This Lifetime

Chapter 12

One week.

Isang linggo na kami ni Abraham sa bahay pero hindi pa rin kami kinikibo ni Yuan.

Mabilis naman ang recovery n'ya, I'm doing my best na pagsilbihan s'ya pero he always pushes me away. I can't blame him though.

Pero hindi ko rin kasi mapigilan ang sarili ko. I care for him a lot.

"Yuan" I called but he ignored me.

"Please naman oh, kausapin mo na ako" I pleaded. Kasalanan ko naman eh, I hurt him, pero ano bang magagawa ko kung na-inlove ako sa Kuya n'ya.

"Stay away from me, please" I always hear these words from him kapag kinukulit ko s'ya na kausapin ako. Sanay na ako, I won't stop until he talked to me again and by all means.

"I can't do that"

"Yes you can, you already did year ago"

"Do you really hate me that much?" I retorted "I did what I had to do"

"You're not even listening when I said that all I know is that I love you"

"Alam ko. Narinig ko. Please Yuan ako naman ang intindihin mo"

"I'm trying but you keep..." he sighed "Just stop caring Kai" he looked at me with those pleading eyes. Parang pagod na pagod na rin s'ya sa nangyayari.

"Is that what you really want?" He nodded.

"I can't stop caring about you" I placed one last kiss in his cheek, "I'll just stop showing it, but promise me one thing ha" he held my hand so tight na parang labas sa ilong na itaboy n'ya ako "Be who you are"

With that I left, for the second time I let him go. For the second time, I hurt both of us.

Another year has passed.

Okay kami ni Yuan, how do I put it, well civil kami. A and I bought a condo nearby, para mabilis lang din namin madalaw sila Mommy.

After Yuan's accident, Nag decide sila Tita Lana na bumalik na dito sa Pinas.

Abraham also transfered sa isang Uni dito.

Everything's normal and everyone's happy.

And mas okay na rin ang relationship ng magkapatid. Mas madalas na nga sila lumalabas ng hindi ako kasama! Ang daya diba?

"Night out na naman?" I said annoyed.

"Babe, please? It's Friday"

"Ayoko"

"Sama ka nalang?"

"Ayaw ko pa rin" pano na ang Babe time? Every Friday may night out sila nila Yuan.

"Please?" Nagmamakaawa s'ya habang nagpapa-cute

"Tumuloy ka kung gusto mo pero no kiss, no hug, no-" naphinto ako ng marinig ko s'yang may kausap sa phone.

"Yeah," he fake a cough "Bro sorry talaga sumama bigla pakiramdam ko, next time nalang, okay, thank you, ingat ka" I smiled, he love me more. And syempre ayaw n'ya ng mawala lahat nun sinabi ko. I won.

"Can I have my kiss now?" Lumapit s'ya tsaka lumingkis sa akin

"Nope" nag-pout naman s'ya, ang cute "You nearly got me mad" sinimangutan ko s'ya.

"Babe, ngayon nalang kami nagiging close ulit ni Yuan" alam ko naman kaya lang, "Alright, I'll manage my time with the both of you" he assured and enveloped me with a tight hug.

"Sorry... I acted so childish, it's just that, I missed you so much, we barely see each other because of work" I reasoned.

"I get it, I'm sorry too, you know how much I love you, kahit na parang limited edition ang time natin, alway know that you never left my mind"

"I want to cuddle" I said na parang bata

"What if I want more than that?" He teased. Kumawala agad ako, tsaka humiga sa kama at nagtalukbong.

Tumalon naman s'ya at kiniliti ako.

Seriously, hindi ko kayang ipagpalit ang moment na 'to sa kahit ano.

"Cuddle me pwease?" I acted cutely, he chuckled.

"Come here big baby" we cuddled all night.

Ang aga naman ng tawag na 'to!

I grunted before answering "Hello" I tried to sound as nice as possible.

"Hello is this Ms. Kyla Montecarlo" I said yes, "I'm calling from the XXX Hospital," Hospital? Bakit? Sinong nasa Hospital?

"Ah yeah what can I do for you Sir?" I asked, nilingon ko si Abraham, he still sleeping soundly.

"Ah yes Ma'am, a guy named Yuan Lincoln Ezekiel Stevens was admitted last night, a few good samaritan found him unconcious in the pavement of..." I barely heard what he was saying the moment he mentioned Yuan's name.

Ano na naman ito?

Agad kong ginising si Abraham.

He's a good driver pero the moment malaman n'ya na yung kapatid n'ya ay nasa Hospital na naman. He became a race car driver.

"Hi, ako yung kausap n'yo sa phone a while ago" I showed them my ID agad nila kami sinamahan sa room ni Yuan.

He's right there, unconscious, may mga aparatong nakakabit sa kanya.

What the hell happened?

"You must be Kyla?" Tanong ng Doctor. I nodded "Ikaw ang number 1 sa speed dial ng phone n'ya"

"I'm the brother" Abraham butted in "Doc, what happened?" Kagaya ko, gustong-gusto ko ng malaman kung ano ang nangyari

"He had a heart attack"

"Excuse me?" I reacted in disbelief

"The ECG and 2D echo results are here" inexplain n'ya sa amin lahat.

May sakit daw sa puso si Yuan at mahina ito. He needed a heart transplant immediately.

Naka-apekto din daw ang car accident n'ya last year sa pag trigger ng mas malalang sakit.

Why is this happening to him?

Bakit lagi nalang s'ya nahihirapan ng ganito?

Bakit hindi natatapos ang pag-aalala ko sa kanya?

Sana hindi ko nalang s'ya minahal ng sobra para walang ganitong pakiramdam.

Sana si Abraham nalang ang una kong nakilala.

I can't lose A, but I can't afford to lose Yuan in this kind of battle.

How will I fight the pain knowing he would probably die because his heart can't beat anymore?

"Ky..." his voice

"Yuan, I'm here"

"I'm sorry"

"Shhh"

"I'm sorry"

Tears falling his face, I wiped it out.

"Am I dying?" I shook my head, no no you can't die, you will not die. Hindi ko kaya.

"Don't say that" Abraham said

"Kuya...I'm sorry"

"Don't be, it's not your fault"

"We'll find you a donor as soon as possible" I assured him.

Tinawagan na rin namin sila Tita Lana at Mommy.

Sabi ni Mommy pupunta sila pag okay na si Tita Lana, she had a breakdown when she learns about Yuan's condition.

Nakatulog na ulit si Yuan. Lumabas muna ako para magpahangin.

"You cared about him a lot" Abraham sat beside me.

"You know I still love him" I've always been honest with him. Never naman ako nagsinugaling sa kanya.

"You can..." he sighed "You can leave me if you want"

"You know I can't and I don't want to"

"My brother needs you"

"And I need you"