The Possessive CEO

CHAPTER XXVII

Chapter XXVII: The search

Marsh Lahm's Point of View
  
      "You'll gonna be alright, Marco. Pupunta ka sa wonderland. You will play there together with Hatter. Diba siya ang favorite character mo sa Alice and the Wonderland? At pagkagising mo magiging okay ka na at wala ka ng sakit. Diba gusto mo yun?" I ruffled my brother's hair and smiled at him. Araw ng operasyon ni Marco ngayon.

Unwanted tears pricked my eyes but I immediately wipe it using my palm. I don't want to appear weak in front of my younger brother. Finally, maooperahan na siya. He don't need to stay inside the apartment alone while I'm working. Makakapaglaro na siya kasama ang mga batang ka edad niya. I can now send him to school without any complications. He can not eat whatever he wants. Hindi na puro gamot ang iniinom niya. He's too young for that pero ang dami na niyang iniinom na gamot. Kung puwede lang akuin ang lahat. I don't want to see him suffering.

"Talaga ate? Puwede na akong makapaglaro at papasok na din ako sa school?" His eyes sparkled due to excitement. I laughed with his expression.

"Oo kahit kailan mo gusto pero syempre kailangan mo pa rin magaral." I said.

"Oo naman ate. Magaaral ako ng mabuti dahil gusto ko paglaki ko maging kagaya ni Kuya Doc." Proud of his answer, I tickled him.

"I just want you to be happy, Marco." Kumunot ang noo ko sa sinabi niya. "Sino namang Kuya Doc?" Umupo siya sa kama at tumingin sa akin.

"Si Kuya Alexander ate. Gusto ko maging doctor. Gusto ko din na gumamot ng ibang tao na may sakit sa puso. Para hindi sila mahirapan at makapaglaro din sila hanggang sa gusto nila." I almost cried with his answer. I hugged him tightly while tapping his back.

I'm so proud of him. With his little mind, he already know what he wanted in life. Every people has a dream in life. A strongly desired goals and purpose. Dreams are what makes people keep on going. Dreams that they want to reach when the right time comes but not for me—dumating na ang tamang oras para sa akin, but I gave it up. I surrendered. I gave up my dreams.

"Alam mo ate, kapag naging doctor na ako. Gusto kong tumigil ka na din sa pagtatrabaho dahil ako na ang magtatrabaho sayo. Hindi mo na kailangan umuwi ng gabi."

The moment I surrendered and gave up my dreams I found a new reason to move forward, to keep on going. And that's because of my younger brother.

"Marco." Two nurse entered the room. "Naghihintay na po ang doctor sa operating room." The two nurses smiled at me. I kissed Marco's forehead at kumalas ng yakap sakanya.

"You'll going to be great." As I said as I bid my goodbye.

I hope the operation will ended up well. Naalala ko ang paguusap namin ni Alexander kanina bago ko kausapin si Marco.

"Coronary artery bypass surgery." Tumingin ako kay Alexander—confused.

"What's that?" He moved his eyeglasses and look at my direction.

"The surgery that I will perform. I'll make a graft to bypass blocked coronary arteries. This allows blood to flow around the narrowed coronary arteries." Kinakabahan ako sa magiging resulta.

"By the way, it's an open-heart surgery."

Please God Almighty, save my brother. Bless him.