A Blank Sheet Of Paper

UNUSUAL PLACE

Still confused on the place and situation, pero hindi ako matiis. I felt the urge to move again pero mabigat yung feeling at biglang sumakit un ulo ko.

"Ouch! My head hurts." Nasabi ko. The blurred vision vanished, pero ngayon ang bigat at sakit ng ulo ko everytime I move.

At nag-panic silang apat. One man run outside to call the doctor while the two woman run to me and give me water. The other man reach out for my head and dahan dahan minamasahe ito.

The doctor came and instructed the nurse to inject na yung pampakalma dahil mejo nagiging agitated na aq. I felt numb and hindi ko napansin na nakatulog na aq.

"Could you tell me where the hell I am?" I said before I drowse to sleep.

I don't know how many hours of sleep na naman ang lumipas, but when I slowly opened my eyes nawala na un sakit ng ulo ko at wala na din yung blurred vision ko. I was alone in the room but I hear voices again sa may sala area.

"Hello? Can I have water." I shouted.

They all hurriedly came to give me water.

I look at the familiar face of a woman and a man, I recognize their faces but I'm not sure kung saan ko sila nakita at hindi ko maalala ang name nila. Yung mejo older man and woman naman hindi familiar yung face, i have a feeling na we haven't met pa talaga.

Then the staring competition continue. They are adoringly staring at me and likewise I'm staring at them in my confuse state. No one dares to speak, so I initiate to ask.

"Where am I?" I ask my favorite question again and maybe they will answer it by now.

"Nasa hospital ka darling, sa St. Luke's Hospital in taguig." The familiar male answer.

"You've been here for 3 weeks now. Nung first two weeks nasa ICU ka and thankfully after that weeks na-transfer ka na sa regular room. 1 week ka na dito sa regular room at  thank God finally nagising ka na." Kwento nung babaeng parang kakilala ko.

"Iha, gutom ka ba? May gusto ka bang kainin? May masakit ba sa'yo? Anong gusto mo?" Tuloy-tuloy na tanong nung stranger man.

I was like dumbfounded after knowing na nasa hospital ako for 3 weeks now at na ICU pa ako. I wasn't able to answer any of his question kasi ayaw mag-work ng utak ko. Hindi mag-sink in ang mga nangyayari.

"Iha, we're deeply sorry for what happened. No one wanted that to happen." Sabi nung mangiyak-ngiyak na babae na ndi ko kilala.

"Then tell me, What really happened?" I blurted out of nowhere.