Euthanasia [COMPLETED]

Prologue

Thorn Lazarus. The man who dies repeatedly.

Like any other dramatic situation, may kakaibang disorder ang katawan niya, specifically his heart.

Bigla na lang titigil sa pagtibok ang puso niya for a few seconds or minutes. The blood won't be pumped at mapuputol ang paghinga nito nang panandalian. It was indeed a rare case. He would at least have an attack, once or twice a week.

Masasabi mong buhay ang isang tao kapag tumitibok ang puso nito. Kaya may tinatawag tayong flatline. The heart would stop beating. It means, that person's life already ended.

He's practically dead sa mga oras na iyon. His heart will stop tapos titibok ulit ito after a few seconds or minutes. He would die momentarily at babalik na ito sa normal in a weekly basis. Hence the name, the man who dies repeatedly. Tinalo niya ang pusa na may siyam na buhay.

Nagsimula ito when he was around 20 years old. He got into an accident trying to save someone. Siya ang napuruhan. Lalo na ang puso niya. Literally. The accident almost crushed his whole heart. But somehow, God changed the way it should be.

Hindi siya namatay. Oh how he wished he would've just died that day.

He lived, only to experience death again and again.

Hindi maintindihan ng mga doctor kung paano pa siya nabuhay. His damaged heart was like a puzzle they couldn't solve. Doctors already tried everything they could pero lagi itong pumapalpak at mas lumalala lang whenever a surgery is performed. Nakakagulat nga na hanggang ngayon ay buhay pa siya.

They called it a miracle. He called it a punishment.

Nag-imbento sila ng iba't ibang bagay para lang magawan ng paraan ang disorder niya. None of it worked. Lahat na ng pinakamagagaling na doctor sa buong mundo ay tinignan ang kalagayan niya at sinubukan pagalingin but none of them succeeded. 

Most of them rejected his case as well, saying it was too risky. They tried doing heart transplant pero walang mahanap na compatible donor para kay Thorn kahit ilang taon na ang lumilipas. Scientists would study his case but still would get nothing. Nakakabighani.

It's like the universe is preventing him to get cured. His heart was really one of a kind, and he despised it. Thorn Lazarus was on a death bed, and he got too comfortable with it.

Sa machine na lang siya nakadepende. He was confined sa hospital ever since the accident. Doon na siya tumira. Pitiful. Whenever his heart stops, the machine would do its work until his heart starts beating again. An unending cycle of torture.

He's turning twenty seven today. Pitong taon na siyang nakatira dyan sa pesteng hospital na yan. Seven long and painful years. Everyday feels exactly the same. He was so sick of everything.

Everyday he would wake up, waiting for his heart to stop. Ipinagdadasal niya na sana hindi na ito tumibok muli. Sana tuluyan na itong tumigil sa pagtibok para matapos na. Nakakapagod na kasi. His hope was broken beyond repair.

Wala na siyang gana sa buhay niya. Ever since he was twenty. Ang kinukunan niya na lang ng lakas ay ang pamilya niya at ang girlfriend niya. Plus his dog, Maximus. A white labrador. They were practically the only people keeping him alive and sane. Kung wala ang mga 'to ay baka matagal na siyang tuluyang nasiraan ng bait.

So what if one day, a new doctor came to his hospital and handled his case? Will it be the same damn disappointment? Or thing will finally change?

Having a deal with the devil is bad, but Thorn realized that having a deal with his doctor is worse.