Silverthorne Series - Angels and Demons

Bearing the Cross

SHYSIE

Andito pa rin kamini Argen sa hospital, he is lost in his thoughts at parang may isang makapal na wall in beween us kahit magkatabi lang kami. The more I could not reach him, I lost him completely and it hurts. He would not even look at me na para bang diring diri siya sa akin.

The light from the surgery room switched off and the doctor came out. Agad na tumayo si Argen and asked " Kumusta na siya?"

Umiling lang ang doctor and replied, " He is under coma now, we are hoping that he will wake soon, ililipat na muna namin siya sa isang suite room exclusive for your family. Stay strong son, your dad needs you the most now. With that said and after patting Argen sa likod, umalis na ang doctor.

Argen got that blank stare in his eyes and started walking away aimlessly, pero before siya umalis.

"Cy pakisamahan na lang si Shy sa hotel room, just ask Dahly for the details." Mahina niyang sabi yet he did not even look back at me, I saw his fist clench isang sign na he is angry yet he is trying to control it.

Is he angry with me? Nagaalala kong tanong sa kawalan "And where are you going Argen?" tanong ni Cy sa kanya.

"It is none of your business" irita niyang sagot.

"It is my business to know, at bakit ako ang maghahatid kay Shy? You are her husband right, she needs you more right now. " sagot ni Cy sa kanya.

"Like hell I care, if you want you can have her, you love her right? " nanunuyang sagot ni Argen, before Cy could reply... my world went dark, ramdam ko ang paninikip ng dibdib ko, it hurts too much... Ayaw ba talaga niya sa akin? Does he loathe me that much? ... those were my last thoughts as darkness totally overtook my consciousness.

ARGEN

I saw here collapse at buti na lang malapit si Cy sa kanya at nasalo niya si Shy. Parang sinaksak naman ako sa nakita ko, he is right ako dapat ang nasa tabi niya.

"Argen you ass! What do hell are you thinking, ito ba yung gusto mo? Can't you tell she is hurting so much like you yet mas lalo mo lang siyang sinasaktan sa mga kagaguhan mo?" singhal ni Cy sa akin as he slowly carried Shy in his arms.

I'm jealous, yet I don't have the right to be, Shy deserves someone like Cy... baka nga kung di lang ako dumating naging sila na.

"And what the fudge are you talking about, you are reading it wrong man, I do love Shy but as a sister, iba ang minamahal ko. Ako na magdadala sa kanya sa hotel, magpalamig ka muna ng ulo, you are such a mess! Fix yourself and get a life!" inis na turan ni Cy as he slowly walked out of my sight.

I was just there looking blankly at the wall. Then my phone rang, I checked the screen, it was Dahly and for sure lagot ako dito.

I braced myself for the worst, yet nagulat ako when she spoke...

"How are you?" yun ang unang tanong niya sa akin at halos madurog ang puso ko sa tanong na iyon, di ko alam pero I see Dahly as someone who understands me in a way pero di rin naman, siguro dahil both of us are leaders of the family kaya ganito na lang ako sa kanya. O kaya she jut reminds me of Aurum or me? Definitely not me...

"I'm ok" tipid kong sagot.

"No you are not, meet you at the coffee shop just 3 oclock from the east entrance of the hospital in 30minutes, papunta na ako diyan." With that said she dropped the call.

"FUCK Dahls I just want to be alone" hinilamos ko sa mukha ko ang aking palad and stared blankly ulit sa wall.

Di ko alam kung gaano ako katagal na ganun ang ginawa pero siguro mga 30 minutes dahil nagring ang phone ko ulit. I answered it and this time isang galit na Dahly ang nasa linya.