chasing the summer hearts

Chapter 25

Chapter 25

"MAKE HASTE! Make haste!" The ER nurses shouted to give a leeway for the patient to be admitted to the ER. It was immediate and critique. On the hospital bed was Roscoe. He was lying without consciousness while being mobiled by several people around him. Blood stained the whitish colored pillow that was used to comfortably support his head.

Inara was holding his right hand. She was crying and wailing because she knew that his friend was on the verge of death. "B-Bestie! D-Don't die yet. W-Wag mo akong iwan." Pero parang walang naririnig si Roscoe at hindi parin siya gumagalaw mula sa kanyang higaan.

Napahagulgol nalang siya habang sumasabay sa mga kasama niya habang tinutulak ang hospital bed papuntang ER. Kasama ni Inara si Luscious at si Ranger Nicolaides, at ang tatlong ER nurses. Dalawa doon ay babae at isa ang lalaki.

Nang makarating sila sa ER ay pinahinto muna sila ng mga Nurses.

"Hanggang dito nalang muna kayo sir. Hindi po pinapayagan ang mga sibilyan na pumasok sa loob ng ER." Ani ng isang babaeng nurse. Walang nagawa ang mga nasa labas kundi tumango. Nang makita ito ng babae ay tumango siya at dali-daling pumasok sa ER.

"B-Bakit gano'n? B-Bakit nagkaganyan siya?" Naiiyak na tanong ni Inara.

Narinig ito ng mga kasama niya at bumuntong-hininga. "Kagagawan ito ng kanyang ama. Kaya hindi namin ito nahanap ng mahigit tatlong linggo dahil nahirapan kaming i-track ang location ng kinalalagyan niya." Paliwanag ni Luscious.

Napaharap si Inara sa kanya.

"Then why does this man that served as his father do this kind of thing to him?! Its very absurd!" She hissed, still crying. "How dare he treat his own son like this! I want him killed. I really want him killed." Nicolaides and Luscious saw how she clenched her fist and shake uncontrollably.

"I want him killed." She said.

Lumunok sina Luscious at Nicolaides dahil sa tono ng boses ni Inara ay siguradong papatay na ito ng tao. Kaya para maibsan ito ay lumapit si Luscious sa kanya at niyakap siya. Unti-unti namang kumalma si Inara dahil sa yakap ni Luscious.

"Shh, patience is the key to virtueness anak." He said.

Nakinig naman si Inara dito at saka bumuntong-hininga nalang.

Nang matapos ang kanyang yakap ay siyang pagdating ni Yrozze at ni Marquessa. Fear, sadness, shock and anxiousness were present in their faces. Nang makarating silang dalawa ay niyakap nila si Nicolaides, si Inara at si Luscious.

Niyakap ni Luscious si Marquessa at si Yrozze naman kay Nicolaides at kay Inara.

"Bro," Nicolaides uttered.

Then Yrozze looked at him, biting his lips. Nicolaides noticed that his eyes were already watering. And from his inferential hypothesis---any second now, Yrozze might broke down and just cry nonstop.

"H-H-H-How is h-he?" He asked with so much fear and worriedness.

Then Nicolaides sighed and hugged him tight. "You will see him soon. Don't worry." Hinagod niya ang likod nito nang marinig na niya ang mga hikbing binibitawan ng binata. "Shh, don't cry. Everything's gonna be alright. He's going to be okay." Mas hinigpitan pa ni Nicolaides ang pagyakap sa binata bago niya ito halikan sa nuo.

And yes, napamahal na si Nicolaides sa kanyang pamilya.

Nicolaides is Capaldi's closest friend and also a family friend. Nicolaides' parents are in acquaintance with Yrozze's. And through that, it paved a way for friendship to build amongst them---Nicolaides being lovingly accepted by his family for having such a beautiful husband to date.