposibleng totoo iyan."

"Paano kung totoo, ha?" Ken said to me. "Paano kung magustuhan ka na nga talaga ni Mr. Ajero."

"Papasok ako sa kuwarto niya to do some rounds and he won't cling on me."

"Mhm."

I rolled my eyes then knocked on the door and opened it. Sabi nila ay kanina pa raw gising si Mr. Ajero at hinahanap ako.

I went inside and saw na he wasn't there. I tried in the bathroom and he wasn't there also. Where is he? I looked at Ken but he just shrugged.

"Where is he?" I asked the head of the facility since he was the last one seen with him."

"His friend is finalizing some paperwork to move Mr. Ajero to a new mental facility." Sagot nito kaya natigil ako. "His condition over the fact that he is obsessed with his wife may cause problems to other patients...especially if a nurse is involved."

"Are you saying this is my fault?" I asked.

"I'm saying we can't handle him in this facility. He needs to learn to move on."

I went to Ken and asked if the papers were finalized already and he answered no.

"Come on, Stell. Sign these." Pamimilit ng kaibigan niya. "Please? Ililipat ka naman namin for the sake of your health."

"Ayaw ko! Ginagawa niyo lang ito para mapalayo ako kay Pablo." He said and kicked the table away from him.

I knocked and got their attention. Mr. Ajero quickly ran to me and hugged me tight. He was sobbing but also was really happy to see me.

"Don't let them take me away."

"Mr. Ajero...tinutulungan ka nila." I heard a sigh of relief from his friend, the smaller one. "Makinig ka sa kanila."

"Ayaw ko. Ayaw kong iwan ka." He said then hugged me tighter. "Tara na sa kuwarto ko. Doon na tayo, ayaw ko na dito."

"Stell, please-."

Tinulak niya ang kaibigan, causing him to fall on his back. Everyone didn't say anything. Tears were visible on Mr. De Dios's face.

Mabilis siyang tinulungan ni Mr. Santos at nag-aalalang tumingin sa kaibigan nila.

"Pablo...please help us."

I slightly pushed Mr. Ajero off and guided him to his room.

"Let's try some exercises, okay?" I said and he nodded. "First...try to place your clothes in that box and remove them then repeat." Sabi ko na kaagad niyang sinunod. "Leave the clothes inside the box. May sunod tayong exercise."

I was actually preparing him to leave.

I tricked him into signing the papers even if I was going to hurt him, his friends want the best for him.

"Okay, Mr. Ajero...you can leave now."

"Huh?"

He was confused and got mad when he saw his friends again. He was hysterical again and this time, galit na din siya.

"Niloko niyo ako! Ayaw kong umalis! Huwag niyo akong ilayo kay Pablo! Fuck this world!"

Nagpupumiglas siya pero hindi niya kinakaya. I saw Ken pull out the injection again so I stopped him.

"No! Huwag mong tuturukan. Nakakarami na siya this week." Sabi ko.

Mr. Ajero was finally out of the facility but his health was to be worried about even more.