note: mentions of domestic abuse
I WOKE up dazed and feeling like I had been run over by a bus.
Pilit kong minulat ang mga mata at nakitang nakahiga ako sa kama sa loob ng isang silid. There was only a little light from the lamplight on a nightstand, but from the recliner bed and the white walls, I realized I was inside a hospital room. Pilit kong ginalaw ang mabigat kong katawan at nakaramdam ako ng hapdi sa kanan kong pupulsuhan.
Napatingin ako roon at nakitang may nakatusok na suwero sa ugat ko roon.
"Move slowly," a hard voice ordered me.
Napapitlag ako at napatingin sa direksyon ng boses, at nakita ko si Alessio De Luca na nakaupo sa isang settee sa may paanan ng kama ko.
He sat there in the semi-darkness, his eyes silvery in the muted light, the lines of his face sharper and harder from the shadows. The stony muscles of his wide shoulders and chest strained against the same dusky-blue shirt I last saw him in, but his coat was gone. His short wavy hair grazed his strong brow as if he had raked his fingers through it, and rough stubbles darkened his angular jaw.
Sandali akong pumikit para paganahin ang isip.
What happened?
Danica, the call, Riza...
Oh, God, Riza!
Napabalikwas ako ng bangon, pero naroon na si Alessio at mabigat ang mga kamay sa aking balikat, pinipigilan akong gumalaw.
"I told you to fucking move slowly," he growled.
"Riza!" My hands flew to grip his arms. "What happened to her? Oh, God, what happened to her?"
"She's fine," he ground out. "The surgery went well."
Pilit akong pinahiga uli ni Alessio. Kumuha siya ng isang unan at dinagdag sa unan ko para maging mas mataas ang pagsandal ko.
The surgery went well...
Doon bumalik ang ilan sa mga alaala.
Alessio kneeling beside me as I sobbed.
The kid's out of the surgery. She's still under observation, but the surgery's successful.
Muling nag-init ang mga mata ko.
The surgery was successful.
"Riza's okay?" marupok kong usal.
The harsh lines of Alessio's face remained taut. "She's out of the woods. The doctors expect her to make a full recovery."
Nanghina ako. Mariin akong pumikit at napakapit lang sa braso ni Alessio. Riza would make a full recovery. Tears burned my eyes as I thanked God.
Pilit kong minulat ang mga mata.
Matamang nakatitig sa akin si Alessio. Shadows sharpened every line and angle of his face even more, and everything looked stiffer and more pronounced.
Nanghihina akong napatingin sa suwero at sa IV na nakasabit sa IV tree.
"What happened to me?"
"You fainted." His voice had a roughened edge. "Exhaustion, stress, a bit of dehydration. They gave you IV for vitamins and other fluids. You were out the whole night."
I was out the whole night. My eyes darted across my body. I still wore the same dress and–
Muli akong napabalikwas nang makitang wala ang bracelet sa pupulsuhan ko, pero naroon uli si Alessio para pigilan ako.
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