Choosing You

Chapter 13

Napadilat ako sa bigat ng pakiramdam sa aking dibdib. Para bang paulit-ulit na dinadaganan ito. Hindi ko rin alam kung bakit hindi maayos ang paningin ko. I can see but it was kind of blurry. Then, everything turns black everytime I felt something soft crashing on my lips. Paulit-ulit naging ganoon hanggang sa masuka ako ng tubig. It took me a second before I realized kung anong nangyari kanina. I was in the water when the current became strong. Naipit ang isang paa ko sa bato and I can't move it. I was out of air and I know I was drowning!

Naramdaman ko agad ang sakit sa may kanang paa ko. May sugat ito pero kaya ko namang indahin ang sakit. Pero wait? Paano ako nakaahon? Tumingin – tingin ako sa paligid and it was already dark. The moon was shinning so bright with the stars in the sky.

Nabigla ako ng may yumakap sa akin. I can't see who was it but I can tell it was a woman. Her boobs were touching mine and has a skinny body. Walang imik at mahigpit na yumakap siya sa akin. Ramdam ko rin ang panginginig ng katawan niya and when I heard her sniffed, I raise my arms to hugged her back. I felt the sting in my eyes then my bottom lip quivered.

I almost died.

Kung walang nakakita sa akin, siguro'y patay na ako ngayon. Streams of tears flowed from my eyes when I think of what happened earlier. Naisip ko na baka ngayon umiiyak na ang parents ko. Na malungkot ang ang mga kaibigan ko, si Jake. I'll lost my chance to even ask her forvigeness. I pulled myself from the woman and when I looked at her face, my jaw dropped. My throat dries and I couldn't find a word to say. I was just staring at her like an idiot.

"Are you okay?" Alyxsis cupped my face with her shaky hands. Her face was so red from crying but I could tell, ang ganda niya pa rin. May sinasabi siya sa akin pero hindi ko na 'to naiintidihan. All I did was just to stare at her and amazed with her beauty. How can she be this beautiful kahit umiiyak siya? For sure, I looked like a mess right now.

"H-hey... Say something." She was still cupping my face at labis ang pag-aalala sa mukha niya. Agad kong inilayo ang mukha ko to hide my redness. Gosh! Why am I like this?

"O-okay na 'ko. A-aray!" Napasigaw ako ng bigla ng mas lalong humapdi ang sugat ko. Hinawakan pala ito ni Alyxsis. Before I could even say a word, she removed her jacket and ripped a part of her shirt. She then wrapped it on my bleeding foot. Halos mapa 'ow' naman ako sa tuwing hinihigpitan niya ang pagtali sa sugat ko. Nang natapos siya ay tumingin siya sa akin with her usual stoic face. The difference right now is medyo pula pa ang mata at ang ilong niya. Iba rin 'tong babaeng 'to. Ang bilis ng magchange ng facial expression.

"Paano mo 'ko nakita? Sinusundan mo 'ko no?" I joked. I smiled at her kahit deep inside, gusto ko ng ngumiwi sa sakit. Ang hapdi pa rin kasi ng sugat ko. Hindi siya sumagot sa akin at tumayo siya. Tatayo na sana ako para sundan siya but it was damn painful to even move! Tatawagin ko sana siya when I found out na kinuha niya pala ang mga damit ko.

"May towel ako diyan, use it." Sabi ko ng binigay niya ang damit ko. Kinuha niya ang towel pero imbis na ibalot niya ito sa kanya at ibinigay niya rin ito sa akin.

Lumingi-lingi ako. "You should use it. Basa-basang ka and I know your freezing to death –" Agad kong kinagat ang labi ko. Death. I almost died and here I am, even dare to use that word. Why am I so dumb?

"Sorry." Sabi ko ng nakayuko. Nabigla ako ng kinuha niya ang shirt ko sa aking kamay at sinuot ito sa akin.

"H-hey, kaya ko naman- " She shut me off by putting the shirt on my head. Sumunod naman ay ang arms ko hanggang sa tuluyan ko ng naisuot ng buo ang shirt ko.

"Next is my pants." Nabulaslas ko which I instantly regret. Pareho kaming nakatingin sa baba ko at agad siya napabaling sa ibang direksyon. Tumikhim siya and without looking at me, she asked me this. "Kaya mo bang tumayo?"