Take Me To Reality

Epilogue

Everything's happen for a reason, people face death.

People come and go? Yes . . . some of them come to our lives either to give us lessons . . . or serves us our heartbreak.

Kahit alin naman sa dalawa, masakit diba?

"Tita, nasaan po si Krisha?" Tanong ko sa mga magulang niya, naisipan kong bisitahin siya rito sa Lingayen.

"We don't know Cael, kanina pa namin siya hinahanap. That child!" Nag-aalalang saad ni Tito.

"She's just 18 years old! Paano kung . . . paano kung may masamang mangyari?!" Histerikal na sigaw ni tita.

"Tita calm down po, wala naman pong masamang mangyayari sa kaniya." pagpapakalma ko, but she didn't listen to me.

"Call Avrie! Maybe she knows where the hell is Krish-"

"Auntie, nasa labas pa lang ako naririnig ko na kayo."

Halos sabay-sabay kaming napalingon sa pinanggalingan ng tinig at nakita namin ang naka kunot-noong si Avrie.

"Are you with Krisha?" I asked.

"Ha? Hindi, bakit?"

"You're cousin is missing!" Histerikal na sabi ni Tita. I understand why tita's acting this way. Krisha's an only child, they love her so much.

"Kailan pa?" Nagtatakang tanong ni Avrie habang pinapakalma si Tita. Sinagot naman siya ni tita at napairap na lang ang babae sa narinig. "Auntie naman! Wala pa naman palang limang oras na wala rito si Krisha, baka may pinuntahan."

Magsasalita pa lang sana si tito nang biglang tumunog ang phone niya na nasa coffee table, halos sabay-sabay kaming napatingin doon. I don't know, but somehow, I felt nervous and scared.

"Krisha anak-what?! W-where? Sige papunta na kami."

"Anong sabi ni Krisha?" Madaling tanong ni Tita, Tito looked at us with tears in his eyes.

"Isinugod siya sa hospital."

We've been here in Manila for almost one week because we had to transfer Krisha here para sa mas mabilis na recovery. But up until now she's still unconscious.

I stared at her pale face . . . her face changed, her lips and her eyes . . . there's something wrong with her eyes.

"Matunaw"

Napalingon ako at nakita ko ang seryosong si Avrie. Lumapit siya at tinapik ang dalawang balikat ko.

"Can you . . . can you see some strange changes kay Krisha?" Out of nowhere kong tanong.

I heard her sighed, "Her skin and her hair." mahinang sagot niya, napatango naman ako.

Hindi ko malaman kung pinaglalaruan ba ako ng paningin ko, but the moment she opened her eyes I felt that it's not Krisha I am staring at. I felt that she's someone I do not know, pero siya si Krisha dahil mukha iyon ni Krisha. Hindi ko na sinabi kina tita ang mga napansin ko dahil bakas sa mukha nila ang saya lalo na ng magising siya. But we were all shocked when she doesn't even know who we are.

"Dahil sa impact ng pagkakabagok ng pasyente ay mataas talaga ang chance na mawala ang mga memories niya and in her case, there's a possibility of not remembering it all back."

"So hindi niya na maalala lahat? Lahat-lahat?" Tito asked, the doctor gave us a sad smile before nodding.

"Yes, there's a high possibility. I also want to say to always check her. I don't want to scare you but there's a possibility that she might have a-"

"No, we're not going there, Doc." Tita cut him off, the doctor just sighed.

"Mrs. Celeste, let's be real here, maybe not for now, but we don't know what will happen in the future. Anyway, you can have a monthly check-up just to be sure."