Me & You: Between Life And Death (COMPLETE)

Chapter 1

Betryle.

My check up with Dr. Lacsamana went great. After two months, it's good to hear that I am okay. Finally.

Nang sumakay na kami sa kotse ay agad na tinawagan ni Mom si Dad upang ibalita ito.

"Hi, love. We have something to tell you. Let's have a family dinner tonight. Okay?" she exclaimed in delight.

I saw how happy and excited Mom is. I'm so happy to know that. We drove to our favorite restaurant 'Parislet'. After thirty minutes ay nakarating na kami. Malayo palang ay nakita ko na si Dad at Kuya. Nauna pala sila sa amin at may dala pa silang flowers.

"Hey Daddy!" I greeted and hugged him when he reached us.

"Hi, Kuya!"

"Hi, baby girl!" Again kuya? I told him not to call me baby anymore. Hindi na bagay sa akin iyon.

"Kuya, how many times I've told you that-"

"You're not a kid anymore!"

Natigilan ako sa sasabihin ko kasi sabay-sabay nilang tatlong sinabi iyon sa akin. We burst in laughing because of that.

"Anyway, what's up?" Dad asked.

Nagtinginan kami ni Mom. Alam kong any minute ay iiyak na siya. I instantly give her a tissue. Hindi ako nagkamali, she's crying right now.

"Mom! Wala namang iyakan," pabirong sabi ni Kuya na dahilan kung bakit kami nagtawanan. Yet, she's still sobbing.

"God is so good."

Pagkatapos sabihin ni Mom iyon ay naiyak na naman siya.

"Dr. Lacsamana said that Betryle's tumor is gone..."

Kuya and Dad dropped their jaw for a moment and they both hugged me. Halos mangiyak-ngiyak sila sa sobrang saya. Syempre pati ako. Even if I don't know the story... the whole story. All I grasped is that I had a brain tumor. One common fact about myself...

It was two months ago. I was in a mission trip in Afghanistan. They said that my head hits hard into a rock noong panahong nagkaroon ng earthquake roon and then when I got rescued... the ambulance brought me to the hospital immediately. Then, the Doctor diagnosed na wala na raw ang tumor ko. It's just I have a short memory loss. Babalik rin naman daw ang memories ko. Hoping and praying that it will come back...

Nang bumalik kami sa Philippines, Dr. Lacsamana told us the same thing but to make sure that it's a only a short term memory loss, we need to run more test. Doc said na mas malaki ang chance na bumalik pa ang alaala ko dahil hindi ko raw nakalimutan ang intellectual skills ko, ang pagsasalita, pagbasa, o paglalakad. Ang iba kasi ay nawala talaga as in parang bumalik sa pagkabata.

Biglang sumakit ang ulo ko dahil sa kakaisip ko sa mga nangyari nang mga oras na iyon. Sabi ni Doc mas better raw na hayaan ko nalang iyon at huwag kong pilitin na alalahanin para maiwasan ang pagsakit.

"Are you alright, baby?" Nakatulala kasi ako.

"Yes, Dad. I'm fine. Diba nga po my tumor's gone..." I said while smiling at him. Trying to convince him that I'm fine but not really.

I sighed heavily. I don't want them to worry about me. Alam ko na super na-trauma si Mom sa nangyari sa akin sa mission trip. Halos ayaw na nga nilang pag-usapan iyon kaya hindi na rin ako nagtanong pa kahit curious na curious ako. Alam ko kasi na iiyak na naman si Mom. Sa kabilang banda ay ayos lang... ang importante ay magaling na ako.

I remember that someone told me that, 'Everything will be alright, have faith.' I don't remember who told me that. Maybe from my churchmate. Baka nga...