I Fall All Over Again

[33] - Life At Stake

ANGELO's POV

I was about to follow Rhiane when she walked out when we all heard a gunshot from outside. I immediately run towards the door and when I got out, I saw how Rhianne collapsed and how she lost her consciousness. 

We rushed her to the hospital as fast as we could.

It was Josh who's driving my car and I was in the backseat with Rhianne on my lap. The next thing I knew we're already at the hospital and Rhianne is already inside the emergency room.

"Angelo!" I heard someone called my name but I am too busy thinking of Rhianne and praying for her silently.

"Carl and James are on their way here too, hindi lang nila maiwan 'yung resto agad but they'll be here soon." rinig ko'ng sabi ni Adrian na nakatayo sa gilid ko. He's with Hannah, Grace and Dennise. "Why the hell this thing happened to Rhianne?" tanong ni Adrian.

I shook my head in reply, "Wala ako'ng alam na posible'ng dahilan para sadyain 'to kay Rhianne." napahawak ako sa ulo ko at naramdaman ko'ng hinimas nila Adrian at Grace ang likod ko para pakalmahin ako, "Oras na malaman ko kung sino ang may kagagawan nito, patawarin na lang talaga ako ng Diyos!"

Rhianne is a good person, kaya wala ako'ng maisip na pwede'ng gumawa sa kanya nito intentionally.

Alin lang naman 'yan sa dalawa e, sinadya o ligaw na bala.

I'm silently hoping that it was the latter, dahil oras na malaman ko na sinadya ang pagkakabaril sa kanya at oras na malaman ko kung sino ang gumawa nito sa kabya, hahanapin ko siya at sisiguraduhin ko'ng magbabayad siya at mabubulok siya sa kulungan.

"Let's not worry too much." sabi ni Hannah na nakatayo sa tapat namin nila Grace, "Matapang si Rhianne at hindi sita basta-basta susuko. Hindi siya marunong sumuko."

But still, hindi ako dapat mapanatag knowing that Rhianne's life may be at stake.

Please Rhianne, don't give up. We still have a long journey to take and we still have dreams to achieve together.

"This is all my fault." napatingin kami'ng lahat 'nang bigla'ng sabihin ni Josh 'yun.

"Let me guess.." sambit ni Grace na nakatayo pa rin sa gilid ko, "..you hired someone to kill Rhianne dahil hindi ka niya magawa'ng patawarin."

"Now that's below the belt!" Josh exploded like a bomb in front of us. "I would never do that! I will never do that, especially to Rhianne! Ano ba'ng tingin niyo sa'kin? Masama'ng tao? Oo iniwan ko kayo sa ere! Oo pinaramdam ko sa inyo na wala ako'ng pakialam sa inyo! Oo sinaktan ko kayo! Oo na gago na 'ko! Masaya ka na ba dun Grace? Ha? Masaya na ba kayo na inamin ko na 'yung mga kasalanan ko sa inyo?!" he shouted those words to us na para ba'ng galit na galit na siya at puno'ng puno na siya.

Well I can't blame this guy for exploding like a bomb. Since the day he came back up to this day, paulit-ulit na pinapamukha sa kanya ang lahat ng kasalanan niya and that's very tiring and hurtful.