A Month before August

Epilogue

- Thank you guys for being with Alex and Abby on their journey. Sadly, all stories must come to an end. -

EPILOGUE

End Of Flashback

"Do everything you can to save her!" I hear his voice, calling to me.. Alex.. Where are you? I want to see you.. I want to be with you.. I want to fight for this love I knew from the very start was right..

"Fuck it! Are you all real Doctors?! A Doctor saves lives, not ends them! Damn it! Do everything you can to save her.. you're all Doctors right?! You're all.." he's crying.. I can sense it now, naiyak siya. And it's because of me..

Tell me, Alex, if I ever leave you, will you be happy?..

I still want to do things with you, experience more.. 'cause I don't only want it to happen in Paris. I have already experienced finding love in Paris, but I want more.

It's selfish I know, I'm so selfish by wanting you. Pero kasalanan ba ang magmahal? Pangalawang seizure ko pa lang 'to, right? This is not yet the third.. marami pa kong gustong sabihin, maraming marami pa..

Pero pagod na din ako..

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August 30, 20xx Saint Luke's Medical Center 11:00 P.M

I can't move. Why is it that I can't? Parang ang bigat bigat. I can hear voices, I can hear them..

Follow the light, follow my voice..

Kinukumbinsi ako.. I tried, I fought so hard to open my eyes.. until finally, nagtagumpay ako. I slowly opened my eyes and all I can see is white. Where am I?..

"A-A..lex.." hanggang dun lang ang kaya kong bigkasin, I feel a lump on my throat. Parang tuyo ang lalamunan ko.

"Tiffany Darling?!" It's my Mom.. I feel so happy hearing her.. but where is Alex?

"M-Mom.. W-wher..e.. Is.. A-Ale..x?" I asked. Ang hirap magsalita, pero pinilit ko. When I finally saw her, nakita ko sa mukha niya ang bakas ng pagkalungkot. Is there something.. she's not telling me?

"A-Anak.."

"M-Mom! Where.. Is A-Alex?!" I tried to shout kahit masakit, and I've succeeded, I did..

Umiyak si Mom. What's happening? Anong nangyayari, pwedeng pakisabi? Mom..

Just then, when my Mom spoke, it felt like my world crashed. Pakiramdam ko gumuho mundo ko..

"Mom.. N-No.. It can't be,.. He can't be.." tell me, that that's a lie.. tell me! Hindi pwede 'to.. hindi siya pwedeng mawala! Bakit? Bakit.. bakit..

"Sorry darling b-but, A-Alex,.. he.. he died."

He died.

He died.

He died.

"Tell me nagjojoke lang kayo Mom, tell me!" I faked a laugh "You're joking, right? Di'ba hindi 'yan totoo?! Di'ba.." pero umiling lang si Mom.

"I wish it was a joke, too, darling."

Hindi ko alam gagawin ko.. umiling ako.. hindi ko alam ang sasabihin. I started crying, crying my heart out.

Alex.. why? Bakit mo ako iniwan?

"Mom, no.. p-please.." pagmamakaawa ko sa kanya

"Darling, it's t-true.. he thought you died.. you've been in a coma, he went hysterical.. inexplain namin pero, parang wala na ang mundo niya, para ngang siya pa ang magulang.. mahal na mahal ka niya, Tiffany anak, and by that time, na gumagaling na din siya, h-he.. he suddenly collapsed.." Tumigil si Mom, halatang nahihirapan din, pero hindi.. bakit? Bakit, Alex?.. "B-based on the observation, he's been drinking pills, there's nothing we can do to save him.. it's already too late.. we're already too late.." umiling si Mom, "He died,.. last week."