Marcial Is Home

I Wont Give Up

Jessie and Rhian together with Franco and Ethan are already in the hospital when we arrived.

"Ang Papa niyo? Nasan ang Papa niyo?", I asked hysterically. Rhian hugged me. Her eyes are red probably from crying.

"Unconscious pa din po si Papa. Hinahanda na nila ang operating room".

I felt weak. My hands are shaking.

"Marcial, Marcial!", I cried.

"Sobrang ingat magmaneho ni Papa. Ang aksidente nga naman kahit anong ingat mo mapapahamak ka pa din", Ethan blurted.

"Its not Papa's fault. According sa investigation ng mga Pulis may isang sportscar daw na nag overtake kay Papa and it hits his bumper. Tapos may biglang tumawid out of nowhere and iniwasan ni Papa. Kaya nawalan siya ng control sa manibela. Hangang sa bumangga yung sasakyan niya sa pader. Sa sobrang lakas ng impact ng pagbangga sirang sira yung unahang part ng sasakyan si Papa. Worst hindi din gumana yung airbag", a crying Jessie told us while Ethan is comforting her.

Suddenly a young doctor probably in her mid 30s approached us.

"Mrs De Leon?", she called me.

"Yes?"

"I'm Dra Louise Valdes-Martinez. Im a neuro surgeon. Your husband's CT scan test shows that he suffered from a severe subdural hematoma. We have to perform an immediate brain surgery to stop the bleeding and blood clots.  He lost a lot of blood too because of the accident. I am part of the team na magoopera sa asawa niyo. He is being wheeled in the operating room already"., the kind doctor informed us.

" Doc, nagmamakaawa ako.  Please do everything to save my husband. Please",  I hold the doctor's hand and plead.

"We will, Mrs De Leon. We will do our best for your husband. Sige po. I'll go ahead. We will start the surgery in 30 minutes''.

" Pupunta lang ako sa chapel Rhian, Jessie'', paalam ko sa mga anak ko.

I went to the hospital's chapel and prayed. I prayed hard like I never did before. Asking Him to protect my husband and guide the doctors as they performed the surgery. Then suddenly, I felt someone touched my shoulder. I turned my head and saw the person who's to be blamed for all of this. Its Lucy. She removed her sun glasses.

''Nabalitaan ko ang nangyari kay Marcial. Corazon, I'm I'm sorry'', she said in an apologetic voice.

I walked out of the chapel. I cant tolerate being with this woman in a sacred place. She followed me still.

''Corazon, everything that I told you is a lie. Marcial and I are not having an affair. Nagawa ko lang yun dahil sa inggit ko sayo. Because deep inside me, I wish that I am the one in your position. Kaya nag attempt ako na sirain ang relasyon niyo. Pero hindi ko alam na aabot sa ganito. Patawarin mo ako Corazon!'', she said crying.

This time, I couldn't control my emotions anymore. I slapped her.

" Ang kapal ng mukha mo na pumunta pa dito at magpakita. Saan ka kumukuha ng lakas ng loob ha? Inaway ko ang asawa ko. Pinagsalitaan ng masasakit na salita. Pinalayas sa bahay namin. Dahil sa napaniwala mo ako sa mga kasinungalingan mo. Wala kang kasing sama Lucy!".

"I'm sorry Corazon. I'm sorry''.

"Sorry!!  Naaksidente ang asawa ko. Nasa operating room ngayon. Yan lang ang kaya mong sabihin? Sorry? Umalis ka sa harapan ko Lucy. Dahil baka hindi ako makapag pigil at baka kung ano ang magawa ko sayo. Get out of this hospital!''.

Lucy left after I warned her. I went back to my children and patiently wait for the doctors to come out from the operating room. Its been 4 hours since they wheeled Marcial into the operating room. The most excruciating four hours of our lives.  Then finally, Dra Louise come into view. I immediately approached her. She looks tired and worry which made me felt nervous.