Rj arranged for Maine to stay in a suite at the hospital. Aside from it being bigger than the rest of the rooms in the hospital, it was the only one available at the time. As Maine was wheeled into the room, Nanay Marian, who was following the bed and Rj, stopped short of entering the room. Rj noticed this and took a step back.
"....wag po kayong mag-alala, ako pong bahala, diba?" He said as he gently patted Nanay Marian's shoulder.
"....salamat...." she said quietly.
The room was quite big with a receiving area at the entrance; Maine's bed was wheeled into the interior "room". A small kitchenette was off to one side and the bathroom was bigger also.
Maine, had her eyes closed when she was being wheeled from the ER to the suite. She opened her eyes once she felt that the bed had stopped moving and looked around.
"....where am I?"
"You're in your room....well, while you're confined..." Rj explained as he looked out the window. It had a great view of the city below.
"...uhmm....ya.....Rj......umandar na naman yung kayabangan mo...."
"I'm not being mayabang....I want you to be comfortable....I want you to get better soon...."
"....but....."
"Don't worry about it.....I'll take care of everything...."
"....I can't.....We can't afford this....."
"You.....my Sungs....need not worry about it.....focus on getting better....." Rj brushed Maine's hair away from her forehead and kissed her. She looked away, trying to hide her tears.
"....Sungs?.....Maine.....are you crying?"
She didn't answer nor did she turn her face. In fact, she turned her whole body away from him.
"I....I'm sorry....." he said as he put his hand gently on her shoulder. She stiffened up so he took his hand away and sat down instead on the couch beside her bed.
".....this.....this is my world.....the world I know....and....and I want....I want you to be part of my world, too.....thank you, Maine.....thank you for sticking it out even if I was a brat and super sungit before.....you just don't know how much pain I was in.....I'm now willing to move beyond my world, too....help me?"
Maine didn't move but she extended her hand and "reached out" to Rj behind her. He took her hand and held it, gently stroking it. It was the hand that had her IV line so he was very gentle and careful with her.
He pulled out his phone and played a song.
"You may not believe me but you've really changed me, Maine....thank you....I.....I love you....." Rj said when the song ended. Maine closed her eyes as she felt every lyric of the song. Rj, who stood by Maine's bedside facing her, thought she had fallen asleep so he pulled the blanket over her and kissed her on the cheek.
"....Ya....Yabs.....thank you...." Maine slowly opened her eyes and thanked Rj. He hadn't straightened up yet so he gave her a gentle kiss on the lips. "I....I love you....Rj...."
