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Chapter 47: The Blood

ANDREW

Severe head injury. Iyon ang sinabi sa amin ng doktor niya. Naubusan siya ng dugo. She's still unconscious and it can or wil take months for her recovery. They couldn't say whether when she will be able to gain consciousness.

Nang sabihin sa amin ng doktor na kailangang masalinan agad siya ng dugo ay nagpresinta ako. Baka lang match kami, but we're not. Her blood type is currently unavalivalbe in their blood bank, so we need to find a donor.

Kahit si uncle ay sinubukang magbigay ng dugo pero hindi sila match. But, one person came and he give his blood.

No one can say what and how this happened to her. Slowly, walking back and forth infront of her room. Maybe, she'll wake up soon. I'll just wait here.

I can't bear to see her with the ventilator on her and a heart monitor. It's been two weeks. She's in comatose.

I flinched, bumukas ang pinto. It's uncle. His face is sad and seems like he's just finished his cries. "It's done"

"What did they say?"

Uncle sat down and gave me the fiercest look he could ever give. "I warned her already about this. Now, look what happened. That Duncan tried to kill her! That bullshit kid."

Parang umakyat ang dugo ko sa ulo ko. Hindi man lang siya nagdalawang-isip na gawin ito kay Andrea. Balak ba niyang patayin ang kaklase niya? Ano bang nagyayari sa mga kabataan ngayon?

"Gagawin ko ang lahat para makulong ang babaeng iyon at mabulok sa kulungan." Uncle harshly walked towards the door but it opens before he could touch it.

I was shocked seeing that man again. Not because he saved Andrea's life for giving her his blood doesn't mean he must not pay for what his daughter did to Andrea. He raised a bitch.

"Anong ginagawa mo rito?!"

Pinigilan ko agad si uncle. Sinubukan niyang ambahan ng suntok si Mr. Duncan kaya pinaglayo ko sila. "Calm down, uncle."

"I came here because my daughter was imprisoned. Alam kong hindi niyo palalampasin ito, I understand. Ako ang humihingi ng kapatawaran sa nagawa ng anak ko. I'm really so-"

"Your sorry can't bring back my granddaughter! Huwag ka nang magkunwari, Rafael, alam kong gumaganti ka sa akin."

"What? No!"

Gumaganti?

Saan?

What happened?

Matagal na nilang kilala ang isa't isa?

Napalingon ako kay uncle. Bakas sa mukha niya ang galit at poot na nararamdaman niya lara kay Mr. Duncan.

"Lumayo ka sa apo ko. Huwag ka nang lalapit pa ulit sa apo ko, naiintndihan mo?"

He just shooked his head. May nilabas siyang papel mula sa bulsa ng kaniyang jacket. "This is my reason if I can't do that, Mr. Laevii." Binigay niya ang papel kay uncle.

At first, he didn't want to take it. Ako na ang kumuha noon at binasa ang nilalaman ng papel. I was surprised to see what's the paper all about. It's a fucking DNA test. With whom?!

Binaba ko ang tingin ko sa pinakadulo ng kasulatan. "Probability of paternity... 99%."

Nagulat din si uncle nang bigkasin ko iyon. Marahas na kinuha niya mula sa akin ang hawak ko at binasa iyon. Nanggagalaiti siya at hindi makapaniwala. Pinunit niya ang dna test at hinagis sa mukha ni Mr. Duncan!

"Who told you to take a test?! Pineke mo pa?! Para ano? Para gantihan ako sa ginawa ko sa iyo noon? You are related nothing to Andrea. Leave now!"

Tinulak niya palabas ng pinto si Mr. Duncan. Sinundan ko silang dalawa nang lumabas sila. Pilit kong nilayo si uncle kay Mr. Duncan.