Those Three Words

Day 4.2

Naka-upo sa boulders si Krystal at Mika, naghihintay ng mga senyales na may isdang umaaligid malapit sa kanila.

Krystal: Teach me Filipino words.

Mika: No way.

Krystal: Ahhhhh!

Mika: Aegyo muna. [Aegyo means acting cute in Korean]

Krystal: Aish! Dangsineun jeongmal heo geon deulyeosseo! Ahh. Jinjja! (Aish! You really are messing with me huh! Really!)

Mika: Hahaha! Ulol.

Krystal: Nevermind. I'll ask Ara.

Mika: Tell Ara she's beautiful.

Krystal: Why would I do that?

Mika: Because I want you to.

Krystal: Okay, okay. How do you say 'You're beautiful' in Tagalog.

Mika: Tell her 'Mukha... akong... kambing'.

Krystal: Muk-ah ah-kong kambeeng? That's quite long.

Mika: Remember that. Another one..

Krystal: How do you say "I'm beautiful"?

Mika: Hmmm... "I'm beautiful" is "Batukan mokoplease"

Krystal: Batukan what? 

Mika: Mokoplease. Batukan mo...ko...please... Batukan mokoplease.

Krystal: Batukan mokoplease. Got it. Teach me more next time. 

Mika: My pleasure. Krystal, the water looks so inviting. I want to swim.

Krystal: Just wait here. I'll get the life jackets. 

Mika: We have life jackets?

Krystal: Of course! We were wearing those when we got here. We took off yours and we hid them somewhere. Just wait here okay? 

Mika: Make it quick. 

Krystal went pass Ara who was trying to build a fire.

Krystal: Mika wants to swim. I'm gonna get the life jackets.

They heard a plunge. Mika just dived into the water.

Krystal: There she goes.

Ara: What! Hindi marunong lumangoy 'yun! 

Tumakbo si Ara patungo kay Mika. Tumakbo na rin si Krystal, tila nabasa ang kaba, pag-aalala, at takot na nakapinta sa mukha ni Ara. At dahil may sakit si Ara, naunahan siya ni Krystal sa paglangoy. Nakainom na ng tubig-dagat si Mika sa kakasigaw, trying to push herself up. Isang metro na lang ang layo ni Krystal kay Mika nang nawalan ito ng malay. Krystal dove and got Mika in her arms. She struggled swimming back to the shore. 

Ara stopped swimming when the water's already above her shoulder. She might not make it, she thought. Hinintay niya si Krystal at nang malapit na ito sa kaniya, tinulungan niyang buhatin si Mika papunta sa dalampasigan. They laid Mika's body on the ground.

Ara: Mika! Mika!

Krystal: *checks Mika's pulse* She's just unconscious. Don't panic. We can't revive her if you're hysterical. Focus.

Ironically, Ara panicked more. Ara knew exactly what to do. She knew how CPR works but she felt taken aback by the thought of touching Mika's lips with hers. Baka mahawa si Mika sa sakit niya. Baka habang binibigyan niya ng hangin si Mika ay mabigyan niya rin ito ng viral fever, she thought.

Ara: Do something! Please! 

Krystal: *places her hands upon Mika's chest* I don't know if I'm doing this right!

Ara: Just do it! 

Krystal was doing it right, Ara thought. As it seemed, Krystal was doing the proper hand position for pumping. She even placed her hands on the right place.

Krystal started pumping Mika's chest.

| Sorry for interrupting but you really need to do this for your own sake:

For theatrical effect... Saw that video in Multimedia? Well, click play! Click play! --------> 

Ara held Mika's hand.

Krystal tilted Mika's head back and lifted her chin. She pinched Mika's nose and covered Mika's mouth with hers. Krystal gave Mika two rescue breaths. When Ara saw it, she felt her heart caving in. She was dumb-founded. Na-blangko siya bigla until she realized what she was doing. 

She looks down to Mika's hand instead. Pinisil-pisil niya 'to.

Naka-ilang chest pump at mouth-to-mouth na si Krystal kay Mika ngunit wala pa rin itong malay.

Ara: Magising ka lang, gagawin ko lahat ng gusto mo. Mag-aaral ako sa culinary school pagbalik natin para maipagluto kita ng kahit na anong gusto mong kainin. Hindi na kita tutulugan pag magka-text tayo o pag magkausap tayo sa phone. Pramis! Kahit ako na ang magdadala ng bag mo papuntang school at pauwi. Babasahan kita ng John Green books hanggang sa makatulog ka.  Kapag pagod na pagod ka na sa praktis, i-p-piggyback kita papuntang dorm. Ye, magising ka lang.. Kahit ano... Kahit ano gagawin ko....

Krystal: Ara? I... There's...

She looks up to Krystal whose eyes were starting to get red and tears started rolling down her cheeks. She felt her heart skip a beat. Ara gazed at Mika's face who looked almost as white as the sand. Something inside her froze.

Ara: No! Do it again! *pulls Krystal hands and places it over Mika's chest* Do it again! Krystal! Gawin mo na! Krystal! Bingi ka ba? Gawin mo ulit! 

Tumulo na ang luha ni Ara. 

Krystal: Ara... I.. I did everything.

They were both crying. Ara was yelling. 

Ara: That was not enough, Krystal! Ano ba! Come on! You can do better! Please! Please...

Ara gently touched Mika's face...

Ara: Ye? Sabi mo 'di mo ako iiwan? Kelan ka pa natutong mag-sinungaling huh?

Ara then started pumping Mika's chest aggressively.

Krystal: Ara, you might hurt her.

Nagsisisigaw na si Ara habang pinipilit gawin ang CPR, kinakausap si Mika kahit wala pa rin itong malay.

Ara: Sabi mo hindi mo ako iiwan diba?! Ba't ganyan ka?!

She pinched Mika's nose and covered Mika's mouth with hers.

Inulit ni Ara ang chest compression and she gave rescue breaths to Mika again.

Ara: Nakakainis ka na talaga! Ang daya-daya mo Ye! Ang daya mo!

She did the chest compression again but stopped midway. Nanghina si Ara. She cupped her face and placed her head upon Mika's tummy.

Ara: Ba't ikaw pa? Ba't ikaw pa, Daks?

Krystal checked Mika's pulse...