Lies in the Past (Alimentation Series #2)

Chapter 35

Hindi rin kaagad nabigyan ng linaw ang sinabi ni Tita Rein dahil on-duty si Dr. Yohan. Hindi yata iyon ang tamang pagkakataon upang pag-usapan nila ang personal na bagay na kailangan nilang linawin sa isa't isa. And I don't personally think the hospital is the right place for them to talk.

Pero malinaw na gulat na gulat ang doctor sa sinabi ni Tita Rein. Hindi ko alam kung ilang segundo siyang nakatulala lang sa mukha nito, na para bang hindi niya masyadong naintindihan ang sinabi ni Tita Rein at sinisiguro pa kung klaro ang narinig niya.

Hindi ko maipaliwanag ang nararamdaman niya lalo pa at bukod sa pagod at gulat, wala na akong ibang makita sa kanyang mukha.

Naging mailap ang emosyon sa kaniya, hindi ko mabasa. I don't know if he was confused or flabbergasted. Unti-unting naging seryoso ang ekpresyon niya sa mukha nang makabawi.

"We will talk tomorrow, after my duty," sabi ng doctor kay Tita Rein. Obviously, hindi naman siya pu-pwedeng makipag-kwentuhan muna sa oras na ito. He needs to fulfill his job. "You'll tell me everything, Rein."

Parang ako ang kinilabutan. He looked at Harminder who's silent beside them. Dr. Yohan tapped his shoulder before he excuses himself together with the other doctor. Hindi pa rin alam ni Harminder kung paano siya magrereact sa mga nangyayari. At mukhang hindi pa siya handang makaharap ang ama niya.

Nakita na niya siguro ang ama niya kanina kaya gusto niyang umalis si Tita Rein nang dumating ito. He probably doesn't want them to meet, at least in situation like this.

Tita Rein hugged Harminder while tears are constantly falling from her eyes. She kept apologizing and Harminder just stood there, seemingly unable to believe what was happening. Everything was just so surprising. Ni ako ay hindi makapaniwala na sasabihin iyon ni Tita Rein, at mukhang nabigla rin siya, lalo na ang doctor.

Radish and Dexter have been moved to their respective room. My lips twitched when I saw the bandage on their heads, both were still unconscious and the results of the accident were visible on their faces. Puro sugat ang mukha nila, at halos hindi ko makilala si Dexter dahil sa mga sugat niya sa mukha.

Hindi ako makapaniwala na isang araw ay mangyayari ang ganito sa kanila. I just now understood what the doctor said earlier. It's really not sure yet if they are both safe from death. Kung titingnan silang mabuti, malalaman agad na hindi mabuti ang kanilang lagay. Sobrang malala ang aksidente.

I refused to look at them for the second time around. I can't help but feel sorry for them, for what happened. I can imagine the pain they felt before getting into this situation.

I can't even think that what if Harminder is with them and this is not the night I supposed to introduce him to my parents? Paano kung magkakasama silang apat at nasama siya? Baka hindi ko kayanin kung may mangyayaring masama sa kaniya.

The four of us are in Radish's room. Dexter's parents requested a personal room for him. Ganoon din ang ginawa ni Tita Rein kaya ngayon ay kaming apat lang ang narito. Nakaupo si Harminder sa tapat ng kama. The nurses who attended to the devices attached to Radish had just come out.

I don't know what Harminder was thinking at this time, pero awang-awa ako sa kaniya. He wasn't talking to Tita Rein and I was afraid to approach him because I couldn't see anything on his face. He was emotionless while staring at his sleeping best friend, even holding his hand. This must've been really painful for him.

Naisip ko na baka hindi ito ang tamang oras para mag-usap. Kahit si Macy ay tahimik sa tabi ko. Both of us are afraid to break the silence. Nakaupo si Tita Rein sa couch, umiiyak pa rin.

Nasa iisang kuwarto kami na ang tanging maririnig ay ang maingay na tunog ng mga aparatong nakakabit kay Radish. Wala ni isa ang gustong bumasag sa katahimikan.