Say You Won't Let Go

XVI. Mondays with Leni

A/N: Hey, yo! What's up! It's yo' gHoRL! Char! May extra time na naman tayo para mag-UD ngayon kasi pansamantala tayong nag-soc med break dahil sa mga nega news na nababasa everyday. To my friends and jowa, I am just okay. Pwede niyo pa rin ako ma-reach through Wattpad, Viber, iMessage/Text Message. Pwede rin sa YouTube kasi hindi ko in-uninstall 'yon. Haha! So ayern! Hindi na ako mage-explain pa. Tuloy na tayo sa UD. 😅😉

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March 30, 2020 (Monday)
8:48 PM

"...sumunod lang kayo... Daghang salamat!" Digong ended his address with a slight smile to at least reassure the crowd that everything will go back to normal soon.

His PSG and one staff from RTVM started to pack away the lights  and other stuff they used in filming his address to the nation.

He slowly stood up from his seat, but immediately felt weak and almost fell into the floor. Luckily, someone held him tightly and assisted him on sitting down again.

"Maupo ka muna kasi... Padalos-dalos kasi ang kilos... Alam mo namang—"

He groaned. "Pssssh! Kaya ko man —"

"Kaya mo? Oh sige nga, tumayo kang mag-isa. Maglakad ka nga papunta sa kwarto mo. Kaya mo?"

"Puro bunganga man..." He muttered while getting ready to stand up again. "Kaya ko... Buang man..." He grabbed the armrest and exerted quite a lot of effort just to balance himself. He was really feeling groggy. He swayed a little, but again, he was assisted.

"Tsk! Sino ngayon ang buang? Sabi ko na kasing magpahinga muna eh. Ang kulit!"

He was about to rebut again, but suddenly stopped and sat back on his chair. "Blow..." He closed his eyes as he tried to hold back his vomit.

His assistant, Leni, was quick enough to hold a kidney dish to catch his barf. She slowly rubbed his back to help him feel relieved. The PSG handed them a clean towelette after.

"May masakit?" She looked at him full of concern.

He opened his eyes and looked back at her. He then chuckled a little as he recalled what happened a few hours back.

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11:30 AM

Leni softly knocked on the door of Digong's special quarantine suite in the Palace. When he opened the door, he was shocked upon seeing her there.

"Sino man ang nagpa— bakit ka man nandito?" He said while walking to his bedside table to get a surgical mask.

She went inside (despite him not inviting her, lol) and closed the door. "Monday ngayon. May session ka, hindi ba?"

He wrinkled his forehead. "Oo nga, pero pwede man i-postpone 'yon."

"Sus! I-postpone raw eh hirap na hirap ka na nga maglakad diyan." She smirked as she went to his bathroom to wash her hands.

"Leni... naka-quarantine man ako... baka hindi mo man..." He told her.

She went out of the bathroom again and grabbed some tissue to wipe her hands off. She also reached out for the box of gloves beside it and snatched a pair for her to use. "Alam ko po..." She proceeded on getting out his portable hemodialysis machine and started sterilizing it.

"Eh bakit nandito ka man? Paano kung positive man ako sa veerus... o virus na put-/$&@?!ng 'yan? Naghawa ka man sa akin... paktay na ang Pilipinas..." He sounded mad.

"Pwedeng huwag mo muna akong lecture-an? Ano'ng oras na oh? Nagtitimpla ako ng gamot dito oh!" She calmly told him — but in a voice he knew he couldn't argue anymore. "Oh, mahiga ka na riyan..." She instructed him.