chasing the summer hearts

Chapter 29

Chapter 29

YROZZE IMMEDIATELY entered the room after waiting for approximately 2 hours at maximum. He was very excited and eager to see Roscoe's beautiful eyes again. Nang makapasok siya ay nakita niyang mahimbing na natutulog si Roscoe sa hospital bed. Wala na itong nakatusok na dextrose sa kanyang kamay at wala narin siyang breathing tube sa kanyang bibig. Napatanga siya.

He looks like an innocent angel sleeping on the bed. At hindi niya matigilan ang sarili niyang hindi tingnan ang kasintahan ng malapitan. He looks different without the hospital equipments attached to his body. Humanap siya ng upuan at umupo sa gilid niya.

He traced down the way of how Roscoe breathes every second and every minute. The rise and fall of his chest he intently observed it. His body has gradually loosen weight. Hindi naman talaga siya yung tipong payat na payat na parang nakikita na yung mga buto.

Pero klaro talagang malaki ang binawas ng kanyang timbang.

Matamlay parin ito at parang hindi pa normal ang kanyang mukha pero nakikita na niya ang mga dugong dumadaloy sa kanyang ugat at parang nabubuhay na ang kanyang katawan. Tiningnan niya ang mukha nito. Maamo ang kanyang mukha at parang hindi nakaranas ng matinding impyerno sa nagdaang panahon.

The way how his eyes curved perfectly, how his mouth shaped, how his cheeks relaxed and how his aura remained calm and serene.

His heart immediately wrought in pain and his breathing began to hitch. The pain in his chest prompted the tears in his eyes to form, until it dripped down like a pipe. His breathing became more ragged as sobs literally left his throat and he was now crying in front of him.

He even clutched his chest for that.

Yrozze tried to regain his courage but just by looking again at his face made it crumble like a barrier being forcefully destroyed by a hard cannon ball. Nang hindi na niya makayanan ay yumuko siya at umiyak nang hindi naglalabas ng boses.

He cried quietly, baka sakaling magising si Roscoe kapag narinig nitong umiiyak siya. Nilagay niya ang kanyang kamay sa kanyang bibig at doon humagulgul ng lubusan. Dahil sa tindi ng kanyang paghagulgul ay hindi na niya nakakayanang hindi huminga.

Sa kasamaang palad,

Sa kanyang paghinga ay ang paggising rin ni Roscoe.

Agad na tumalikod ang binata sa kanyang iniibig.

Pero agad rin yung nakuha ni Roscoe at pasimpleng hinaplos ang kanyang likurang parte ng mukha. Kalaunan, dahil sa nararamdaman niyang biglaang panlalambot dahil sa hawak ni Roscoe ay wala siyang nagawa kundi humarap sa kanya.

Nang makita ni Roscoe ang sitwasyon ni Yrozze ay agad siyang natauhan.

Yrozze's composition isn't like this previously.

Something must've happened!

"H-Hey!" Roscoe sound concerned on Yrozze's behalf. "What's wrong? What happened? Why're you like this?" Roscoe asked him.

But Yrozze didn't answer and bit his lips. Instead, his head falls down to cry quietly. On the oher hand, Roscoe bit his lips and his hand trailed along with his face and he cupped it very smoothly. Suddenly, Yrozze's head tilted onto the base of where his hand cupped his face.

Yrozze's hand reached for his hand and he smudged it with a kiss.

But soonly, he was back to sobbing.

Roscoe could feel his tears brushing against his hands while he's kissing on the skin of his hands. Then Yrozze looked directly at him while tears are still flowing down his eyes. Then he hugged him tightly.