Written in the Stars [Completed]

34th Star

Nasa ER kami ngayon and I unconsciously dialled mom’s number, “ma?”

 

“Andrei?” sagot nya sa kabilang linya.

 

She’s been out of the country for like 3 months at wala syang alam sa mga nangyayari sa amin dito sa Pilipinas. I did not bother telling her since she’s out of the country at marami syang inaasikaso don, at ang alam kong isa sa inaasikaso nya eh yung mailayo si Anndrew dito before pa sya maipakasal which I guess won't help anymore since kasal na siya.

 

“Mom, she’s in coma”

 

“oh, no, no, no. Who’s in coma? Don't tell me it’s your twin!”

 

“Anndrew ma. It’s Anndrew”

 

“kelan pa?”

 

“kanina lang. Mom, I need you to come home please.”

 

“talagang uuwi ako ngayon. Tell me! What exactly happened nung mga oras na wala ako!”

 

“mom, it’s a long story, please umuwi ka na. And ma, prepare yourself, I don't think you're gonna like the news I’ll be giving the moment you appear here.”

 

Tapos pinatay nya na yung phone nya. And with that, alam ko na uuwi na si mom ngayon. After kong tawagan si mom, I dialled Jam’s number.

 

“Jam? Go to the nearest hospital sa school natin. Anndrew’s in coma”

 

Hindi pa sya nakapagsalita eh ibinaba nya na yung phone nya. Uso ata yung binababaan ako ngayon ah? Pagkatapos kong tawagan si mom at si Jam, lumapit ako sa doctor ni Anndrew.

 

“dadalhin na sa ICU ang kapatid mo. That way maybe she’ll wake up. I dunno, once comatose ang isang tao, you’ll never know if he’ll ever wake up again” sabi ni doc.

 

Naguusap kami habang nag-iintay na magbukas yung elevator.

 

“Doc, bakit parang ambilis lang yata? Kaka-pacheck-up lang namin kahapon ah” tanong ko sa kanya, sakto namang dumating si Samuel.

 

“that’s why I hate this illness, traydor ang sakit nya, you wouldn’t know kung kelan aatake.”

 

“pero kamusta po sya? no more beating around the bush doc please” sabi ni Samuel

 

“she’s currently brain dead. Walang sign of life pero sa tingin ko lumalaban sya, since eto na sa tingin ko yung pinakamalalang attack nya, masasabi kong as soon as possible, we need to perform heart bypass on her, kung patatagalin pa kasi, her chance of survival would be small.”