His Suicidal Girl

Chapter 19

HIS SUICIDAL GIRL
❝I met the guy with his smile when my pen started to phlebotomize, and my fate has begun writing a new story.❞

19 - The Final Choice

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•THIRD PERSON•

Nang makita ni Bernadeth at Richard na umalis na si Cj, dali-dali nilang ni-lock ang pintoan sabay utos ni Richard sa asawa na, "Tingnan mo sa kwarto kung ano ang ginagawa ng anak natin. Kailangan na kasi nating ayusin kaagad ang mga papeles para makaalis na tayo sa lalong madaling panahon."

Bernadeth nodded, but before she went to check on Zachrey, she asked her husband a question.

"Teka, ba't ba tayo nagmamadali? Kailangan tayo ang may hawak ng oras natin," sabi niya. "Let's take it one at a time."

"It was Cj, Bernadeth. We need to go, kasi napapansin ko na nagdududa na rin siya. Baka mabuking pa tayo at lalabas na tayo pa ang masama," sagot naman ni Richard.

"Sa bagay... You have a point there. Even though I lied to our son, that doesn't mean I don't regret that. It was all for his good." She forced a smile on her husband and motioned to the stairs. "Sege, I'll go upstairs and check on Zachrey."

Bernadeth knocked on the door, pero walang sumagot. Hindi naka-lock ang pinto, kaya minabuti na lang niyang pumasok. Doon, nakita niya na mahimbing na natutulog si Zachrey.

"Awang-awa na talaga ako sa'yo, Anak." Rumehistro ang lungkot sa mukha ni Bernadeth. "I know you're hurt, but we have to do this for your greater good."

She speedily went back to her husband after checking on her son and said, "Napagod siguro sa kaiiyak si Zachrey, kaya nakatulog ng mahimbing."

"Gano'n ba?" Tumango si Richard. "Mas mabuti pa na sabay tayong aalis, at puntahan natin ang embassy para maasikaso natin ang mga documents. Pagkatapos, punta naman tayo sa school ni Zach para ma-process lahat ng kailangan."

"Pa'no kung biglang aalis si Zachrey pagkagising n'ya?" Bernadeth asked. "I know na magpupumiglas iyong makaalis kaagad kung malaman niya na wala tayo dito."

"You really think so? Siguro naman nagtanda na 'yon," Richard replied with a serious tone. "Alam ko naman na mabait at masunurin ang anak natin. He doesn't want us to fully lose our trust in him."

"Okay, fine. Maybe you're right. I'll go change. Just give me thirty minutes."

"Yeah, me, too."

After several hours when Zachrey woke up, he noticed that the house was so quiet. He immediately went down and confirmed that he was the only one left. He watched the clock and it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon already.

"I must have slept pretty well that I wasn't able to notice the time," he said and yawned. "Well... maybe not that good dahil ang sobrang bigat ng mga mata ko."

He scanned his eyes around his house again.

"Since wala si Mama at Papa, now's the perfect time for me to go to the hospital."

It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon when he was able to get out of the house and went to the hospital. Before he could get too far, he heard a voice calling his name. When he turned around towards the source of the call, it was just his neighbor.

"Zachrey, hijo, 'yong mama at papa mo ay pinakiusapan ako na bantayan ka at huwag paaalisin habang wala sila," ma-awtoridad na sabi ng kapitbahay. "Sa'n ka ba kasi pupunta?"