The Empire Series 5: Vanna Lei Shrewd

Chapter 53: RESCUE

Sinubukang ibukas ni Vanna ang mga mata nang magising ang diwa pero nanakit ang talukap ng mga mata niya. Nang subukan niyang igalaw ang kamay para kusutin ang mga mata, nakaramdam siya ng pananakit sa braso kaya agad rin niyang ibinaba. Then, the pain shoots around her body. Ilang beses siyang pumikit ng mariin. Sumasakit ang bawat parte ng katawan na sinusubukan niyang igalaw. She got frustrated. Pinakiramdaman niya kung nasa tubig pa siya o kung naanod na sa pampang. Lumakas ang pananalig niya nang maramdamang parang kama naman ang hinihigaan niya.

Mariin ang ginawa niyang pagpikit bago unti-unting binuksan ang mga mata. Her eyes were blurry she had to blink several times.

Bright light met her eyes. She had to adjust for quite a while before she was able to recognize her surroundings.

The room was unfamiliar. The gray drapes covered the walls on her left and right. There are bedside tables with lamps on her left and right. Sa paanan niya naman ay may semi-circle couch na may entertainment set sa harap. There's a dining table on the side. A few meters away is a closed door.

The room's soothing scent filled her nostrils. It relaxed her senses a bit. Ilang beses siyang huminga ng malalim para pakalmahin ang sarili. Pinakiramdaman niya ang ibabang bahagi ng katawan. She felt happy when she couldn't feel any pain on her pelvis. Her instinct as a doctor told her that her baby's okay.

Pumikit siya ng mariin bago muling huminga ng malalim saka dahan-dahang iniangat ang katawan para makaupo. She felt like her bones are breaking as she elevated her back.

"How does it feel lying on my honeymoon bed?"

Napatingin siya sa may pintuan nang marinig ang boses ni Liam. He smirked before he walked towards her direction. May dala-dala itong tray ng pagkain.

Liam is supposed to be having his honeymoon in Japan. Ibig sabihin nasa Japan na siya? How was he able to rescue her at the middle of the pacific ocean? Ilang araw ba siyang nagpalutang-lutang sa karagatan bago siya nito nahanap?

"Paano mo ako nahanap?" tanong niya rito. Her head ached thinking all the possibilities.

"You dialed the emergency numbers I gave you," he told her. Ngumiti ito ng tipid. Inilapag nito ang tray sa side table.

"I thought you'll never used that anymore, my super-strong I-don't-need-anyone's-help twin sister," he said with a sarcastic smile.

"Akala ko rin," sambit niya. She pursed her lips trying to suppress her tears. Naalala niya noong napatakbo siya sa cockpit area.

Kapag pala nasa bingit siya ng kamatayan, ang kakambal niya ang unang taong maiisip para hingan ng tulong. She didn't even think of their parents that time or the possibility of not seeing them or Cloud anymore. Si Liam talaga. Her handsome twin brother.

"Paano mo ako nahanap? Ilang araw na ako dito sa Japan?" she asked teary eyed. Her heart pounds as she realized how connected she was to her brother.

"Wala pa tayo sa Japan, binibilisan ko nga para madala na kita sa ospital" tugon ng kapatid.

Napanganga siya.

"We we're hovering above the pacific ocean when I was interrupted by your emergency signal," he added.

Itinaas nito ang tracking gadget nito sa ahensya dati. Hindi niya pala ito naibalik.

"So tell me, ano'ng ginagawa mo sa gitna ng karagatan?" tanong nito.

Her tears rolled down as she remembered what happened before she jumped off the plane. Kung paanong ipinagpilitan ni Clyde na hayaan na niya ito roon para mailigtas ang sarili at anak.