LOVE AND SACRIFICE
"Anong pag-ibig pa ba ang hihigit sa pag-ibig ng isang nilalang na handang ibigay ang sarili niyang buhay para sa kanyang minamahal?" — Uriel, Songs VII
After a week of waiting and three days of medical check-ups para sa pre-surgery clearance, natuloy yung surgery ni James under the careful supervision of Dr. Dominguez. The surgery took many hours. Sabi nga ni Dok, hindi madali yung procedure na yon.
Eight hours into the surgery, patiently waiting pa rin si Isabel sa waiting room ng hospital. Never siyang lumabas to eat something, drink something, and never siyang nag-CR. She was just there, waiting and praying. I could tell, kahit spaced out lang siya and sitting down on a seat. Wala kasing stop yung glow ng angelic spirit niya.
"Ma'am, would you like to wait in Mr. Ledesma's suite?" sabi nung isang nurse sa kanya.
She looked at the nurse and nawala yung glow ng spirit niya. "No, I'll wait here," sagot niya. Oh di ba? Nag-e-English ang lola nyo.
And you heard it right from the nurse. Suite talaga yung room na naka-reserve kay James sa hospital na yun. Ang sosi lang, di ba? Ganun siya ka-rich kasi.
And I almost forgot to mention, special service de luxe nga pala siya sa hospital na yon, complete with genuine warm smiles from the staff. Papano ba naman, former board member si Dra. Ledesma sa hospital na yon, and everybody loved her.
"Okay, Ma'am," sabi na lang nung nurse, tapos iniwan na siya.
At that time, konti lang yung mga tao doon sa waiting room. Most of them were guys na parang stressed na stressed sa pagwe-wait.
And each time na mapapa-glance ako sa kanila, napapa-smile ako. I knew kasi kung bakit sila stressed. Sa tagal ba naman namin ni Isabel doon, I did see them come in with their pregnant wives who were screaming in pain and halos murahin sila.
Ganun talaga ka-stressful yung child birth for human beings, even for good couples. Intolerable pain for the would-be mothers, and unimaginable stress for the would-be fathers. Wanna try? Bahala kayo. Hehehe...
Anyway, at that moment, napatingin ako kay Isabel. And I noticed na naka-stare pala siya sa isang very peculiar guy who was sitting on the opposite side of the room.
Mukha namang calmed down yung guy, as compared to the other guys there. Yun nga lang, naka-frown siya. And when I saw yung spirit niya, na-surprised talaga ako. Ten times kasi yung stress na nafi-feel niya as compared to the other guys sa waiting area. Unbelievably, mukhang kaya niyang i-handle lahat ng stress na yun without having a stroke or a heart attack.
How? I asked myself. Papano niyang nagagawa yun? Was it because of his age? Hindi pa naman siya matanda, di ba? Mukhang thrity plus lang siya. And kahit papano, cute naman siya.
And then napa-stare din yung guy kay Isabel. Nag-meet yung eyes niya. There was an instant caution sa eyes nung guy. And he looked straight at Isabel like he was reading her thoughts and emotions.
Medyo nag-worry ako noon. Baka kasi castaway siya, so I have to be on guard. Worse, baka on the dark side siya at kalaban pala namin.
Strangely, parang hindi naman nagwo-worry si Isabel. For a Class A warrior angel like her, kung di niya feel yung danger, it meant there was no danger. In fact, nag-smile pa siya dun sa guy.
That prompted the guy to stand up from his seat and approached her. Nag-sit down pa si Guy sa empty seat near and across Isabel.
"Sino ka?" asked niya. Blunt yung words niya as if Isabel did something really wrong.
BINABASA MO ANG
For the Love of an Angel
RomanceJames Ledesma is an out-of-school spoiled jerk. He is so bad even his guardian angel thinks he is hopeless, and he really seems so... Until an innocent girl who cannot remember anything about her past comes along...
