ENDLESS JOURNEY OF LOVE

CHAPTER 31

Christian's

"We will conduct a surgery to remove both ovaries and fallopian tubes for her to increase her suvival rate." the doctor said na ikinagulat.

"If you are going to remove it, paano na siya mabubuntis niyan?"

Napatingin agad ako kay mama. "Anong klaseng reklamo yan? Mahalaga pa sa'yo ang pagbubuntis niya eh wala naman siyang asawa." I told her but she ignore what I've said.

"Remove it or not, it is still impossible for her to get pregnant kasi nasa stage 3 na ang cancer. She only has a limited time of 1 year and we need to remove it for her to increase her survival rate. Now, I need you to sign the waiver para magawa na namin ang operasyon." the doctor said at saka niya inabutan ng papel si mama.

Nung una naghehesitate siya pero pipirmahan din pala. Ano ba kasing problema niya sa operasyon ni Ate Yani? We have to do the surgery para tumaas ang survival rate niya. Sometimes, my mother only thinks of herself all the time.

Tumayo na kami ni mama at saka naglakad papunta sa facility kung saan nandoon si Ate Yani kaso hindi kami pwede pumasok. Sinilip lang namin siya mula sa bintana at may mga nakikita nakong nakasaksak sa kanya ng kung anu-ano. Hanggang ngayon, I'm still curious kung paano nagkaroon ng cancer si Ate Yani at talang dumiretso ng Stage III.

Iniwan ko nalang doon si mama at saka lumabas ng hospital. Bigla akong may nakabangga sa balikat ko at laking gulat ko na si Eljon pala. Kitang-kita ko sa kanya ang panlalaki ng mata niya.

"Christian, a-anong ginagawa mo dito?" he asked with his wide eyes.

"Nilipat dito si Ate Yani." I said casually.

He turned around first at saka siya tumingin sakin. "Wala kang nakita?"

"Malamang meron. May mata ako eh. By the way, nakita ko si Avery. May binibisita pala siya dito."

"U-uh, oo. Sige, una nako." He said at saka siya nagmadaling umalis.

Bakit parang gulat na gulat ata siya? Speaking of what I saw, nagulat ako nung nagtagalog si Avery. All I know is that she's only speaking English since lumaki siya sa New York. Hindi ko naman siyang pwedeng hinalaan na si Lez kasi malay ba natin na marunong talaga siya. Slap! Ano ba yan? Hanggang ngayon, problema ko nanaman siya? Dapat mas tinutuon ko ng pansin yung bahay namin ni Lez dahil binenta na ni Emi kay Avery. Nakakainis!

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Next Day
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"Sir, gusto ka daw po makausap ni Ms. Avery?" bungad ng secretary ko nang sumilip siya si pinto. Tss. Magmula kasi noong huling usap namin ni Avery, mahigpit ko na talagang pinagbabawal ang biglaang pasok sa office ko. Ayoko na talaga ng mga surprise visit. Nakakainis lang.

I gestured na papasukin siya at agad naman na pumasok si Avery. I keep wondering kung saan niya nahuhugot ang lakas ng loob niya.

"I'm sorry but I think I need you to sign this immediately." she said at may nilapag siya na papel.

Kinuha ko yun at saka binasa. Sinamaan ko agad siya ng tingin. "You forced my friend to sell the house and now you want me to sign this to start demolishing the house. Do you even have a conscience to consider that that house is very precious to me?"

"What I'm doing is business, not for hurting you personally." she said then she cross her arms. "Look, President. I'm not trying to provoke you but sometimes you need to learn to listen to your co-employees and also to learn to give up things that will lost someday from you. Can't you see it? I'm trying to help this company and also... you." she said as if she wasn't scared of what I'll feel.