COMPROMISE LOVE

PROLOGUE

PROLOGUE

 

My family and I are gathering in a conference room here at our company for some sort of a family meeting. Beside me is my Lola Patricia who’s been with me since I was 10 years old. That very age was the time when my parents and sister left me and went to the States just to look for a match of my heart becauseI have Congestive Heart Failure cause by Mitral Valve Prolapse with Mitral regurgitation, surgery is the best treatment.

Now they’re back in the Philippines and I’m hoping that this family meeting would turn out as I expected na nakahanap na sila ng match sa puso ko.

“Jaylin, anak., may sasabihin kami ng dad at ate mo” Mom heavily sighed while looking straight at me.

 “Mom? Dad? Ate Rachelle? What’s this all about?” I looked at my mom, then my dad and my sister with curiosity.

Lola Patricia started to hold my right hand while patting my back. I looked at Lola Patricia and I simply showed her my calm smile. Mom continued talking while looking at me and Lola Patricia.

“Look. It’s been 2 weeks since nakabalik na kami dito sa Pilipinas and---” napahinto si Mom sa sinabi niya when I interrupted

“And it’s been 12 years since iniwan niyo ako dito sa States without even giving me any feedback kung ano na po ang nangyari sa paghahanap niyo ng match sa puso ko” I reacted with distress

“Look, Hija, just let your mom continue on what she is saying” Lola Patricia comforted me and she’s keeping me calm

“Ok po Lola Tris” I heavily sighed and started to listen on Mom

“Thanks Mama. Now, as I was saying anak. Since nakabalik na kami ng Pilipinas we wanted to let you know that we found your twin sister back in the States”

“You found my twin sister? Kailan pa?” I looked at my mom straight to her eyes

“10 years ago an----” I cut what mom was about to say when I started to stand up

“10 years ago? Tapos? Ang match ng puso ko? Have you search for one?” I’m still looking at mom and tears in her eyes began to fall.

“Uhm, Sis” I look at Ate Rachelle when she started to stand and went closer to mom.

“Unfortunately, we haven’t seen one donor at all. Pero tinulungan naman kami ni Claire. Her adopted parents came from a great family of doctors at hanggang ngayon they’re still helping us to search for a donor na match sa puso mo” Ate Rachelle explained while comforting Mom

“Yah. All thanks to her kasi mas madami na kayong naghahanap ng match para sa puso ko. Right Mom? Right dad? Right ate?” I showed them a fake smile and eventually my tears started to fall.

“Look apo. Understand that this family is doing everything just to save you” Lola started to comfort me

“I understand naman po. Ang hindi ko lang ma intindihan bakit pinagkait niyo sa akin ang ilang taong makasama ko kayo? I know Claire was missing when we were 2 years old because all of you are attending on me. I know that was the very time when you discovered my sickness. Pero Mom,Dad, Ate. Claire was 2 years old and you found her when she was 12 years old. Its 10 years since she was missing. Habang ako nasa buhay niyo pero 12 years niyong pinaparamdam sa akin na mag-isa ako sa mundong to. So tell me, how am I supposed to react knowing that all this time you were with Claire habang ako naiwan dito sa Pilipinas and trying to be stronger and still fighting this life that will be over soon” tears won’t stop falling in my eyes and I felt the pain in my heart

 “Anak, we’re very sorry. Alam naming mali pero ginawa namin to for your own sake. Kasi pag nalaman mo earlier baka may mangyaring masama sayo. So we decided na kapag nasa tamang edad at maturity ka na ay ipapaalam na namin sayo” Dad started to explain with sadness

“Dad naman eh. Mas maging masaya sana di ba kung sinabi niyo sa akin ng maaga. You make me wait for 12 years. A 12 years of hoping that when you’re back. Magiging okay na ang lahat pero parang hindi eh!” galit na sabi ko

“So you’re saying hindi ka masaya now that we finally found your sister?” napahinto sa pag-iyak si Mom when she asked that question

“Not that I’m not happy mom. I’m very happy pero hindi niyo ako masisisi kung bakit mas naramdaman ko ang sakit rather than being happy. Gusto niyo malaman kung bakit?” I calm myself and started to walked away from them, away from my lola who’s been holding my hands from all this commotion

“Apo? Just please calm yourself at baka may mangyari sayo na masama” Lola started to stand and walk towards me

“No Lola. Just leave me alone. I need a time and eventually a space. Pero bago ko gawin yun. I’ll just wanted to let you know why I’m feeling the pain rather than joy. It simply because you found my sister but soon enough you’ll lose me. Sorry mom, dad and ate. I give up on fighting. My heart is weak so am I. Now that you have Claire I guess I’ll just have to accept and be happy that when time comes and death would get me. You’ll have someone who could make you happy again and to you my Lola Patricia. All these years of being there for me is a moment I’ll treasure forever and perhaps pag nasa langit man ako. Sana nga sa langit nga, ay madadala ko yung treasure moments na nakasama kita sa buhay ko. Also, please tell Claire that hopefully she would never let me down, and that she would be there for all of you when I’m gone. ” I started to open the door and showed them a smile. A smile that hoping they’ll understand kung bakit kailangan kong lumayo o magpakalayo after this meeting.

I was at the ground floor when tears still falls in my eyes. As I was about to approach the front desk of our company to get a key. I heard a guy talking to our front desk employee.

“Excuse me. Where can I find the office of Mr. Jay Araño?” the employee was about to answer the stranger’s question I started to interrupt

“My dad is actually at the conference room. 25th floor. Use the elevator from the left para pag nasa 25th floor kana ay makikita mo na agad ang door ng conference room” I didn’t look at the guy. I was just beside him when I gave him direction and my pointer is pointing as to which elevator he should go into.

“Miss Anna, paki tawag na po sa driver. I’d like to rest in my condo” utos ko sa front desk employee

“Right away Miss Araño. Just take a seat first Miss Jaylin while waiting” the employee point at the couch near the front desk.

I started walking towards the couch pero bago pa ako nakalakad I felt pain in my heart. The literal pain, yung parang inaataki na naman ako sa sakit ko.

I started to fall down but a stranger caught me. I was looking at him and he’s looking at me. I then realized it’s the guy from the front desk. He was asking me if I’m okay pero bago pa ako nakasagot the pain I felt is killing me at nahihirapan na akong huminga at magsalita.

Then after that moment, my sight started to blur and all of a sudden I already lose my consciousness.

Special Message to everyone: 

Sa mga nakabasa na o magbabasa pa.. Actually I change some setting of my story kasi naging complicated siya sa mga sumunod na chapters. Kaya there's a lot of changes para naman di kayo malito sa story ko. Wait lang kayo ng wait ha? Matatapos din tong mga changes ng story ko. Don't worry pag tapos na. I'll notify a special message again sa last chapter na na change ko. Thank you. 

PS: A very long start for a prologue pero hope nagustohan niyo to. Feel free to suggest and comment.  Pasensiya din po sa typos or errors.