How deep is your love?

CHAPTER 1 (Reality bites)

"Code blue!" Sigaw ng kasama naming ER nurse. May nagkarambolang mga sasakyan at madami ang naaksidente. Nagtakbuhan kaming lahat at isa-isang nagsidatingan ang mga nakastretcher. Dugo, iyak, at takot ang nakikita ko. I pulled myself together and started running towards the ambulance.

"Oh my goodness, Mark! Fvcking code blue!" Napasigaw ako dahil sa malakas na announcement sa speakers ng ospital. Naibato nang biglaan sa basurahan iyong iniinom kong coke. Humaripas ako ng takbo habang ang lahat ng mga doctor ay nagsitakbuhan. Lahat ng available na doctor whether galing sa ibang department ay ipanatawag dahil marami ang isinugod.

It was a huge road accident dahil sa isang ten-wheeler truck.

I need to calm down. Kinabahan akong lalo sa dami ng taong isinusugod. Natunaw ang puso ko dahil hindi dapat sa kanila nangyari ito. This is too tragic and they are in our hands. Lord, please help me. Please help these people. Please help me na hindi ako mataranta at magkamali dahil ngayon lang ako makaka-encounter ng ganito kagrabe.

"Okay, we need to separate the conscious ones, okay? You all know what to do. Inform the Radiology department na marami tayong ipapadala for X-rays, okay?" Sabi ng resident doctor sa department namin. Tumakbo ako papuntang radiology dep't at nagready na sila.

Bumalik ako ng ER para tulungan ang lalaking pasyente ni Mark na may nakatusok na bubog sa binti. He really trying to hide the pain pero patuloy ang pagtulo ng luha niya. He's trying to resist at kahit na malaking tao siya eh alam kong masakit.

"Salinated na 'to, Lex." Sabi pa ni mark at nagsimula na akong linisan ng maigi ang sugat. Nilagyan ko na ng gamot at sinimulan ko na tahiin ang sugat. He's twitching from pain pero no choice na ako, dahil I need to close the damn wound really fast. I took the ID on his wallet that was inside his pocket. I need to identify him first.

"Mr. Tan? Sorry to disturb you but I took an ID from your wallet just to check you identity. So, your name's Alexander Tan, 29 years old. Is that right?" I tried asking him, kasi kung kaya niyang sumagot ay unti-unti na tumatalab ang painkillers na nasa IV.

"Yes." He gave me a faint smile. He tried opening his eyes pero hindi niya kaya dahil napapailing siya sa sakit. The wound is already stitched up. We also injected painkillers kasi malapit na rin mawala ang bisa ng anaesthesia.

He's holding onto my hand at mukha siyang natatakot. He looks vulnerable at ayoko namang basta na lang tanggalin ang pagkakahawak niya. He's hoding my hand like his life is depending on it. I held tightly on his hands as well para makaramdam ng suporta.

The man is handsome with his brownish locks are unruly and his red lips are swollen from the impact sa aksidente. His pale white skin is showing bruises all over at may mga gasgas. Damn, ang gwapo niya at sayang ang maganda niyang mukha na nasira lang ng aksidente. There is a cut near his eyebrow and I bet it will scar.

"I need to ask you sir, if meron ba kayong kamag-anak na pwedeng tawagan ngayon?" He nodded and tried looking for his phone inside his pocket. Luckily, ayos pa pala ang cellpone niyang mamahalin Gosh, mayaman na, gwapo pa. Hulog ng langit sa mga babae ang lalaking ganito kagwapo.

"Here, that's my older brother. You have to call him, kasi they are actually expecting me in a board meeting. We're doing this business thing when that damn Truck driver just fvcking stopped." He handed me his iPhone 5S na puro gasgas. I shyly too the phone and looked at the number.

"Okay sir, so ano nga palang pangalan ng kuya mo dito. It seems na marami pala ho kayong contacts." I gave him a faint smile and he smiled back. Ang gwapo niya lalo sa dimple niya kahit may mga gasgas pa ang gwapo niyang pagmumukha. OMG, dimples pa lang kinikilig na ako. WTF, right?