Just Believe- PUBLISHED under LIB-

Kabanata Dalawampu't Lima

Chapter 25

Stay

 

There are times when I just want to look at your face

With the stars in the night

There are times when I just want to feel your embrace

In the cold night

I just can't believe that you are mine now

You were just a dream that I once knew

I never thought I would be right for you

I just can't compare you with anything in this world

You're all I need to be here with forevermore

 

All those years, I've longed to hold you in my arms

I've been dreaming of you

Every night, I've been watching all the stars that fall down

Wishing you would be mine

 

Time and again

There are these changes that we cannot end

As sure as time keeps going on and on

My love for you will be forevermore

Wishing you would be mine

 

I just can't believe that you are mine now

You were just a dream that I once knew

I never thought I would be right for you

I just can't compare you with anything in this world

 

As endless as forever

Our love will stay together

You're all I need to be here with forever more

(As endless as forever

Our love will stay together)

You're all I need

To be here with forevermore...

I woke up with that song playing, yun yung nirecord namin ni Gab dati as a duet. I kept my eyes closed and forced my tears not to fall.

I can't promise, I can't promise that I would stay with him until forevermore. Malapit ng maubos ang oras ko, how many months are left, seven? Six?

"How is she?" somebody asked. I can feel the concern in her voice, it's Terry, my sweet sister-in-law. I remember the time na nagusap sila ni Gab sa may side stairs sa university. Terry really does love him.

"Her hair starts to deteriorate." I could feel the pain in his voice.

Gab, I'm sorry.

"Look, ang dami nyang pasa." Naramdaman kong may humawak sa braso ko, again it's Terry.

"I know at mas lalo na rin syang nangayayat, kahit hindi nya sabihin alam kong nahihirapan sya lalo pa't hindi nya na pwedeng inumin ang medicines nya."

"Bakit? Hindi na ba tinatanggap ng system nya?"

"Hindi sa ganun, makakasama sa bata..." hindi pa tapos magpaliwanag si Gab ng may biglang sumigaw...

"WHAT?"

Napamulat naman ako but no one seemed to notice. Pumasok naman sya sa loob ng bedroom namin ni Gab.

"Are you nuts Khail? Masyadong delikado ang pinasok nyo." Ninang Thea said with so much concern.

"Yes it is true na delikado ang condition ni Yvonne ngayon  but we are trying our best para maging mabuti ang condition ng mag-ina, the baby seemed to be okay but we can't be sure lalo pa't she is only two months pregnant. Close monitoring ang gagawin namin ng OB and change of medicines na din na good for the baby."

Napangiti ako, at least my baby is doing good, when I'm gone she would stay.

"Thanks Ninong, please make sure that both of them would stay, especially Margue." Gab said and then he looked at me and I looked back at him.

That's insane Gab, I couldn't stay.

Lumapit sa akin si Gab and hold my hand. "You'll stay right? You'll stay."

Umiling ako.

With my condition and with a baby inside of me alam ko na mas maliit ang chance para magsurvive ako and I could only hope na sana umabot man lang ako sa araw na maipanganak ko sya.

"Khail, don't force her to stay, she'll stay if she's meant to."

"But Ninang."

"Trust me anak, she would stay if she really wanted, forcing her to stay will only make it more difficult, she would stay, kakayanin nya yan kasi alam ko na gugustuhin nya, let her do what she wants not what we want for her. What we can only do is to stay beside her." Then lumapit sa kanya si Gab at niyakap sya.

Thanks Ninang Thea.

I know you'll take care of them kapag wala na ako.