"Sam....."
"Honey...."
Someone is calling her.
She slowly opened her eyes.
"Sam! Thank God you're okay!"
Gerard was holding her hands tight.
She tried to search for some emotions in his eyes. Emotions that she dreads to see from him or anyone in the room. She didn't even dare to move her body just for a tiny bit, afraid she'll feel different. Nor put her hands there, afraid that she won't feel her there.
She turned her eyes on her father, on Gerard's mother, on his grandparents, on Colin, to Yani, to Qin. All of them showing their happy faces.
Does it mean...?
"Oh good, our patient is awake."
She looked at the doctor who came inside the room. Even she was smiling.
"How are you, hija? Kumusta ang pakiramdam mo?"
"Ang.....ang....baby....."
She noticed the people around her giving each other a look.
Oh no!
Tears started to appear in her eyes.
Hindi puwede! Hindi puwedeng mangyari yon!
She won't forgive herself kapag nawala ang baby niya.
"Say yes, please, Sam!"
"Gerard..."
"Don't say no. Don't you dare say the word Samantha!"
Niyakap niya ang lalake at humagulhol na nang iyak.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry kung hanggang ngayon nagdududa pa rin ako!"
"Sam, ano bang puwede kong gawin...?"
"Wala. Wala ka nang kailangang gawin. Ako, ako ang may pagkukulang ngayon. Please, forgive me," she narrated in between sobs.
"Nothing to forgive, honey. There's nothing to forgive. It was me who planted those doubts in your heart kaya ako ang patawarin mo, pero sana maniwala kang panghabambuhay na tayo. That's why I wanted us to get married immediately so I can start proving to you that forever with you is where I want to be. So, please, let's get married now."
Tumango siya.
"Say it please?"
"Yes," bulong niya.
"What? Di ko marinig honey. Mas malakas pa tibok ng puso ko kesa sa sagot mo."
"For the nth time, Gerard, yes. Yes, yes, yes!"
"That's my woman!" He beamed before giving her a resounding kiss. Ilang minuto pa bago siya binitawan nito. "We better start preparing ourselves. Wala nang urungan, okay?"
Umiling siya.
"Anyway, kahit naman anong pag-urong ang gawin mo, susunod at susunod pa rin ako. I won't give up on us, not anymore. Tatandaan mo yan, okay po?" he sounded as if a huge thing has been lifted out from his shoulders.
"You sounded relieved," biro nya.
"Seriously sweetheart, you scared the hell out of me."
"Bakit naman?"
"Just thinking you'd say no.....let's not go back to that. Let's just get ourselves ready for later."
"Okay."
