Torn Between The Bad Boy and The Nice Guy

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A/N: (I'm not a doctor or an expert in medical field please bear with my lack of knowledge as I try hard to justify the flow of the story.) 

M A R I U S

"This is worse than what we expected." The doctor said after checking Milleana. "She has Dissociative Amnesia, it is a type of dissociative disorder that involves inability to recall important personal information that would not typically be lost with ordinary forgetting. It is usually caused by trauma or stress." (#google)

"In short, she shut down herself to get away from all the stress and anxiety she's feeling. I suggest to confine here for the meantime for further examination, the drastic change of her mental state is very alarming."

"Doc, ano na po ba ang nangyayari sa anak ko? She was just fine this morning!" Mom cried. Maging ako'y hindi makapaniwala sa mga naririnig ko ngayon. 

"Is she having some suicidal thoughts?" The doctor asked. Nanlaki ang mga mata ko sa tanong niya. 

"K-Kanina po..." Barbie spoke. Lahat kami napatingin siya. Hanggang ngayo'y nanginginig pa rin siya. "She asked me if what will I do if she's gone." Bumuhos ang kanyang mga luha. 

"No worries, she will be fine. This is a normal reaction of the brain for people suffering from PTSD, as of the moment, the patient is still fragile and sensitive, kahit konting bagay lang na makasakit sa kanila ay pwedeng magresulta sa negatibong pag-iisip, 'causing self degradation, paranoia, and other kinds of pessimistic thinking." 

"What can we do Doc?" Dad asked her. 

"We will resort to medication and therapies. We will assign a personal nurse to monitor her from time to time." 

After some sort of discussions, lumabas na kami ng office ng doctor at bumalik sa kwarto ni Milleana na ngayon ay tulog na. 

"Ang anak ko." Mom cried so hard. Hinayaan ko na muna si Daddy na iuwi sa bahay si Mommy dahil sa pagbrebreakdown nito. Nagpasundo na rin si Barbie sa driver nila, she insisted on staying but I refused. She also needs to rest. 

"M-Marius..." Napalingon ako sa tumawag ng pangalan ko. Nakaupo ako sa visitor's area dito sa sa hospital. I am still composing my mind bago ako pumasok sa kwarto ni Milleana because my heart has just been broken into million of pieces. 

I glance at Angelica, nakaupo siya sa wheelchair na tulak-tulak ni Thirdy at sa tabi nito ay si Brix. We're on our way here nung mahimatay si Milleana kaya dito na rin namin siya sinugod kanina. 

These three are the reason why my sister is suffering right now. 

"B-Binibisita mo ba ko?" Angelica asked me. I just stared at her coldly. 

"It was the original plan, but honestly right now, I could only wish for one thing. Sana natuluyan ka na lang." I hissed. Hindi nakatakas ang sakit na bumalatay sa kanyang mga mata. But I don't give a damn. She looks terrible, nangayayat siya ng sobra, nangingitim ang ilalim ng kanyang mga mata at maraming sugat sa balat niya.