Better In Time

II.

Life. It can be cruel sometimes. One day you're happy and then the next day you could be at the bottom of the world and the universe won't even notice. Days will keep passing by, the sun will still shine and the earth will still rotate. Whatever happens to you, the universe don't care. At least thats how I've always seen it. But I love my life. I know that whatever God throws at my way, I'll always be able to handle it. I guess for now, the universe thinks I deserve to be in a hospital with no memory of how it happened, then it is what it is. Challenge accepted, maybe. 

"I'm assuming because of the accident, the massive injury on her head, and how she doesn't seem to remember anything before the incident, she may have selective amnesia. When we examined her head, the CT scan didn't show any injury or changes, so we're sure that there is no permanent damage. How much has she forgotten? We don't know yet. As of for now, all we know is that she's very confused and we can tell her the events following up to this incident slowly. It might help her gain her memory back. She's a very strong minded person, and I know in her heart she'll know. She will remember and I believe in her."

"Thank you Dr. Ross, thank you so much. We owe her life to you. You saved her again, dami na naming utang sayo. Marami talagang salamat."

Medyo papaiyak si mama, minsan ko lang sya marining umiak ng ganyan. Ang last time na naalala ko ay siguro nung umalis si papa papuntang San Diego. 

Nasan nga ba kami?

English kasi ng english yung doctor so imposible naman na nasa Pilipinas kami, pwede din naman baka sosyal lang talaga sya.

Okay naman ako, nakakabit pa naman lahat ng katawan ko, wala namang basag sa muka ko, ulo ko lang naman pero okay na, hindi na masakit. Yun nga lang talaga kapag pinilit ko na isipin yung nangyari sakin, bigla na lang sumasakit yung ulo ko kaya for now, hahayaan ko na lang muna.

"Oh anak, gising ka na pala, kumusta pakiramdam mo?" Alalang-alala talaga sya, kilala ko to si mama, hindi naman sya ganito, cool mom sya eh. Pero bakit ngayon ibang iba talaga yung pag-aalala nya. 

"Okay na po ako ma, wag ka na po mag-aalala, kung okay lang po pwede kwento mo naman po kung ano talaga yung nangyari?"

"Aba marunong ka pa pala magtagalog. Diretso pa ha." Medyo natawa sya.

"Ma naman eh, kailan pa." 

"Huy puro english ka kaya nung nakakaraan tayo mag-usap. Nose bleed na nga ako sayo eh, kailangan paalala ko pa sayo na magtagalog ka kapag ako ang kausap mo." 

"Ah ganun ba? sorry naman po."

"Oo nga pala, ano gusto mo pagkain, bili or luto ako. Alam ko gutom ka na nyan, eh okay na naman daw ang solid food sayo."

"Pwede po menudo?"

I don't know why pero yun yung pumasok sa isip ko, favorite ko kasi pero hindi ko na matandaan kung kailang yung huli na nakakain ako ng menudo.

"Menudo talaga ha, sige balik ako ng one hour, si Dr. Ross muna magbabantay sayo okay. I love you anak." She kissed me on my forehead and headed towards the door.

"Angela, you're looking a lot better than yesterday. How are you feeling?" He seems really concerned with my condition, but then again he's a doctor so it's his job. 

"I feel better, just a bit confused and famished but mom will be back with food, would you like to join us for lunch?"

Hala naman, san nang-galing yun? feeling close lang ah. Invite daw ba ang doctor for lunch tapos menudo, eh mukang sosyal to. Im sure hindi nya alam kung ano yung menudo.