Letters to my Bestfriend

.19.

Gino's pov

I cursed when my phone rings in the middle of the night. Was Ian calling? I rubbed my eyes and checked my phone. It was an unknown caller.

"Hello?" I answered lazily.

"Is this Gino Kim?"

"Yes, who's this?"

"Im an emergency nurse at Asia Medical Center. I'm afraid you need to come here right now. Mr. Ian Jeon met accident. You're in the emergency contact and—"

My phone dropped to the floor and I couldn't hear what the nurse was saying anymore. Tanging "naaksidente si ian" lang yung paulit ulit na naririnig ko.

I grabbed his car key from his drawer and stormed out his room. I went to knock on his parents' room too and told them everything.

I didn't wait for them to move and just went to drive Ian's bmw as fast as I could.

Hindi ko maipaliwanag yung kaba na nararamdaman ko. Unti-unting tumulo yung mga luha sa mata ko. Pinupuno naman ng sobrang pag alala yung puso at isip ko.

Ian is fine. Ian is going to be fine.

Paulit ulit kong sinabi sa sarili ko, hanggang sa makarating ako sa emergency room. I immediately looked for Ian and the nurse said nasa operating room na sya.

Hindi ako mapakali, pabalik balik akong naglalakad sa labas ng pinto. Hinihintay yung balita sa kanya. Hinihintay sya.

Maya maya pa, dumating na rin sila Tito at Tita kasama si kuya yoongi.

"Gino."

I hugged Kuya Yoongi, letting all my tears flow. "Kuya, si ian.."

"Ssshh.. tahan na. Malakas yun. Magiging ok sya, Gino."

The waiting was so agonizing. Kung ano anong pumapasok sa isip ko. Maya maya pa dumating na rin si Jimin dahil pinapunta sya ni Kuya Yoongi.

After a few hours, the door of the operating room opened. "Doc, kamusta ang anak ko?" Ian's mom asked.

"Your son is in a critical condition, Mrs. Jeon." I gasped at the news. I started crying again as I held my chest like it will help lessen the pain I'm feeling now.

The doctor continued. "The surgery went well, but I'm afraid it is going to take some time for him to recover. The patient went through an operation on his right leg and it will take months for him to walk again. Nagkaroon rin sya hemorrhage dahil sa lakas ng pagkakabangga sa kanya. Which will cause him to experience severe headaches, and worst is amnesia."

The word echoed through my brain repeatedly. Suddenly the world stops and all I could think about is Ian. I cried, and cried until my eyes could no longer see. Until my ears could no longer hear.

My head was just so clouded with my own thoughts. Thoughts of Ian forgetting about me, about us. Hindi ko ata kakayanin. Ngayon palang para nakong dinudurog. Para na akong pinapatay.

Ian was transferred to the ICU after the operation. Hindi pa rin kami pwedeng lumapit sa kanya to prevent him from various infections.

"Gino, pahinga ka muna. Gusto mo kumain? Samahan kita." Jimin asked as I stare at Ian laying down the hospital bed with so many apparatus connected to him.

I shook my head. "Hindi ako nagugutom, Min. Thank you."

Kuya Yoongi approached us, "Sige na, Gino. Hindi rin papayag si Ian kapag ikaw naman yung nagkasakit."