Dancing With Fire

Kabanata 19

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Kabanata 19

"Kahit ngayon lang...pwede ba?" I muttered frustatedly.

Natahimik sila, Tita Asunta sighed then stared at me softly. Gulat pa rin ako sa narinig pero wala akong lakas para magtanong, ang tanging nasa isip ko lamang ay ang kapatid ko at ang kaligtasan n'ya.

"Sera..." She murmured.

"Aalis muna ako, siguraduhin mong magiging maayos ang anak ko pagkabalik ko, Serafine." Nanay pointed me and rolled her eyes, walking away from me.

Sinapo ko ang mukha at mariing napapikit.

"S-Sera... I'm sorry, m-magpapaliwanag ako." Tita said.

"Pati ba naman ikaw?" I asked her weakly.

I saw the pain and regret on her eyes, she sighed and tried holding me.

"S-Sorry, hindi ko intensyong itago sa'yo." She murmured.

Hindi ako umimik at nanatiling nakatitig sa aking mga kamay na hawak n'ya.

"Sana...sana, pakinggan mo ako."
"Sa susunod na..." I murmured and stared at her. "I don't want something to bother me this time, ang kapatid ko...mas kailangan n'ya ako ngayon."

She nodded, understanding me. Napasinghap ako nang haplusin n'ya ang kamay ko at maya-maya'y niyakap ako.

"I understand, dito lang ako. Salamat, Sera. We will pray for Miggy." She whispered.

My tears fell, suminghap ako at niyakap s'ya pabalik.

"M-Magiging maayos s'ya, di ba?" I whispered.

"Of course...Sssh, of course, magiging maayos s'ya." Haplos n'ya sa aking likod.

I caught Vioxx walking towards us, may hinahanap ang mga mata at nang magtagpo ang mata namin ay kaagad akong nag-iwas ng tingin at humiwalay kay Tita.

I harshly dried my tears, sobbing a bit and trying my best to calm down.

"Sino pong kaanak ng pasyente?" I immediately stood from my seat when the emergency room opened and the doctor went out.

I saw Vioxx standing near the doctor, hindi ko s'ya pinansin at dumiretso sa doktor.

"Kapatid ko po... Ano pong nangyari? Kumusta po ang kapatid ko?"

"Miss Mendez," He nodded. "As much as I want to say that he's doing fine, he's not as of the moment."

Kumalabog ang puso ko roon at nangilid ang luha ko.

"His stress this past few days weakened his heart more, emotional stress isn't good for him, right? And he had shortness of breath because of it. His scheduled operation, unfortunately has to be as early as now."

I gasped, mariing naipikit ko ang mata.

I felt someone holding my arm, sa paglingon ko ay nakita ko si Vioxx na inaalalayan ako.

"Then, let's push through the operation," He suddenly spoke, napatingin sa kanya ang doktor at tumango.

"We will, engineer. We can't prolong the process, nasa panganib ang buhay ng pasyente."

Hindi na ako nakapagsalita nang manginig ang katawan ko sa takot. Takot para sa kapatid ko, takot para sa operasyon n'ya at sa kanyang kaligtasan.

"G-Gawin n'yo ang lahat, p-pakiusap...Iligtas n'yo ang kapatid ko." I murmured desperately.