Just like that

Chapter 34

"Mom, wake up."

"Baby, we are waiting for you. Come now, please."

"Honey, miss kana ni Mark. Gising na. Mom and Dad misses you so much."

"Hija, napaka-kulit ni Remyr. Gising na. Ikaw lang naman ang makakapag patino dito. He misses you so much. We are waiting for you."

"Nat, I love you. Wake up, please."

"Mom, I'm scared. Please wake up."

"Baby, I miss you so much. Don't do this to me. Please."

"Mom, I miss your pancakes. Mark is waiting for you."

She was standing, she knew, but she can't see anything. She can't open her eyes. Voices. There were voices and she knew that voices very well.

She kept on searching but to her dismay she can't. As if you were grasping for something you cannot hold.

Her breathing hitched. She can't breathe. Her eyes were streaming with tears. She can't open her mouth either.

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REMYR

I held her hand tight and wipe the tears streaming on her face. She's not waking up but she kept on acting like this.
Tears just fall on her closed eyes and sometimes her grip on my hands were tight.

The doctors said it was just normal and a good sign. She was not coma though but I am worried as hell. Specially now that she is pregnant. I touched her stomach with a little bump now.

"Love, wake up. Our son, mark, I-i don't know what to do." He sniffed and kissed her knuckles.

"Please, love. We're just starting again." He murmured and bowed his head on the side of the hospital bed.

"D-daddy." A soft little voice called him and he saw his son on his side. He placed him on his lap and kissed it's forehead. Humilig naman ito sa may dibdib niya at tinignan ang mommy niya.

"I miss mom." Mahinang usal nito at pinaglalaruan ang maliliit na daliri.

"Yeah, me too, buddy. I miss your mom so much." Narinig nanaman niya ang hikbi nito na nagpawarak ng puso niya. It was like a nightmare to him when he saw his child and Natalie on the floor with blood that day.

Kriiiiingg...

He didn't bother taking a look on the phone and just answered it. He placed it on his ear.

"Mooooom! Huhu. Ugk. M-mom." His forehead creased and looked at his phone only to see it was the landline of Natalie's unit.

"D-d-daddy. Mom. D-dad. B-blood."  It was Mark.

"Son, hey, what's wrong?" Malumanay niyang tanong pero ang puso niya ay nagririgudon sa bilis.

"Help. Blood." Hindi nito mabuo ang sinasabi. Pero dali-dali siyang tumayo at lumabas sa opisina niya.

He was sweating cold.

"Son, daddy will be there, don't hang up the phone." Nanginginig na sabi niya at nagmaneho pauwi.

Rinig niya pa ang hikbi ng anak niya. Iyak ito ng iyak at tinatawag si Natalie.

It was the longest ride of his life before he finally arrive at the Parking space of the Condo tower. He kept on pushing the button of the elevator.

"Fck! Fck! Fck! Damn it!"

He cursed for all he knew. He kept mumbling and breathing heavy.