Chapter 15
Kailan pa naging ganito kabigat ng mga talukap ng mga mata ko? Gustong-gusto ko dumilat pero hindi ko magawa. Like my eyelids were glued and I can never open them again.
I can hear faint sounds of somebody talking but I can’t figure out what exactly they were talking about. Nakapagtataka. Nasaan ba ako? Bakit may ibang tao ang nakapasok sa hotel room ko?
I can hear them and I knew that I’m awake. My mind was awake and so was my body but no matter how I forcefully open my eyes...I just can’t and I was left with no choice but to drift back to sleep.
Nagising ako dahil sa nakakasilaw na puting ilaw mula sa kesame. Masakit sa mata ang masyadong nakakasilaw na liwanag na para bang may flashlight na itinuon sa mismong harapan ko. Pumikit ako ng ilang segundo at dumilat ulit.
Wala na ang nakakasilaw na liwanag dahil natabunan na ito ng pigura ng isang tao.
Isang matandang lalake.
Nakasuot ng white coat.
With a stethoscope circling his neck.
Hala. Bakit may doctor sa loob ng hotel room ko?
“Anong...ano po bang ginagawa nyo dito sa kwarto ko?” Nalilitong tanong ko sa kanya.
Kumunot ang noo ng doctor. Na parang nalito rin. “You speak English?”
I smacked myself on the forehead. Nga pala! Nasa London ako. “Yes,” sagot ko at nakahinga ng maluwang ang doktor.
“Thank goodness! We don’t have a resident interpreter here and it would be difficult if you can’t speak our language.” He said, smiling before he added. “And I can’t speak yours.”
“Sorry about that I was...my mind was a little bit hazy. Honestly I’m still confused so I hope you don’t mind but...can I ask? What are you doing here inside my room?”
The doctor held his forefinger up in the air and he was smiling down at me as if he finds it funny. “I reckon that you are not inside your room lass. I mean you are in your room but not in your bedroom. You are inside a hospital room.”
Napatingin ako sa paligid. HOSPITAL???
Napabalikwas ako ng bangon at agad napahawak sa tiyan ko. “What happened to my baby?” I asked almost shrieking, my voice shaking and tears started the burn at the corners of my eyes. Isang kisap lang at tutulo na. Shit. Not my baby. Kunin na sa akin ang lahat wag lang ang baby ko!
Pigil ang hininga ko habang hinihintay ang isasagot ng doktor. Tumingin sya sa akin ng seryoso at mas lalo akong kinabahan. “So you know already.”
Tumango ako. “Yeah, but my baby is he alright?”
“Yes, the baby is perfectly fine. He is healthy but the mother is not. And if the mother isn’t taking care of herself more I believe the next time it is the baby who will suffer.”
Nakahinga ako ng maluwag pero napayuko naman ako sa hiya. Huge drops of tears fell to my lap and I bit my lower lip forcing myself not to sob.
Pinangako ko sa baby ko na aalagaan ko sya pero wala akong ibang ginawa kundi ang magpabaya.
“Raise your head, lass. A mother cannot afford to be weak. Right?”
I lifted my face and was silently reassured by the doctor’s encouraging smile. “Sorry. I got emotional.”
“Nah, that is normal among pregnant women.”
I wiped my tear-stained face with my hands when I got confused again. “Who brought me here doc?”
BINABASA MO ANG
Tonight I'm Getting Over You
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