R O O M 16 (Sixteen Series #1)

Part 13

THIRTEEN

"It's Nica..." Len answered. "She fainted."

Sumenyas si Len na sundan namin siya kaya kaagad kaming sumunod. Pumunta agad kami sa kuwarto kung nasaan naka stay ang mga babae. The other boys were already there. Nagkukumpulan na sila. When we entered the room, nakita namin na nakahiga si Nica sa isa sa mga kama habang pinapalibutan ng mga babae at pinapaypayan.

Shane and Kiara is specifically beside her, with both wearing a worried look. Nakipagsiksikan kami sa boys bago lumapit malapit sa kama kung saan nakahiga si Nica.

Agad na napatingala si Shane nang mapansin kami. She immediately stood up and went beside me.

"What happened?" I asked before holding her arm.

Agad siyang napailing, "Hindi namin alam. Kiara told me to accompany her because she wanted to talk to Nica. Pagdating namin dito, nang kakausapin na siya ni Kiara. She lost her balance and lost her consciousness."

Halata ang kaba sa boses ni Shane. Napalinga-linga ako sa paligid, hinahanap kung nandito ba si Papa o si Sir Alevaro. But they're currently not here.

"Sina Papa at Sir Alevaro? Tinawag niyo na?" I asked her. Tumango naman agad si Shane.

"G-guys...I think kailangan na nating dalhin sa...sa hospital si Nica." Kiara said and looked up to us. Napatitig ako sa kamay niyang pinaypayan si Nica. It's trembling.

"H-hindi ba maganda ang pakiramdam ni Nica? B-bakit parang okay naman siya kanina buong byahe?" Shanelle joined in. Napatango ang mga kasamahan namin.

Kiara gulped a lot of times. She was about to open her mouth when we heard Sir Alevaro's voice. Lahat kami'y napatingin sa likuran. Kasama ni Sir Alevaro si Papa na may pag-aaalalang mukha. When he saw me, he sighed in relief.

"Anong nangyari?" Agad na binigyan namin ng daan si Sir Alevaro para makalapit kay Nica sa kama.

Agad na hinawakan ni Sir Alevaro ang pala-pulsuhan ni Nica. He looked up while thinking.

"She's alright. Her pulse is normal. What happened?"

Agad kaming natahimik sa tanong niya. But Shane spoke first.

"K-kasi, Sir. Aayain sana namin siya na bumaba at mag-sight seeing. Habang kinakausap namin siya, bigla nalang siya na out of balance at nawalan ng malay. I-iyon lang naman po ang nangyari." Shane explained.

"Is she sick or what? Wala ba siyang sinabi sa inyo?" Sir Alevaro asked.

Lahat kami'y napailing sa tanong niya. Ayos pa naman kani-kanina si Nica. We did not talk that much but I can see that she's fine.

Sir Alevaro sighed, "Ganito nalang. Baka pagod lang sa byahe. Let her sleep for a while at kapag hindi pa siya gumising mamayang hapon, we bring her to the hospital, understood? Kiara, I want you to look out for her. If she won't wake up until 5 then tell me immediately." He stated while eyeing us all. Kiara immediately nodded her head with his command.

"B-but sir, how about our...expedition?" Nicole asked. What she meant is our sight-seeing to Southwest Ancient Place for our final output.

"We cancel that for the mean time. We'll make sure Nica is doing alright first. Dapat kompleto kayo."

Napatango kami lahat sa sinabi ni Sir Alevaro.

"All right, go back to your rooms first. We'll monitor Nica's well-being first. If we can confirm that she's alright, then we proceed tomorrow but if she's not...we'll have to stay here for a few more days."

Agad na bumuwag ang mga kasama ko at bumalik sa kani-kanilang lugar habang nag-uusap. However, they're not gossiping bad about Nica, in fact, I can hear the others saying how scared or worried they are if something were to happen to Nica. I also heard how the boys were ready to carry her if it's an emergency. A small smile formed on my lips. This isn't just classmates, this is family. Agad rin akong bumalik sa ulirat nang may maramdaman ako sa braso ko. Shane was still holding on to me, tightly.