THIRD PERSON
He sat up after hearing a knock at the door. Kasalukuyan siyang nakatulala sa kisame, blanko ang pag-iisip at gusto nalang mapag-isa.
"Bakit, manang? Maaga po kayong uuwi?" Tanong nito sa kumatok sa kaniyang kwarto.
"Pinapatawag po kayo nina Sir Jino," he sighed.
"Okay, tell them to wait at the living room. Magpapalit lang ako," utos nito na siyang sinunod ng matanda.
As he close the door, he lay back to his bed, not wanting to get up again.
He feels tired kahit ilang araw na siyang nananatili sa loob ng bahay. He doesn't want to go anywhere.
"Joaquin," pumikit nalang ito nang mapansing may mga pumapasok sa kaniyang kwarto. Alam nilang hindi sila gustong harapin ni Joaquin kaya sila nalang ang haharap sa kaniya.
"Bumisita kami sa hospital. In-expect naming nandoon ka since sabi rin naman ng mga kapatid mo ay ilang araw ka nang hindi nagpapakita sa company niyo," sambit ni Hunter habang umuupo sa kama nito.
"Bakit hindi mo sinasamahan si Sula?" Tanong ni Jino na may halo pang inis.
"Vlad can take care--"
"We know, pero bakit nagtatago ka lang sa kwartong 'to? Dapat nandoon ka once na gumising siya," payo ni Jino.
"It's not even half, even a quarter of a hundred," he muttered as he sat up again.
Yumuko lang ito at kumapit sa kumot. He doesn't want them to see him at his lowest but they can't just let him feel like he is alone. They are always there for him, pero hinahayaan lang nila siyang mag-isip para sa sarili niya. But now, Jino can't agree with him.
"Bakit mo naman kasi sinabi 'yon," sinipa ni Hunter and binti ni Vlad.
"I can't lie to their family," bulong nito. Bilang personal doctor, hindi siya pwedeng magtago ng kung ano once na magtanong si Joaquin. He just hid Sula's pregnancy dahil sa utang na loob nito sa dalaga, at hindi naman nagtanong ni Joaquin sa kaniya.
"But you managed to keep her pregnancy a secret. You should have kept that thing too," sagot ni Hunter.
Joaquin scoffed nang marinig nito ang pagbubulungan ng dalawa. He finally realized that his friends also know what is happening to Sula before but they chose to hide it. Maybe because they thought Joaquin is cheating on his wife. Alam ng lahat ang nangyayari but they act like they didn't when he is around.
"But it's fine with me, at least I know what to expect,"
Hinampas ni Jino ang bedside table dahil sa sinabi nito. "What? Ine-expect mo nang hindi siya susurvive? What the fuck, Joaquin!?"
"Please, don't raise your voice. I'm tired," he begged.
Out of them four, Jino is the loudest when he throw tantrums, and Joaquin is always the one who argues with him. Pero ngayon, wala siyang enerhiya para pikunin pa si Jino. He low-key regretted holding on.
He dies everytime he wakes up but Sula still don't. He doesn't know what to do, he can't do anything that could help Sula aside from his money. What his friend told him really affected his mental state, he doesn't want to feel the negative energy but he can't stop himself for thinking that way.
He feels anxious everytime he opens his eyes. His heart pounds so fast but it drops after seeing that Sula didn't even move a single finger. Hindi niya alam kung makakayanan niya pang maghintay sa wala.
Joaquin somehow thinks that losing hope for her to wake up is much better than waiting for nothing. Mas mabilis siyang makakamove on if ever mag-eexpect na siya ng mga mangyayari.
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