Gravity

Chapter Five

Chapter Five

Agad kong isinara ang pintuan ng bathroom. My heartbeats were crazy. Hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit ganito ang kabog ng puso ko.

I even saw how flushed I was on the mirror! This was super insane!

Even with both of my knees scraped and stinging, I managed to changed my clothes. Iniwanan ko sa loob ng bathroom ang mabigat na gown. I limped to open the door.

Nang makalabas ay nasilip kong may kausap na babae si Clifford Tyler sa loob ng kanyang sala. I figured it's the head nurse dahil nakasuot ito ng isang puting scrub suit.

Namataan ni Clifford Tyler ang aking paglabas. He excused himself to the nurse and immediately went to where I was standing.

"The head nurse will see your wounds." Salita niya sa akin. I nodded my head.

Inalalayan niya ako sa paglalakad. He held my hand and supported my back. I sat on the edge of his neat bed.

"Does it still hurt?" Tanong ng babaeng nurse sa akin.

"Yes." Simple kong sagot.

I saw her medicine kit on the table. Nilapitan niya iyon at dinala sa aking paanan. She touched me behind my knee.

"Nalinisan ba ito bago nilagyan ng betadine?" She queried.

I looked at Clifford Tyler, waiting for him to answer the question. He mouthed, "What?" and it's only then I realized that he didn't understand the language.

"Hindi po..." I simply answered. Tumango naman ang nurse sa akin bago ginalaw ang gamit niya.

Naglabas siya ng bulak at hydrogen peroxide. She easily cleaned my wound and tended them. Nilagyan niya ng gauze ang dalawa kong tuhod pagtapos ng kanyang ginawa.

"Thank you." Salita ko rito. She gave me a timid smile.

Nakita ko ang pag-ayos ng tayo ni Clifford Tyler. All throughout what the nurse was doing, he quietly sat next to me.

Nakita ko ang paghugot niya ng kanyang wallet.

"I'll escort you to leave." Sambit nito sa matigas na Ingles. The nurse lagged behind him.

Namataan ko pa ang pag-abot ni Clifford Tyler ng pera sa babae. I instantly looked away.

Kailangan kong ipaalam kanila daddy ang nangyari bago pa ako makauwi. They would freak the hell out if they accidentally saw this on the news.

"Are you feeling better now?" Halos mapatalon ako sa boses na iyon. I sat properly.

"Yeah. Thanks. I'll pay you for the tip."

"Don't bother. I want you to rest now." Utos nito.

Tumayo ako upang lumabas na ng kanyang silid at lumipat na sa sariling kwarto. I was taken aback when he called me as I was nearing the door.

"Where are you going?" Nagtatakang tanong nito.

"In my own room?" Hindi ko siguradong sagot. Where did he expect me to rest?

Wait... what?

"No one's gonna look after you in your own room. You can rest here. I'll take care of you." He said. There's something in his voice I couldn't depict.

"No! I... mean, I can just call my manager. You don't have to worry." Agaran kong salita.

Being with him in this same room was too much to take, much more if he let me sleep on his bed. Besides, everyone on the shore saw what happened. They might be thinking something nasty right now. Ayaw kong magkaroon na naman ako ng panibagong issue.